MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO TURN TO TWO TOPICS TODAY AND FIRST THE GOOD NEWS THAT THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, ALL THE MEMBERS, HAVE COME TOGETHER ON A MANDATORY SEX HARASSMENT TRAINING BILL THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED WITH BROAD SUPPORT, INCLUDING FROM THE TWO LEADERS, AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE RULES COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK SENATOR GRASSLEY FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS SENATOR SHELBY FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS WELL, AND SENATOR CAPITO AND CORTEZ MASTO WHO WERE A BIG HELP HERE. WE'RE ALL TOO AWARE THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT HARASSMENT CONTINUES IN OUR WORKPLACES.
A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT ONE IN FOUR WOMEN HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY HARASSED IN THE WORKPLACE AND THREE-QUARTERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORK DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT. CIVIL SERVICE IS ACTUALLY AMONG THE TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST SEXUAL ASSAULT HARASSMENT INCIDENCES. WE KNOW IT WON'T STOP ON ITS OWN. WE WILL NOT BE COMPLACENT BYSTANDERS AND EXPECT WORKPLACE CULTURES TO CHANGE ON THEIR E THAT'S WHY TODAY, WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 19 OF OUR COLLEAGUES, WE TOOK A MAJOR STEP FORWARD WITH THIS BILL. ONCE IT'S PASSED BY THE FULL SENATE, WHICH WE HOPE WILL BE SHORTLY, THIS RESOLUTION WILL SIMPLY REQUIRE THAT ALL SENATORS AND STAFF RECEIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT HARASSMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF HARASSMENT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, 60 DAYS AFTER IT PASSED. WHAT HAPPENS IF SENATORS DON'T RECEIVE THIS TRAINING? WORK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL KNOW ONE OF THE PARTS OF THIS BILL AND I APPRECIATE THE BROAD SUPPORT FOR SENATOR McCONNELL WHO HAS LONG BEEN SOMEONE WHO'S TAKEN LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA FOR MANY YEARS AND SENATOR SCHUMER, WHO'S ALSO TAKEN LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA, THAT BOTH -- ALL OFFICES WILL HAVE TO CERTIFY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE THAT THEY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HERE IN WASHINGTON BUT ALSO THOSE WORKING IN OUR HOME STATES HAVE IN FACT TAKEN THE TRAINING AND COMPLIED WITH THE RESOLUTION. THESE CERTIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE.
I WANT TO THANK SENATOR GRASSLEY AGAIN AS WELL AS SENATOR SHELBY. SENATOR GRASSLEY, BY THE WAY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995, AND AS I MENTIONED AS WELL, SENATORS CORTEZ MASTO AND CAPITO. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE SENATE HARASSMENT RESOLUTION -- ANTI-HARASSMENT RESOLUTION OF 2091. THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE WITH REGARD TO THE REPORTING PROCESS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL BE WORKING ON IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THROUGH THE RULES COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK THEM. I KNOW SENATOR GILLIBRAND HAS BEEN WORKING IN THIS AREA. I WANT TO THANK HER. OVERALL, THIS WAS A GOOD EFFORT THAT EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER AND AGREED ON A PLAN FOR MANDATORY TRAINING.