House agrees to a motion to refer H.Res. 1100
On Motion to Refer
MAR 4, 2026 · 2:33 PM ET
Most Democrats and most Republicans voted yes. 65 members of the two parties voted no. Cleared the 212 needed by 145 votes.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to refer H.Res. 1100 to a committee. The resolution would require the House Ethics Committee to preserve records of covered sexual-misconduct investigations and publicly release related materials with identifying information redacted. The motion passed with 357 yes votes, 145 more than the 212 needed.
Send H.Res. 1100 to a committee for consideration.
Keep H.Res. 1100 before the House instead of referring it.
Requires the House Ethics Committee to preserve and release records of covered sexual misconduct investigations, with victims’ and witnesses’ identifying information removed.
In committee in the House since March 4, 2026, 220 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
212 is a majority of the 422 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Most of both parties voted yesBoth parties mostly voted yes.
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