GOP Rep Introduces Resolution Censuring Jamaal Bowman for Pulling Fire Alarm

Republican Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan’s 9th District has introduced a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York’s 16th District after he was indicted on charges of pulling a fire alarm at the Capitol complex.

Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 30, a day when the House was considering a continuing resolution to keep the government funded, with his actions being captured on a security camera. On Wednesday, following Bowman’s indictment by the District of Columbia Attorney General on a misdemeanor count for his actions, McClain introduced a resolution formally censuring Bowman and stripping him of his committee assignments, according to a copy of the resolution shared with the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, Representative of the 16th Congressional District of New York, for violating District of Columbia Criminal Code Section 22-1319 by knowingly causing a false alarm of fire in an attempt to obstruct official proceedings of the House,” the resolution’s text reads. “Bowman will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure,” it also reads, with the pronouncement to be done by the speaker of the House.

Text of Resolution Censuring Jamaal Bowman by Daily Caller News Foundation