Rep. Nancy Mace released documents on Monday showing that the federal government paid more than $338,000 in taxpayer funds to settle sexual harassment claims against House members or their offices before reforms in 2018.

The disclosures came after the House Oversight Committee, where Mace serves, subpoenaed the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR). The agency handles workplace complaints in Congress and previously approved settlements from a now-defunct Treasury Department account. From 1996 to 2018, the OCWR approved 349 awards or settlements for legislative branch offices, with seven tied specifically to sexual harassment allegations against House offices.

Mace listed nine payments totaling about $338,000 involving six former lawmakers: Democrats Eric Massa of New York, John Conyers of Michigan, and Carolyn McCarthy of New York; and Republicans Blake Farenthold of Texas, Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania, and Rodney Alexander of Louisiana. Massa, who resigned amid misconduct allegations, received the highest cumulative amount of $115,000 across three cases, including an $85,000 payout in 2010. Conyers, who died in 2019, had a $50,000 settlement in 2010 and a $27,000 severance in 2014. Farenthold's office settled for $84,000 in 2018 before he resigned and later died. Other payouts included $39,000 for Meehan, $15,000 for Alexander, and $8,000 for McCarthy's office.

"You, the American people, paid for this," Mace said in an X post. "Taxpayer dollars were used to silence victims of sexual harassment by Members of Congress. We said we would get you names. Here they are, along with the amounts." She added, "Accountability is not a threat. It is a promise."

The settlements, which did not admit wrongdoing, aimed to avoid litigation costs. Some cases were publicly known before resignations, but the full scope exceeds prior reports from 2017, which cited about $300,000 for 13 claims since 2003. OCWR destroyed some files under a 2013 retention policy, and in all 30 cases alleging member misconduct, the accused was a House representative.

Congress ended taxpayer-funded settlements for harassment in 2018 amid the #MeToo movement, requiring members to pay personally up to $300,000 per case. The House Ethics Committee confirmed no such awards since the law's enactment. No payments occurred after 2017. The revelations follow recent scrutiny of lawmakers like Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales over staff interactions.

Mace's effort builds on earlier pushes for transparency, including failed votes to disclose fund users. Former Rep. Alexander noted his case involved firing a staffer over accusations. The documents, over 1,000 pages including complaints and notes, highlight allegations of members abusing power against staff.