National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment

Current understanding

HR9198 would establish a National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment, a federal advisory body intended to study and issue recommendations on workplace sexual harassment policy. For workers, the commission could shape future anti-harassment protections and reporting mechanisms; for employers, it may generate recommended practices or eventual regulatory guidance. Status: introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce; no substantive action beyond referral.

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 workplace sexual harassment accountability — one via disclosure of past congressional settlements, the other via a broader national commission. (novelty: 2)
• 2024-12-20 — Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act: cross-connection with bop-staff-safety-enhancement: Agency-specific BOP staff protections operate alongside broader federal workplace sexual harassment policy work; both address prevention, reporting, and discipline frameworks. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-05-05 — Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act: cross-connection with bop-staff-safety-enhancement: Agency-specific BOP standards would sit alongside broader federal efforts to study and address workplace sexual harassment. (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-prevention: Both address workplace sexual harassment policy frameworks — NOAA-specific personnel coverage vs. broader national commission remit. (novelty: 2)

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