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House Shelves Massie Resolution Seeking Hegseth Impeachment in 211–204 Vote
By Eleanor Ever Loyal
Eleanor Ever Loyal is The Library Media’s regulation and governance correspondent.
The House voted 211–204 on Tuesday to refer a resolution seeking the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively shelving the measure, according to The Hill.
The action was a procedural decision, not a vote on whether Hegseth should be impeached. The Hill, reporting on Tuesday, said the House had voted to refer the resolution, which had been spearheaded by outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The resolution would have led to a vote on impeaching Hegseth. By sending it to committee, the House halted that immediate path.
The vote followed a dispute over Massie’s privileged resolution, which contained articles of impeachment. The Hill reported that House Republicans shelved the measure. The reporting did not state how many members of either party voted for or against referral.
At the center of the resolution was an accusation that Hegseth spearheaded the U.S. war on Iran without the required congressional approval. Al Jazeera, covering the vote as it began on Tuesday, identified that allegation as the accusation at the heart of the resolution. The reporting does not state that the allegation was proved, and this article does not present it as established fact.
The House’s decision leaves the resolution referred to committee. The reporting provided does not say what the committee will do next or when it will act. The Hill’s account describes referral as essentially shelving the measure, but the reporting does not describe any further action or timeline.
The result came as House Republicans prepare for a change in the chamber’s balance of power. Following the midterm elections, Republicans will hold the House minority in the next Congress, according to the desk’s verified coverage. Jim Jordan was elected House Republican leader on Tuesday, according to the same coverage.
The available reporting does not provide a party-by-party breakdown of the 211–204 vote beyond the overall tally. It also does not include statements from Massie, Hegseth or House leaders after the vote. Those details are not part of the reporting provided for this article.
Tuesday’s vote therefore halted the resolution’s immediate path toward a House impeachment vote, but it did not decide the underlying question of whether Hegseth should be impeached. The resolution remains referred to committee, and the reporting provided does not establish any next step.
— Eleanor Ever Loyal, National Desk
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