Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from cohabitating with any employee of the House of Representatives.
A Republican resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution proposes an amendment to the Rules of the House of Representatives. It seeks to prohibit any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from cohabitating with any employee of the House. The only exception to this rule is for relationships where the two people are married to each other. If passed, this change would be added as a new clause within Rule XXIII.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The rule establishes stricter ethics and boundaries regarding personal relationships between House members and staff.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Establishment of clear boundaries: The new clause would prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from cohabitating with any employee of the House, except in the case of marriage (Section 1, Clause 22).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restrictions on living arrangements: The amendment would prevent any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from living with a House employee unless they are married to that person (Section 1, Clause 22).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The rule establishes stricter ethics and boundaries regarding personal relationships between House members and staff.
- 7/30/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.