They demanded the Epstein files be released. Then they voted to hide their own misconduct records.
The House voted 357 to 65 on March 4, 2026, to refer Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution to the Ethics Committee, effectively killing her push to publicly release all sexual misconduct investigation records involving members of Congress. Mace forced the vote after reports emerged that Rep. Tony Gonzales had sent sexual texts to a female aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, who later died by suicide. Gonzales has denied wrongdoing but faces a formal Ethics investigation.
Both parties overwhelmingly voted to bury the resolution. 175 Republicans and 182 Democrats voted to refer it to committee. Only 38 Republicans and 27 Democrats sided with Mace. The Ethics Committee argued the release could discourage victims from coming forward and compromise ongoing investigations. Mace called it a bipartisan cover-up, saying both parties “colluded to protect predators.”
The House also approved a separate subpoena for records of taxpayer-funded settlements paid through a congressional workplace fund before 2018.
