On September 1 the House adopted H. Res. 1498, 413-2 (Roll Call 292), adopting Ethics Committee report H. Rept. 119-756 and censuring Edwards; the Speaker read the censure with Edwards in the well. As of September 24 the House Calendar lists no later action. On September 15 Edwards said he filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Conduct about the committee process; no OCC action is public. A censure is House discipline, not a criminal conviction or court ruling.
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On September 25, 2026 this review opened the engrossed H. Res. 1498, its GovInfo bill-status XML and History of Bills entry, the September 24 House Calendar, Clerk Roll Call 292, the September 1 Congressional Record, the House History censure list, H. Rept. 119-756 on GovInfo, the Ethics case page, statement and press-release list, both Edwards releases, and the Office of Congressional Conduct home and reports pages. It ran GovInfo searches for later bills, Congressional Record and court records naming Edwards or H. Res. 1498 since September 2.
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Representative Chuck Edwards (Charles Marion Edwards), R-North Carolina 11th District; H. Res. 1498 (119th Congress); House Roll Call 292 of 2026; H. Rept. 119-756, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards (report dated July 22, 2026, filed August 3, 2026); House Committee on Ethics, Chairman Michael Guest and Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier; Office of Congressional Conduct submission announced by Edwards on September 15, 2026. Exclude unrelated people named Chuck or Charles Edwards, campaign matters and other House discipline resolutions.
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Administrative · Sep 25, 2026OCC ReportsHouse conduct office reports index · Office of Congressional Conduct reports pageReopened September 25, 2026. Lists quarterly reports through the Second Quarter 2026 report (July 23) and public referrals; none concerns Edwards or the Ethics Committee leaders he named. The OCC home page states that a submission does not automatically result in an investigation.
Federal · Sep 25, 2026List of Individuals Expelled, Censured, or Reprimanded in the U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse institutional history record · House censure list: Chuck EdwardsReopened September 25, 2026. Lists Chuck Edwards, September 1, 2026, H. Res. 1498, 413-2, citing H. Rept. 119-756 as stating the cause.
Federal · Sep 24, 2026Calendars of the U.S. House of Representatives and History of Legislation, House ResolutionsHouse Calendar status entry · House Calendar, Sept. 24, 2026, History of Bills: H. Res. 1498Reopened September 25, 2026. Lists H. Res. 1498 as reported from Ethics Aug. 3, 2026 (H. Rept. 119-756) and passed House Sept. 1, 2026, Roll No. 292: 413-2. No later House action is listed.
Federal · Sep 15, 2026Edwards Files OCC Complaint Against Ethics Committee Leaders for Circumventing Their Own Rulesofficial member statement · Edwards press release, Sept. 15, 2026Edwards states he filed a submission with the Office of Congressional Conduct alleging Ethics Chairman Guest and Ranking Member DeSaulnier adopted the report before receiving his response and relied on a waiver he says did not satisfy Committee Rule 26(b). These are his allegations; the release does not report any action by the OCC or the House.
Federal · Sep 8, 2026H. Res. 1498 bill status (last updated September 8, 2026)bill-status record · BILLSTATUS-119hres1498Records the August 3 Ethics report, the September 1 unanimous-consent order for one hour of debate controlled by Reps. Guest and Edwards, adoption by 413-2 (Roll No. 292) and the motion to reconsider laid on the table. It lists no action after September 1.
Federal · Sep 1, 2026In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck EdwardsCongressional Record · Congressional Record, House, Sept. 1, 2026, H5389-H5393 and H5410Records the debate, in which Ethics Chairman Guest said the committee found no evidence of sexual activity or explicit propositions but found conduct toward two staffers that created a hostile work environment, and Edwards asked members to vote no. After the vote the Speaker asked Edwards to appear in the well and read the censure.
Federal · Sep 1, 2026H. Res. 1498, In the House of Representatives, September 1, 2026engrossed House resolution · H. Res. 1498 EHResolves that the House adopt the Ethics Committee report dated July 22, 2026; that Edwards be censured; that he present himself in the well for pronouncement of the censure; and that the Speaker publicly read the resolution.
Federal · Sep 1, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution: H. Res. 1498, In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck EdwardsHouse roll-call vote · House Roll Call 292 (2026)Passed September 1, 2026, 6:09 p.m., 413 yeas to 2 nays, 0 present, 17 not voting (Republicans 207-2, Democrats 205-0, Independent 1-0). Rep. Edwards is recorded as voting nay.
Federal · Aug 27, 2026Edwards Responds to Ethics Committee Findingsofficial member statement · Edwards press release, Aug. 27, 2026Edwards rejects the committee's findings and gives his account of the investigation. It is his contrary position and predates the House vote.
Administrative · Aug 3, 2026Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member Regarding Representative Chuck EdwardsHouse Ethics statement · Ethics Committee statement, Aug. 3, 2026States the committee concluded there was substantial reason to believe Edwards violated House rules related to sexual harassment, that the report includes his responsive views, and that it recommended House censure. The committee press-release list, reopened September 25, shows no later Edwards entry.
Administrative · Aug 3, 2026In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck EdwardsHouse committee report · H. Rept. 119-756The House Ethics Committee report adopted by H. Res. 1498. Its findings concern House rules; it is not a criminal conviction, civil judgment or court ruling.
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