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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 202 

Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and 

designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2023 

Ms. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HUNT, Mrs. MILLER

of Illinois, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BIGGS, and 

Mr. SANTOS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic 

terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist 

organization. 

Whereas the extremist organization Antifa is motivated by 

communism, anarchism, socialism, and violence, and has 

continuously demonstrated their commitment to lawlessness and criminal behavior; 

Whereas, in 2016, the Department of Homeland Security formally classified Antifa activities as ‘‘domestic terrorist violence’’; 

Whereas one chapter, Rose City Antifa, has rejected the civil 

treatment of perceived enemies, stating, ‘‘We can’t just 

argue against them; we have to prevent them from orgaVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:11 Mar 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR202.IH HR202

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nizing by any means necessary.’’, and this same chapter 

publicly stated, ‘‘We are unapologetic about the reality 

that fighting fascism at points requires physical militancy.’’; 

Whereas the far-left militant organization held signs reading, 

‘‘We are ungovernable’’ and ‘‘Abolish ICE, no cops, prisons, borders, presidents’’, illustrating their dedication to 

lawlessness; 

Whereas, in response to the 2017 violent riots, an Antifa extremist stated, ‘‘Sometimes you have to use direct action 

to stop it because protesting, signs, yelling is not going 

to do anything. You have to make them afraid.’’; 

Whereas Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray stated in a testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, ‘‘We have seen folks who subscribe or identify with the Antifa movement, who coalesce 

regionally into small groups or nodes and they are certainly organized at that level’’, proving these extreme, 

violent attacks, disguised under the name of protests, are 

coordinated, organized events that are orchestrated by 

Antifa; 

Whereas the Congressional Research Service reports that 

Antifa literature urges followers to publicize information 

such as home addresses, phone numbers, photographs, 

and social media profiles of perceived enemies; 

Whereas, in June 2018, at least 1,500 U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (referred to in this resolution as 

‘‘ICE’’) employees were doxed by an Antifa-linked Twitter account and were subjected to violent threats and 

harassments; 


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Whereas, in February 2017, black-bloc, Antifa-affiliated riots 

resulted in $100,000 worth of damage at the University 

of California at Berkeley; 

Whereas, in February 2017, over 200 rioters were indicted on 

charges of assaulting police officers, torching a limousine, 

and smashing windows of several businesses, and other 

Antifa-affiliated rioters were armed with hammers, crowbars, bricks, rocks, flares, firecrackers, and other explosive devices; 

Whereas, in August 2017, approximately 100 Antifa rioters 

incited violence during a peaceful rally in Berkeley, California, where these terrorists were repeatedly punching 

and kicking innocent people, sending several peaceful 

protestors to the hospital, and ultimately 13 rioters were 

arrested on a range of charges including assault with 

deadly weapons and obstructing a police officer; 

Whereas, in July 2020, a self-proclaimed member of Antifa, 

Willem Van Spronsen, tossed lit objects at vehicles and 

buildings, caused a car fire, attempted to ignite a 500- 

gallon propane tank, and attempted to firebomb the ICE 

detention facility in Tacoma, Washington; 

Whereas, in February 2021, the United States Attorney for 

the District of Oregon stated that Antifa caused more 

than $2,300,000 in riot damage to Federal property in 

Oregon, not including any damages to private businesses 

or State, county, and city buildings; 

Whereas, over the summer of 2020, Antifa assisted in inflicting over $2,000,000,000 in damages against churches, 

Federal buildings, businesses, and other downtown structures across 20 States, resulting in the death of at least 

30 individuals as well as 700 injured police officers; 


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Whereas, over the summer and fall of 2020, Portland District 

Attorney Mike Schmidt refused to file charges in approximately 70 percent of the approximate 1,000 protest- and 

riot-related cases brought by police officers; 

Whereas, in May 2020, the Department of Justice formally 

labeled Antifa violence as domestic terrorism in a public 

statement saying, ‘‘The violence instigated and carried 

out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with 

the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly.’’; 

Whereas Black Lives Matter-Antifa rioter Malik Fard Muhammad was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison for 

‘‘repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging 

others to commit violence during protests that occurred 

in Portland in 2020’’; 

Whereas, in January 2021, Portland Police Bureau officials 

reported that Antifa rioters attacked officers in downtown Portland shooting commercial-grade, aerial fireworks and firebombs, and destroying government property and over a dozen downtown businesses; 

Whereas in that same riot, police were also attacked with 

bricks, rocks, and frozen water bottles, and Portland 

Mayor Ted Wheeler reported at least tens of thousands 

of dollars in damage had been done; 

Whereas, in August 2022, Antifa ardently defended the 

sexualization of children by guarding a ‘‘kid-friendly’’ 

drag show at a North Texas distillery; 

Whereas, in January 2023, Atlanta police arrested 6 extremists on charges of domestic terrorism following violent 

riots carried out by members of Antifa who shattered 


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windows, destroyed businesses, torched a police car, and 

vandalized the walls of the city; 

Whereas, in January 2023, Antifa issued a statement telling 

its followers to bring pipes, spray paint, kerosene, and 

lighters to New York City to ‘‘Burn it all down’’; 

Whereas, in March 2023, Antifa-affiliated rioters set fire to 

the future Atlanta police training facility by launching 

fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and other destructive items 

at police officers and into the facility’s construction site 

resulting in arrests of 23 extremists on charges of domestic terrorism; 

Whereas these coordinated, destructive acts of hate carried 

out by Antifa are attacks against the Nation’s law enforcement as well as the American people and have no 

place in the United States; and 

Whereas members of Antifa are relentlessly dedicated to 

using acts of domestic terrorism in order to suppress opposing political ideologies: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any un3 lawful conduct performed at an Antifa-affiliated 

4 demonstration, is deemed to be domestic terrorism 

5 (as such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 

6 United States Code); 

7 (2) the House of Representatives designates 

8 Antifa, and any other affiliated group or subsidiary 

9 of Antifa, to be a domestic terrorist organization; 

10 and 


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1 (3) the House of Representatives calls on the 

2 Department of Justice— 

3 (A) to prosecute these crimes of domestic 

4 terrorism (as such term is defined in section 

5 2331 of title 18, United States Code) by Antifa; 

6 and 

7 (B) to use all available tools and resources 

8 to combat the spread of domestic terrorism (as 

9 such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 

10 United States Code) committed by Antifa. 

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