HCon.Res. 93 · 117th Congress

Finding that the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex and the corresponding attempt to bypass constitutional order and obstruct through corrupt means the counting of certified electoral votes of the several States under section 15 of title 3, United States Code, on January 6, 2021, with intent to displace the lawfully elected President of the United States or thwart the will of the majority of electors, constitute an insurrection against the United States, and that any person who participated in the attack, or conspired or attempted to bypass constitutional order and obstruct through corrupt means the counting of certified electoral votes of the several States under section 15 of title 3, United States Code, on January 6, 2021, with intent to displace the lawfully elected President of the United States or thwart the will of the majority of electors, is deemed to have engaged in an insurrection in violation of section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

# Plain Language Summary of H. CON. RES. 93 This resolution is Congress's formal statement that the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol was an insurrection against the United States. More importantly, it declares that anyone who participated in that attack—or who tried to stop the counting of electoral votes that…

Sponsor

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL)

Introduced

2022-05-27

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Latest action

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