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Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 Presidential election and violating his oath of office on January 6, 2021.

Introduced: January 12, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution states that President Donald J. Trump has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law.

The resolution censures and condemns President Trump for trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 presidential election and violating his oath of office on January 6, 2021. It affirms that Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was duly elected as the 46th President on November 3, 2020; was certified as the winner of the election by a Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021; and will be lawfully sworn into office on January 20, 2021.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 4
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 12, 2021
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 12, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Jan 12, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jan 12, 2021
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Kim, Young
California · Jan 12, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Jan 12, 2021
 R
Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Jan 12, 2021
Reed, Tom
· Jan 12, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 12, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 5: Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 Presidential election and violating his oath of office on January 6, 2021.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-5/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 5: Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 Presidential election and violating his oath of office on January 6, 2021.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-5/.
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H. Con. Res. 5, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-5/.
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[H. Con. Res. 5: Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for trying to unlawfully overturn the 2020 Presidential election and violating his oath of office on January 6, 2021.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-5/)
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