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Notice of Intention to Offer Resolution Raising A Question of the Privileges of the House

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 5, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House.

The form of the resolution is as follows:

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 6 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 Congress as a vote was underway on the floor of the House:

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, Representative from the 16th Congressional District of New York; Representative Jamaal Bowman will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and Jamaal Bowman will be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.

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