A Republican congresswoman has been pushing for transparency on taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements related to Congress.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, subpoenaed the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the agency that oversees legislative employees’ workplace protections.
CNN reported on Tuesday that the newly released records showed taxpayers have paid more than $300,000 in confidential sexual harassment settlements on behalf of six former members of the House of Representatives or their offices.
The investigation comes after Reps. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, and Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas, resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives on April 14 over alleged sexual misconduct.
Mace, who identifies as a survivor of sexual assault, also pushed for the full, unredacted release of all files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The results of my subpoena of Congress’s sexual harassment slush fund are in.
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) May 4, 2026
Nine members. One thousand pages.
All records prior to 2004 were destroyed - which tells you everything you need to know about how long this has been buried.
We are reviewing every page. We will name… pic.twitter.com/S4QizDJuFt
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