Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is set to introduce a resolution Wednesday to formally censure her fellow GOP lawmaker, Florida Rep. Cory Mills, intensifying a growing rift within House Republicans and drawing attention to long-running disputes over accountability in Congress.
Mace’s measure targets Mills’ committee assignments and cites prior controversies, including domestic violence allegations and questions over his military service record.
Filed as a privileged resolution, the proposal requires GOP leadership to bring the matter to a floor vote within two legislative days, meaning lawmakers are expected to vote by Friday.
In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Mace requested Mills’ removal from his posts on the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees.
The move comes in the wake of a failed effort to censure Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands over her communications with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.
House Republicans fell short of the votes needed to censure Plaskett, leading Democrats to initially threaten retaliatory action against Mills, though that measure was ultimately withdrawn, The Daily Caller reports.
Mace accused Mills of taking advantage of the political standoff to evade scrutiny.
“Another backroom deal so Cory Mills can’t get censored [sic] for Stolen Valor. This. Is. Washington,” she posted on X, highlighting alleged misrepresentation of his military record.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also questioned Mills’ conduct, suggesting on X that leadership deals protected him from accountability and calling for greater transparency.
“The swamp protects itself,” she commented on X.
Allegations against Mills have surfaced repeatedly over the past year.
Reporting in the Daytona Beach News-Journal raised doubts about Mills’ Bronze Star claim, citing service members who said he did not participate in rescues or provide life-saving care as suggested.
The Blaze added that Mills faces scrutiny for alleged arms deals under investigation and purported abuses toward women. Mills has consistently denied any wrongdoing or misrepresentation regarding his military service.
Mills’ office told Fox News Digital that no agreement existed to prevent the Plaskett censure and that Mace’s resolution would proceed according to standard House procedures.
Mills defended prior votes involving censure measures, including one related to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), stating he opposed formal punishment in favor of further investigation, according to The Hill.
Republican tensions over internal enforcement of censure measures have intensified as a result of these events.
Some GOP members voted “no” or abstained during the Plaskett vote, frustrating lawmakers who argued that party leadership inconsistently applied disciplinary rules.
Mace has linked these failures to Mills’ survival of previous censure threats and pointed to multiple controversies as justification for her resolution.
As the censure resolution moves forward, the vote will serve as a high-profile test of House Republican cohesion and the party’s approach to handling allegations against its members.
Mace, a gubernatorial candidate, has framed the effort as a matter of principle and accountability within the GOP, while Mills maintains his innocence and prepares to defend his record on the House floor.
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