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February 7, 2018

House Passes Legislation Overhauling Congress' Sexual Harassment Process
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On Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives has passed a bill
overhauling the secretive process for reporting sexual harassment in
Congress. The legislation would bar lawmakers accused of sexual
harassment from using taxpayer money to settle lawsuits. It would also
provide legal representation to those alleging they have been sexually
harassed. Under the current system, the accused sexual harassers are
already provided a lawyer. Critics, however, say the legislation takes
away a level of accountability by sidelining the Office of Congressional
Ethics, an independent watchdog agency.


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