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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 841 

Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib and condemning antisemitism. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committees on the 

Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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 

RESOLUTION 

Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib and condemning 

antisemitism. 

Whereas Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib has a long history of 

spewing hate and making antisemitic statements and 

anti-Israeli remarks, all of which are unbecoming of a 

Member of Congress; 

Whereas, in May 2019, Congresswoman Tlaib, while on the 

‘‘Skullduggery podcast’’, said ‘‘There’s a kind of a 

calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the 

Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust . . .’’; 

Whereas, in 2020, Congresswoman Tlaib tweeted an illustration with the caption, ‘‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’’, and this Palestine Liberation OrganiVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:26 Nov 06, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR841.IH HR841

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zation (PLO) slogan has been adopted by Hamas and 

calls for the eradication of Israel and the genocide of all 

Jews; 

Whereas, in September 2022, Congresswoman Tlaib participated in a virtual event hosted by the Americans for Justice in Palestine Action and said, ‘‘I want you all to know 

that among progressives, it becomes clear that you cannot claim to hold progressive values yet back Israel’s 

apartheid government’’; 

Whereas, on May 9, 2023, the CEO and National Director 

of the Anti-Defamation League wrote a letter to Speaker 

McCarthy and Minority Leader Jeffries warning them of 

an event Congresswoman Tlaib was planning on hosting 

in the United States Capitol entitled, ‘‘Nakba 75 & the 

Palestinian People’’, and the letter goes on to say, ‘‘In 

previous years, many Nakba Day events have devolved 

into hateful, anti-Israel and even antisemitic language. 

Just last year, in May 2022, speakers at Nakba Day 

events across the country variously referred to Israelis as 

the ‘stench of White European invaders,’ called for ‘death 

to Israel’ and stated that ‘everyone should fight within 

his means. They will fight with stones. Others will fight 

with guns. Others will fight with planes, drones. And others will fight with rockets.’ ’’; 

Whereas, on July 18, 2023, Congresswoman Tlaib voted 

against adopting a resolution Expressing the sense of 

Congress supporting the State of Israel; 

Whereas, on October 8, 2023, one day after a series of coordinated attacks on Israel perpetrated by Hamas terrorists and leaving more Jews dead than any single day 

since the Holocaust, Congresswoman Tlaib issued a 

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ating the United States should end its support for the 

State of Israel; 

Whereas acts of hate, discrimination, and violence based on 

religion or ethnicity have no place inside the Halls of 

Congress, and Members of Congress who denounce the 

United States while praising terrorist organizations are 

unfit to hold office; 

Whereas freedom of speech and expression are foundational 

principles in the United States, but when these principles 

are used to promote violence, hatred, or discrimination on 

the basis of religious beliefs, national origin, or ancestry, 

anyone, including Members of Congress, must be held accountable; 

Whereas Congresswoman Tlaib’s repeated anti-Israel remarks 

are irreconcilable with longstanding United States policy 

to support our strong ally in a volatile region; and 

Whereas Congresswoman Tlaib’s repeated antisemitic remarks perpetuate and encourage hatred toward Jewish 

people in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) Representative Rashida Tlaib be censured; 

3 (2) Representative Rashida Tlaib forthwith 

4 present herself in the well of the House of Rep5 resentatives for the pronouncement of censure; 

6 (3) Representative Rashida Tlaib be censured 

7 with the public reading of this resolution by the 

8 Speaker; 

9 (4) the House of Representatives unilaterally 

10 condemns all forms of antisemitism as a threat to 


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1 democracy and overall safety and well-being for Jew2 ish Americans, and stands in solidarity with those 

3 affected by antisemitism by any Member of Con4 gress; 

5 (5) the House of Representatives calls upon all 

6 Members of Congress to denounce and combat all 

7 forms of antisemitism, emphasize the need to raise 

8 awareness about the dangers of antisemitism, and 

9 encourage leaders across this country to speak out 

10 against it; and 

11 (6) the House of Representatives pledges to ad12 vance accurate Holocaust education and counter 

13 Holocaust denial and distortion, commemorate the 

14 victims of the Holocaust, and ensure that lessons of 

15 the tragedy are not forgotten. 

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