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Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Last progress November 19, 2025 (2 months ago)
Introduced on November 19, 2025 by Nancy Mace
Censures a Member of the House for alleged misconduct and conflicts of interest. The text summarizes multiple findings and allegations about the Member’s conduct and business activities, and formally censures the Member while ordering specific disciplinary actions, including requiring the Member to appear for a public pronouncement and removing the Member from two House committees.
Representative Cory Mills founded Pacem Solutions International LLC and Pacem Defense LLC, and acquired AMTEC Corporation (now renamed ALS, Inc.), which engage in security and military contracting with the U.S. Government and foreign nations.
The Office of Congressional Conduct found that from January 2023 to the present, Pacem Defense/ALS has been actively contracting with the federal government and secured close to $1,000,000 in federal contracts for munitions and weapons that were distributed to prisons across the country; since January 9, 2024, 94 contracts were awarded to entities owned by Representative Mills, and there is substantial reason to believe he may have entered into or enjoyed federal contracts while a Member of Congress in possible violation of House rules and federal law.
Public reports indicate companies owned by Representative Mills sought or entered into contracts to sell munitions to foreign nations while he served on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services; Pacem Solutions is registered or partnered to work in the United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, Australia, Kenya, Malaysia, and Kuwait.
Entities owned by Representative Mills seeking or entering into contracts to sell munitions to the U.S. Government and foreign nations while he serves on the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services is described as a clear conflict of interest.
The Office of Congressional Conduct transmitted a report to the Committee on Ethics indicating substantial reason to believe Representative Mills may have omitted or misrepresented information in his financial disclosure statements, accepted excessive campaign contributions in the form of personal loans or contributions that may not have derived from his personal funds, and may have accepted in-kind or other contributions not lawfully made.
Who is affected and how:
The Member named in the resolution: experiences a formal public reprimand (censure), reputational harm, and loss of two committee assignments, which reduces influence over committee work and oversight responsibilities.
House committees named for removal: their membership roster changes; committee workload and party ratios may be adjusted to replace the Member, affecting legislative and oversight capacity on those panels.
Other Members of Congress and party leadership: must carry out the procedural steps ordered by the resolution (scheduling the appearance, public reading, and reassigning committees), and may face political pressure or precedent considerations for future disciplinary actions.
Constituents of the Member: lose their representative’s committee voice on the specific committees from which the Member is removed, potentially affecting constituent influence over issues handled by those committees.
Oversight and enforcement bodies (House ethics offices, law‑enforcement, courts, and media): may see follow‑on attention or investigations prompted or amplified by the House’s formal action; the resolution itself does not substitute for or limit independent investigations.
General public and stakeholders: receive a public record and floor‑level statement of the House’s findings and disciplinary response, which can influence public perceptions and media coverage.
Overall impact: The resolution is primarily disciplinary and symbolic within congressional operations but has tangible institutional effects—chiefly loss of committee assignments and a formal public rebuke—that influence legislative participation, constituent representation on committees, and the Member’s political standing.