[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1100 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1100

  Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release 
 records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations 
of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 
      of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2026

              Ms. Mace submitted the following resolution

                             March 4, 2026

      By motion of the House, referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release 
 records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations 
of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 
      of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

Whereas there is no place for sexual harassment or unwelcome sexual advances in 
        the House of Representatives;
Whereas clause 9 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House provides ``Member, 
        Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may 
        not discharge and may not refuse to hire an individual, or otherwise 
        discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, 
        conditions, or privileges of employment, because of the race, color, 
        religion, sex (including marital or parental status), sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or national origin of 
        such individual, including by committing an act of sexual harassment 
        against such individual'';
Whereas clause 18(a) of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House provides ``A 
        Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not engage in a sexual 
        relationship with any employee of the House 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'';
Whereas clause 18(b) of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House provides ``A 
        Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
        House may not engage in unwelcome sexual advances or conduct towards 
        another Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of 
        the House'';
Whereas sexual harassment and unwelcome sexual advances by Members, Delegates, 
        or Resident Commissioners, in violation of clause 9 and clause 18 of 
        rule XXIII of the Rules of the House, affect the safety, dignity, and 
        the integrity of the proceedings of the House of Representatives: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics shall--
            (1) preserve all documents and investigative materials 
        related to any violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as 
        it pertains to acts of sexual harassment), clause 18, or any 
        other clause (to the extent an act of sexual harassment, 
        unwelcome sexual advance, or sexual assault constituted a 
        violation or alleged violation of such clause) of rule XXIII of 
        the Rules of the House by a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner; and
            (2) not later than 60 days after the date of the adoption 
        of this resolution, make publicly available all final reports, 
        or in such cases where there is not a final report, the most 
        recent draft report, conclusions, recommendations, exhibits, 
        and attached or accompanying materials, with the personally 
        identifiable information of victims, alleged victims, and 
        witnesses redacted, related to the Committee's investigations 
        into violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it 
        pertains to acts of sexual harassment), clause 18, or any other 
        clause (to the extent an act of sexual harassment, unwelcome 
        sexual advance, or sexual assault constituted a violation or 
        alleged violation of such clause) of rule XXIII by a Member, 
        Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
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