The resolution by Rep. Thomas Massie would disclose the names of House members who used public money to settle sexual misconduct claims.
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The House voted overwhelmingly this week to approve a resolution requiring disclosure of lawmakers who used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct claims.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced the measure as a privileged resolution, forcing House action on the issue. The resolution passed 420-0.
Massie said the public has a right to know whether members of Congress used public money to resolve misconduct allegations.
“Transparency is essential to the operation of government, and Americans have a right to know if their taxpayer dollars settled congressional sexual misconduct claims,” Massie said in an X post.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., voted present. Mace told CNN that she did so because she believed the measure duplicated work she had already completed.
The resolution seeks to release the names of House lawmakers connected to taxpayer-funded settlements involving sexual misconduct claims.
The vote marks a rare unanimous House action on congressional accountability and comes amid continued scrutiny over how misconduct claims involving lawmakers have been handled and paid for in the past.
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