National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment

Current understanding

HR9198 (119th Congress) would establish a National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment, a federal body tasked with studying and issuing recommendations on workplace harassment prevention, reporting, and remedies. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce and has taken no further action; it does not by itself create new employer obligations or private rights of action. Practical effect on workers and employers would depend on whether the commission is stood up and whether its recommendations are later codified.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-30 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to .monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.: cross-connection with congressional-sexual-harassment-settlement-records: Both address transparency and prevention of workplace sexual harassment; the resolution targets congressional settlement records while the commission examines broader workplace practices. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-03 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025: cross-connection with noaa-sexual-harassment-assault-civil-rights: Both address federal frameworks for preventing and reporting workplace sexual harassment; NOAA’s agency-specific approach could inform or be informed by the national commission’s cross-sector recommendations. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-08 — National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act: cross-connection with salary-history-ban-civil-rights: Both are federal legislative efforts targeting workplace civil rights conditions — one addressing pay equity, the other harassment prevention — reflecting a broader Congress-level agenda on employer conduct standards. (novelty: 2)

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