The U.S. House of Representatives voted to table a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump. The measure, introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), was effectively set aside after a majority of lawmakers supported a Republican motion to stop the resolution from proceeding.
Rep. Green has introduced several unsuccessful impeachment resolutions during the president's time in office. This latest attempt followed the deaths of four individuals—Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero—who Green stated were killed by federal immigration agents this year. The resolution focused on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The House voted 232-147 to table the resolution, with 47 lawmakers voting "present." While House Democratic leadership did not instruct members on how to vote, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) issued a joint statement on Monday announcing they would vote "present." They argued that impeachment requires a "comprehensive investigative process" and "exacting scrutiny of the facts," which they said had not yet occurred.
Rep. Green, who is scheduled to leave Congress in January following a primary loss, was previously censured by the House for shouting at the president during a joint session of Congress. Although the current resolution failed, Democratic leaders have not ruled out future impeachment proceedings. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who would lead the House Judiciary Committee if Democrats gain the majority, stated that the party would not hesitate to use the tool if needed, while Rep. Aguilar noted that impeachment is not currently at the top of the Democratic agenda.
The outcome maintains the current legal and oversight status for the executive branch and federal immigration agencies. The decision establishes a precedent that, for the current House leadership, impeachment requires a specific sequence of hearings and document reviews that they believe have not yet been satisfied.
What happens next depends on the future control of the House. Rep. Green is set to leave office in January, but if Democrats gain a majority in the next term, Rep. Raskin has indicated a willingness to pursue impeachment should the party determine that impeachable offenses occurred. Democratic leadership has emphasized that any future move would follow a period of document collection, witness examination, and congressional hearings. No specific dates for future impeachment-related votes have been set following the tabling of this resolution.