[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 914

                Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2023

            Mrs. McClain submitted the following resolution

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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 lapse of appropriations for Federal agencies and 
        departments which would result in a shutdown of those agencies and 
        departments, Jamaal Bowman, the Representative from the 16th 
        Congressional District of New York, pulled a fire alarm;
Whereas section 22-1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code makes 
        knowingly causing a false alarm of fire a misdemeanor punishable by fine 
        or imprisonment up to six months, or both;
Whereas section 22-1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code states ``It 
        shall be unlawful for any person or persons to willfully or knowingly 
        give a false alarm of fire within the District of Columbia, and any 
        person or persons violating the provisions of this subsection shall, 
        upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a 
        fine not more than the amount set forth in section 22-3571.01 [of this 
        Code] or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by both such 
        fine and imprisonment'';
Whereas, on October 26, 2023, Representative Bowman pled guilty to violating 
        section 22-1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code and was 
        required to pay a $1,000 fine and write an apology letter to the United 
        States Capitol Police and was placed on probation; and
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: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, 
        Representative from the 16th Congressional District of New 
        York;
            (2) Representative Jamaal Bowman will forthwith present 
        himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the 
        pronouncement of censure; and
            (3) Representative Jamaal Bowman will be censured with the 
        public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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