IV 
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 lawless-
ness and criminal behavior; 
Whereas, in 2016, the Department of Homeland Security for-
mally classified Antifa activities as ‘‘domestic terrorist vi-
olence’’; 
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 orga-
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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 mili-
tancy.’’; 
Whereas the far-left militant organization held signs reading, 
‘‘We are ungovernable’’ and ‘‘Abolish ICE, no cops, pris-
ons, borders, presidents’’, illustrating their dedication to 
lawlessness; 
Whereas, in response to the 2017 violent riots, an Antifa ex-
tremist 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 Chris-
topher Wray stated in a testimony to the House Home-
land Security Committee, ‘‘We have seen folks who sub-
scribe or identify with the Antifa movement, who coalesce 
regionally into small groups or nodes and they are cer-
tainly 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 Twit-
ter 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, crow-
bars, bricks, rocks, flares, firecrackers, and other explo-
sive devices; 
Whereas, in August 2017, approximately 100 Antifa rioters 
incited violence during a peaceful rally in Berkeley, Cali-
fornia, 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 inflict-
ing over $2,000,000,000 in damages against churches, 
Federal buildings, businesses, and other downtown struc-
tures 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 approxi-
mately 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 ac-
cordingly.’’; 
Whereas Black Lives Matter-Antifa rioter Malik Fard Mu-
hammad was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison for 
‘‘repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of po-
lice 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 down-
town Portland shooting commercial-grade, aerial fire-
works and firebombs, and destroying government prop-
erty 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 extrem-
ists 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 domes-
tic terrorism; 
Whereas these coordinated, destructive acts of hate carried 
out by Antifa are attacks against the Nation’s law en-
forcement 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 op-
posing political ideologies: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any un-
lawful conduct performed at an Antifa-affiliated 
demonstration, is deemed to be domestic terrorism 
(as such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 
United States Code); 
(2) the House of Representatives designates 
Antifa, and any other affiliated group or subsidiary 
of Antifa, to be a domestic terrorist organization; 
and 
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(3) the House of Representatives calls on the 
Department of Justice— 
(A) to prosecute these crimes of domestic 
terrorism (as such term is defined in section 
2331 of title 18, United States Code) by Antifa; 
and 
(B) to use all available tools and resources 
to combat the spread of domestic terrorism (as 
such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18, 
United States Code) committed by Antifa. 
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