IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 812 

Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman. 

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 

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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the House of Representatives censures 

3 Jamaal Bowman, Representative of the 16th Con4 gressional District of New York, for violating Dis5 trict of Columbia Criminal Code Section 22–1319 by 

6 knowingly causing a false alarm of fire in an at7 tempt to obstruct official proceedings of the House; 

8 (2) Representative Jamaal Bowman will forth9 with present himself in the well of the House of 

10 Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; 


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1 (3) Representative Jamaal Bowman will be cen2 sured with the public reading of this resolution by 

3 the Speaker; and 

4 (4) Representative Bowman shall be removed 

5 from all committee assignments forthwith and pro6 hibited from holding a seat on any committee of the 

7 House during the One Hundred Eighteenth Con8 gress without a majority vote of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

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