Mace moves to force vote on requiring Ethics Committee to release sexual misconduct reports

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took to the House floor on Tuesday with a motion to force a vote on her resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly release all reports on investigations into members of Congress regarding allegations of sexual harassment of staff or of a sexual relationship with a member of their staff. 

The resolution comes as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) faces increasing scrutiny over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer, who died after setting herself on fire last year. He has dismissed the allegations as “personal smears” by political opponents.

Mace read aloud her resolution, which directs the Ethics Committee to make public, within 60 days after adoption, “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” regarding alleged sexual harassment or sexual misconduct.

Mace introduced the resolution in February. She wrote on the social platform X that she modified it to “include Members in their official duties, on their campaigns, lobbyists, etc.”

Leaders are required to consider her resolution on the floor within two legislative days.

The House’s code of conduct prohibits members from engaging in a sexual relationship with a staff member in their office or on a committee on which they serve, and prohibits sexual harassment of staff.

Mace has spoken out against Gonzales, arguing that he should resign from his position over the allegations.

“We have ZERO tolerance for those who abuse their power over others. Zero. It does not matter what party you are in, what title you hold, or how powerful you think you are. You do not get a free pass,” she wrote in a statement. “Tony Gonzales should resign immediately and be held fully accountable for what he’s done. She and her family deserved better. And Texans deserve a congressman who does not prey on women.”

Mace has made her personal stories of sexual assault and dating violence central to her political identity. As a state lawmaker, she gained notice for speaking out in favor of abortion ban exceptions for rape victims. And in Congress, she gave a stunning floor speech making accusations of sexual abuse, rape and voyeurism against her former fiancé and three other men. She was also one of the four House Republicans to push for the Department of Justice to release files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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