Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2015”.
Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Extension to unpaid interns of rights and protections against employment discrimination under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
Section 201 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
“(d) Application to Unpaid Interns
“(1) In general—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to an intern, including an applicant for an internship and a former intern, in the same manner and to the same extent as such subsections apply with respect to an employee.
“(2) Intern defined—The term intern means an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service for an employing office to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation.”