HRES 25
117th Congress
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Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election…
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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This resolution requires the House Committee on Ethics to investigate and report on whether (1) actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress seeking to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office; and (2) these Members should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.
It also condemns all targeted and malicious efforts to disenfranchise Black, Brown, and Indigenous voters.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
38
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Meng, Grace
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Adams, Alma S.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
COOPER, JAMES
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Davis, Danny K.
Demings, Val
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Escobar, Veronica
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Evans, Dwight
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Gomez, Jimmy
HASTINGS, ALCEE
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Horsford, Steven
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Huffman, Jared
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Jacobs, Sara
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Kirkpatrick, Ann
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Lieu, Ted
McNerney, Jerry
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Moore, Gwen
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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Omar, Ilhan
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Pingree, Chellie
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Pocan, Mark
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Speier, Jackie
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Takano, Mark
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Torres, Ritchie
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Vargas, Juan
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Williams, Nikema
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 25: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives, and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-25/
"H. Res. 25: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives, and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-25/.
H. Res. 25, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-25/.
[H. Res. 25: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives, and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-25/)