{"id":2622128,"date":"2026-07-01T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-names-will-be-named-house-adopts-massive-resolution-on-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund-recipients\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:58:53","slug":"alert-names-will-be-named-house-adopts-massive-resolution-on-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-names-will-be-named-house-adopts-massive-resolution-on-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Alert: Names Will Be Named &#8211; House Adopts Massive Resolution on Sexual Misconduct Slush Fund Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falert-names-will-be-named-house-adopts-massive-resolution-on-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund-recipients%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House recently passed a bipartisan resolution from Rep. Thomas Massie too increase transparency regarding taxpayer-funded payments for sexual misconduct settlements involving Congress members. The resolution,approved unanimously with a 420-0 vote,aims to require the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights and the House Ethics Committee to publicly release a list of members who have had settlements paid on their behalf within 60 days. This move follows efforts by Rep. Nancy Mace, who previously called for the disclosure of misconduct inquiry results and revealed settlements totaling $338,000 from Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-congressional-misconducts-records-before-2004-destroyed\/\" title=\"Nancy Mace: Congressional misconducts records before 2004 destroyed\">sexual harassment slush fund<\/a>, naming specific members and amounts. Massie&#8217;s measure seeks to close potential loopholes in existing law from 1995 and 2018 that regulate such payouts, emphasizing transparency and accountability in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-garcetti-confirmed-as-ambassador-to-india\/\" title=\"Eric Garcetti confirmed as ambassador to India\">handling sexual misconduct claims<\/a> within Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The House on Tuesday passed a resolution from Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, to shed more light on taxpayer-funded payments to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-democrat-congressman-alcee-hastings-dies-at-84\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Democrat Congressman Alcee Hastings Dies At 84\">settle sexual misconduct claims<\/a> against House members.<\/p>\n<p>The vote was 420-0, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jun\/30\/house-vote-forces-disclosure-congressional-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1995, Congress passed the Congressional Accountability Act, which set up a fund to settle such claims against lawmakers. In 2018, as Congress wallowed in sexual harassment claims, the law was updated to force lawmakers to pay for settlements themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Massie said the resolution was needed to increase transparency around the payouts from 1995 to 2018 and close a potential loophole in the 2018 law.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: The House has PASSED <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie?\">@RepThomasMassie<\/a>\u2019s resolution to FORCE the release of names of Congressmen who used the Congressional slush fund to pay out for sexuaI misconduct settlements, 420-0<\/p>\n<p>These are TAXPAYER DOLLARS being used to PAY OFF accusers.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s all about\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFJD8DgIii\">pic.twitter.com\/RFJD8DgIii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2072089043194499284?\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Massie\u2019s proposal requires the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights and the House Ethics Committee to release a list of members for whom settlements were paid, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2026\/06\/30\/house-votes-release-sexual-misconduct-settlement-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roll Call<\/a>. The list must be released within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would urge my colleagues to vote for this in the interest of transparency and openness,\u201d Massie said before the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, proposed a broader measure earlier in the year that would have made public the results of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sexual misconduct investigations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Massie said Tuesday he tried to \u201climit the scope of mine\u201d to avoid an objection that the resolution was too broad.<\/p>\n<p>He said his resolution widens \u201cthe definition of a claim for sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual misconduct, so that it might catch things that weren\u2019t disclosed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was brought to the floor through a process called privilege, which allows votes on proposals without the backing of House leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Kat Cammack, a Republican from Florida, said she backed Massie\u2019s proposal, as she had Mace\u2019s, because she wants to \u201creally see a change in the culture up here on Capitol Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mace eventually went the subpoena route to get information.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cyou shouldn\u2019t have to go get a subpoena through a committee to go find this,\u201d Massie said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mace <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2051408615995482115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X in May that \u201cour subpoena has uncovered settlements totaling $338,000 from Congress\u2019s sexual harassment slush fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNine members named. Records before 2004 \u2013 destroyed. 357 members of Congress voted to keep it hidden. We\u2019re leading the charge to release them despite their opposition,\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n<p>Mace named names and amounts but offered no context for the settlements.<\/p>\n<p>Her text read, \u201c2007: Rodney Alexander ($15,000) 2009: Office of Carolyn McCarthy (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) ($8,000) 2010: Eric Massa I ($85,000) 2010: Eric Massa II ($20,000) 2010: Eric Massa III ($10,000) 2010: John Conyers I ($50,000) 2014: Blake Farenthold ($84,000) 2014: John Conyers (Severance pay $27,111.75) 2017: Patrick Meehan (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) (Severance pay $39,250).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, Mace <a href=\"https:\/\/mace.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-nancy-mace-introduces-resolution-expose-sexual-harassment-records-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> for the House Ethics Committee to publicly release all information on allegations against members of the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you sexually harass someone in Congress you do not get to hide behind closed doors,\u201d she said then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people deserve answers. 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