[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 76 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 76

  Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the 
                                 House.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2023

   Mr. Miller of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was 
                  referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the 
                                 House.

Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
        provides, ``A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
        employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall 
        reflect creditably on the House'';
Whereas on February 10, 2019, Representative Ilhan Omar suggested that Jewish 
        people and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) were 
        buying political support, saying, ``It's all about the Benjamins, 
        baby,'' leading to condemnation from Republicans and Democrats alike for 
        her use of an anti-Semitic trope;
Whereas on February 11, 2019, Congressional Democratic Leadership issued a joint 
        statement in response to Representative Omar, saying, ``Anti-Semitism 
        must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, 
        without exception'';
Whereas on February 27, 2019, Representative Omar doubled down on her stance at 
        a forum in Washington, DC, by saying, ``I want to talk about the 
        political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to 
        push for allegiance to a foreign country'';
Whereas then-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel condemned 
        Representative Omar's comments by stating ``It's unacceptable and deeply 
        offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens 
        because of their political views, including support for the U.S.-Israel 
        relationship. We all take the same oath. Worse, Representative Omar's 
        comments leveled that charge by invoking a vile anti-Semitic slur'';
Whereas Chairman Engel went on to say that such comments have ``no place in the 
        Foreign Affairs Committee or the House of Representatives'';
Whereas in March 2019, Representative Omar trivialized the terrorist attacks of 
        September 11, 2001, that killed 2,977 people by describing it as ``some 
        people did something'';
Whereas on May 16, 2021, Representative Omar referred to Israel as ``an 
        apartheid state,'' and went on to say that those who refused such a 
        characterization needed to, ``get on the right side of history'';
Whereas on June 7, 2021, Representative Omar equated the United States and 
        Israel with Hamas and the Taliban by stating ``We must have the same 
        level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against 
        humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., 
        Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban'', establishing a false 
        equivalency between Israel--which has the right and responsibility to 
        protect itself and its citizens from all forms of terrorism--and Hamas, 
        a foreign terrorist organization actively engaged in committing war 
        crimes, including using civilians as human shields, which is banned 
        under customary international humanitarian law;
Whereas twelve Democratic members decried Representative Omar's newest round of 
        statements, saying: ``Equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and 
        the Taliban is as offensive as it is misguided'';
Whereas when asked by the media whether she regretted her comments, 
        Representative Omar responded, ``I don't'';
Whereas all Members--both Republicans and Democrats alike--who seek to serve on 
        the Committee on Foreign Affairs should be held to an equal standard of 
        conduct due to the international sensitivities and national security 
        concerns under the jurisdiction of this committee;
Whereas any Member reserves the right to bring a case before the Committee on 
        Ethics as grounds for an appeal to the Speaker of the House for 
        reconsideration of any committee removal decision;
Whereas Representative Omar, by her own words, has disqualified herself from 
        serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, a panel that is viewed by 
        nations around the world as speaking for Congress on matters of 
        international importance and national security; and
Whereas Representative Omar's comments have brought dishonor to the House of 
        Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, 
removed from the following standing committee of the House of 
Representatives:
    Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ms. Omar.
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