[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1101 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1101

            Censuring Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2026

Mrs. Luna submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
            Censuring Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas.

Whereas Members of the House of Representatives are entrusted with positions of 
        authority and are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethical 
        conduct in both their official and personal interactions;
Whereas actions by Representative Tony Gonzalez of the State of Texas failed to 
        meet even the minimum standards of ethical conduct by having an affair 
        with a member of his staff;
Whereas alleged text messages between Representative Tony Gonzales and this 
        staff member have been published by multiple news outlets;
Whereas those published messages include a request by Representative Gonzales 
        where he asks the staff member to ``send [him] a sexy pic'';
Whereas reporting further indicates that the staff member told Representative 
        Gonzales the interaction was ``too far'', yet the communications 
        continued anyway;
Whereas a Member of Congress who solicits sexually explicit material from an 
        employee under his authority abuses the inherent power imbalance in that 
        relationship and betrays the trust placed in him by his staff, his 
        constituents, and the House;
Whereas such communications between a Member of Congress and a subordinate staff 
        member are incompatible with the standards of professionalism required 
        of a Member of Congress;
Whereas rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives (Code of 
        Official Conduct) provides that a Member ``shall behave at all times in 
        a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House''; and
Whereas the publication of these communications has undermined public trust in 
        the integrity and professionalism of the House of Representatives: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives hereby censures 
        Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas for conduct that has 
        brought discredit upon the House;
            (2) Representative Tony Gonzales shall present himself in 
        the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure; and
            (3) this resolution be entered into the Journal of the 
        House as an expression of the House's condemnation of the 
        conduct described herein.
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