This resolution proposes to censure Representative Cory Mills for a series of alleged actions that have brought discredit upon the House of Representatives. Key among these is an alleged physical assault on a 27-year-old woman in February 2025, which the Metropolitan Police Department investigated and reclassified as a domestic violence assault, finding probable cause for arrest. However, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia declined to sign the arrest warrant, returning the case for further investigation. Further allegations include threats made by Representative Mills in July 2025 to a different former romantic partner, involving the release of intimate images and harm to future partners. Additionally, the Office of Congressional Conduct reported substantial reason to believe that Representative Mills may have violated financial disclosure requirements, accepted excessive or unlawful campaign contributions, and engaged in prohibited contracts with federal agencies while a Member of Congress. Significant questions have also been raised regarding the authenticity of Representative Mills' military service record, specifically his Bronze Star award from 2021. Documents purporting to support the award have been disputed by the signatory, and multiple individuals cited as beneficiaries of his heroism have denied his involvement or the veracity of the accounts. These individuals, including those he purportedly saved, have called the claims fabrications. The resolution mandates that Representative Cory Mills be formally censured, requiring him to present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. This collective pattern of alleged misconduct forms the basis for the proposed censure.
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Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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Censuring Representative Cory Mills.
USA119th CongressHRES-676| House
| Updated: 9/3/2025
This resolution proposes to censure Representative Cory Mills for a series of alleged actions that have brought discredit upon the House of Representatives. Key among these is an alleged physical assault on a 27-year-old woman in February 2025, which the Metropolitan Police Department investigated and reclassified as a domestic violence assault, finding probable cause for arrest. However, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia declined to sign the arrest warrant, returning the case for further investigation. Further allegations include threats made by Representative Mills in July 2025 to a different former romantic partner, involving the release of intimate images and harm to future partners. Additionally, the Office of Congressional Conduct reported substantial reason to believe that Representative Mills may have violated financial disclosure requirements, accepted excessive or unlawful campaign contributions, and engaged in prohibited contracts with federal agencies while a Member of Congress. Significant questions have also been raised regarding the authenticity of Representative Mills' military service record, specifically his Bronze Star award from 2021. Documents purporting to support the award have been disputed by the signatory, and multiple individuals cited as beneficiaries of his heroism have denied his involvement or the veracity of the accounts. These individuals, including those he purportedly saved, have called the claims fabrications. The resolution mandates that Representative Cory Mills be formally censured, requiring him to present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. This collective pattern of alleged misconduct forms the basis for the proposed censure.