HRES 494 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

Condemning the false, inflammatory, and racially offensive statements made by the President of the United States regarding four women of color who are duly elected Members of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.

Latest action · Jul 16, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 16, 2019
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution condemns as false, inflammatory, and racially offensive statements made by the President regarding four women of color who are duly elected Members of Congress.

It calls upon all Americans to celebrate the ethnic, racial, and religious diversity that has made the United States the leader of the community of nations and the beacon of hope and inspiration to oppressed persons everywhere. It encourages all persons in the nation to cherish and exercise the rights, privileges, and responsibilities guaranteed by the Constitution.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 16, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 16, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 16, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5834Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY, Ayanna Pressley D-MA, Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ, Ilhan Omar D-MN, Rashida Tlaib D-MIJul 16, 2019

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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ProductTitleKindPublished
R45087Resolutions to Censure the President: Procedure and HistoryReportDec 5, 2025

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Condemning the false, inflammatory, and racially offensive statements made by the President of the United States regarding four women of color who are duly elected Members of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

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  1. Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House

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