IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 746 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms 
of political violence and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes 
political opponents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. AMO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASAR, 
Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
DELAURO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. DEXTER, Mr. DOG-
GETT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ELFRETH, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOLDMAN of New 
York, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. 
HAYES, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. LARSEN
of Washington, Mr. 
MANNION, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. NEGUSE, 
Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, Ms. OMAR, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. ROSS, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. SWALWELL, Mrs. 
SYKES, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. TORRES of 
California, Mr. TRAN, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. VINDMAN, 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. SCOTT of 
Virginia, Mr. STANTON, Ms. BROWN, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BALINT, Mr. 
CROW, Mr. IVEY, Ms. POU, Ms. MCBRIDE, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. UNDER-
WOOD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEU, 
Ms. LEGER
FERNANDEZ, Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. LEE of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. PALLONE, 
Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. TONKO, Ms. RANDALL, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. MCIVER, Ms. SCHOLTEN, 
Ms. ANSARI, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. MOR-
RISON, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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•HRES 746 IH 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives con-
demning all forms of political violence and rejecting rhet-
oric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents. 
Whereas democracy depends upon the peaceful contest of 
ideas, not intimidation, violence, or assassination; 
Whereas acts of political violence and threats against elected 
officials, candidates, and public figures undermine the 
safety of those who serve, the trust of the governed, and 
the integrity of democratic institutions; 
Whereas, in September 2025, conservative activist Charlie 
Kirk was assassinated by gunfire during a speaking event 
in Orem, Utah, in a horrifying attack authorities have 
described as politically motivated; 
Whereas, in June 2025, multiple Minnesota legislators and 
their families were targeted in coordinated shootings, in-
cluding the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker 
Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and 
the attempted assassinations of Senator John Hoffman 
and his wife Yvette Hoffman; 
Whereas, in April 2025, arsonist Cody Balmer threw Molotov 
cocktails into the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, set-
ting fire to the building; 
Whereas, in July 2024, an armed individual attempted the 
assassination of President Donald J. Trump at a cam-
paign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, resulting in death 
and injury, followed by a second attempt in 2025 at his 
golf club in Florida; 
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Whereas, in October 2022, Paul Pelosi, husband of then- 
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was brutally attacked in his home 
by an assailant seeking to harm the Speaker; 
Whereas, on June 8, 2022, an armed individual was arrested 
near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett 
Kavanaugh after traveling from California with the stat-
ed intent to assassinate him; 
Whereas, on January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was 
attacked by a violent mob seeking to disrupt the certifi-
cation of the Presidential election, resulting in deaths, in-
juries, and threats to the safety of Members of Congress, 
staff, and law enforcement officers; 
Whereas, in 2020, members of a paramilitary militia group 
plotted to kidnap and assassinate Michigan Governor 
Gretchen Whitmer; 
Whereas such events demonstrate an escalating pattern of 
politically motivated violence across the country, tar-
geting leaders and public figures across the political spec-
trum; 
Whereas Members of Congress and other public officials have 
increasingly faced death threats, harassment, and intimi-
dation aimed at silencing them or deterring them from 
fulfilling their representative responsibilities; and 
Whereas such violence or threats, whether carried out or at-
tempted, strike at the heart of representative democracy, 
impede free speech, chill civic engagement, and endanger 
the legitimacy and functioning of government, including 
the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) condemns all forms of political violence, in-
cluding assassination and attempted assassination of 
public officials, candidates, and public figures, re-
gardless of political party or ideology; 
(2) affirms that violence and threats have no 
place in the political arena and that all political dis-
putes must be resolved through lawful, peaceful, 
democratic means; 
(3) reaffirms its commitment to ensuring the 
safety, dignity, and respect for all Members of Con-
gress, State legislators, elected officials, and other 
public servants; 
(4) urges law enforcement authorities at all lev-
els to thoroughly investigate, prosecute, and hold ac-
countable those who commit or incite political vio-
lence; 
(5) commends law enforcement and all public 
officials who work to respond to such violence; 
(6) calls on all public officials, community lead-
ers, and media to reject rhetoric that dehumanizes 
or demonizes opponents and to foster civil discourse; 
and 
(7) declares that threats or acts of violence 
against officials or public figures degrade the dig-
nity, safety, and integrity of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and of democratic institutions more 
broadly. 
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