Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a proposal led by Rep. Thomas Massie aimed at publicly naming House members who paid out sexual misconduct settlements using taxpayer dollars.
The issue has become a rallying cry in recent months, as some call for transparency around what they’ve dubbed the “slush fund.”
Members of Congress must now foot such bills themselves, thanks to a 2018 law that also requires the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to publish an annual report disclosing misconduct payments and whether they have been reimbursed.
But Massie said he feared there were “loopholes” in that law that need to be fixed.
“I would urge my colleagues to vote for this in the interest of transparency and openness,” the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday on the floor.
