(CNN) Earlier this year both chambers of Congress passed their own legislation to overhaul how Capitol Hill handles sexual harassment and negotiators are working behind the scenes this summer to reconcile the two considerably different bills.

A formal conference committee to create one bill that can be signed into law is not necessary at this point and likely will not be formed, congressional sources told CNN before the July 4th recess.

"As it stands right now, we are not going to name conferees," one of the negotiators working to hash out the differences between the bills told CNN.

Four congressional sources involved in the negotiations -- from the House and Senate and from both sides working on this issue -- told CNN that private negotiations between the two chambers have been moving ahead without having to establish the more formal panel.

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