Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to .monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1399 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1399

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 30, 2026.
Whereas transparency is essential for accountability in government;
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,
            (1) That with respect to reviews, investigations, or matters which
        the Committee on Ethics or the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
        have reviewed, conducted, or facilitated, the Committee on Ethics and
        the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights shall, not later than 60
        days after the adoption of this resolution, make publicly available--
                    (A) a single consolidated list that sets forth separately
                for each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner--
                            (i) the name of each Member, Delegate, or Resident
                        Commissioner who was the subject of any review or
                        investigation involving a violation of clause 9 of Rule
                        XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as
                        it pertains to acts of sexual harassment, or clause 18
                        of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of
                        Representatives, or any case involving sexual harassment
                        or sexual abuse, if it resulted in a payment of taxpayer
                        funds; and
                            (ii) adjacent to each such name, the total amount of
                        taxpayer funds included in all settlements, payments,
                        reimbursements, awards, or other financial
                        considerations paid in connection with such matters;
                    (B) the aggregate total amount of taxpayer funds included in
                all settlements, payments, reimbursements, awards, or other
                financial considerations paid in connection with such reviews,
                investigations, or matters involving Members, Delegates, or
                Resident Commissioners that did not, in any portion of the
                settlement, involve sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual
                misconduct;
                    (C) the aggregate total amount of taxpayer funds included in
                all settlements, payments, reimbursements, awards, or other
                financial considerations paid in connection with such reviews,
                investigations, or matters involving, in part or in full, sexual
                harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct by employees of
                the House of Representatives; and
                    (D) the aggregate total amount of taxpayer funds included in
                all settlements, payments, reimbursements, awards, or other
                financial considerations paid in connection with such reviews,
                investigations, or matters involving conduct by employees of the
                House of Representatives that did not, in any portion of the
                settlement, involve sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual
                misconduct.
            (2) That for purposes of this resolution, any such settlement,
        payment, reimbursement, award, or other financial consideration shall be
        treated as involving sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual
        misconduct if sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct was
        any component of the matter, regardless of whether the matter also
        involved, was classified as, or was resolved under another claim,
        violation, or category.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.