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Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia.

Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 4, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution censures and condemns President Donald J. Trump for asking the Georgia Secretary of State on January 2, 2021, to overturn the Georgia results of the November 2020 presidential election. It further calls on President Trump to (1) retract and disavow this behavior, and (2) acknowledge President-elect Joseph R. Biden as the victor of the November 2020 presidential election.

Cosponsors 114

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021; 94 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MOCori BushOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 4, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 5, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredJan 5, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneJan 5, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaJan 5, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJan 5, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezJan 5, 2021
D-MALori TrahanJan 5, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJan 5, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoJan 5, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonJan 5, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceJan 12, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteJan 12, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jan 12, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJan 12, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJan 12, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJan 12, 2021
D-CAMaxine WatersJan 12, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 12, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJan 12, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJul 21, 2021

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 4, 2021
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Mar 4, 2021
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jan 4, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  2. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

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

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House

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