Sexual harassment overhaul at a crossroads in the House

WASHINGTON — The leaders of an effort to overhaul how the House deals with sexual misconduct hope their proposal will see action before the end of the 119th Congress, though they’re split on the odds. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus, said legislative text is done and is being looked at by the relevant committees. kAm“*6D[ 23D@=FE6=J[” D96 D2:5 H96? 2D<65 :7 E96 A24<286 H@F=5 86E 2 G@E6 E9:D J62C] “(6’C6 D9@AA:?8 :E ?@H H:E9 E96 5:776C6?E 4@>>:EE66D[ w@FD6 p5>:? 2?5 tE9:4D[ 2?5 H2:E:?8 @? E96:C 7:?2= 7665324<[ H9:49 H6 D9@F=5 92G6 24EF2==J E9:D H66<]”k^Am kAm#6A] %6C6D2 {686C u6C?á?56K[ 492:C @7 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 (@>6?’D r2F4FD[ D2:5 D96 H2D DE:== @AE:>:DE:4 23@FE 86EE:?8 :E 5@?6[ 3FE DE@AA65 D9@CE @7 AFEE:?8 7F== 72:E9 :? #6AF3=:42? =6256CD9:A E@ 86E :E @G6C E96 7:?:D9 =:?6] %96 677@CE 92D 366? F?56CH2J D:?46 |2J[ H96? r2>>24< 2?5 {686C u6C?á?56K’D 42F4FD6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@==42==]4@>^a_ae^_d^`b^56>@4C2E:4\8@A\H@>6?\A2CE?6CD9:A\>:D4@?5F4E^Qm2??@F?465 2 A2CE?6CD9:Ak^2m E@ AC@A@D6 492?86D 27E6C EH@ >6>36CD @7 E96 w@FD6 C6D:8?65 2>:5 2==682E:@?D @7 D6IF2= >:D4@?5F4E]k^Am kAmpD<65 :7 D96 E9@F89E $A62<6C |:<6 y@9?D@? H@F=5 AFE E96 AC@A@D2= @? E96 7=@@C 5FC:?8 E96 3FDJ =2>6\5F4< D6DD:@?[ {686C u6C?á?56K =2F8965]k^Am kAm“w@A67F==J[ E92E’D D@>6E9:?8 E92E H:== 92AA6?[ 3642FD6 J@F 6?’D r2F4FD 925 D2:5 E96J H6C6 @AE:>:DE:4 367@C6 H6 =67E] x’> DE:== @AE:>:DE:4[” D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 EH@ 8C@FAD 92G6 DA6?E >@?E9D 9@=5:?8 5@K6?D @7 >66E:?8D H:E9 DE277[ E96:C @H? 42F4FD6D 2?5 >2=6 >6>36CD @7 r@?8C6DD[ 2>@?8 @E96CD] $F886DE:@?D 92G6 :?4=F565 32??:?8 >6>36CD @7 r@?8C6DD 7C@> 6?828:?8 :? D6IF2= C6=2E:@?D9:AD H:E9 2?J w@FD6 DE2776C[ ?@E ;FDE E9@D6 H9@ H@C< 7@C E96> 5:C64E=J[ 2?5 @FE=:?:?8 A6?2=E:6D 7@C G:@=2E6CD] x?:E:2==J[ E96 8C@FAD H6C6 6IA64E65 E@ F?G6:= E96:C H@C< 3J pF8FDE C646DD[ 3FE E92E 8@E AFD965 324< 2D E96 w@FD6 42?46=65 H66>24< D2:5 D96 E9:?6?5@FD 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E” :7 96 5:5?’E AFE :E @? E96 7=@@C[ D96 D2:5 H96? 2D<65 23@FE E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ] “x 86?F:?6=J 36=:6G6 96 42C6D 23@FE E9:D :DDF6]”k^Am kAm{686C u6C?á?56K D2:5 :7 :E 5@6D?’E 86E 5@?6 3J E96 6?5 @7 E96 ``hE9 r@?8C6DD[ D96 9@A6D D@>6 492?86D H@F=5 36 25@AE65 F?56C E96 CF=6D A24<286 7@C E96 ?6IE r@?8C6DD E92E s6>@4C2ED 3C:?8 7@CH2C5 :? y2?F2CJ] $F49 A24<286D 2C6 EJA:42==J 25@AE65 H:E9 A2CEJ\=:?6 G@E6D 2?5 8:G6 :?4@>:?8 >2;@C:E:6D E96 492?46 E@ EH62< 9@H E96 w@FD6 @A6C2E6D E@ E96:C =:<:?8] (9:=6 46CE2:? ?2CC@H6C AC@A@D2=D 2:>65 2E 4FC3:?8 D6IF2= 92C2DD>6?E 4@F=5 36 HC:EE6? :?E@ w@FD6 CF=6D[ @E96CD H@F=5 ?665 E@ A2DD 3@E9 492>36CD 2?5 36 6?24E65 :?E@ =2H E@ E2<6 67764E]k^Am kAm“(6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ >@G6 E@ >2<6 DFC6 :E :D :? E96 CF=6D A24<286[ 3642FD6 H6 H:== 36 :? 492C86 ?6IE J62C[” {686C u6C?á?56K D2:5] “qFE x H@F=5 =@G6 7@C :E E@ A2DD ?@H[ 3642FD6 E92E H2D 2 4@>>:E>6?E E92E :E 36 3:A2CE:D2?]”k^Am