Image: Rep. Thomas Massie led a resolution that aims to shed light on what he and others have dubbed the misconduct “slush fund.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nina Heller of Roll Call reports: “Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a proposal led by Rep. Thomas Massie aimed at publicly naming House members who paid out sexual misconduct settlements using taxpayer dollars.

The issue has become a rallying cry in recent months, as some call for transparency around what they’ve dubbed the “slush fund.”

Members of Congress must now foot such bills themselves, thanks to a 2018 law that also requires the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to publish an annual report disclosing misconduct payments and whether they have been reimbursed.

But Massie said he feared there were “loopholes” in that law that need to be fixed…”

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