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Article snippet: House lawmakers are expressing opposition to a Senate bill that would change how Congress handles sexual harassment claims, arguing it would not do enough to support victims of harassment. Critics of the bill, approved Thursday by the Senate in a voice vote, are backed by civil rights groups who say the legislation would limit the behavior for which lawmakers can actually be held accountable. “I look forward to going to conference because it appears to shift the power back to the institution instead of the victims,” Rep. MORE (D-Calif.) said in a statement. Speier, a leading voice in the effort to impose more stringent rules for sexual harassment on lawmakers, separately told CNN’s “New Day” that “both Republicans and Democrats on the House side are disappointed” in the Senate bill. So far, House leaders aren’t promising to take up the Senate bill as written. AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for House Speaker MORE (R-Wis.), noted the chamber passed its own bipartisan legislation in February. “We are currently reviewing the Senate bill, and discussing next steps,” she said. House Administration Committee Chairman MORE (R-Miss.) added that the committee is “currently reviewing the bill that was passed by the Senate … along with their proposed reforms.” Sen. MORE (D-Minn.), downplayed the chances that lawmakers would need to formally go to conference to work out their differences. But Speier is calling for a conference, and she is getting support for that idea from Hou... Link to the full article to read more