Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib and condemning antisemitism.

Bill: 118-hres-841
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ethics, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution censures Representative Rashida Tlaib. The resolution also condemns all forms of anti-Semitism as a threat to democracy and overall safety and well-being for Jewish Americans.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 841 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023 Mr. Miller of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and Foreign Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib and condemning antisemitism.

Whereas Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib has a long history of spewing hate and making antisemitic statements and anti-Israeli remarks, all of which are unbecoming of a Member of Congress; Whereas, in May 2019, Congresswoman Tlaib, while on the Skullduggery podcast , said There’s a kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust … ; Whereas, in 2020, Congresswoman Tlaib tweeted an illustration with the caption, From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free , and this Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) slogan has been adopted by Hamas and calls for the eradication of Israel and the genocide of all Jews; Whereas, in September 2022, Congresswoman Tlaib participated in a virtual event hosted by the Americans for Justice in Palestine Action and said, I want you all to know that among progressives, it becomes clear that you cannot claim to hold progressive values yet back Israel’s apartheid government ; Whereas, on May 9, 2023, the CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League wrote a letter to Speaker McCarthy and Minority Leader Jeffries warning them of an event Congresswoman Tlaib was planning on hosting in the United States Capitol entitled, Nakba 75 & the Palestinian People , and the letter goes on to say, In previous years, many Nakba Day events have devolved into hateful, anti-Israel and even antisemitic language. Just last year, in May 2022, speakers at Nakba Day events across the country variously referred to Israelis as the stench of White European invaders, called for death to Israel and stated that everyone should fight within his means. They will fight with stones. Others will fight with guns. Others will fight with planes, drones. And others will fight with rockets. ; Whereas, on July 18, 2023, Congresswoman Tlaib voted against adopting a resolution Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel; Whereas, on October 8, 2023, one day after a series of coordinated attacks on Israel perpetrated by Hamas terrorists and leaving more Jews dead than any single day since the Holocaust, Congresswoman Tlaib issued a statement calling Israel an apartheid state and insinuating the United States should end its support for the State of Israel; Whereas acts of hate, discrimination, and violence based on religion or ethnicity have no place inside the Halls of Congress, and Members of Congress who denounce the United States while praising terrorist organizations are unfit to hold office; Whereas freedom of speech and expression are foundational principles in the United States, but when these principles are used to promote violence, hatred, or discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs, national origin, or ancestry, anyone, including Members of Congress, must be held accountable; Whereas Congresswoman Tlaib’s repeated anti-Israel remarks are irreconcilable with longstanding United States policy to support our strong ally in a volatile region; and Whereas Congresswoman Tlaib’s repeated antisemitic remarks perpetuate and encourage hatred toward Jewish people in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) Representative Rashida Tlaib be censured; (2) Representative Rashida Tlaib forthwith present herself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; (3) Representative Rashida Tlaib be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker; (4) the House of Representatives unilaterally condemns all forms of antisemitism as a threat to democracy and overall safety and well-being for Jewish Americans, and stands in solidarity with those affected by antisemitism by any Member of Congress; (5) the House of Representatives calls upon all Members of Congress to denounce and combat all forms of antisemitism, emphasize the need to raise awareness about the dangers of antisemitism, and encourage leaders across this country to speak out against it; and (6) the House of Representatives pledges to advance accurate Holocaust education and counter Holocaust denial and distortion, commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, and ensure that lessons of the tragedy are not forgotten.