Mace Files House Resolution To Expel Rep. Mills
Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, has introduced a House resolution seeking to expel Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican, from Congress.
The measure, filed in the House, targets a sitting member of Mace’s own party and sets up a high-stakes test of whether the chamber will take up one of its most severe disciplinary actions. Expulsion is rare and requires a two-thirds vote of the House.
Mace’s proposal focuses on allegations involving Mills, including domestic violence and stolen valor allegations that have been cited in recent reporting about the resolution. Mills, a first-term lawmaker, has served as a Republican representative from Florida.
The resolution’s introduction immediately drew attention because it bypasses more common disciplinary steps, such as censure or reprimand, and instead seeks the maximum penalty available to the House short of criminal prosecution. The House has the authority under the Constitution to expel a member, but historically has used the power sparingly.
The development matters because it puts internal Republican divisions on public display and forces House leaders and rank-and-file lawmakers to decide whether to move quickly on a step that could set precedent for how the chamber handles allegations against members. It also raises the prospect of a floor vote that could put lawmakers on the record in a politically sensitive case involving a colleague.
The push also comes at a time when the House has faced recurring debates over ethical standards and discipline, including questions about how allegations against members should be reviewed and what threshold should trigger formal action by the full chamber. An expulsion effort carries significant consequences not only for the targeted member, but also for representation of the affected district and for the House’s approach to accountability.
What happens next will depend on whether House leadership brings the resolution forward and how lawmakers choose to proceed through House procedures. The measure could be scheduled for consideration, referred, or otherwise handled under the chamber’s rules, and any attempt to remove a member would ultimately require the supermajority vote threshold.
For now, Mace’s filing ensures the issue moves from partisan back-channel disputes into the formal legislative arena, where members may soon have to decide whether the allegations outlined in the effort warrant the most drastic punishment the House can impose.
