In an extraordinary intraparty feud, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., each introduced resolutions Monday calling for the other’s expulsion from the House of Representatives.
Mace filed her measure first, citing allegations against Mills of violence against women, cyberstalking, stolen valor and profiting from federal contracts while serving on committees that oversee such matters. Hours later, Mills responded with his own resolution targeting Mace, turning the dispute into a rare case of two sitting GOP lawmakers seeking to oust one another.
“The swamp has protected Cory Mills for far too long and we are done letting it slide,” Mace said in a statement. “We tried to censure him and strip him from his committee assignments. Both parties blocked it, but we are not backing down. The evidence against Mills is overwhelming: beating women and telling them to lie about it, cyberstalking women, lying about his military service, and profiting off his seat. Any Member who votes to keep him here is voting to protect a woman beater and a fraud. He needs to be expelled immediately.”
Mills pushed back, accusing Mace of “political fundraising theatrics” and bypassing due process.
“Rather than political fundraising theatrics by Mace ‘introduced’ ignoring due process, why not notice for a vote? Nancy thinks allegations and accusations is due process and should concern South Carolinians if she was to be considered for Governor,” Mills said. “Call the vote forward Nancy!”
Mills has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee since August 2024 over the same set of allegations detailed in Mace’s resolution. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Mace’s push follows her unsuccessful November effort to censure Mills and remove him from the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees. The new resolution comes amid a string of ethics controversies in Congress, including a February 2025 incident at Mills’ D.C. residence in which police responded to a 27-year-old woman’s assault report. Body-camera footage, obtained by The Washington Post, showed bruising and officers found probable cause for a misdemeanor charge, though no arrest was made and the woman later recanted, according to prior reports. Mills has disputed the claims.
A second woman obtained a final injunction for protection against dating violence in a Florida court in October 2025 after alleging Mills threatened to release intimate videos and continued contacting her despite requests to stop.
Mills’ resolution against Mace stems from a separate incident in which she was accused of berating TSA agents at Charleston International Airport. Mace has defended her actions and previously called for accountability across party lines.
Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds vote, a step Congress has used sparingly and typically only in cases of grave misconduct. The Ethics Committee’s investigation into Mills remains ongoing, and neither expulsion resolution has been scheduled for a floor vote.
Mace represents South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District and has built a profile as a reformer focused on congressional ethics. Mills, a combat veteran and former defense contractor, represents Florida’s 7th District.
