The House voted Wednesday evening to refer a Democratic-sponsored resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to the Ethics Committee.
By referring the matter to the House Committee on Ethics, which has been investigating Santos since early March, Republicans for now avoided a vote on the resolution itself, which was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif.
The referral, approved Wednesday in a 221-204 vote, required only a simple majority to pass. No Republicans voted against the motion, and seven Democrats voted present, including all five Democratic members of the Ethics panel.
