(PM.) On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) for pulling a fire alarm in a congressional office building. Three Democrats voted against him, 15 did not voted, 4 voted present, and 191 voted not to censure him. 211 Republicans voted against him, with one voting present.
Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been censured by the House of Representatives
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 7, 2023
Earlier this year, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) were censured by the House.
A House ethics panel declined to investigate Bowman for his actions but a censure would serve as a formal rebuke of the Democratic congressman.
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), introduced the censure resolution on Tuesday as “privileged.” As a result, House leadership is required to act on the measure within two legislative days. A final vote on the motion is expected as early as Thursday.
In September, Bowman pulled the fire alarm that resulted in an evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building before a vote on a spending bill. Though the progressive “Squad” member agreed to a plea deal that resulted in a misdemeanor count and apologized for the incident, he has still denied that his actions were an attempt to delay a vote.
McClain posted on X, “Actions must be met with consequences. Rep. Bowman pulling a fire alarm to curtail an act of Congress was unacceptable and against the law. For that, he must stand before Congress and accept Censure.”
Today, I introduced a PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION to censure Representative Bowman for knowingly causing a false alarm of a fire while the House worked to avert a government shutdown.
Nobody is above the law, Congressmen included. pic.twitter.com/nMfgOq8uxv
— Representative Lisa McClain (@RepLisaMcClain) December 5, 2023
