Which House members voted for and against each recent impeachment and when did the votes occur?
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Executive summary
The most recent high-profile House actions on impeaching President Donald Trump in 2025 were votes to “table” (kill) impeachment resolutions that Rep. Al Green and others forced to the floor; on Dec. 11, 2025 the House tabled H.Res.939 after Green filed it Dec. 10, 2025, with roughly two dozen Democrats joining Republicans to block consideration while Democratic leaders voted “present” [1] [2] [3]. Earlier in 2025, the House likewise voted 344–79 to table an Al Green article over strikes on Iran, with a large number of Democrats joining Republicans [4].
1. What happened most recently: Green forces a snap vote; House tables it
Rep. Al Green filed H.Res.939 on Dec. 10, 2025 and forced a floor vote the next day; the House then voted to table the resolution, effectively killing the impeachment push, after Democratic leaders announced they would vote “present,” and about 23 Democrats joined Republicans to support tabling [1] [3] [2]. News outlets report that the maneuver produced anger inside the Democratic caucus because many members oppose both hasty snap impeachments and the president’s conduct, creating a political bind between principle and strategy [2].
2. The June 24, 2025 precedent: a larger tabling vote
This December action echoed an earlier episode on June 24, 2025 when the House voted 344–79 to table Rep. Green’s article accusing the president of usurping war powers after unilateral strikes on Iran; that vote showed a majority of Democrats siding with Republicans to kill the effort and underscored reluctance in the Democratic caucus to pursue impeachment that would likely fail in the Republican-controlled Senate [4]. Reporting at the time framed the vote as a clear signal that many Democrats see impeachment as either strategically counterproductive or procedurally premature [4].
3. Who voted for and against — the public tallies and party splits
Public reporting cites that nearly two dozen House Democrats voted with Republicans to table the December 11 motion while many more voted “present” or against tabling; the exact roll-call lists are reported by outlets such as Newsweek and The Hill and summarized in contemporaneous live coverage [5] [3] [2]. Available sources do not publish a complete, single consolidated roll-call list within the search results provided here; for an exact per-member yea/nay/present roster you must consult the official House roll call for the specific motion (not found in current reporting).
4. Why many Democrats voted to table or “present”
Democratic leaders who voted “present” explained the choice as intended to preserve impeachment as a “sacred constitutional vehicle” that should be used after investigation and deliberation rather than in a one-day snap vote, while rank-and-file Democrats expressed worry that pushing a doomed impeachment would distract from policy priorities and energize Republican attacks [3] [2]. Opponents of tabling argued that the president’s words and actions merited immediate accountability, revealing a genuine intra-party dispute between procedural caution and demands for immediate consequences [2] [3].
5. Context from prior impeachments and ongoing efforts
This episode sits atop a longer history: the House previously impeached Trump in December 2019 and again on Jan. 13, 2021, and multiple 2025 efforts (including H.Res.415 and H.Res.353/H.Res.537 inquiries earlier in the 119th Congress) reflect ongoing attempts by some Democrats to use the instrument against alleged abuses of power [6] [7] [8]. Some House members, including those in leadership, emphasize that impeachment without thorough investigation risks political blowback and that conviction would be unlikely in a Senate lacking the necessary two‑thirds majority [9].
6. Competing perspectives and political incentives
Sources present two competing rationales: one camp argues that impeachment must follow facts and process to preserve constitutional legitimacy; another says extraordinary statements and alleged abuses justify immediate action and that failure to act would normalize troubling presidential behavior [2] [3]. Reporting also highlights political incentives: Democratic caution reflects electoral calculations and recognition that the Republican Senate is unlikely to convict, while proponents of quick impeachment stress moral urgency [2] [4].
7. Limitations and where to look next
This account relies on news reports and congressional summaries in the search results; the precise, member-by-member yea/nay/present roll calls for the Dec. 11, 2025 and June 24, 2025 tabling motions are not reproduced in full among the provided sources — the official House roll call records or the Congress.gov vote page will have the definitive lists (available sources do not mention a consolidated roll-call list here) [10] [7]. For a complete per-member breakdown consult the House Clerk’s official vote records or the roll call on Congress.gov for the specific motions referenced (not found in current reporting).
Summary judgment: multiple recent impeachment bids in 2025 were stopped by tabling votes in the House, with significant numbers of Democrats joining Republicans or choosing “present,” reflecting a deep intra-party debate over strategy, constitutional norms and political consequences [4] [3] [2].