Congress Leads by Example Act of 2026

This bill changes the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, which applies workplace laws to employees of Congress and other legislative branch offices. It gives the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights subpoena power and recordkeeping requirements for workplace safety cases, and bars retaliation against employees who raise safety concerns. It extends whistleblower protections, protections against firing over wage garnishment or bankruptcy, parental bereavement leave, and juror employment protections to legislative branch employees, including those at the Government Accountability Office and Library of Congress. It also requires offices to keep records used to enforce anti-discrimination laws, opens certain hearings to the public while keeping deliberations private, and requires mediation of a claim whenever a covered employee asks for it.

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• Eleanor Holmes Norton Democrat sponsor
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