# 119-hres-906: 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.

119-hres-906, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-906
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Supermajority requirement for House discipline.** This bill would require at least 60% of Members voting, with a quorum present, to approve censure, disapproval, or removal from committee assignments for any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- 60% vote needed to censure members: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would require at least 60% of Members voting, with a quorum present, to approve any resolution to censure, disapprove, or remove a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from committee assignments. Absent that 60% vote (with a quorum), the House could not take th…

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## Sources
- [119-hres-906 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/906)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-906 (as of 2026-04-21).