Abdul El-Sayed: Eleven Democratic members of the House of Representatives failed to vote on a procedural motion regarding Pete Hegseth. Our verdict: Unverified.
Abdul El-Sayed made the claim in a statement reported by NewsBreak, criticising Democrats who missed a Pete Hegseth vote; the report is undated, and the claim is tied to 15 November 2026.
Our verdict
Unverified
We could not find enough public evidence to confirm or refute the claim that eleven Democratic members of the House of Representatives failed to vote on a procedural motion regarding Pete Hegseth. Official House records show a Hegseth-related procedural vote on 10 November 2026, not 15 November, and the claim as stated does not match that date.
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The claim says eleven Democratic members failed to vote on a procedural motion regarding Pete Hegseth, and it is tied to 15 November 2026. The official House Clerk roll call for 10 November 2026 shows a motion to refer articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth (H. Res. 1655) passing 211-204, with 11 Democrats recorded as not voting. Congressional Records for 9 and 10 November 2026 describe the impeachment articles and related proceedings, but none of the records we found mention a Hegseth-related procedural vote on 15 November 2026. A report by Laura Ehunt and a fact-check by What The Fact also place the vote on 10 November 2026, not 15 November. Because the date in the claim does not match the official records, and because we could not find any record of a 15 November vote, we cannot confirm or refute the claim as stated.
The numbers
Democratic votes on motion to refer Hegseth impeachment articles, 10 November 2026
All 203 voting Democrats opposed the motion, while 11 did not vote.
Figures in members
The evidence
6 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
The official House Clerk roll call shows that on 10 November 2026 the House voted on a motion to refer Hegseth impeachment articles (H. Res. 1655); the motion passed 211-204 with 18 not voting, and 11 Democrats were recorded as not voting (0 yea, 203 nay, 11 not voting). [1]
- Background
The Congressional Record for 10 November 2026 documents the introduction of articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, but does not mention a procedural motion vote on 15 November 2026. [2]
- Background
The Congressional Record for 9 November 2026 covers proceedings on that date and contains no information regarding a vote on 15 November 2026. [3]
- Background
A report by Laura Ehunt says that on 10 November 2026 (not 15 November) the House held a procedural vote on referring Hegseth impeachment articles to committee, the vote was 211-204, and 11 Democratic members were recorded as not voting. [4]
- Background
A fact-check by What The Fact confirms the 10 November 2026 procedural vote on Hegseth impeachment referral, the 211-204 result, and that 11 Democrats (including Pelosi) were recorded as not voting, while also noting 7 Republicans were absent. [5]
- Background
A NewsBreak report says Abdul El-Sayed publicly criticised 11 Democratic members of the House for failing to vote on a procedural motion regarding Pete Hegseth. [6]
What we could not confirm
- We could not find any official record of a Hegseth-related procedural vote on 15 November 2026, but we only examined official House records through 12 November 2026, so a later vote cannot be definitively ruled out if records are incomplete or not yet published.
- The original statement does not give a specific date, so the 15 November 2026 date comes from the claim as presented to us rather than from Abdul El-Sayed's own words.
- The official roll call gives a party breakdown for 10 November 2026 but does not identify the 11 individual Democratic members who did not vote.
- The NewsBreak report of Abdul El-Sayed's statement is undated, so we could not verify when he made the remarks.
How we checked
We looked at official House records, including the House Clerk roll call and Congressional Records for 9 and 10 November 2026, plus secondary reports and a fact-check that describe the Hegseth-related procedural vote. We checked whether any of these records showed a Hegseth-related procedural vote on 15 November 2026. We reviewed 11 relevant sources.
Sources
- [1]clerk.house.gov · Roll Call 317 Roll Call 317, Bill Number: H. Res. 1655, 119th Congress, 2nd Session · November 10, 2026
- [2]govinfo.gov · Congressional Record — House · November 10, 2026
- [3]govinfo.gov · Congressional Record — House · November 9, 2026
- [4]lauraehunt.substack.com · Eleven Democrats Missed the Hegseth Vote
- [5]whatthefact.app · Fact check: Did Pete Hegseth avoid impeachment because 11 Democrats didn't show up? · November 11, 2026
- [6]www.newsbreak.com · Abdul El-Sayedâ s blunt 8-word message for Democrats who missed Pete Hegseth vote - NewsBreak
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