Florida Rep. Mills Introduces Resolution to Expel Rep. Nancy Mace From House

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution calling for the expulsion of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) from the U.S. House of Representatives on April 20, a rare and politically charged move that was referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

The resolution, H.Res. 1197 in the 119th Congress, provides for Mace's removal from the chamber. Expulsion under Article I of the Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the full House — a threshold that has been met only five times in American history [UNVERIFIABLE — editor must confirm]. Public records list no co-sponsors as of the bill's referral date.

Mills represents Florida's seventh Congressional District in the Orlando-area corridor. The resolution carries weight for Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River County residents: Mace currently chairs the House Administration Committee's Subcommittee on Elections, which oversees federal election administration policy affecting Florida's voting systems and procedures statewide. Any disruption to her committee role could ripple through election-related legislation before the 119th Congress concludes.

The resolution does not specify the grounds for expulsion in the title as recorded in public documents. The House Ethics Committee, to which the measure was referred, has jurisdiction over conduct-related resolutions targeting sitting members. The committee operates under strict confidentiality rules and rarely advances expulsion measures to a floor vote.

Neither Mills nor Mace had issued public statements on the resolution as of publication. A spokesperson for Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), whose FL-21 district covers Martin and St. Lucie counties, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Expulsion resolutions historically face long odds. The Ethics Committee is not bound by a deadline to act.

For Treasure Coast residents, the resolution's path through the Ethics Committee bears watching. Mace's subcommittee role puts her in direct line on federal election infrastructure funding and policy that governs how Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties administer federal elections. The committee's next scheduled public meeting date has not been announced.

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