The House Committee on Ethics announced it is investigating U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican from North Carolina, following reports and allegations of sexual harassment. Multiple outlets report that the committee’s inquiry centers on whether Edwards “may have created or fostered a hostile work environment” and whether he “engaged in sexual harassment,” which the committee says could violate the House’s code of conduct. The committee statement characterizes the process as a review of allegations, with the investigation underway at the time of reporting. The question of misconduct is therefore pending and has not been resolved publicly through findings or disciplinary action in the accounts summarized here. The reporting is consistent across outlets: the trigger is the emergence of sexual harassment claims, and the response is a formal ethics investigation by the House Ethics Committee. The outlets do not report specific details of the allegations beyond the cited categories—hostile work environment and sexual harassment—or any conclusions at this stage.