House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement Act
Official title: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under such Act in all cases of employment discrimination acts committed personally by Members, to permit individuals who file claims under such Act to file an amended claim if the preliminary review of the individual's claim by a hearing officer includes the determination that the individual filing the claim is not a covered employee under such Act or has not stated a claim for which relief may be granted under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8126.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCANLON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 57, March 26, 2026, Page H2778):Title 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 17 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8126, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8126
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sarah McBride (D-DE), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Emily Randall (D-WA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.
- H.R. 1269 (119th) Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- H.J.Res. 121 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
- H.Res. 160 (119th) Recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
- H.Res. 1047 (119th) Recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
- H.R. 4769 (119th) Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2025
- H.R. 535 (119th) Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.