Capitol Attack Declared Insurrection, Disqualifying Participants from Office
This resolution declares the January 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol an insurrection against the United States. It means individuals who participated or attempted to obstruct the electoral vote count may be barred from holding public office, including Senator, Representative, or President. The aim is to protect constitutional order and ensure public officials have not acted against the nation.
Key points
The January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is officially deemed an insurrection against the United States.
Individuals who participated in the attack or conspired to obstruct the electoral process may be disqualified from holding federal and state public offices.
This decision is based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which aims to prevent those involved in insurrections from holding office.
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Additional Information
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.
Print number: HCONRES 93
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Process start date: 2022-05-27