Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from engaging in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House.

Key Points

• This resolution changes the internal rules for the House of Representatives. It would make it a violation of ethics rules for any Member of Congress to have a sexual relationship with any person employed by the House.
• Currently, the rules only ban relationships between members and the people who work directly for them or on their specific committees. This new rule would expand that ban to include every single employee working for the House of Representatives.
• The change affects all 435 voting members, along with delegates and commissioners. It is designed to prevent professional conflicts and protect staff members from power imbalances that can occur when dating an elected official.
• If passed, the House Ethics Committee would be responsible for overseeing these rules. Members who break this rule could face disciplinary action from the House.

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