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House · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

House votes to send Hegseth impeachment resolution to committee

The File desk · Nov. 11, 2026, 6:34 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sourcesAdded 6:34 a.m. ET, Nov. 11

Status

Confirmed from the Clerk's roll call 317. On November 10, 2026, at 6:02 p.m., the House voted 211–204 to refer . Eighteen members did not vote.
The House on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, voted to send a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Peter Brian Hegseth to committee instead of holding an up-or-down vote on it.1 The motion to refer passed 211 to 204 at 6:02 p.m.1
The resolution is , and eighteen members did not vote on it.1 The Clerk's roll call 317 records the question as "On Motion to Refer" and the result as Passed.1
Democrats cast no yes votes. One Republican voted no: Massie of Kentucky, whom the Clerk lists as party R, state KY.1 The one member the roll lists as an independent, Kiley of California, voted yes.1
Referring the resolution does not, on this record, decide whether the Secretary stays in office. It sends to committee.1
Why it matters (Estimate). Estimate. A reader who wanted an up-or-down vote on removing the Secretary of Defense did not get one on Tuesday. The resolution is now a committee matter, which means it can sit, be changed, or come back later. This vote does not say which of those happens next. The 18 members who did not vote are recorded as not voting, not as yes or no.
The resolution's title reads, "Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors."1
How we know

Notes

  1. 1.Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll call 317, 119th Congress, 2nd session. https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll317.xml legis-num H RES 1655. vote-question "On Motion to Refer." vote-result Passed. action-date 10-Nov-2026. action-time 6:02 PM, time-etz 18:02. vote-desc "Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors." Republican: 210 yea, 1 nay, 0 present, 7 not voting. Democratic: 0 yea, 203 nay, 0 present, 11 not voting. Independent: 1 yea, 0 nay, 0 present, 0 not voting. Totals: 211 yea, 204 nay, 0 present, 18 not voting. The independent yea is Kiley of California. The Republican nay is Massie of Kentucky. Retrieved 6:15 a.m. ET, Nov. 11.

What is still unknown or disputed

  • The sponsor's name. The Clerk's vote file does not print one in the fields this desk read.
  • Which committee receives the resolution. The vote description does not name one.
  • Whether the committee acts. Not in the roll call.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Roll call 317, H.Res. 1655, On Motion to Refer

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · November 10, 2026

    Passed 211–204 on November 10, 2026, at 6:02 p.m., with 18 not voting. The question was On Motion to Refer.

    https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll317.xml