Title: Condemning and censuring Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts for defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic attacks across the United States.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution condemns Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts for certain comments regarding Israel.
It also expresses that Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Representative Tlaib, Representative Omar, and Representative Pressley each be censured.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 474 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 474

Condemning and censuring Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New 
 York, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan 
Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts 
for defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic 
                   attacks across the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2021

Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mr. Banks, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Gibbs, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Webster of 
 Florida, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Reschenthaler, 
     Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Nehls) submitted the following 
       resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning and censuring Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New 
 York, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan 
Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts 
for defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic 
                   attacks across the United States.

Whereas the State of Israel is a key ally and a strategic partner of the United 
        States;
Whereas since Israel's founding in 1948, Congress has repeatedly expressed our 
        Nation's unwavering commitment to the security of Israel;
Whereas as a sovereign country, Israel has the right and responsibility to 
        protect itself and its citizens from all forms of terrorism;
Whereas Hamas was designated by the Department of State as a foreign terrorist 
        organization on October 8, 1997;
Whereas Hamas is actively engaged in committing war crimes, including using 
        civilians as human shields, which is banned under customary 
        international humanitarian law;
Whereas Hamas and its Palestinian terrorist allies in Gaza have fired hundreds 
        of rockets into Israel at nonmilitary targets since the week of May 9, 
        2021;
Whereas civilians, including women and children, have been killed as a direct 
        result from the actions of Hamas;
Whereas Hamas and its Palestinian terrorist allies in Gaza are funded by Iran;
Whereas Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Representative 
        Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and 
        Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts have each referred to 
        Israel as an ``apartheid state'';
Whereas Representative Omar equated the United States and Israel with Hamas and 
        the Taliban when stating ``We must have the same level of accountability 
        and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen 
        unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, 
        Afghanistan, and the Taliban.'';
Whereas Representative Tlaib accused the Government of Israel of ``ethnic 
        cleansing'' against Palestinians;
Whereas Representative Tlaib claimed that Israel, our democratic ally, is 
        ``promoting racism and dehumanization'';
Whereas Representative Omar argued that Israel's military response to Hamas's 
        strikes was ``an act of terrorism'' rather than an act of self defense;
Whereas Representative Omar accused the United States of backing crimes against 
        humanity;
Whereas Representative Ocasio-Cortez claimed the Israeli military is 
        ``inhumane'' and responsible for ``inflicting violence'';
Whereas Representative Ocasio-Cortez accused the Government of Israel of 
        committing ``human rights abuses'';
Whereas Representative Pressley equated any support of our democratic ally to 
        supporting oppression, violence, and apartheid;
Whereas Representative Pressley accused Israel of ``egregious human rights 
        violations'';
Whereas each of the claims made by Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, 
        and Pressley inaccurately depict the democracy of Israel as an 
        oppressive, violent, abusive nation;
Whereas these claims publicly support the actions of a recognized terrorist 
        organization over the defense of one of our long-time allies; and
Whereas these false claims, further perpetuated over social media, have resulted 
        in increased violence and anti-Semitic hate crimes throughout the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives condemns Representative 
        Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Representative Rashida 
        Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and 
        Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts for defending 
        foreign terrorist organizations and perpetuating a narrative 
        that has incited anti-Semitic attacks across the United States;
            (2) Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Representative Tlaib, 
        Representative Omar, and Representative Pressley each be 
        censured;
            (3) Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Representative Tlaib, 
        Representative Omar, and Representative Pressley each forthwith 
        present themselves in the well of the House of Representatives 
        for the pronouncement of censure; and
            (4) Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Representative Tlaib, 
        Representative Omar, and Representative Pressley each be 
        censured with the public reading of this resolution by the 
        Speaker.
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