Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Bill: 117-hres-789
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2021-11-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House Committee on Natural Resources

House Committee on Oversight and Reform

House of Representatives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution censures Representative Paul Gosar for posting a certain video on his social media accounts that depicts violence against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joseph R. Biden.</p>

action_date: 2021-11-17
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This resolution (1) censures Representative Paul Gosar for posting a certain video on his social media accounts that depicts violence against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joseph R. Biden
, and (2) removes him from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 789 In the House of Representatives, U. S., November 17, 2021 RESOLUTION Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Whereas, on November 7, 2021, Representative Paul Gosar posted a manipulated video on his social media accounts depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joseph Biden; Whereas the video was posted on Representative Gosar’s official Instagram account and used the resources of the House of Representatives to further violence against elected officials; Whereas Representative Gosar issued a statement on November 9, 2021, defending the video as a symbolic cartoon and spreading hateful and false rhetoric about immigrants; Whereas the leadership of the Republican Party has failed to condemn Representative Gosar’s threats of violence against the President of the United States and a fellow Member of Congress; Whereas the Speaker of the House made clear that threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States should not be tolerated and called on the Committee on Ethics of the House and law enforcement to investigate the video; Whereas depictions of violence can foment actual violence and jeopardize the safety of elected officials, as witnessed in this chamber on January 6, 2021; Whereas violence against women in politics is a global phenomenon meant to silence women and discourage them from seeking positions of authority and participating in public life, with women of color disproportionately impacted; Whereas a 2016 survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union found that 82 percent of women parliamentarians have experienced psychological violence and 44 percent received threats of death, sexual violence, beatings, or abduction during their term; and Whereas the participation of women in politics makes our government more representative and just: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona be censured; (2) Representative Paul Gosar forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; (3) Representative Paul Gosar be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker; and (4) Representative Paul Gosar be, and is hereby, removed from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2021 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Cooper , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Evans , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Omar , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Carson , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Welch , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Pingree , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Crow , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Chu , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Adams , Ms. Dean , Ms. Meng , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Lynch , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Quigley , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Raskin , and Mr. Cárdenas ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Whereas, on November 7, 2021, Representative Paul Gosar posted a manipulated video on his social media accounts depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joseph Biden; Whereas the video was posted on Representative Gosar’s official Instagram account and used the resources of the House of Representatives to further violence against elected officials; Whereas Representative Gosar issued a statement on November 9, 2021, defending the video as a symbolic cartoon and spreading hateful and false rhetoric about immigrants; Whereas the leadership of the Republican Party has failed to condemn Representative Gosar’s threats of violence against the President of the United States and a fellow Member of Congress; Whereas the Speaker of the House made clear that threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States should not be tolerated and called on the Committee on Ethics of the House and law enforcement to investigate the video; Whereas depictions of violence can foment actual violence and jeopardize the safety of elected officials, as witnessed in this chamber on January 6, 2021; Whereas violence against women in politics is a global phenomenon meant to silence women and discourage them from seeking positions of authority and participating in public life, with women of color disproportionately impacted; Whereas a 2016 survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union found that 82 percent of women parliamentarians have experienced psychological violence and 44 percent received threats of death, sexual violence, beatings, or abduction during their term; and Whereas the participation of women in politics makes our government more representative and just: Now, therefore, be it

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