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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- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jul 21, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2021 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- 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
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Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45087 | Resolutions to Censure the President: Procedure and History | Report | Dec 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.
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Georgia
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
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