State legislatures and voter-approved ballot initiatives can redraw congressional district maps and thereby change the partisan allocation of U.S. House seats.
November 21, 2025
high
redistricting
Both legislative redistricting and ballot measures have been used to increase or decrease the number of seats favoring a particular party.
Censure motions in the U.S. House of Representatives can be referred to the House Ethics Committee, which can investigate alleged misconduct by members.
November 20, 2025
high
procedural
Describes a standing House procedure for handling censure proposals and allegations against members.
Lawmakers from both major U.S. political parties have increasingly expressed discomfort with the growing use of congressional censure as a political tool.
November 20, 2025
high
political_trend
Summarizes a cross-party trend in attitudes toward censure in the U.S. Congress.
Censure has traditionally been the most severe formal rebuke that the U.S. House of Representatives can impose on a member short of expulsion.
November 20, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the relative severity of censure within House disciplinary measures
Under current House rules, a simple majority vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is sufficient to adopt a censure resolution against a member, and any member can force a censure resolution to a floor vote.
November 20, 2025
high
temporal
Procedural rule governing how censure resolutions are brought and adopted in the House
A two-thirds majority vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is required to expel a member of Congress.
November 20, 2025
high
temporal
Threshold for the House to remove a member from office
The U.S. House of Representatives requires a simple majority vote to censure a member, and any member can force a censure resolution to a floor vote.
November 20, 2025
high
procedural
Describes the voting threshold and initiation process for censure in the U.S. House.
The threshold to expel a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is a two-thirds majority vote.
November 20, 2025
high
procedural
Describes the voting requirement for expulsion of a House member.
Censure is a formal disciplinary rebuke in the U.S. House of Representatives that has historically been regarded as the most severe rebuke short of expulsion.
November 20, 2025
high
descriptive
Characterizes the formal role and historical status of censure as a House disciplinary measure.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, expulsion of a member requires a two-thirds vote while censure requires only a simple majority vote.
November 20, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the voting thresholds for two formal disciplinary actions available to the House.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, a privileged motion allows a member to bypass party leadership and force a floor vote on a matter.
November 19, 2025
high
procedural
Describes a standing floor procedure available to House members.
Under U.S. House of Representatives practice in 2025, any single House member can introduce a censure resolution against another member.
November 18, 2025
high
procedural
Describes the threshold for initiating a censure resolution in the House as of 2025.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, a discharge petition allows members to initiate a floor vote on a measure despite leadership opposition if the petition secures support from a majority of House members.
November 18, 2025
high
procedural
Defines the discharge petition process and its majority threshold in the House.
Eric Swalwell has represented California's 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013.
January 01, 2013
high
temporal
Biographical/office-holding information about a federal representative.
Nydia Velázquez became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the United States Congress when she took office in 1993.
January 01, 1993
high
historical
Biographical and historical milestone about congressional representation.
Nydia Velázquez has been a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus during her tenure in the United States Congress.
January 01, 1993
high
organizational
Ongoing caucus membership within Congress.
Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory during her political career.
high
descriptive
Describes a durable ideological affiliation of the congresswoman.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has appeared with individuals associated with white supremacist movements.
high
descriptive
Describes past public associations that characterize the congresswoman's controversial affiliations.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was an early and prominent supporter of Donald Trump's Make America Great Again political movement.
high
descriptive
Characterizes the congresswoman's political alignment and public positioning within contemporary Republican politics.
Marjorie Taylor Greene aligned herself with Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and served as a prominent right‑flank conservative voice within the Republican caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
high
descriptive
Describes the congresswoman's legislative alliances and role within party politics.