Congressional Accountability Act of 1995

The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–1 (text) (PDF)), the first piece of legislation passed by the 104th United States Congress, applied several civil rights, labor, and workplace safety and health laws to the U.S. Congress and its associated agencies, requiring them to follow many of the same employment and workplace safety laws applied to businesses and the federal government. Previously, agencies in the legislative branch had been exempt from these laws. The act also established a dispute resolution procedure as an alternative to filing claims in federal court. The act is administered and enforced by the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.[1]

The Congressional Accountability Act[2][3] was passed by vote of 98–1 in the Senate and 390–0 in the House.[4] The law was the first plank in the Contract with America, the Republican Party agenda for the 1994 Congressional elections.

The act was amended by the passage of the Office of Compliance Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015.(H.R. 1213, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–6 (text) (PDF))

  1. ^ "What is the CAA?". Office of Compliance. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27.
  2. ^ "H.R. 1 (104th): Congressional Accountability Act of 1995". Govtrack.us. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ "H.R. 1 (104th): Congressional Accountability Act of 1995". Govtrack.us. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "S.2 - Congressional Accountability Act of 1995". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2017.