Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 27, 1996

Establishes the Commission on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative Branch to: (1) employ a nongovernmental consultant with expertise in job evaluation to study and compare the compensation paid within and between job classifications in the Library of Congress and to analyze the Library's personnel policies and practices; (2) evaluate the Library's compensation system and personnel policies and practices for compliance with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and make specific recommendations (other than recommendations that would result in a reduction in the rate of pay payable for any position) to the Congress for such necessary action to achieve that compliance; (3) develop a comprehensive plan for application of the principles of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 throughout the legislative branch; and (4) make specific recommendations to the Congress for improvement of legislative branch personnel policies and practices.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R–MD

Committees

Committee on House Administration

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Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13]

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Jun 27, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Jun 27, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1205)
Jun 27, 1996
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 1996
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/194

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Discuss H.Con.Res.194, 104th Congress: Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-06-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hconres194/BILLS-104hconres194ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:32:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.194, 104th Congress: Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-06-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hconres194/BILLS-104hconres194ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:32:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.194, 104th Congress: Establishing a commission to study compensation and other personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-06-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hconres194/BILLS-104hconres194ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:32:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.194 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.