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The House voted to block a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power. By passing this motion to table, the House ended consideration of the impeachment charges without a direct vote on their merits.
This vote was on a "motion to table" House Resolution 939, which sought to impeach President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution alleged the President abused his power by making threats against members of Congress and federal judges. Tabling is a procedural tactic used to permanently discard a proposal without debating its contents or holding a final vote on whether the charges are true. In the House of Representatives, a motion to table is a powerful tool to stop legislation or resolutions immediately. If the motion passes, the underlying matter is "laid on the table," which in modern practice means it is dead and cannot be brought back up easily. This allows the majority party to dispose of controversial or unfavorable proposals quickly. The motion passed 237-140, effectively ending this specific impeachment attempt. While Republicans voted unanimously to kill the resolution, the Democratic caucus was divided: some voted to keep the resolution alive, while others voted to table it or simply marked themselves as "present." Because the motion was successful, the House will take no further action on these specific charges.
The resolution is effectively dead. No further legislative steps will be taken on this specific measure, and the President remains in office without a trial.
OPEN BILL →Why it matters. This vote successfully blocked an attempt to remove the President from office, preventing a formal debate on the floor and a trial in the Senate.
Who’s affected. President Trump: Avoids the constitutional process of impeachment and a subsequent trial. · House of Representatives: Ends a politically charged debate over the President's conduct without a final judgment on the merits. · Judiciary and Congress: The underlying allegations regarding threats to these institutions remain legally and legislatively unresolved by this vote.
Democrats. A majority of Democrats (140) voted to keep the resolution alive, but 23 joined Republicans to kill it and 47 opted to vote "present."
Republicans. Republicans voted unanimously (213-0) to support the motion to table and protect the President from impeachment proceedings.
The House voted to block a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power.
By passing this motion to table, the House ended consideration of the impeachment charges without a direct vote on their merits.
A motion to table is a procedural move to kill a bill or resolution immediately. If the motion is successful, the House does not vote on the actual substance of the charges; instead, the matter is set aside and considered finished.
The resolution is effectively dead. No further legislative steps will be taken on this specific measure, and the President remains in office without a trial.
This vote successfully blocked an attempt to remove the President from office, preventing a formal debate on the floor and a trial in the Senate.
Republicans were united in voting to kill the impeachment resolution, while Democrats were split among those wanting to proceed, those wanting to block it, and those voting "present."
A majority of Democrats (140) voted to keep the resolution alive, but 23 joined Republicans to kill it and 47 opted to vote "present."
Republicans voted unanimously (213-0) to support the motion to table and protect the President from impeachment proceedings.
The single independent member voted with the Republicans to table the resolution.