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Voters will now have more clarity on whether their congressional representative has a track record of sexual harassment. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) was not present for the House floor vote on June 30 to make congressional sexual harassment settlements public. June 30th's vote follows the resignations of Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) earlier this year, after the two were accused of sexual misconduct.
The resolution will direct the ethics committee to publicly release records related to monetary settlements concerning acts of sexual harassment. (Currently, the ethics committee can keep such settlement records private.) The measure passed overwhelmingly with 420 votes in favor. Hayes, a member of both the House Agriculture Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee, has now missed eight votes in the 119th Congress.
Republicans supported the measure 209-0, while Democrats voted 210-0 in favor. One independent also voted yes. Only two Democrats and eight Republicans did not vote, and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) voted "present."
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