119-hres576

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 576 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 576

 Censuring Representative Andy Ogles.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 10, 2025

 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
 Goldman of New York, and Mr. Espaillat) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

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 RESOLUTION

 Censuring Representative Andy Ogles.

Whereas Representative Andy Ogles has publicly and repeatedly used racist 
 rhetoric to demean the House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a highly 
 respected African-American Member of Congress, as ``Discount Dollar 
 Store Obama'', mocking his identity and diminishing his leadership 
 through racist tropes;
Whereas Representative Ogles has used anti-Muslim rhetoric to attack the 
 Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, New York State 
 Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani;
Whereas Representative Ogles has repeatedly called for the deportation of 
 Assemblymember Mamdani, solely on the basis of his political beliefs and 
 religion;
Whereas Representative Ogles is abusing his office by calling on United States 
 Attorney General Pam Bondi to deport a Muslim-American Democratic 
 nominee, whom he disparages as ``little Muhammad'', simply because 
 Assemblymember Mamdani is Muslim;
Whereas Representative Ogles's public statements suggest a willingness to 
 silence political positions and target naturalized citizens by 
 weaponizing the Department of Justice and our Nation's immigration laws;
Whereas targeting a political candidate or any American citizen for deportation 
 based solely on their lawful political views represents an authoritarian 
 impulse contradictory with the Constitution of the United States;
Whereas anti-Muslim hate, racism, and ethnic slurs have no place in public 
 discourse, and only serve to divide and endanger diverse communities as 
 well as subject public officials across the country to harassment and 
 death threats;
Whereas Representative Ogles's statements are un-American, antithetical to the 
 values of a pluralistic and multiethnic democracy, and beneath the 
 dignity of the House of Representatives; and
Whereas the House of Representatives has a responsibility to uphold standards of 
 conduct and condemn hate speech that undermines the legitimacy and 
 safety of public service: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That--

    (1) Representative Andy Ogles be censured;

    (2) Representative Andy Ogles forthwith present himself in 
 the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement 
 of censure; and

    (3) Representative Andy Ogles be censured with the public 
 reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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