US House sends Hegseth impeachment resolution to committee
The 211-204 vote halts the push to remove Hegseth for the current Congress, and Democrats had backed bringing the measure to the floor.
The US House of Representatives voted this week to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a Republican-led committee, Qatar's state news agency QNA reported.
The 211-204 vote refers the resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, which blocks an immediate vote on whether to advance articles of impeachment and so ends the effort for the current Congress,(Qatar News Agency (QNA))
The resolution was introduced by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who was the only Republican to oppose the referral,(Qatar News Agency (QNA))
Democrats backed Massie's effort to bring the resolution to the House floor.
The resolution contains eight articles of impeachment that accuse Hegseth, among other things, of waging war against Iran without congressional authorization.
It also accuses him of violating laws intended to protect civilians.
The vote came a week after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have said that voter discontent over the Iran war and its effect on prices was a major reason for the Republican losses.
Hegseth has served as defense secretary since early 2025, when Trump began his second term in the White House.
The next Congress, in which Democrats will hold the majority in both chambers, takes office in January, and any new impeachment effort would have to start fresh under that session.