118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2990National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2023

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address sexual harassment involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Apr 28, 2023
Last action Oct 25, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
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Referred
May 22, 2023
Natural Resources · T&I
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault involving personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bill specifies that NOAA's sexual harassment prevention and response policy applies to personnel such as observers, at-sea monitors, and voting members and staff of regional fishery management councils. The bill removes the requirement that certain acts, such as assault, intimidation, and sexual harassment of an observer or a data collector, be forcible in nature to be unlawful. The bill also requires NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations to establish a policy for reporting to the Coast Guard the names of NOAA personnel who are the subje...

Provisions · 10 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Oct 25, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
May 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.