2026-05-13T23:22:47.987Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：劳伦·福克斯
发布时间：2026年5月13日，美国东部时间晚上7:22
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊与少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯已任命一个两党特别工作组，致力于改革国会内部处理性骚扰指控的方式。
该工作组将由共和党众议员凯特·卡马克与民主党众议员特雷莎·莱杰·费尔南德斯牵头。两位女性分别担任各自政党的妇女党团主席。
此次宣布之际，国会处理性不端行为指控的方式正受到越来越多审查，国会内部成员也对受害者繁琐复杂的举报流程愈发不满。这一举措也出台于两名众议院议员——民主党人埃里克·斯沃威尔与共和党人托尼·冈萨雷斯——因面临国会驱逐威胁而辞职之后。
早在2018年#MeToo运动之后，国会就对性骚扰及其他职场问题的处理方式进行了重大改革，但长期以来一直难以实现自我监管。
自那时起，唯一有权提出惩戒众议院议员建议的众议院道德委员会也受到了审视，议员们批评该委员会有时需要数年时间才能给出建议。
“我们将共同推动两党改革，让举报流程更快捷、更便捷，增加教育和培训资源，在每一个环节都优先考虑工作人员与受害者。这一工作是在民主党妇女党团成员多年来为改善受害者支持与保护所做努力的基础上开展的，我们将把这些专业知识与奉献精神带入此次合作。”莱杰·费尔南德斯在一份声明中说道。
“议长约翰逊与领袖杰弗里斯支持这项工作，因为这一问题超越了党派政治。这关乎尊严、问责，以及确保每一位来到‘人民之家’工作的人都能受到尊重，免受虐待。”卡马克在一份声明中表示，“现实是，站出来举报极其困难。对报复、职业毁谤、公众审视和体制压力的恐惧，往往让受害者在正义有机会发声之前就选择沉默。我们不能一边声称支持女性，一边无视那些从一开始就阻止她们举报不端行为的切实障碍。”
此次行动出台之际，约翰逊与杰弗里斯都不得不应对其党团成员因性不端行为指控辞职所带来的政治影响。
“不言而喻，所有女性都应该在国会大厦的工作场所感到安心与安全。作为一名有两个女儿在国会山工作的父亲，这件事对我而言和其他人一样私人。”约翰逊在一份声明中说道，“我很高兴共和党与民主党妇女党团各自的主席卡马克众议员和莱杰·费尔南德斯众议员将牵头这项两党合作，寻找方法继续让国会山对女性和所有工作人员更安全。”
Johnson and Jeffries appoint bipartisan task force to reform sexual harassment reporting process on Capitol Hill
2026-05-13T23:22:47.987Z / CNN
By Lauren Fox
PUBLISHED May 13, 2026, 7:22 PM ET
The US Capitol at dusk on Tuesday.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appointed a bipartisan task force that will work to reform the way sexual harassment claims are handled in Congress.
The effort will be lead by Republican Rep. Kat Cammack and Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez. Each of the women is their party’s respective women’s caucus chair.
The announcement comes amid increased scrutiny over how Congress handles allegations of sexual misconduct and growing frustration even among the institution’s own members about the arduous and complicated reporting process for victims. It also comes after two House members — Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Republican — resigned after both men faced threats of expulsion from Congress.
Congress has long struggled to police itself even after there was a major overhaul to the way it dealt with sexual harassment and other workplace issues in the wake of the #MeToo movement in 2018.
Since that time, the House Ethics Committee, the only entity with the power to make recommendations to punish members of the House, has also come under the microscope as members have criticized the panel for taking sometimes years to offer recommendations.
“Together, we will push for bipartisan changes to make the reporting process faster and more accessible and increase education and training resources, prioritizing staff and survivors at every step. This effort builds on the work of members of the DWC, who have pushed for better support and protections for survivors for years. We bring that expertise and dedication to this partnership,” Leger Fernández said in a statement.
“This effort has the support of Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries because this issue transcends politics. It’s about dignity, accountability, and ensuring that every person who comes to work in the People’s House is treated with respect and protected from abuse,” Cammack said in a statement. “The reality is that coming forward is extraordinarily difficult. Fear of retaliation, damage to careers, public scrutiny, and institutional pressure often silence victims long before justice has a chance to speak. We cannot claim to support women while ignoring the very real barriers that prevent them from reporting misconduct in the first place.”
The effort comes as both Johnson and Jeffries have had to navigate the political implications of losing members of their caucuses to resignations following allegations of sexual misconduct.
“To state the obvious, all women should feel comfortable and safe working in the halls of Congress. As a father who has two daughters working on Capitol Hill — this is as personal to me as it is to anyone,” Johnson said in a statement. “I am happy that Reps. Cammack and Leger Fernández, the respective chairs of the Republican and Democratic Women’s Caucuses, will lead this bipartisan partnership to find ways we can continue to make Capitol Hill safer for women and all staff.”
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