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

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

Introduced Jul 30, 2026

Latest action (Jul 30, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

Referred to
Ethics Committee
Policy area
Congress

Summary
  • Adds a new House Rule (Clause 22 of Rule XXIII) prohibiting Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners from cohabitating with any employee of the House of Representatives.
  • Exempts from the prohibition any relationship between two people who are married to each other.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ethics. · house
  2. Jul 30, 2026 Submitted in House · house

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 30, 2026

Ms. Mace submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

RESOLUTION

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

Resolved,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO MEMBER, DELEGATE, OR RESIDENT COMMISSIONER COHABITATION WITH HOUSE EMPLOYEES.

Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended—

(1) by redesignating clause 22 as clause 23; and

(2) by inserting after clause 21 the following: “22. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not cohabitate with any employee of the House. This paragraph does not apply with respect to any relationship between two people who are married to each other.”. <all>

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