Bill · H.Res. 132· House(119-HRES-132)
Censuring Representative Robert Garcia of California for inciting violence against a special government employee.
- Introduced
- 2/13/2025
- Last activity
- 2/13/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
- Sponsored by
- Nancy Mace
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution proposes to officially censure Representative Robert Garcia of California. The text states that the action is taken because Representative Garcia used inappropriate language and called on fellow Democrats to bring actual weapons to a fight against Elon Reeve Musk, a special government employee working in the Department of Government Efficiency. The document argues that this rhetoric attempted to incite violence against a federal employee and affected the dignity and integrity of the House. If passed, the resolution requires Representative Garcia to present himself in the well of the House for a public reading and pronouncement of censure by the Speaker.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The resolution requires a public reading of the censure in the House well, which increases the visibility of congressional disciplinary actions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- The resolution states that violence, threats of violence, or attempts to incite violence against federal employees should not be tolerated in the House of Representatives, which could uphold standards of conduct for elected officials.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions outlining negative impacts or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
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- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 2/13/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.