November 21, 2025
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Kiley of California, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Omar, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Bera, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Craig, Ms. McBride, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Salinas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a supermajority vote of Members present and voting to subject a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to the censure or disapproval of the House, or removal from committee membership.
Section 1. Threshold required for vote for censure, disapproval, and removal from committee
Rule XVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
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Censure, disapproval, and removal from committeeA Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be subjected to the censure or disapproval of the House, nor to removal from committee membership, unless not less than 60 percent of the Members voting, a quorum being present, vote in favor of the resolution to censure, disapprove, or remove such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from committee assignments.