Censuring President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election through unlawful means and for inciting insurrection.
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution censures President Donald J. Trump for actions described in this resolution, including attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election and inciting insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The resolution calls upon President Trump to
- acknowledge that President-elect Joseph R. Biden was the victor of the election and that President-elect Biden will be the lawful President on January 20, 2021;
- call on his supporters not to engage in violence;
- disavow the actions of the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol; and
- denounce any further acts of violence, including any planned to occur surrounding the 58th Presidential Inauguration.
Finally, it finds that, in engaging in the above cited actions, President Trump "as an officer of the United States ... engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the [United States], or [gave] aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," as described in Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, making him ineligible for future office, unless Congress, in the future, removes such disability by a two-thirds vote of each chamber.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2021 to Feb 18, 2021, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil disturbances
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Georgia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protest and dissent
- State and local government operations
- Subversive activities
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
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