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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 30, 1996
White House Accountability Act - Amends Federal law to provide for application of the following Federal laws to each component of the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President (the employing offices): (1) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (4) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (5) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; (6) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; (7) Federal law relating to Federal service labor-management relations; (8) the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988; (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; (10) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (11) Federal law relating to veterans' employment and reemployment. Outlines various specified remedies for violations under such laws as well as administrative and judicial dispute-resolution procedures for considering alleged violations. Establishes the White House Compliance Board as an independent establishment within the executive branch. (Sec. 3) Provides that each Federal law governing employment in the private sector that is enacted later than 12 months after this Act is enacted shall be deemed to apply to employing offices and covered employees unless such law specifically provides otherwise and expressly cites this Act. (Sec. 4) Amends the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, as redesignated by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, to repeal rights, protections, and remedies with respect to employment of presidential appointees.
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Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R–IN
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9159-9160)
Introduced in Senate
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