Nancy Mace Introduces 2 Bills to Bar House Members From Sex or Cohabitation With Staffers
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 30
Nancy Mace Introduces 2 Bills to Bar House Members From Sex or Cohabitation With Staffers
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 30
Summary
Two measures due Thursday would ban House lawmakers from having sex with any House employee and from living with staffers, with an exception for married couples.
Mace said the bills respond to Capitol scandals and what she called a taxpayer-funded "slush fund" used to silence harassment claims, arguing lawmakers should not wield power over staff in intimate relationships.
The push follows reports that Sen. Ruben Gallego had past relationships with two House staffers, while former Rep. Eric Swalwell and Rep. Chuck Edwards have faced separate misconduct allegations they deny or dispute.
Support for tighter rules has spread among House Republicans, with Reps. Kat Cammack and Jeff Crank already backing or introducing related limits and Speaker Mike Johnson endorsing restrictions.
Without a traditional HR department, how can Congress actually enforce strict new bans on lawmaker-staff relationships without driving them underground?
Could these new boundaries finally stop taxpayer dollars from quietly funding the settlements of congressional workplace misconduct?
Why has it taken so long for Capitol Hill to adopt the same basic workplace relationship rules standard in the private sector?