The House Ethics Committee announced on Wednesday that it would establish an investigative subcommittee to review allegations against Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL).

The announcement came hours before an expected vote to censure the Florida Republican.

The Hill has more:

That includes whether he violated campaign finance laws, received special favors in his position, engaged in sexual misconduct, and misused congressional resources, according to a press release. The committee has yet to select members who will serve on the subcommittee.

The announcement comes after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution Wednesday to censure her Republican colleague and remove him from committees.

“These allegations are far too serious to ignore,” Mace said in a statement. “A Member of Congress accused of assaulting women, profiting off federal contracts from his seat, and inflating or falsifying his service record has no business anywhere near national-security committees. This isn’t about partisan politics, it’s about protecting the integrity of this institution and the safety of women.”

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“This is a naked attempt to kill my resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills,” Mace said.

“Common sense tells us we don’t need an investigative subcommittee to decide if Cory Mills, who a Court found to be an immediate and present danger of committing dating violence against a woman, should serve on committees related to national security. Or the testimony of soldiers and the stolen valor,” she continued.

Mace accused the Florida Republican of stolen valor Tuesday night.

“Here is purported Stolen Valor @CoryMillsFL – he should be kicked off the House Armed Services committee for this and more,” Mace said.

“A disgrace to those who served and to those who gave it all. I spoke to the General. He never saw, read or signed the documents for his Bronze Star,” she continued.

ABC News shared additional details:

Mills was elected to the House to represent Florida’s 7th District in 2022 and reelected in 2024.

In October, a Florida judge issued a protective order against Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to release sexually explicit videos of her, according to court documents.

The judge ordered the congressman to refrain from contacting Lindsey Langston, who was named Miss United States in 2024 and is a Florida Republican state committeewoman from Columbia County.

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Langston alleged in July that Mills threatened to release videos of her after their breakup earlier this year and that he threatened to harm any future partners, according to a report obtained from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.

In a statement to ABC News before the order was issued, Mills said, “These claims are false and misrepresent the nature of my interactions,” and accused a former Florida primary opponent of “weaponizing the legal system to launch a political attack against the man who beat him.”

 

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