Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 912 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 912

                Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman.


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                    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

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                               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
    Resolved, 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.
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