Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a supermajority vote of Members present and voting to subject a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to the censure or disapproval of the House, or removal from committee membership.

This resolution proposes an amendment to Rule XVII of the House of Representatives, establishing a new requirement for disciplinary actions against its members. The core change is the introduction of a supermajority vote threshold for specific punitive measures. Under the proposed rule, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner cannot be subjected to the censure or disapproval of the House, nor can they be removed from committee membership , unless a significant majority of voting members agree. This new clause stipulates that at least 60 percent of the Members voting , with a quorum present, must vote in favor of any resolution seeking to implement these disciplinary actions. The amendment aims to raise the bar for such proceedings, making it more difficult to impose these penalties without broad support.