Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from Congress over accusations that include sexual misconduct.
Mills is being investigated 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 by announcing Monday evening that she had filed a measure that would 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 strip him from his committee assignments. Both parties blocked it, but we are not backing down.”
Mace offered a resolution to censure Mills in November. The House voted to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee.
Mills’ office declined to comment on the resolution, but in a post on X, he appeared to welcome a vote on the matter by telling Mace to “call the vote forward.”
Mace did not indicate in her announcement if she will try to force an expulsion vote by using a procedural tool that would expedite a floor action.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., commented Monday night on Mace’s resolution, telling reporters that House Republicans seeking to expel each other “is not something I encourage.”
“We have a process here. The House Ethics Committee ensures due process for all members who have allegations made against them. That’s the way it should run. So, no, I’m not in favor,” he added.
In his X post, Mills said, “Nancy thinks allegations and accusations is due process.”
Mace is also under investigation by the Ethics Committee after it received an ethics complaint alleging Mace overcharged Congress for housing costs. Her office last month said in a statement to Politico that she is “not taking seriously” the complaint.
Last week, Mills described a potential expulsion vote directed at him as a “Democratic tit for tat,” arguing he did not fall into the same category as former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who resigned from their seats last week amid sexual misconduct allegations involving staffers.
“One, I’m not married, so there’s one thing. Two, I’ve never sexually harassed and or had any complaints by any staffers or interns on the Hill. It’s just not even a fair comparison,” Mills said in an interview with NewsNation last week.
Swalwell and Gonzales faced bipartisan calls for expulsion before they resigned.
Now, Mills and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., who was found guilty of 25 violations by a special bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee, are in their colleagues’ crosshairs.
The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to make its recommendation for 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 has denied wrongdoing, and pleaded not guilty in her federal case, saying she looks “forward to proving my innocence.”
Mills has had several brushes with the law in recent years.
In February 2025, police in Washington, D.C., opened an investigation into Mills after a report of an alleged assault at an apartment building on the same block as a property associated with him. He denied wrongdoing, and a police spokesperson said at the time that no charges were filed and Mills was not arrested.
In October, a Florida judge issued a restraining order against Mills for “protection against dating violence” after his ex-girlfriend accused him of threatening and harassing her.
