119-hres439

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 439 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 439

Providing for the expulsion of Representative LaMonica McIver from the 
 United States House of Representatives.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 21, 2025

Ms. Mace submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Ethics

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 RESOLUTION

Providing for the expulsion of Representative LaMonica McIver from the 
 United States House of Representatives.

Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver is a Member of the United States House of 
 Representatives;
Whereas on May 9, 2025, Representative LaMonica McIver arrived at Delaney Hall 
 Federal Immigration Facility in Essex County, New Jersey, a Federal 
 immigration detention facility operated by United States Immigration and 
 Customs Enforcement;
Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver entered a secure area of Delaney Hall 
 Federal Immigration Facility without authorization;
Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver attempted to prevent Federal law 
 enforcement officers from making a lawful arrest of another individual 
 who entered a secure area of Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility 
 without authorization;
Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver slammed her forearm into the body of a 
 uniformed Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent and attempted 
 to restrain the agent by forcibly grabbing the agent;
Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver pushed a United States Immigration and 
 Customs Enforcement Deportation Officer and used each of her forearms to 
 forcibly strike the officer;
Whereas this conduct by Representative LaMonica McIver was captured on video on 
 body cameras worn by Federal law enforcement and is undisputable;
Whereas clear and convincing evidence shows Representative LaMonica McIver made 
 multiple attempts to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
 intimidate, and interfere with Federal law enforcement agents in 
 violation of Title 18, United States Code, 

Section 111

    (a)

    (1) ;
Whereas the United States Department of Justice has charged Representative 
 LaMonica McIver with two violations of Title 18, United States Code, 
 

Section 111

    (a)

    (1) , for forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, 
 impeding, intimidating, and interfering with a person designated in 
 Title 18, United States Code, 

Section 1114;
Whereas clause 1 of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the United States House of 
 Representatives requires Members to ``behave at all times in a manner 
 that shall reflect credibility on the House'';
Whereas, a Member forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, 
 intimidating, and interfering with Federal law enforcement, in violation 
 of Federal law, does not reflect credibility on the House;
Whereas on December 1, 2023, the House of Representatives set the precedent for 
 the expulsion of a Member who stands charged, but not convicted, of 
 criminal offenses by expelling former Representative George Santos prior 
 to any criminal conviction;
Whereas as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, 
 Representative LaMonica McIver must be held accountable to the highest 
 standards of conduct in order to safeguard the public's faith in this 
 institution;
Whereas the Constitution of the United States charges the House with policing 
 the behavior of its own Members, and the House should take action 
 against Representative LaMonica McIver commensurate with her violations 
 of Federal law and the Rules of the House;
Whereas given her egregious violations, Representative LaMonica McIver is not 
 fit to serve as a Member of the United States House of Representatives: 
 Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That pursuant to article I, 

section 5, clause 2 of the 
Constitution of the United States, Representative LaMonica McIver, be, 
and she hereby is, expelled from the United States House of 
Representatives.
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