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Mace's second subpoena targets the congressional sexual-harassment "slush fund"

Also on March 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee passed Mace's second subpoena, targeting records from the congressional office that paid out sexual-harassment settlements on behalf of members, though the full House later voted 357-65 to refer the matter back to the Ethics Committee, effectively killing it.

Official portrait of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace
Photo: U.S. House (public domain). Source

On March 4, 2026, the same day the Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, the committee also passed Mace's second subpoena, demanding records from the congressional office that administers taxpayer-funded sexual-harassment settlements on behalf of members.

"Today, the members who voted for our subpoenas chose transparency over secrecy and accountability over cover-ups. We will not stay silent while the American people are kept in the dark. Not on the Epstein files. Not on the taxpayer-funded settlements members of Congress used to hide their own misconduct."

The full House subsequently voted 357-65 to refer that subpoena back to the House Ethics Committee, a move that effectively shelved it. Mace characterized the bipartisan vote to table her subpoena as an effort by both parties to protect their own members.

Source: mace.house.gov · mace.house.gov (statement after House vote)