§ 60l. — Coverage of House and agencies of legislative branch.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC60l]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 60l. Coverage of House and agencies of legislative branch
(a) Coverage of House
(1) In general
Notwithstanding any provision of title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) or of other law, the purposes
of such title shall, subject to paragraph (2), apply in their
entirety to the House of Representatives.
(2) Employment in House
(A) Application
The rights and protections under title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) shall, subject to
subparagraph (B), apply with respect to any employee in an
employment position in the House of Representatives and any
employing authority of the House of Representatives.
(B) Administration
(i) In general
In the administration of this paragraph, the remedies
and procedures made applicable pursuant to the resolution
described in clause (ii) shall apply exclusively.
(ii) Resolution
The resolution referred to in clause (i) is the Fair
Employment Practices Resolution (House Resolution 558 of the
One Hundredth Congress, as agreed to October 4, 1988), as
incorporated into the Rules of the House of Representatives
of the One Hundred Second Congress as Rule LI,\1\ or any
other provision that continues in effect the provisions of
such resolution.
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(C) Exercise of rulemaking power
The provisions of subparagraph (B) are enacted by the House
of Representatives as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
House of Representatives, with full recognition of the right of
the House to change its rules, in the same manner, and to the
same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House.
(b) Instrumentalities of Congress
(1) In general
The rights and protections under this title \1\ and title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) shall,
subject to paragraph (2), apply with respect to the conduct of each
instrumentality of the Congress.
(2) Establishment of remedies and procedures by
instrumentalities
The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall
establish remedies and procedures to be utilized with respect to the
rights and protections provided pursuant to paragraph (1). Such
remedies and procedures shall apply exclusively, except for the
employees who are defined as Senate employees, in section 2000e-
16a(c)(1) \1\ of title 42.
(3) Report to Congress
The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress
shall, after establishing remedies and procedures for purposes of
paragraph (2), submit to the Congress a report describing the
remedies and procedures.
(4) Definition of instrumentalities
For purposes of this section, instrumentalities of the Congress
include the following: the Architect of the Capitol, the
Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting Office, the
Government Printing Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and
the United States Botanic Garden.
(5) Construction
Nothing in this section shall alter the enforcement procedures
for individuals protected under section 717 of title VII for the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16).
(Pub. L. 102-166, title I, Sec. 117, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1080.)
References in Text
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(A)
and (b)(1), is Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 252, as amended.
Title VII of the Act is classified generally to subchapter VI
(Sec. 2000e et seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.
Rule LI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, referred to in
subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii), was amended generally for the One Hundred Third
Congress and, as so amended, contained provisions relating to fair
employment practices. Rule LI was continued without change for the One
Hundred Fourth Congress. Rule LI was repealed by H. Res. No. 5,
Sec. 23(a), One Hundred Fifth Congress, Jan. 7, 1997. See section 1301
et seq. of this title.
This title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is title I of Pub. L.
102-166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1071, which enacted this section and
section 1981a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amended
section 626 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 1981, 1988, 2000e, 2000e-1,
2000e-2, 2000e-4, 2000e-5, 2000e-16, 12111, and 12112 of Title 42, and
enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1981, 2000e, and
2000e-4 of Title 42. For complete classification of title I to the Code,
see Tables.
Section 2000e-16a of title 42, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was
amended generally by Pub. L. 104-1, title V, Sec. 504(a)(1), Jan. 23,
1995, 109 Stat. 40, and as so amended, subsec. (c) of section 2000e-16a
of title 42 no longer contains paragraphs and no longer defines the term
``Senate employee''. See section 1301(8) of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 21, 1991, except as otherwise provided, see
section 402(a) of Pub. L. 102-166, set out as an Effective Date of 1991
Amendment note under section 1981 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare.
