Mace seeks to close loopholes allowing House members to live with or date employees

House employs roughly 9,300 people, but current ethics rules only bar relationships with a member's own direct staff

Taxpayers paid over $550,000 to settle sexual harassment claims against six former House members

Congress has paid out $18.2 million since 1997 to settle 291 workplace disputes, only a fraction involving sexual harassment

House Speaker Mike Johnson backs a full ban, while a rival bill from Rep. Jeff Crank would only require disclosure

House Ethics Committee has logged five separate member-staff misconduct matters since 2023