Rep. Nancy Mace Votes Present on Resolution to Release Slush Fund File Information She Already Released

WASHINGTON, D.C., (July 1, 2026) - Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to publicly release the names and amounts of taxpayer-funded sexual misconduct settlements paid on behalf of Members of Congress.

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) has already done this which is why she voted present. She moved to subpoena the names and settlement amounts back in March in the Oversight Committee. She obtained the records in May and released the names of Members and amounts paid publicly, exactly as she said she would.

"This work is already done," said Congresswoman Mace. "We got the names. We got the amounts. We released them to the American people two months ago. Congress voting again on something already accomplished is not accountability. It is political theater, and taxpayers deserve better than a victory lap for work already finished."

See Rep. Mace's video with the slush fund files from her subpoena motion HERE.

Rep. Mace's subpoena motion, which passed the House Oversight Committee, demanded the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) release all awards and settlements paid pursuant to Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act prior to December 12, 2018 for misconduct by Members of Congress. The only redactions permitted were those necessary to protect the personally identifiable information of victims and witnesses. Those files confirmed taxpayers paid more than $550,000 in settlements covering seven former Members of Congress or their offices.

You can find the names and amounts from the files HERE and HERE.

Rep. Mace has been pushing for transparency for months. In February, she introduced a resolution to force the House Ethics Committee to preserve and release every record related to sexual harassment investigations involving Members of Congress. Instead, 357 Republicans and Democrats voted together to kill it, protecting themselves and their friends.

Rep. Mace already obtained the congressional slush fund records and released them to the public. The Ethics Committee's sexual harassment investigation files still remain buried. Those are the records Congress should be focused on releasing, not records Rep. Mace has already released to the American people.

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