Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.
Key claim: A House resolution would amend House rules to prohibit Members from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.
Abstract
(HRES1443 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-21): Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Why this matters
Congressional staff have historically operated under bespoke workplace rules distinct from Title VII and standard employer harassment frameworks, and power asymmetries between Members and employees have been a recurring accountability gap. Formalizing a prohibition on Member–employee relationships in the House Rules would establish an internal conduct standard enforceable through the Ethics Committee, complementing existing settlement-disclosure and collective-bargaining reforms for the Capitol Hill workforce.