119-hres285

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 285 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 285

Condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars 
 and dealerships.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 1, 2025

 Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Steube, Ms. Mace, 
 Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. 
 Donalds, and Mrs. Luna) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 RESOLUTION

Condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars 
 and dealerships.

Whereas members of the Democratic Party have made calls for their supporters to 
 incite and engage in domestic terrorism by attacking Tesla vehicles and 
 facilities to protest Elon Musk;
Whereas anti-Tesla incidents have happened in at least 9 States involving arson, 
 gunfire, and vandalism;
Whereas at least 80 reported cases of vandalism or arson of Tesla vehicles have 
 taken place throughout the United States and Canada;
Whereas at least 10 Tesla dealerships, charging stations, and facilities have 
 been hit by vandals;
Whereas, on February 11, 2025, in Loveland, Colorado, a man attacked a Tesla 
 dealer on multiple occasions, including throwing Molotov cocktails and 
 spray-painting words on vehicles and windows, including the word 
 ``Nazi'';
Whereas, on March 2, 2025, in Washington, DC, 2 people defaced Tesla vehicles, 
 twice writing political hate speech on the vehicles before fleeing;
Whereas, on March 3, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts, 7 Tesla charging stations 
 in a mall outside the Massachusetts capital were set on fire;
Whereas, on March 6, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, at least 7 gunshots were fired 
 into a Tesla showroom in the middle of the night, windows were 
 shattered, and 3 cars were damaged, and 1 bullet went through an office 
 wall and into a computer monitor;
Whereas, on March 7, 2025, in North Charleston, South Carolina, a 24-year-old 
 man threw 5 Molotov cocktails at a Tesla charging station, and witnesses 
 reported seeing a man spray-paint an expletive against Trump and ``Long 
 Live Ukraine'' in red paint in the parking lot;
Whereas, on March 7, 2025, in Loveland, Colorado, a man ignited an incendiary 
 device and hurled it at a Tesla dealership, which landed between 2 cars 
 and created a fire that put lives at risk, and rocks were also thrown, 
 damaging both the building and multiple vehicles;
Whereas, on March 18, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a person dressed in black shot 
 at Tesla cars at a repair shop and ignited 2 of them with Molotov 
 cocktails, and the word ``Resist'' was spray-painted on the front doors 
 of the shop;
Whereas, on March 24, 2025, the Austin police discovered multiple incendiary 
 devices that had been placed at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas; and
Whereas, on March 24, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created a task 
 force to work in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
 Firearms and Explosives to investigate violent Tesla attacks: Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives condemns the wave of 
domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships.
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