[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER RESOLUTION RAISING A QUESTION OF THE 
                        PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

  Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of 
rule IX, I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a 
question of the privileges of the House.
  The form of the resolution is as follows:
  Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
  Whereas, elected Members of Congress take an oath to ``bear true 
faith and allegiance'' to the United States, ``without any mental 
reservation or purpose of evasion'';
  Whereas, Representative Ilhan Omar took an oath of allegiance to the 
United States upon becoming a citizen, declaring, ``I absolutely and 
entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign 
prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have 
heretofore been a subject or citizen'';
  Whereas, on January 27, 2024, Representative Omar gave remarks at an 
event in Minneapolis in which she made treasonous statements;
  Whereas, Representative Omar said she has spoken to many Somalians 
who asked her to intercede for the Somali Government by pressuring the 
United States Government into certain actions;
  Whereas, Representative Omar assured the Somalians she spoke to, 
``the U.S. Government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them 
to do. They will do what we want and nothing else. They must follow our 
orders and that is how we will safeguard the interest of Somalia.'';
  Whereas, Representative Omar continued, ``for as long as I am in the 
U.S. Congress, Somalia will never be in danger, its waters will not be 
stolen by Ethiopia or others. Sleep in comfort knowing I am here to 
protect the interests of Somalia from inside the U.S. system.'';
  Whereas, George Washington warned in his Farewell Address of 1796 to 
``Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism'', and further 
declared, ``Citizens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that 
country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of 
American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always 
exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived 
from local discriminations'';
  Whereas, these statements by Representative Omar clearly violate the 
oath she took as an elected Member of Congress to defend and protect 
the United States Constitution;
  Whereas, Representative Omar has exhibited the treasonous tendencies 
George Washington warned about, and her actions must be condemned by 
all Members of Congress who adhere to the oath they took upon assuming 
office; and
  Whereas, by openly admitting her efforts to advance Somalia's 
interests using her position as a United States Representative, 
Representative Omar has revealed herself to be a foreign agent acting 
on behalf of a foreign government: Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved, that--
  One, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota be censured;
  Two, Representative Ilhan Omar forthwith present herself in the well 
of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure;
  Three, Representative Ilhan Omar be censured with the public reading 
of this resolution by the Speaker; and
  Four, Representative Ilhan Omar be, and is hereby, removed from the 
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kiley). Under rule IX, a resolution 
offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority leader or 
the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the House has 
immediate precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within 2 
legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed.

  Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Georgia will appear in the Record at this point.
  The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.

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