H.Res. 216

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 216 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 216

Condemning the Members of Congress constituting the leadership team of 
the House Republican Conference.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 11, 2025

Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Torres 
of California, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. 
Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
Casar, Ms. Meng, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Clarke of 
New York, Mr. Lieu, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Torres 
of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Kennedy 
of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
Balint, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Garcia of 
California, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Crockett, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Correa, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Williams of 
Georgia, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Carson, 
Mr. Costa, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Rivas, 
Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Latimer, Mr. 
Suozzi, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Wilson 
of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. McClellan, Mr. 
Frost, Ms. Pou, Ms. Chu, Ms. Randall, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Pocan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Lee of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Leger Fernandez, 
Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Titus, Mr. Casten, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. 
Ansari, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. 
Vindman, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Simon, 
Ms. Omar, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. 
Stanton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Tran, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. 
Morrison, Ms. Friedman, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Thompson of California, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Carter of 
Louisiana, Mr. Amo, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Stansbury) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ethics

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RESOLUTION

Condemning the Members of Congress constituting the leadership team of 
the House Republican Conference.

Whereas, on March 5, 2025, the House Republican Conference's political arm 
posted a vile post on X about United States Congressman Adriano 
Espaillat of New York, the Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic 
Caucus, calling into question his immigration status and patriotism;
Whereas this xenophobic rhetoric from the House Republican Conference proves 
that one can follow the law, earn legal status, become a citizen of the 
United States, get duly elected to Congress, swear multiple oaths of 
office to uphold and defend the Constitution, and still be called an 
``illegal immigrant'', despite its ignorance and inaccuracy;
Whereas this xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric is beneath the oath of 
office for a Member of Congress and has no place in the House of 
Representatives; and
Whereas this post followed an intense debate on the House floor about decorum 
and the need for Members of Congress to rise above political division 
and elevate the discourse of this sacred citadel of American democracy: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, 
Majority Whip Tom Emmer, House Republican Chair Lisa McClain, 
Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, House Republican 
Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore, Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler, and 
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson 
shall be condemned for allowing the House Republican Conference's 
political arm to make a false statement and call into question the 
citizenship of their colleague, Congressman Adriano Espaillat.
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