# Plain Language Summary of H. RES. 539

This resolution formally punishes Representative LaMonica McIver of New Jersey for her actions during an incident at a federal immigration detention facility in Newark on May 9, 2025. According to the resolution, McIver was charged by a federal grand jury with assaulting, resisting, and interfering with federal officers. The allegations include that she challenged a federal officer's instructions about facility access, physically interfered with immigration agents who were trying to arrest an unauthorized visitor, and forcibly grabbed a Homeland Security Investigations officer by slamming her forearm into his body. Video evidence from body cameras and other recordings reportedly supports these allegations.

The resolution takes two concrete actions. First, it formally censures McIver, which is Congress's official way of expressing disapproval of a member's conduct. This means she will be required to stand in the House chamber while the Speaker publicly reads the resolution condemning her actions. While censure doesn't remove someone from office or reduce their pay, it's a serious mark on her record and a public statement that her behavior violated House standards requiring members to "behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House."

Second, the resolution removes McIver from her position on the Committee on Homeland Security. This committee oversees federal immigration enforcement and national security matters. The resolution argues that her continued service on this committee would create a conflict of interest given the charges she faces related to interfering with federal immigration officers. Losing this committee assignment means she loses the influence and work that comes with that position, though she remains a voting member of the House overall.

Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.

Higgins, Clay

<p>This resolution censures Representative LaMonica McIver and removes her from the Committee on Homeland Security.&nbsp;</p>