House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announce a bipartisan effort focused on improving how sexual misconduct claims are handled in the House of Representatives. According to multiple reports, the leaders are preparing to unveil a task force that will develop proposed reforms and solutions aimed at making Congress a safer workplace for women and other survivors.
The effort is described as a partnership between the Republican Women’s Caucus and the Democratic Women’s Caucus. The women’s caucus chairs—Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico—are identified as leading the work. The stated goal is to identify reforms intended to address sexual misconduct in Congress.
The announcement comes amid ongoing political fallout from sexual misconduct allegations in Congress, including recent resignations tied to such allegations, which multiple outlets cite as part of the broader context for the new initiative. The reports characterize the task force as bipartisan and process-focused, with lawmakers positioning the work as an effort to produce actionable changes to House practices.
