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Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.

Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.

Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Latest action (Feb 5, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice
Legislative subjects (6)
Assault and harassment offensesCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement officersPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsU.S. CapitolViolent crime

Summary

- Expresses the House of Representatives' disapproval of any pardons granted to individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
138 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • BEIGENE $13,400
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
  • NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
  • GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bonnie Watson Coleman → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Feb 5, 2025 Submitted in House

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SRES 42 — A resolution condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers. · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HRES 494 — Condemning the Violent Attacks on Law Enforcement Officers and Military Servicemembers, and the Destruction of Personal Property in Los Angeles, California. · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 6954 — January 6th Truth and Transparency Act · Introduced Jan 6, 2026 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HRES 636 — Condemning the tragic act of violence that took place in New York City, honoring the lives of the victims of the attack, commending the bravery of the New York City Police Department, and condemning acts of violence against law enforcement officials. · Introduced Aug 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 2248 — SIGN Pardons Act · Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HRES 498 — Condemning the surge in antisemitic violence in the United States and reaffirming support for the safety and civil rights of Jewish Americans. · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2025

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Neal, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Norton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Simon, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Casten, Mr. Correa, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Min, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carson, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. McBride, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Meng, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Keating, Ms. Balint, Mr. Amo, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Titus, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Takano, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Pou, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Ross, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Omar, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Figures, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Goodlander, and Mr. Mrvan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION

Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.

Resolved, That the House of Representatives disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers. <all>

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