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2 U.S.C. 1381: Establishment of Office of Congressional Workplace Rights

Created in 1995 by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-1). Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1382, 42 U.S.C. 2000ff–6.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "subchapter I of chapter 131 of title 5" for "title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978". Law text · (k)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–397, §308(a)(1), substituted "Office of Congressional Workplace Rights" for "Office of Compliance" in section catchline. Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §308(a)(2), substituted "Office of Congressional Workplace Rights" for "Office of Compliance". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §201(a)(1)(A), substituted "claim" for "complaint" wherever appearing. Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §201(a)(1)(B), added subsec. (l). Law text · (l)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §203, added subsec. (m). Law text · (m)

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–19, §1(d), inserted ", who are authorized to take such steps as they consider appropriate to ensure the timely appointment of the members of the Board consistent with the requirements of this section" after "and the Senate". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–19, §1(c), added par. (3). Law text · (e)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–235 substituted "covered employees by the end of each fiscal year" for "the residences of covered employees". (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015) Law text · (h)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–164 substituted "legislative branch (other than the Office)," for "legislative branch,". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–161 added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: "Each member of the Board shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under sect… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) Law text · (g)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–349 amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: "A member of the Board who is appointed to a term of office of more than 3 years shall only be eligible for appointment for a single term of office." Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.