introduced legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used for personal legal settlements from Members of Congress
Will support legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used to settle misconduct lawsuits by members of Congress.
Occurrences
Reps. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) told the Washington Examiner they are introducing legislation requiring any member of Congress who uses taxpayer money to settle misconduct lawsuits to be publicly exposed to the entire House.
Bice and Brecheen Introduce legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used for personal legal settlements from Members of Congress.
introduced legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used for personal legal settlements from Members of Congress
Evidence
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Bice's official homepage still highlights that "last week" she and Rep. Josh Brecheen "introduced legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used for personal legal settlements from Members of Congress."
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The House cloud repost quotes Bice saying the bill ensures members who use taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits "cannot hide their actions," and says she and Brecheen were introducing the measure.
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Mrs. Bice (for herself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules
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the Clerk shall conduct a public reading of the name of the Member, the amount of any payment referred to in the report subject to reimbursement by the Member, whether the Member has completed reimbursement of such a payment, and the information included in the report related to the payment.
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Last Action Date Listed April 13, 2026 Action Mrs. Bice (for herself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) submitted the following resolution
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the Clerk shall conduct a public reading of the name of the Member, the amount of any payment referred to in the report subject to reimbursement by the Member, whether the Member has completed reimbursement of such a payment
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Roll Call 233 | Bill Number: H. Res. 1399 Jun 30, 2026, 05:46 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed
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the Committee on Ethics and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights shall, not later than 60 days after the adoption of this resolution, make publicly available-- (A) a single consolidated list that sets forth separately for each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
Assessments
The promise was to support transparency legislation, not to secure final passage. While serving in federal office, Stephanie Bice publicly backed and co-introduced legislation requiring disclosure when taxpayer dollars are used for members’ personal legal settlements. That constitutes direct, concrete support for the promised policy within the same term, so this counts as delivered even without evidence that the bill became law.
Bice promised to support legislation requiring transparency when taxpayer dollars are used to settle misconduct lawsuits by members of Congress. The evidence shows she affirmatively supported and introduced such legislation with Rep. Josh Brecheen while serving in the relevant federal office. Because the promise was framed as supporting legislation, not securing enactment, introduction and public sponsorship satisfy the commitment in the same term.