Bipartisan push to raise House censure threshold
Axios reports multiple House members in both parties want to make censuring colleagues harder, with Rep. Don Beyer circulating a proposal to require a 60% vote (some favor two‑thirds) instead of a simple majority. Speaker Mike Johnson said he is open to discussing a higher bar after the House on Wednesday referred a censure bid against Rep. Cory Mills to the Ethics Committee, which separately announced an investigation into related allegations.
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Discipline and Ethics
📌 Key Facts
- Rep. Don Beyer is gathering support to raise the censure threshold to 60%; some colleagues want two‑thirds
- Speaker Mike Johnson told Axios he is 'open' to a discussion to prevent censure from becoming commonplace
- This follows a bipartisan vote to refer a Cory Mills censure resolution to Ethics, which also announced an inquiry; four censure resolutions surfaced in two days