Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
Latest action · Aug 18, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 18, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Censures and condemns President Trump for his inadequate response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017, for his failure to condemn the White supremacist groups responsible for actions of domestic terrorism, for asserting that "both sides" were to blame and excusing the violent behavior of participants in the Unite the Right rally, and for employing people with ties to White supremacist movements in the White House.
Urges President Trump to fire all White House advisors who have urged him to cater to the White supremacist movement.
Cosponsors 134
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 18, 2017 to Sep 18, 2017; 78 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Aug 18, 2017 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Sep 8, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Sep 18, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 18, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 18, 2017Introduced in House
- Aug 18, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
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Cite it 1
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| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45087 | Resolutions to Censure the President: Procedure and History | Report | Dec 5, 2025 |
Titles 1
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- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Aug 18, 2017Introduced in House
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