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.

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

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 27, 2022

This concurrent resolution declares that

any person who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, is deemed to have engaged in an insurrection in violation of the 14th Amendment;

any person who conspired or attempted to bypass constitutional order and obstruct through corrupt means the counting of certified electoral votes of the several states 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 insurrection in violation of the 14th Amendment; and

any individuals who engaged in the above activities shall be disqualified from being a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or holding any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state.

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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] · D–FL

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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 27, 2022
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May 27, 2022
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Discuss H.Con.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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93

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Discuss H.Con.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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93

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Discuss H.Con.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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hconres93/BILLS-117hconres93ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2022-05-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hconres93/BILLS-117hconres93ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2022-12-29T23:48:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Con.Res.93 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.