Nancy Mace introduces resolution to expel Republican Cory Mills from Congress

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from Congress over accusations of sexual misconduct.

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Mills is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee in connection with allegations of “sexual misconduct and/or dating violence” and campaign finance violations. He has denied any wrongdoing.

While some Democrats have called for his expulsion, Mace went further, announcing Monday evening that she had filed a measure to remove him from office.

“The swamp has protected Cory Mills for far too long and we are done letting it slide,” Mace said in a statement. “We tried to censure him and remove him from committee. Both parties blocked him, but we are not backing down.”

Mace proposed a resolution to censure Mills in November. The House voted to refer the issue to the Ethics Committee.

Mills’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the resolution, but in a post on X, he appeared to welcome a vote on the issue by telling Mace to “move up the vote.”

Mace did not indicate in her announcement whether she would attempt to force an expulsion vote using a procedural tool that would expedite a floor action.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., commented on Mace’s resolution Monday evening, telling reporters that House Republicans seeking to expel each other “is not something I encourage.”

“We have a process here. The House Ethics Committee provides due process for all members who have allegations made against them. That’s how it should work. So, no, I’m not in favor,” he added.

In his article X, Mills said: “Nancy believes the allegations and accusations are due process. »

Mace is also under investigation by the Ethics Committee after receiving an ethics complaint alleging that Mace overcharged Congress for housing costs. Her office said in a statement to Politico last month that she “did not take the complaint seriously.”

Last week, Mills described a potential expulsion vote against him as a “Democratic blow for blow,” arguing that he did not fit into the same category as former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who resigned their seats last week amid allegations of sexual misconduct involving staffers.

“First, I’m not married, so there’s one thing. Second, I’ve never been sexually harassed or received any complaints from any staff or interns on the Hill. That’s not even a fair comparison,” Mills said in an interview with NewsNation last week.

Swalwell and Gonzales faced bipartisan calls for expulsion before resigning.

Now Mills and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., who were found guilty of 25 violations by a special bipartisan House ethics subcommittee, are in their colleagues’ crosshairs.

The House Ethics Committee is expected to make its recommendation Tuesday on how to sanction Cherfilus-McCormick, which could include expulsion. She is accused of stealing $5 million in federal relief funds and using them for her campaign. She denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in her federal case, saying she was “eager to prove my innocence.”

Mills has had several run-ins with the law in recent years.

In February 2025, Washington, D.C. police began an investigation into Mills after a report of an alleged assault at an apartment building located on the same block as a property associated with him. He denied any wrongdoing and a police spokesperson said at the time that no charges had been filed and Mills had not been arrested.

In October last year, a Florida judge issued a restraining order against Mills for “protection from dating violence” after his ex-girlfriend accused him of threatening and harassing her.