# 119-hres-1443: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.

119-hres-1443, Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1443
- As of: 2026-07-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1443
- Congress: 119
- Title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-30

## Summary

**Prohibits sexual relationships between Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners and House employees.** The bill would allow two narrow exceptions: a marriage between the two people and an Ethics Committee waiver when the employee is not supervised by the Member and is not staff of a committee the Member serves on. - Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners would need to make confidential disclosures when seeking an exemption. Exemptions are limited to situations where the employee is not under the member's supervision and is not a committee staffer. - House employees would be generally off-limits for sexual relationships with Members, except in the two specified exceptions. - The Committee on Ethics would have 60 days to issue rules for confidential submission and review of exemption requests. Those rules must set conflict-of-interest standards, authorize actions to protect House integrity, require confidential disclosure by the Member, and require prompt notice of material changes to any granted exemption.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on Members’ relationships with staff: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would bar a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from having a sexual relationship with any House employee. The ban would not apply to people who are married to each other. The Ethics Committee could exempt an employee who is not supervised by that Member and who i…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1443 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1443)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1443 (as of 2026-07-30).