The House of Representatives unanimously agreed to oblige all members and employees to attend a training session to combat sexual harassment and ways to deal with it and report it.
"There is no place for sexual harassment in any workplace, let alone the United States Congress," House Speaker Paul Ryan said before members voted. He described the exposure of some victims to hostile working environment when they come to this place to serve their country as "wrong and shameful," adding, "We will not tolerate such actions."
The Senate approved a similar measure earlier this month amid a series of public charges in recent weeks.
The House of Representatives later aims to discuss the repeal or amendment of an existing procedure that allows lawmakers to settle charges against taxpayers' money in exchange for the recipients of such funds not disclosing any information about the facts of the charges.
This comes amid calls for the resignation of Democratic House member John Conyers, after being accused of sexual harassment by employees in his office, in addition to paying a $ 27 thousand settlement to a woman who worked in his office previously, after accusing him of expulsion because of her rejection of an attempt by him.
In the past two decades, the Congressional Compliance Office has paid more than $ 17 million to settle disputes, including sexual harassment.
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