Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.

Bill: 118-hres-912
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
Introduced: 2023-12-05
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 912 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2023 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Finstad , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Walberg , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Mr. Collins ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics RESOLUTION Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.

Whereas, on September 30, 2023, as the House of Representatives was considering legislation to avoid a lapse of appropriations for Federal agencies and departments which would result in a shutdown of those agencies and departments, Jamaal Bowman, the Representative from the 16th Congressional District of New York, pulled a fire alarm; Whereas section 22–1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code makes knowingly causing a false alarm of fire a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment up to six months, or both; Whereas section 22–1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code states It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to willfully or knowingly give a false alarm of fire within the District of Columbia, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not more than the amount set forth in section 22–3571.01 [of this Code] or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment ; Whereas, on October 26, 2023, Representative Bowman pled guilty to violating section 22–1319 of the District of Columbia Criminal Code and was required to pay a $1,000 fine and write an apology letter to the United States Capitol Police and was placed on probation; and Whereas the actions of Representative Bowman forced the evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building and disrupted the work of the Congress as a vote was underway on the floor of the House: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) the House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, Representative from the 16th Congressional District of New York; (2) Representative Jamaal Bowman will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and (3) Representative Jamaal Bowman will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.