[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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