[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 812 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 812

                Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2023

Mrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Bergman, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Collins, Ms. 
De La Cruz, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. 
Fry, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. 
   Jackson of Texas, Ms. Mace, Ms. Malliotakis, Mrs. Miller of West 
 Virginia, Mr. Mills, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Nehls, 
 Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Santos, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Self, Mr. 
  Sessions, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Waltz, and Mr. 
Weber of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.

Whereas, on September 30, 2023, as the House of Representatives was considering 
        legislation to avoid a cession of appropriations and shutdown of 
        government, Jamaal Bowman, the Representative from the 16th District 
        from the State of New York, pulled a fire alarm to obstruct the 
        proceedings of the House;
Whereas the District of Columbia Criminal Code Section 22-1319 makes knowingly 
        causing a false alarm of fire a misdemeanor punishable by fine or 
        imprisonment up to six months, or both;
Whereas section 1505 of title 18, United States Code, forbids anyone from 
        corruptly, or by threats of force or by any threatening communication, 
        influencing, obstructing, or impeding any pending proceeding before a 
        department or agency of the United States, or Congress;
Whereas the actions of Representative Bowman forced the evacuation of the Cannon 
        House Office Building and disrupted the work of the Congress as a vote 
        was underway on the floor of the House; and
Whereas the interruption of official proceedings of Congress by pulling a fire 
        alarm was a theatrical attempt to cause panic, therefore endangering the 
        safety and well-being of members of the House, of staff, and members of 
        the public on the Capitol grounds: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, 
        Representative of the 16th Congressional District of New York, 
        for violating District of Columbia Criminal Code Section 22-
        1319 by knowingly causing a false alarm of fire in an attempt 
        to obstruct official proceedings of the House;
            (2) Representative Jamaal Bowman will forthwith present 
        himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the 
        pronouncement of censure;
            (3) Representative Jamaal Bowman will be censured with the 
        public reading of this resolution by the Speaker; and
            (4) Representative Bowman shall be removed from all 
        committee assignments forthwith and prohibited from holding a 
        seat on any committee of the House during the One Hundred 
        Eighteenth Congress without a majority vote of the House of 
        Representatives.
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