Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering inappropriate relationships with House employees.
Sponsored By: Representative Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Ban on Members’ relationships with staff
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 is not employed by a committee the Member serves on. The rule would start when the resolution is adopted. The Committee would have 60 days after adoption to make rules for confidential exemption requests, require the Member to disclose the relationship, set conflict-of-interest standards, allow actions to protect House integrity, and require prompt notice of material changes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 7/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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