Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
Coverage of Office of Congressional Workplace Rights in the Nexus archive.
- Is Congress up for an ethics overhaul?
A bipartisan House effort, involving Reps. Kat Cammack and Teresa Leger Fernández, aims to fundamentally change how sexual misconduct and other bad behavior are investigated in Congress. They have been working on legislation that plans to reform the Ethics Committee's functions and streamline complaint reporting processes for staffers. The proposals build on previous efforts like the 2018 law and seek support from figures such as Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- House Ethics says it doesn’t have information to share on lawmaker sexual misconduct settlements
The House Ethics Committee stated it does not manage sexual harassment lawsuits or settlements and has no information to release on taxpayer-funded payments for such cases since 2018. The committee urged the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to publicly disclose details of sexual misconduct settlements as required by a recently adopted resolution.
- House votes to disclose which members settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds
The House approved a measure requiring the public release of records showing which members used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct allegations and the amounts involved. The resolution, proposed by Rep. Thomas Massie, passed 420-0, directing the House Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to disclose the information within 60 days. The vote followed resignations of Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell amid sexual misconduct allegations.