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House subcommittee tables subpoena for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; motion to table passes 10–8
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Summary
Representative Frank Pallone moved to subpoena HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify; another member moved to table that motion and a roll‑call vote on tabling recorded 10 ayes and 8 noes, so the motion to table carried and the subpoena was not ordered at the hearing.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations debated and then tabled a motion to subpoena HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a hearing on biosecurity and the intersection of AI and biology.
Representative Frank Pallone moved that the committee issue a subpoena for Secretary Kennedy to testify before the committee, citing the need for direct answers about policy changes at HHS. "Pursuant to clause 2(k)(6) of House Rule 11, I move the Committee on Energy and Commerce issue a subpoena to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before the committee," Pallone said.
A separate member then moved to table the subpoena motion. The clerk called a roll‑call vote; members who registered their positions during the roll call recorded 10 ayes and 8 noes. The clerk reported "on that vote, there were 10 ayes and 8 noes," and the chair announced, "The ayes have it, and the motion to table is agreed to," effectively preventing immediate issuance of the subpoena and allowing the hearing to resume without Secretary Kennedy's testimony.
The hearing record shows the specific roll‑call entries as read into the record during the meeting. The committee did not adopt the subpoena motion during the session and proceeded with witness testimony and questioning.
