Congress · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards, 413–2 (H. Res. 1498)
The File desk · Sep 2, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC
Status
Confirmed from the Clerk roll call and the Ethics-reported resolution text (H. Res. 1498 RH PDF). The two members who voted no are not named on the Clerk page fetched. Underlying Ethics findings are not restated here; the committee PDF was fetched but this file covers the House vote.
- Confirmed
On Sept. 1, 2026, at 6:09 p.m., the House agreed to H. Res. 1498, 413–2 (Roll 292: R 207–2, D 205–0, Independent 1–0; 17 not voting).
- Confirmed
The reported resolution text adopts the Committee on Ethics report dated July 22, 2026, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards; censures Representative Edwards of North Carolina; directs him to present himself in the well for pronouncement of the censure; and provides that he be censured with the public reading of the resolution by the Speaker.
On Sept. 1, 2026, the House agreed to Ethics-reported H. Res. 1498, 413–2 (Roll 292, 6:09 p.m.: R 207–2, D 205–0, Independent 1–0; 17 not voting). The resolution adopts the July 22, 2026, Ethics report, censures Edwards (R-N.C.), and directs him to present himself in the well for pronouncement of the censure with a public reading by the Speaker. The two no votes are not named on the Clerk page fetched.
The Clerk recorded Roll Call 292 on Sept. 1, 2026, at 6:09 p.m., on H. Res. 1498: On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed, yea 413, nay 2, not voting 17. By party: Republicans 207–2, Democrats 205–0, Independent 1–0. The Clerk titles the vote “In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards.” The two members who voted no are not listed on that Clerk page as fetched.
The reported resolution (H. Res. 1498, Report No. 119–756), from Mr. Guest for the Committee on Ethics, August 3, 2026, states: “Resolved, That (1) the House adopt the Report of the Committee on Ethics dated July 22, 2026, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards; (2) Representative Edwards of North Carolina be censured; (3) Representative Edwards forthwith present himself in the well of the House for pronouncement of the censure; and (4) Representative Edwards be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.”
The Committee on Ethics posted a committee report PDF, adopted July 22, 2026, and referred to the House Calendar August 3, 2026. This file does not restate the committee’s underlying findings. The congress.gov HTML text URL returned 403; the operative language is from the H. Res. 1498 RH PDF on congress.gov.
What is still unknown or disputed
- The two members who voted no are not named on the Clerk roll-call page fetched.
- This file does not restate the Ethics Committee’s underlying findings.
Primary sources
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Source 1
Roll Call 292 | H. Res. 1498
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · September 1, 2026
Sep 01, 2026, 06:09 PM. Vote Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution. In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards. Status: Passed. Yea 413, nay 2, not voting 17. Republican 207–2; Democratic 205–0; Independent 1–0.
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026292
Source 2
H. Res. 1498 (Reported in House)
U.S. Congress / GPO (congress.gov RH PDF) · August 3, 2026
Resolved, That (1) the House adopt the Report of the Committee on Ethics dated July 22, 2026, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards; (2) Representative Edwards of North Carolina be censured; (3) Representative Edwards forthwith present himself in the well of the House for pronouncement of the censure; and (4) Representative Edwards be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. Report No. 119–756.
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1498/BILLS-119hres1498rh.pdf
Source 3
In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards (committee report PDF)
U.S. House Committee on Ethics · August 3, 2026
Adopted by the Committee on Ethics on July 22, 2026. In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chuck Edwards. August 3, 2026. Mr. Guest from the Committee on Ethics, submitted the following REPORT.
https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Committee-Report-8.3.26.pdf