AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Nancy Mace introduces bills to ban House lawmakers from sexual relationships with staff
Rep. Nancy Mace is pushing two bills that would bar House members from sleeping with or living with their staffers, a direct response to a string of Capitol Hill sex scandals that have cost multiple lawmakers their seats. The South Carolina Republican is expected to drop the legislation on Thursday, Fox News Digital reported. The […] The post Nancy Mace introduces bills to ban House lawmakers from sexual relationships with staff appeared first on American Almanac .
Rep. Nancy Mace is pushing two bills that would bar House members from sleeping with or living with their staffers, a direct response to a string of Capitol Hill sex scandals that have cost multiple lawmakers their seats. The South Carolina Republican is expected to drop the legislation on Thursday, Fox News Digital reported . The first measure is a House resolution that would prohibit any House member from having a sexual relationship with any employee of the House of Representatives. The second bill would ban lawmakers from living with House employees, with a narrow exception for married couples who share a home. Mace framed the bills as a long-overdue check on members who exploit the power gap between elected officials and the people…Open