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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Introduced: January 11, 2021 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ethics, 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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that President Donald Trump did knowingly and purposefully incite a violent and unlawful insurrection against the United States and that action should be taken to prosecute or sanction any individual who participated in or facilitated this insurrection, including Members of Congress. Further, the resolution urges the establishment of a commission to investigate all factors leading up to the breach of the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol Complex and to provide recommendations to prevent a similar event from occurring again.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-28/
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"H. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-28/.
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H. Res. 28, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-28/.
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