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H.Res. 789: Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

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H.Res. 789: Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-12 · Congress · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 379 (2021): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES789 (2021-11-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Plain summary

This resolution (1) censures Representative Paul Gosar for posting a certain video on his social media accounts that depicts violence against Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joseph R. Biden , and (2) removes him from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 123 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jason Crow (D-CO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and 63 more.

Recorded votes

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hres789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117