Crank Introduces House-Wide Staff Dating Ban as Johnson Backs Rule After 4 Lawmaker Scandals
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Crank Introduces House-Wide Staff Dating Ban as Johnson Backs Rule After 4 Lawmaker Scandals
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
Rep. Jeff Crank filed legislation Tuesday to bar House members from sexual relationships with any congressional staffer unless the Ethics Committee finds no conflict of interest.
The bill would widen existing rules, which already prohibit lawmakers from dating their own employees or committee staff but not staffers working elsewhere on Capitol Hill.
Mike Johnson backed the broader crackdown, calling such relationships inappropriate in any workplace, while Lisa McClain separately pushed a House rule banning members from having sex with staffers.
The push accelerated after reports that Sen. Ruben Gallego had consensual relationships with two House staffers and after scandals involving former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales intensified scrutiny of Capitol Hill conduct.