Condemning and censuring Representative Steve King of Iowa.

Bill: 116-hres-40
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-14
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House of Representatives

Iowa

Members of Congress

Racial and ethnic relations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-14
text: NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Ryan notified the House of his intent to offer a privileged resolution in the form of H. Res. 40 pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution censures Representative Steve King of Iowa for certain comments made on January 20, 2019, in an interview published by the New York Times.</p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 40 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2019 Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Loebsack , and Mr. Joyce of Ohio ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Condemning and censuring Representative Steve King of Iowa.

Whereas, on January 10, 2019, in an interview published by the New York Times, Representative Steve King asked, White nationalist, White supremacist, Western civilization—how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? ; Whereas Representative King’s comments legitimize White supremacy and White nationalism as acceptable in today’s society; Whereas Representative King’s comments are abhorrent to the founding principles of our Nation and our rich history of diversity and tolerance of those whose backgrounds and beliefs have made America the envy of the world; and Whereas Representative King’s comments reflect negatively on the House of Representatives: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) Representative Steve King of Iowa be censured; (2) Representative Steve King forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and (3) Representative Steve King be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.