[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 180 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H6401-H6403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to hope that about nine Republicans
leave and don't vote, and I rise to a question of the privileges of the
House and offer the resolution that was previously noticed.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution.
The Clerk read as follows:
H. Res. 1609
Whereas Matthew Louis Gaetz II of Florida served in the
House of Representatives from January 3, 2017 through
November 13, 2024;
Whereas clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the
Constitution of the United States establishes that ``Each
House may determine the Rules of its proceedings'' and
``punish its members for disorderly Behavior'';
Whereas clause 3(a)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives provides the Committee on Ethics the
authority to investigate alleged violations ``by a Member,
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the
House of the Code of Official Conduct or of a law, rule,
regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the
conduct of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner,
officer, or employee in the performance of the duties or the
discharge of the responsibilities of such individual'';
Whereas on April 9, 2021, the Committee on Ethics initiated
a review of allegations that Representative Gaetz may have
``engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use,
shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor,
misused state identification records, converted campaign
funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper
gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules,
laws, or other standards of conduct'' in violation of Federal
law and the Rules of the House;
Whereas on June 18, 2024, the Committee on Ethics released
a statement acknowledging the Committee's continued review of
allegations that Representative Gaetz may have ``engaged in
sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper
gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals
with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to
obstruct government investigations of his conduct''; and
Whereas if Representative Gaetz engaged in the alleged
violations while serving as a Member of the House, such
conduct would affect the rights of the House of
Representatives and the integrity of the legislative process:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Ethics shall--
(1) preserve all documents and investigative materials
related to any review of Matthew Louis Gaetz II's conduct
while serving
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as a Member of the House of Representatives;
(2) publicly release the Committee's report, including any
associated findings, recommendations, and proposed
disciplinary actions, as discussed by the Committee on
November 20, 2024, regarding the alleged violations of the
Code of Official Conduct of the House or of a law, rule,
regulation, or other standard of conduct by Matthew Louis
Gaetz II while serving as a Member of the House of
Representatives; and
(3) in accordance with the Committee's practice for
releasing public documents, anonymize witness identities and
redact any personally identifiable information of minors and
victims from any House documents associated with this matter
before publicly releasing them.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution qualifies.
Motion to Refer
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Ethics.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Scalise of Louisiana moves to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Ethics.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana is recognized
for 1 hour.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, we have heard enough on this. We can talk
about it for an hour, four hours. The bottom line, Mr. Speaker: Why
don't we get back to work for the people of this country.
I urge a ``yes'' vote on the motion to refer. I yield back the
balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the motion to
refer.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to refer.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 204,
noes 198, not voting 31, as follows:
[Roll No. 491]
AYES--204
Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burchett
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foxx
Franklin, Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Garbarino
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Graves (LA)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Lopez
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McCormick
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rulli
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wied
Williams (NY)
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
NOES--198
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amo
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gonzalez, V.
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Lee Carter
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pelosi
Peltola
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NOT VOTING--31
Blumenauer
Bowman
Burgess
Crenshaw
Crockett
Cuellar
Duncan
Evans
Fletcher
Gallego
Garcia, Mike
Gomez
Granger
Graves (MO)
Grijalva
Lieu
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Massie
McHenry
Mullin
Perez
Porter
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Salazar
Sherrill
Swalwell
Waltz
Wexton
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
{time} 1810
So the motion to refer was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Ms. PEREZ. Mr. Speaker, I unfortunately missed votes today due to a
family emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll
Call No. 484, YEA on Roll Call No. 485, YEA on Roll Call No. 486, NAY
on Roll Call No. 487, YEA on Roll Call No. 488, NAY on Roll Call No.
489, NAY on Roll Call No. 490, and NAY on Roll Call No. 491.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On December 5, 2024, on page H6402, in the third column, the
following appeared: Mr PEREZ. Mr. Speaker, I unfortunately missed
votes today due to a family emer-
The online version has been corrected to read: Ms. PEREZ. Mr.
Speaker, I unfortunately missed votes today due to a family emer-
========================= END NOTE =========================
personal explanation
Ms. CROCKETT. Mr. Speaker, I was absent during the time of votes. Had
I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call No. 484; S. 709;
YEA on Roll Call No. 485; H.R. 9598; YEA on Roll Call No. 486; H.R.
9600; YEA on Roll Call No. 487; Velazquez of New York Part B Amendment
1; YEA on Roll Call No. 488; Motion to Recommit; NAY on Roll Call No.
489; On Passage; H.R. 7198; NAY on Roll Call No. 490; Motion to Refer;
H. Res 1068, and NAY on Roll Call No. 491; Motion to Refer; H. Res
1609.
personal explanation
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I missed a series of votes. Had
I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 484, YEA on
Roll Call No. 485, YEA on Roll Call No. 486, NAY on Roll Call No. 487,
NAY on Roll Call No. 488, YEA on Roll Call No. 489, YEA on Roll Call
No. 490, and AYE on Roll Call No. 491.
personal explanation
Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present to cast my votes
on Roll Call Nos. 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490 and 491. Had I been
present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 484, YEA on Roll Call
No. 485, YEA on Roll Call No. 486, YEA on Roll Call No. 487, YEA on
Roll Call No. 488, NAY on Roll Call No. 489, NAY on Roll Call No. 490,
and NAY on Roll Call No. 491.
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