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H.R. 2695, the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act

 

Summary

This bill would expand research efforts to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment impacting individuals in the STEM workforce. The bill will also provide support to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impacts of such harassment.

 

Status

Follow the bill's progress HERE. 

 

Endorsements

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Astronomical Society

American Chemical Society

American Geophysical Union

American Mathematical Society

American Physical Society

American Physiological Society

American Political Science Association

American Society for Engineering Education

American Society for Microbiology

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

AnitaB.org

Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Assembly

Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Consortium of Social Science Associations

Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

IEEE-USA

National Postdoctoral Association

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Council

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP)

Society of Women Engineers

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology