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Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.
Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.
Summary
The resolution censures Representative LaMonica McIver of New Jersey for her alleged role in an incident on May 9, 2025, at a federal immigration facility in Newark where she is charged with three counts of assaulting, resisting, impeding, and interfering with federal officers. The resolution details allegations that McIver challenged federal officer guidance, interfered with immigration enforcement officials making an arrest, physically assaulted a Homeland Security Investigations officer, and obstructed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, with video evidence supporting these allegations. The censure requires McIver to present herself in the House chamber for a public reading of the censure resolution by the Speaker. The resolution additionally removes McIver from the Committee on Homeland Security, citing a conflict of interest between her committee service overseeing federal immigration enforcement and the charges against her.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
15 cosponsors
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,100
- SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
- THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
- WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
- PHI, INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Clay Higgins → · Outside spending →
Actions (8)
- Sep 3, 2025 On motion to table Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207, 2 Present (Roll no. 223). · house
- Sep 3, 2025 Ms. Clark (MA) moved to table the measure. · house
- Sep 3, 2025 Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3781-3782; text: CR H3781) · house
- Sep 3, 2025 QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Mr. Higgins (LA) rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered the resolution. The Chair directed the Clerk to report the resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution did constitute a question of the privileges of the House. · house
- Sep 2, 2025 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Higgins (LA) notified the House of his intent to offer a privileged resolution pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX. The Chair announced that a determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Higgins (LA) notified the House of his intent to offer a privileged resolution pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX. The Chair announced that a determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution. · house
- Jun 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ethics. · house
- Jun 24, 2025 Submitted in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On Motion to TablePassed
215 Yea · 207 Nay · 2 Present · 7 Not voting
- Republicans0Yea34Nay1Present2NV
- Democrats28Yea0Nay
The party tally and member list below cover the 65 of 431 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.
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Yea(28)
- Al Green
- Becca Balint
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Greg Casar
- Henry Cuellar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jasmine Crockett
- Joaquin Castro
- Josh Gottheimer
- Julie Johnson
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Nellie Pou
- Robert Menendez
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
Nay(34)
- August Pfluger
- Beth Van Duyne
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chip Roy
- Christopher H. Smith
- Craig A. Goldman
- Daniel Meuser
- Glenn Thompson
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Jake Ellzey
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Keith Self
- Lance Gooden
- Lloyd Smucker
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Roger Williams
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Thomas H. Kean
- Troy E. Nehls
Present(1)
Not voting(2)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2025
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics
RESOLUTION
Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.
Whereas, on May 9, 2025, Representative McIver took part in an incident at the Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility located in Newark, New Jersey; Whereas Representative LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, as a result of her actions on May 9, 2025, has been charged in a three-count indictment by a Federal grand jury for assaulting, resisting, impeding, and interfering with Federal officers; Whereas Representative McIver is alleged to have challenged guidance from a Federal officer regarding access to the secure immigration detention facility; Whereas Representative McIver is alleged to have interfered with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials from making an arrest of an unauthorized visitor; Whereas Representative McIver is alleged to have “slammed her forearm into the body” and “restrain” an HSI officer by “forcibly grabbing him”; Whereas Representative McIver is alleged to have further interfered with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Officer engaged in the performance of his official duties; Whereas body camera and other video evidence support the allegations made within the Federal indictment; Whereas such actions constitute a violation of section 111(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, relating to assaulting, resisting, impeding, and interfering with a Federal officer; Whereas clause 1 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provides, “A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.”; Whereas such actions of a Member of the House of Representatives do not reflect creditably on the House; and Whereas Representative McIver’s continued service on the Committee on Homeland Security, which is charged with oversight of Federal immigration enforcement and other national security matters, would represent a significant conflict of interest: Now, therefore, be it Resolved,
SECTION 1. CENSURE OF REPRESENTATIVE LAMONICA MCIVER.
Representative LaMonica McIver—
(1) is censured;
(2) shall forthwith present herself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and
(3) is censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL FROM COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY.
The following named Member be, and is hereby, removed from the following standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on Homeland Security: Mrs. McIver. <all>
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