119-hres26

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 26 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 26

Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and 
 designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 9, 2025

 Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Miller 
 of Illinois, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Hunt) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary

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 RESOLUTION

Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and 
 designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

Whereas the extremist organization Antifa is motivated by communism, anarchism, 
 socialism, and violence, and has continuously demonstrated their 
 commitment to lawlessness and criminal behavior;
Whereas, in 2016, the Department of Homeland Security formally classified Antifa 
 activities as ``domestic terrorist violence'';
Whereas one chapter, Rose City Antifa, has rejected the civil treatment of 
 perceived enemies, stating, ``We can't just argue against them; we have 
 to prevent them from organizing by any means necessary.'', and this same 
 chapter publicly stated, ``We are unapologetic about the reality that 
 fighting fascism at points requires physical militancy.'';
Whereas the far-left militant organization held signs reading, ``We are 
 ungovernable'' and ``Abolish ICE, no cops, prisons, borders, 
 presidents'', illustrating their dedication to lawlessness;
Whereas, in response to the 2017 violent riots, an Antifa extremist stated, 
 ``Sometimes you have to use direct action to stop it because protesting, 
 signs, yelling is not going to do anything. You have to make them 
 afraid.'';
Whereas Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray stated in a 
 testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, ``We have seen folks 
 who subscribe or identify with the Antifa movement, who coalesce 
 regionally into small groups or nodes and they are certainly organized 
 at that level'', proving these extreme, violent attacks, disguised under 
 the name of protests, are coordinated, organized events that are 
 orchestrated by Antifa;
Whereas the Congressional Research Service reports that Antifa literature urges 
 followers to publicize information such as home addresses, phone 
 numbers, photographs, and social media profiles of perceived enemies;
Whereas, in June 2018, at least 1,500 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
 (referred to in this resolution as ``ICE'') employees were doxed by an 
 Antifa-linked Twitter account and were subjected to violent threats and 
 harassments;
Whereas, in February 2017, black-bloc, Antifa-affiliated riots resulted in 
 $100,000 worth of damage at the University of California at Berkeley;
Whereas, in February 2017, over 200 rioters were indicted on charges of 
 assaulting police officers, torching a limousine, and smashing windows 
 of several businesses, and other Antifa-affiliated rioters were armed 
 with hammers, crowbars, bricks, rocks, flares, firecrackers, and other 
 explosive devices;
Whereas, in August 2017, approximately 100 Antifa rioters incited violence 
 during a peaceful rally in Berkeley, California, where these terrorists 
 were repeatedly punching and kicking innocent people, sending several 
 peaceful protestors to the hospital, and ultimately 13 rioters were 
 arrested on a range of charges including assault with deadly weapons and 
 obstructing a police officer;
Whereas, in July 2020, a self-proclaimed member of Antifa, Willem Van Spronsen, 
 tossed lit objects at vehicles and buildings, caused a car fire, 
 attempted to ignite a 500-gallon propane tank, and attempted to firebomb 
 the ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington;
Whereas, in February 2021, the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon 
 stated that Antifa caused more than $2,300,000 in riot damage to Federal 
 property in Oregon, not including any damages to private businesses or 
 State, county, and city buildings;
Whereas, over the summer of 2020, Antifa assisted in inflicting over 
 $2,000,000,000 in damages against churches, Federal buildings, 
 businesses, and other downtown structures across 20 States, resulting in 
 the death of at least 30 individuals as well as 700 injured police 
 officers;
Whereas, over the summer and fall of 2020, Portland District Attorney Mike 
 Schmidt refused to file charges in approximately 70 percent of the 
 approximate 1,000 protest- and riot-related cases brought by police 
 officers;
Whereas, in May 2020, the Department of Justice formally labeled Antifa violence 
 as domestic terrorism in a public statement saying, ``The violence 
 instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in 
 connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated 
 accordingly.'';
Whereas Black Lives Matter-Antifa rioter Malik Fard Muhammad was sentenced to 10 
 years in Federal prison for ``repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing 
 the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and 
 encouraging others to commit violence during protests that occurred in 
 Portland in 2020'';
Whereas, in January 2021, Portland Police Bureau officials reported that Antifa 
 rioters attacked officers in downtown Portland shooting commercial-
 grade, aerial fireworks and firebombs, and destroying government 
 property and over a dozen downtown businesses;
Whereas in that same riot, police were also attacked with bricks, rocks, and 
 frozen water bottles, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reported at least 
 tens of thousands of dollars in damage had been done;
Whereas, in August 2022, Antifa ardently defended the sexualization of children 
 by guarding a ``kid-friendly'' drag show at a North Texas distillery;
Whereas, in January 2023, Atlanta police arrested 6 extremists on charges of 
 domestic terrorism following violent riots carried out by members of 
 Antifa who shattered windows, destroyed businesses, torched a police 
 car, and vandalized the walls of the city;
Whereas, in January 2023, Antifa issued a statement telling its followers to 
 bring pipes, spray paint, kerosene, and lighters to New York City to 
 ``Burn it all down'';
Whereas, in March 2023, Antifa-affiliated rioters set fire to the future Atlanta 
 police training facility by launching fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and 
 other destructive items at police officers and into the facility's 
 construction site resulting in arrests of 23 extremists on charges of 
 domestic terrorism;
Whereas these coordinated, destructive acts of hate carried out by Antifa are 
 attacks against the Nation's law enforcement as well as the American 
 people and have no place in the United States; and
Whereas members of Antifa are relentlessly dedicated to using acts of domestic 
 terrorism in order to suppress opposing political ideologies: Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That--

    (1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any unlawful conduct 
 performed at an Antifa-affiliated demonstration, is deemed to 
 be domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in 

section 2331 
 of title 18, United States Code);

    (2) the House of Representatives designates Antifa, and any 
 other affiliated group or subsidiary of Antifa, to be a 
 domestic terrorist organization; and

    (3) the House of Representatives calls on the Department of 
 Justice--
        (A) to prosecute these crimes of domestic terrorism 
 (as such term is defined in 

section 2331 of title 18, 
 United States Code) by Antifa; and
        (B) to use all available tools and resources to 
 combat the spread of domestic terrorism (as such term 
 is defined in 

section 2331 of title 18, United States 
 Code) committed by Antifa.
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