House voted 357-65 in March 2026 to bury Mace's resolution to release Ethics Committee sexual-misconduct records
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The U.S. House Committee on Ethics, known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct until the 112th Congress, was established in 1967 according to Wikipedia. It sets ethical conduct rules for House members, investigates possible violations, recommends action to the full House and advises members. It has ten seats, split evenly between five Republicans and five Democrats; Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.) is chair and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) is ranking member. NBC News reports that Guest and DeSaulnier argued releasing sexual-misconduct investigation records could chill victim cooperation and witness participation, and on March 4, 2026 the House voted 357-65 to refer Rep. Nancy Mace's resolution to publish those reports back to the committee. The committee also receives referrals from the Office of Congressional Ethics/Conduct; in a December 2014 report (H. Rept. 113-665) it found Rep. Judy Chu violated House Rule XXIII by interfering with its investigation, and in July 2025 it found substantial evidence that Rep. Mike Kelly failed in his duty of candor.
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