H.Res. 789 · 117th Congress

Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.

Introduced on Nov 12, 2021 by Jackie Speier (D-CA-14). 123 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 17, 2021): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Nov 12, 2021
Cosponsors
123
0 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congressional committees
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Oversight and Reform
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 17, 2021). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jackie SpeierD-CA-14Sponsor

Democrats · 123

Roll calls

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  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Nov 17, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 223–207

History

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  1. Nov 12, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 12, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 12, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ethics.
  4. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 795 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 789 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments. The resoluton provides that the amendment printed in this report shall be considered as adopted.
  5. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseRule H. Res. 795 passed House.
  6. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseConsidered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6336-6347)
  7. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 789.
  8. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. Nov 17, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 207, 1 Present (Roll no. 379).(text: CR H6336-6337)House · Roll call 379
  10. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 207, 1 Present (Roll no. 379). (text: CR H6336-6337)House · Roll call 379
  11. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.