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HRES1399Passed House

Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
Failed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2026-06-30
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Thomas Massie
Thomas Massie
Republican · KY · Representative
Votes with party: 76.8% (548 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$33,748k

Full profile: /officials/M001184

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-06-30

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

The House has directed its Ethics Committee to keep and make public records about money paid to settle sexual harassment complaints involving members of Congress. This would allow the public to see details about these settlements that were previously kept confidential, affecting transparency around how Congress handles harassment allegations against its own members.

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