HRES 489 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 16, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 15, 2019
  2. Agreed to in HouseJul 16, 2019

Summary

This resolution states that immigrants and their descendants have made America stronger and naturalized citizens are just as American as those whose families have been in the United States for generations. It also expresses a commitment to keep America open to those who lawfully seek refuge from violence and oppression and those willing to work hard to achieve the American Dream, regardless of race, ethnicity, faith, or country of origin.

The resolution strongly condemns as racist the President’s comments about immigrants and those who look to the President like immigrants and states that these have legitimized hatred of new Americans and people of color, including his reference to immigrants and asylum seekers as “invaders.”

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 482Passed240–187Jul 16, 2019
House 481Passed231–190Jul 16, 2019
House 480Failed190–232Jul 16, 2019

Cosponsors 187

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2019 to Jul 16, 2019, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 15, 2019
D-VAA. Donald McEachinJul 16, 2019

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 491. (consideration: CR H5845-5857)
  2. Jul 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 489.
  3. Jul 16, 2019DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 489.
  4. Jul 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jul 16, 2019Mr. Collins (GA) moved to strike words from the record.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2019Engrossed in House
  2. Jul 15, 2019Introduced in House

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