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Resolution · 119th Congress · HRES 1443

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.

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Introduced 2026-07-21Topic: governance ethics · labor

Summary

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This resolution would change the House Rules so that Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner may not have a sexual relationship with any House employee. The ban would not apply to people who are married to each other. The Committee on Ethics could grant an exemption for an employee who does not work under the Member's supervision and does not work for a committee the Member serves on. Within 60 days, the Committee on Ethics would have to issue rules for confidential exemption requests, including disclosure of the relationship and standards for judging conflicts of interest.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ethics.refer
2026-07-21HouseSubmitted in Houserefer
2026-07-21Submitted in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.