How Congress Handles Sexual Harassment Claims Needs Fixing, But No Deal Yet On Bill
Leaders have vowed to pass a bill changing how Congress handles claims, but the House and Senate versions have big differences. Taxpayers are still paying for any settlements involving lawmakers.
For months Congress has promised to come together and pass legislation to overhaul the system for handling accusations of sexual misconduct against members. Bipartisan negotiators say they are confident a bill will pass before the year is out, but still have some major issues to resolve with little time before the lame-duck session wraps up this month.
Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate all agree that the opaque and drawn out process in place now is broken. Early this year the House and Senate each easily passed separate proposals to update the arcane system that requires little transparency.
But, despite the push to streamline the system, progress stalled
