HRES1465Referred to Committee
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from engaging in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-30
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Nancy Mace
Republican · SC · Representative
Votes with party: 93.3% (522 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M000194
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Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on EthicsReferred To · 2026-07-30
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would create a new rule preventing members of Congress and House staff from having romantic or sexual relationships with each other. This would apply to all House employees and aim to prevent conflicts of interest and power imbalances in the workplace. The rule change is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Ethics.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1465 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1465 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from engaging in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Ms. Mace submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from engaging in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House. Resolved, SECTION 1. PROHIBITING MEMBERS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOUSE EMPLOYEES. Clause 18(a) of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ``who works under the supervision of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, or who is an employee of a committee on which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner serves''. <all>
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