IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 846 
Censuring Representative Brian Mast. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 
Ms. JACOBS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ethics 
RESOLUTION 
Censuring Representative Brian Mast. 
Whereas Representative Brian Mast served honorably in the 
United States Army with distinct sacrifice, dedication, 
and bravery; 
Whereas Representative Brian Mast has repeatedly made in-
flammatory statements regarding innocent Palestinian ci-
vilians in Gaza who are in harm’s way through no fault 
of their own as a result of horrific terrorist attacks con-
ducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023; 
Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s refusal to distinguish 
innocent Palestinians from Hamas terrorists is false, mis-
leading, dehumanizing, dangerous, and unbecoming of a 
Member of Congress; 
Whereas, on October 19, 2023, during a House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee markup, Representative Brian Mast em-
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phatically asserted that any urgently needed humani-
tarian aid for innocent Palestinian civilians who are in 
harm’s way through no fault of their own ‘‘should be 
slowed down’’ and that there should be ‘‘every effort 
made to slow down any perceived assistance’’; 
Whereas, on October 19, 2023, during the same House For-
eign Affairs Committee markup, Representative Brian 
Mast stated that terrorism is ‘‘absolutely supported by 
the Palestinian people from elementary school all the way 
up into the elderly’’; 
Whereas, on November 1, 2023, during a speech on the 
House Floor, Representative Brian Mast inexcusably 
compared innocent Palestinian civilians, including chil-
dren, who are often used as human shields by Hamas 
terrorists, to ‘‘Nazi’’ collaborators that perpetrated the 
Holocaust against the Jewish people; 
Whereas the horrific crime against humanity perpetrated by 
Nazis that resulted in the murder of more than 
6,000,000 Jews during the Holocaust should never be 
trivialized; 
Whereas, on November 1, 2023, during a speech on the 
House Floor, Representative Brian Mast stated that 
‘‘there are very few innocent Palestinian civilians’’; 
Whereas, on November 2, 2023, Representative Brian Mast 
again incorrectly conflated innocent Palestinian civilians 
with Hamas terrorists by tweeting a video of a Hamas 
leader and asserting that ‘‘a two-state solution means 
making a state out of these murderous terrorists who are 
openly calling for the atrocities of October 7 to be com-
mitted over and over again’’; 
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Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s repeated conflation of 
innocent Palestinian civilians with Hamas terrorists 
sends a message to the world that violence against all 
Palestinians is legitimate and risks the incitement of bru-
tal attacks across the Middle East region including set-
tler violence in the West Bank and Hezbollah aggression 
in Northern Israel; 
Whereas instances of anti-Arab hate and Islamophobia have 
been on the rise, including the hate-fueled murder of 
Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American, 
who was stabbed to death in his home in Illinois on Octo-
ber 15, 2023, because of his identity; and 
Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s comments regarding 
innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza are dehumanizing, 
inflammatory, unacceptable and can be reasonably con-
strued as inviting the targeted murder of innocent Pal-
estinians, fanning the flames of violence in the Middle 
East and violating the international rules of war: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That Representative Brian Mast be cen-
sured. 
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