H.Res. 878 · 118th Congress

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.

Introduced on Nov 17, 2023 by Michael Guest (R-MS-3). Latest action (Dec 1, 2023): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Nov 17, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Dec 1, 2023). Public domain.

This resolution expels Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael GuestR-MS-3Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Dec 1, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 311–114

History

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  1. Nov 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 17, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ethics.
  4. Nov 28, 2023 · HouseNOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. D'Esposito notified the House of his intent to offer a privileged resolution pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX. The Chair announced that a determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution.
  5. Nov 30, 2023 · HouseQUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Mr. D'Esposito rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered the resolution. The Chair directed the Clerk to report the resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution did constitute a question of the privileges of the House.
  6. Nov 30, 2023 · HouseConsidered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6015-6021)
  7. Nov 30, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 878.
  8. Nov 30, 2023 · HouseThe previous question was ordered without objection.
  9. Nov 30, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 878, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Santos demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Dec 1, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6062-6063)
  11. Dec 1, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 311 - 114, 2 Present (Roll no. 691). (text: 11/30/2023 CR H6015)House · Roll call 691
  12. Dec 1, 2023 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 311 - 114, 2 Present (Roll no. 691). (text: 11/30/2023 CR H6015)House · Roll call 691
  13. Dec 1, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.