House ethics panel urges leaders to pass harassment bill

Senate and House lawmakers have been unable to come to a bipartisan agreement on new workplace harassment legislation, prompting the House Ethics Committee to urge House and Senate leaders to find a solution that can pass before Congress concludes business for the year.

In a letter sent to the leadership in both chambers, members of the House Ethics Committee called the need to pass an updated Congressional Accountability Act “an imperative,” and said the reforms “are sorely needed to protect the integrity of and public confidence in Congress and to ensure that the legislative branch remain a place where men and women want to serve, and to improve the accountability of these vital issues.”