Bill · H.Res. 1399· House(119-HRES-1399)
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.
- Introduced
- 6/30/2026
- Last activity
- 6/30/2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sponsored by
- Thomas Massie
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- Adopted by the House
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 focuses on increasing transparency regarding sexual harassment and sexual abuse within the House of Representatives. It requires the Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to release specific financial and personal data. Within 60 days, these entities must make public a consolidated list of Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners who were subjects of investigations involving sexual harassment or abuse that resulted in taxpayer payments. The list must include the names of those individuals and the total amount of taxpayer funds paid out for such matters. Additionally, the resolution requires the disclosure of aggregate totals for various types of financial settlements involving House employees.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+7
The resolution directly increases transparency by requiring the public disclosure of sexual harassment investigation details and settlement amounts.
Would women be better off under this?+6
The transparency regarding sexual harassment investigations provides accountability that benefits women in the workforce.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?+5
The resolution addresses sexual harassment, which promotes a safer and more equitable environment for all genders.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: the vote on whether to adopt the resolutionPassed 420–0
A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
06/30/2026 · Roll call 233 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Resolution”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability: The resolution aims to hold Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners accountable by making their names public if they were subject to investigations involving sexual harassment or abuse that resulted in taxpayer payments (Section 1, A, i).
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Transparency of Taxpayer Spending: By requiring the public disclosure of total amounts paid in settlements, awards, or reimmbursements, the public can see how much taxpayer money is being used for these matters (Section 1, A, ii; Section 1, B; Section 1, C; Section 1, D).
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Clarity on Misconduct: The rule ensures that if sexual harassment, abuse, or misconduct was any part of a matter, the entire financial consideration is categorized as involving those issues (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Public Disclosure of Names: The resolution mandates the creation of a public list containing the names of Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners who were the subject of certain investigations or reviews (Section 1, A, i).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+7
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality+5
- 6/30/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 233). (text: CR H4345-4346)
- On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 420 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 233). (text: CR H4345-4346)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4346-4347)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 1399, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Massie demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered without objection.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 1399.
- Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4345-4346)
- QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Mr. Massie rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered the resolution. The Chair directed the Clerk to report the resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution did constitute a question of the privileges of the House.
- Bill introduced.