House Speaker Mike Johnson says he would support expanding the House’s existing rules on lawmakers’ sexual relationships with congressional staff. Speaking Tuesday, Johnson indicated he would back a change to broaden the prohibition beyond the current scope, in response to calls from some House Republicans—particularly members who have urged a ban that would cover lawmakers’ relationships with any Capitol Hill staffer. ABC News reports Johnson supports revising House rules to bar members from having relationships with any staffer on Capitol Hill. The Hill and the Washington Times similarly describe Johnson as endorsing an expansion and a broader standard for when lawmakers’ conduct with staff is prohibited. The accounts agree that the proposal would be implemented through House rule changes and is framed as part of a bipartisan push. The reports also note that Johnson was asked directly about whether he would support banning lawmakers from having relationships with any Capitol Hill staff, and he indicated support for such an approach.
Speaker Johnson backs expanding House ban on lawmakers’ sexual relationships with staff
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he would support expanding the House’s existing rules on lawmakers’ sexual relationships with congressional staff. Speaking Tuesday, Johnson indicated he would back a c...
- House Speaker Mike Johnson says he would support expanding House rules banning sexual relationships between lawmakers and staff.
- The proposed change would broaden the ban to cover relationships with any Capitol Hill staffer, not a limited group.
- Johnson endorses the effort as part of a bipartisan push discussed publicly on Tuesday.
- The policy would be implemented through changes to House rules.
- Some House Republicans have been calling for a wider ban covering any Capitol Hill staffer.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he supports a change to House rules that would ban members of Congress from having relations with any staffer on Capitol Hill.
4 hours agoSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday indicated he would support expanding the House’s prohibition on sexual relationships between lawmakers and staff members. Asked at a press conference whether he would support banning members from having relations with any Capitol Hill staff — as some top Republican women in the House have called for — Johnson...
12 hours agoHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he would back a bipartisan effort to ban lawmakers from engaging in sexual relations with congressional staff.
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