Overview
- The House voted 310–103 to refer Rep. Nancy Mace’s privileged resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills and remove him from Armed Services and Foreign Affairs to the Ethics Committee.
- The Ethics Committee created an investigative subcommittee to examine allegations including sexual misconduct or dating violence, campaign finance violations, undisclosed gifts or favors, misuse of resources, and disclosure issues.
- A Florida judge issued a protective order in October involving an ex‑girlfriend who alleged threats and harassment; Mills denies wrongdoing and has not been charged in that matter.
- An earlier ethics review found companies tied to Mills secured nearly $1 million in federal contracts while he served in Congress, raising potential conflicts of interest and disclosure concerns.
- Reporting has also questioned the account behind Mills’s 2021 Bronze Star recommendation, which he defends; he further rejects claims of any backroom deal tied to recent failed censure efforts against a Democratic delegate.