# Has Pete Hegseth been impeached?

*The House voted 211 to 204 on November 10, 2026, to send the latest impeachment resolution against the defense secretary to committee instead of voting on it.*

- Type: News
- Section: Politics
- By: Politics Desk
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:09:24-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T01:09:24-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/

Topics: [U.S. Congress](https://factsdesk.com/topic/us-congress/)

## Key facts

- No. Pete Hegseth has not been impeached. On November 10, 2026, the House voted to refer impeachment resolution H.Res. 1655 to the Judiciary Committee instead of voting on the resolution itself. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1655.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:08:12-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/#no-pete-hegseth-has-not-been-impeached-on-november-10-2026
- The House agreed to the motion to refer H.Res. 1655 by 211 yeas to 204 nays, with 18 members not voting, in Roll Call 317 on November 10, 2026. Source: [Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026317). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:08:12-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/#the-house-agreed-to-the-motion-to-refer-h-res-1655-by-211
- Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, offered H.Res. 1655 on November 10, 2026, as a question of the privileges of the House, and Rep. Issa moved to refer it to the Judiciary Committee. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1655.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:08:12-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/#rep-thomas-massie-republican-of-kentucky-offered-h-res-1655
- H.Res. 1177, submitted by Rep. Yassamin Ansari on April 15, 2026, was referred to the House Judiciary Committee that day, and the record shows no later action on it. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1177.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:08:12-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/#h-res-1177-submitted-by-rep-yassamin-ansari-on-april-15-2026
- H.Res. 935, submitted by Rep. Shri Thanedar on December 9, 2025, was referred to the House Judiciary Committee that day, and the record shows no later action on it. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres935.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:08:12-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-pete-hegseth-been-impeached/#h-res-935-submitted-by-rep-shri-thanedar-on-december-9-2025

No. Pete Hegseth has not been impeached. The House has not adopted any impeachment resolution against him, and on November 10, 2026, it [voted 211 to 204](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026317) to refer the most recent one, H.Res. 1655, to committee instead of voting on the resolution itself.

Three impeachment resolutions naming Hegseth have been filed in the 119th Congress. A search of the House resolution status records published by the Government Publishing Office, read on November 12, 2026, found no others, and none of the three has passed the House.

## What happened on November 10, 2026

The [status record for H.Res. 1655](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1655.xml), titled "Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors", lists these floor actions, all on November 10, 2026:

- Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered the resolution. The Chair determined that it did constitute a question of the privileges of the House.
- Rep. Issa, Republican of California, moved to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee.
- The House agreed to the motion to refer by the yeas and nays, 211 to 204, in Roll Call 317. A motion to reconsider was then laid on the table without objection.

A vote to refer sends a resolution to a committee. It is not a vote on whether to impeach.

## How the House voted

The Clerk of the House recorded [Roll Call 317](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026317) at 6:02 p.m. Eastern time on November 10, 2026, on the question "On Motion to Refer". A yea was a vote to send the resolution to committee.

| Party | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Republican | 210 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 203 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 211 | 204 |

Eighteen members did not vote: 7 Republicans and 11 Democrats. The Clerk's record lists Massie, the resolution's sponsor, as the one Republican who voted nay. Which party holds the majority is covered in [Which party controls Congress?](/politics/which-party-controls-congress/)

## The three impeachment resolutions

| Resolution | Submitted | Latest action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [H.Res. 935](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres935.xml), Rep. Shri Thanedar, Democrat of Michigan | December 9, 2025 | Referred to the House Judiciary Committee, December 9, 2025 |
| [H.Res. 1177](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1177.xml), Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Democrat of Arizona | April 15, 2026 | Referred to the House Judiciary Committee, April 15, 2026 |
| [H.Res. 1655](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1655.xml), Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky | November 10, 2026 | Motion to refer agreed to, 211 to 204, November 10, 2026 |

The status record for H.Res. 935 lists 1 cosponsor, the record for H.Res. 1177 lists 18, and the record for H.Res. 1655 lists none. The full texts of [H.Res. 935](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres935ih/html/BILLS-119hres935ih.htm) and [H.Res. 1177](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres1177ih/html/BILLS-119hres1177ih.htm) are published by the Government Publishing Office. The articles in them are allegations made by the members who submitted them. The House has not voted on any of the articles.

## What it would take to impeach him

The Senate's [page on impeachment](https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm) quotes the Constitution: the House of Representatives "shall have the sole Power of Impeachment", and the Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments. H.Res. 1177 would, if the House agreed to it, declare him impeached and send its articles to the Senate, as the [text of H.Res. 1177](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres1177ih/html/BILLS-119hres1177ih.htm) shows. Because the House has agreed to none of the three resolutions, no articles have gone to the Senate and no trial has been held.

This page will be updated at this address if the House or the Judiciary Committee acts on any of the resolutions.

## Sources

1. [Roll Call 317, H. Res. 1655, On Motion to Refer](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026317), Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, 2026-11-10 (primary source)
2. [Bill status of H.Res. 1655, 119th Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1655.xml), U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
3. [Bill status of H.Res. 1177, 119th Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres1177.xml), U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
4. [Bill status of H.Res. 935, 119th Congress](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres/BILLSTATUS-119hres935.xml), U.S. Government Publishing Office and Library of Congress, 2026-01-16 (primary source)
5. [H. Res. 1177, Introduced in House](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres1177ih/html/BILLS-119hres1177ih.htm), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2026-04-15 (primary source)
6. [H. Res. 935, Introduced in House](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres935ih/html/BILLS-119hres935ih.htm), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2025-12-09 (primary source)
7. [About Impeachment](https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm), U.S. Senate, 2026-11-12 (primary source)