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House Speaker backs expansion of staff relationship ban

Published 21 July 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced strong support on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, for a sweeping new ban that would prohibit members of Congress from having romantic or sexual relationships with any congressional staff, extending rules that currently cover only their own subordinates.

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