H.Res. 789Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

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Sponsor: Jackie Speier [D-CA-14]
Cosponsors: 123 · 123 Democrats
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Ethics Committee
Latest action: Nov 17, 2021 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedNov 12, 2021
Passed the HouseNov 17, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 789 as passed House on Nov 17, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 379

House Nov 17, 2021

On Agreeing to the Resolution

Censuring Representative Paul Gosar

Passed

223 Yea 207 Nay 3 not voting · 1 present

Party-line vote 2 of 430 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Republicans.

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All members434 members

Democratic221 members

Republican213 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors123 · 123 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Res. 789 and vote against it. 60 signed when it was filed.

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