H.Res. 1101

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1101 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1101

Censuring Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 4, 2026

Mrs. Luna submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ethics

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RESOLUTION

Censuring Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas.

Whereas Members of the House of Representatives are entrusted with positions of 
authority and are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethical 
conduct in both their official and personal interactions;
Whereas actions by Representative Tony Gonzalez of the State of Texas failed to 
meet even the minimum standards of ethical conduct by having an affair 
with a member of his staff;
Whereas alleged text messages between Representative Tony Gonzales and this 
staff member have been published by multiple news outlets;
Whereas those published messages include a request by Representative Gonzales 
where he asks the staff member to ``send [him] a sexy pic'';
Whereas reporting further indicates that the staff member told Representative 
Gonzales the interaction was ``too far'', yet the communications 
continued anyway;
Whereas a Member of Congress who solicits sexually explicit material from an 
employee under his authority abuses the inherent power imbalance in that 
relationship and betrays the trust placed in him by his staff, his 
constituents, and the House;
Whereas such communications between a Member of Congress and a subordinate staff 
member are incompatible with the standards of professionalism required 
of a Member of Congress;
Whereas rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives (Code of 
Official Conduct) provides that a Member ``shall behave at all times in 
a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House''; and
Whereas the publication of these communications has undermined public trust in 
the integrity and professionalism of the House of Representatives: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) the House of Representatives hereby censures 
Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas for conduct that has 
brought discredit upon the House;
(2) Representative Tony Gonzales shall present himself in 
the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure; and
(3) this resolution be entered into the Journal of the 
House as an expression of the House's condemnation of the 
conduct described herein.
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