Representative Jeff Crank introduced a bill to limit the sex of members and staff in Congress

Efforts to stop lawmakers from dating congressional staffers are intensifying in the wake of several high-profile incidents of alleged sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced legislation Tuesday that would bar members of the House of Representatives from having sexual relations with any congressional staff unless the House Ethics Committee determines that the contact is not a conflict of interest. The proposal follows a number of sexual controversies involving lawmakers such as former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., former Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., and Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.

A spokesman for Gallego told Fox News Digital that the lawmaker supports the House bill and hopes to see Republicans engage in public relations and accountability.

Members of Congress are already prohibited from dating their own staff or staff who serve on their committees. Crank’s proposal would extend that ban to all congressional staff pending approval by the ethics committee.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signed off on saying he’s on board.

“I think it’s unfair, as it would be in any workplace,” Johnson told Axios on Tuesday when asked about his thoughts on the relationship between union representatives and workers. “We have to, at least in Congress, have rules and traditions that are followed in corporate America, so that’s easy for me.”

During a press conference on the same day, he approved the establishment of a new law proposed by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., would ban members from having sex with any congressional staffers.

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Jeff Crank, a candidate for the 5th State District, speaks in front of supporters during a meet and greet at the Brandt Barn in Black Forest, Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Aaron Ontiveros/The Denver Post)

“Even when a relationship is harmonious, there is an inherent power imbalance that can undermine trust and create the appearance of inadequacy,” McClain wrote on social media. “The aim must be to protect employees and maintain confidence in the institution.

The Republican push for new rules on workplace relationships came after the New York Post reported that Gallego was accused of having consensual sex with at least two House staffers employed by other Democratic lawmakers while serving in the House.

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Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., are expected to face impeachment votes this week over allegations of sexual misconduct if they do not resign. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc; Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Although the senator did not deny the allegations, he said that he will not “get involved in gossip.” Allegations that Gallego had sexual relations with his employees before he got married.

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The focus on the issue intensified in April when several women accused Swalwell, Gallego’s longtime friend, of engaging in unwanted sex, including rape. Swalwell, who maintained his innocence but apologized for unspecified “lapses in judgment,” suspended his campaign for California governor and resigned from Congress after his accusers came forward.

Gonzales, meanwhile, resigned from Congress in April after admitting that he had an affair with an employee who died by suicide. Gonzales denied that the affair played a role in her death.