Sponsor
Nancy Mace
Representative · R-SC
Representative · R-SC
The bill clarifies and narrows which House staff are covered by Clause 18(a), improving definitional clarity for members and offices but potentially stripping protections from some staff and creating new disputes over coverage.
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner (and their staff) will have clearer, narrower rule language defining which staff are covered by Clause 18(a), reducing ambiguity in enforcement and administrative discretion.
Some House staff may lose explicit protections or coverage under Clause 18(a) if the narrowed wording excludes roles that were previously covered.
Removing supervisory/committee-employee language could create uncertainty about which employees are covered, increasing the risk of internal disputes or procedural litigation between staff and offices.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Removes supervisory/committee-employee wording from Clause 18(a) of House Rule XXIII, narrowing the category of House employees covered by that clause.
Removes the phrase that extended Clause 18(a) of House Rule XXIII to employees “who work 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,” thereby narrowing which House employees are covered by that clause. The change alters the rule text to exclude that supervisory/committee-employee wording, reducing the category of persons explicitly encompassed by the clause.
Official title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from engaging in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House.
Introduced July 30, 2026 by Nancy Mace · Last progress July 30, 2026