HRES 489 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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

Introduced Jul 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Tom Malinowski D-NJ

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

Progress

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IntroducedJul 15, 2019
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 call	Question	Result	Date
House 482	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Passed240–187	Jul 16, 2019

House 481	On Motion to Proceed in Order	Passed231–190	Jul 16, 2019

House 480	On Motion to Strike Words from the Record	Failed190–232	Jul 16, 2019

Cosponsors 187

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

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-FL	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	Jul 15, 2019
D-VA	A. Donald McEachin		Jul 16, 2019
D-IA	Abby Finkenauer		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Jul 16, 2019
D-WA	Adam Smith		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Al Green		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Jul 16, 2019
D-NC	Alma S. Adams		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Ami Bera		Jul 16, 2019
D-IN	André Carson		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Andy Kim		Jul 16, 2019
D-MI	Andy Levin		Jul 16, 2019
D-MN	Angie Craig		Jul 16, 2019
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Jul 16, 2019
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Antonio Delgado		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Jul 16, 2019
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján		Jul 16, 2019
D-MN	Betty McCollum		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Bill Foster		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Brian Higgins		Jul 16, 2019
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Jul 16, 2019
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Charlie Crist		Jul 16, 2019
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Cheri Bustos		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan		Jul 16, 2019
D-IA	Cynthia Axne		Jul 16, 2019
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Darren Soto		Jul 16, 2019
D-NC	David E. Price		Jul 16, 2019
D-MD	David J. Trone		Jul 16, 2019
D-IA	David Loebsack		Jul 16, 2019
D-RI	David N. Cicilline		Jul 16, 2019
D-GA	David Scott		Jul 16, 2019
D-MN	Dean Phillips		Jul 16, 2019
D-MI	Debbie Dingell		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz		Jul 16, 2019
D-NM	Debra A. Haaland		Jul 16, 2019
D-CO	Diana DeGette		Jul 16, 2019
D-NV	Dina Titus		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Donald Norcross		Jul 16, 2019
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Donna E. Shalala		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Dwight Evans		Jul 16, 2019
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Jul 16, 2019
D-HI	Ed Case		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Jul 16, 2019
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Jul 16, 2019
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel		Jul 16, 2019
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin		Jul 16, 2019
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Eric Swalwell		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Filemon Vela		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield		Jul 16, 2019
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Grace Meng		Jul 16, 2019
D-AZ	Greg Stanton		Jul 16, 2019
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries		Jul 16, 2019
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Harley Rouda		Jul 16, 2019
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	J. Luis Correa		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Jul 16, 2019
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		Jul 16, 2019
D-CT	James A. Himes		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jul 16, 2019
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jared Huffman		Jul 16, 2019
D-CO	Jason Crow		Jul 16, 2019
D-VA	Jennifer Wexton		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jerry McNerney		Jul 16, 2019
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jim Costa		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta		Jul 16, 2019
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Jul 16, 2019
D-CO	Joe Neguse		Jul 16, 2019
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	John Garamendi		Jul 16, 2019
D-GA	John Lewis		Jul 16, 2019
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	Joseph P. Kennedy III		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Josh Harder		Jul 16, 2019
D-OH	Joyce Beatty		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Juan Vargas		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Judy Chu		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Julia Brownley		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Karen Bass		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Katie Hill		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Katie Porter		Jul 16, 2019
D-OK	Kendra S. Horn		Jul 16, 2019
D-OR	Kurt Schrader		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		Jul 16, 2019
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	Lori Trahan		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard		Jul 16, 2019
D-GA	Lucy McBath		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Madeleine Dean		Jul 16, 2019
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge		Jul 16, 2019
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier		Jul 16, 2019
D-WI	Mark Pocan		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Mark Takano		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Max Rose		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Jul 16, 2019
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Mike Levin		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Mike Quigley		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Mike Thompson		Jul 16, 2019
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Paul Tonko		Jul 16, 2019
D-VT	Peter Welch		Jul 16, 2019
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Jul 16, 2019
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Ro Khanna		Jul 16, 2019
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly		Jul 16, 2019
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro		Jul 16, 2019
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		Jul 16, 2019
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Jul 16, 2019
D-IL	Sean Casten		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	Seth Moulton		Jul 16, 2019
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Jul 16, 2019
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Jul 16, 2019
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene		Jul 16, 2019
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici		Jul 16, 2019
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Thomas R. Suozzi		Jul 16, 2019
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Tj Cox		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas		Jul 16, 2019
D-HI	Tulsi Gabbard		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Veronica Escobar		Jul 16, 2019
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez		Jul 16, 2019
D-MA	William R. Keating		Jul 16, 2019
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Jul 16, 2019
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke		Jul 16, 2019
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Jul 16, 2019

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 Jul 15, 2019

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 16, 2019Rule H. Res. 491 passed House.
Jul 16, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 491. (consideration: CR H5845-5857)
Jul 16, 2019Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 and H. Res. 489 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3494 under a structured rule; provides for consideration of a resolution relating to House Report 116-125, if called up by direction of the Committee on Overisight and Reform; provides for consideration of a joint resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding the Arms Export Control Act; provides for consideration of H. Res. 489.
Jul 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 489.
Jul 16, 2019WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have the words taken down. After review, the Chair ruled that the words were in violation of the spirit of debate.

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H5915	Al Green D-TX, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY, Ayanna Pressley D-MA, Ilhan Omar D-MN, Rashida Tlaib D-MI	Jul 17, 2019
House	Debate and remarks H5835–H5845, H5845–H5857Text printed H5835, H5845Amendments H5843Motions H5852, H5854Recorded votes H5843, H5844, H5852, H5853, H5857Collins of Georgia motion to strike Pelosi words from Recordcondemn and supportconsideration (H. Res. 491), previous questionNadler motion to allow Speaker Pelosi to proceed in orderRulings of the chair H5852	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY (amendment, motion, text), Anthony Gonzalez R-OH, Ayanna Pressley D-MA (amendment, motion, text), Carol D. Miller R-WV, Daniel Meuser R-PA, Doug Collins R-GA (motion), Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY, Ilhan Omar D-MN (amendment, motion, text), James P. McGovern D-MA, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Jerrold Nadler D-NY (motion), John Lewis D-GA, Karen Bass D-CA, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Madeleine Dean D-PA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Rashida Tlaib D-MI (amendment, motion, text), Rob Woodall R-GA (amendment), Sean P. Duffy R-WI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Cohen D-TN, Steve Scalise R-LA, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX, Ted Lieu D-CA, Tim Ryan D-OH, Tom Malinowski D-NJ, Tom McClintock R-CA	Jul 16, 2019
Senate	Debate and remarks S4814	Charles E. Schumer D-NY	Jul 15, 2019

Research

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CRS reports 1

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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

Related bills 1

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Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 491	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3494) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; relating to the consideration of House Report 116-125 and an accompanying resolution; relating to the consideration of measures disapproving of sales, exports, or approvals pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 489) condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress.	Procedurally related	Jul 16, 2019

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: Condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 16, 2019Engrossed in House
Jul 15, 2019Introduced in House

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