L. 104–1 (text) (PDF)), the first piece of legislation passed by the 104th United States Congress, applied several civil rights, labor, and workplace safety and health laws to the U.S. Congress and its associated agencies, requiring them to follow many of the same employment and workplace safety laws applied to businesses and the federal government.
The act also established a dispute resolution procedure as an alternative to filing claims in federal court.
The act is administered and enforced by the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
[4] The law was the first plank in the Contract with America, the Republican Party agenda for the 1994 Congressional elections.
L. 114–6 (text) (PDF)) The CAA applies twelve specific laws to the U.S. Congress and its associated agencies, giving various rights to the 30,000 employees in the legislative branch.