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Resolution to Censure Representative LaMonica McIver and Remove Her from Committee

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

June 24, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this resolution would strip a sitting member of Congress of her committee assignment and subject her to a formal public reprimand on the House floor.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

LaMonica McIver

The Representative is the subject of the censure and would lose her committee seat.

Committee on Homeland Security

The committee composition would change with the removal of one member.

What changed

Last recorded activity June 24, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This House resolution proposes the formal of Representative LaMonica McIver and her immediate removal from the Committee on Homeland Security. The action follows a federal indictment charging the Representative with assaulting and interfering with federal officers during an incident at a New Jersey immigration facility.

Key Facts

  • Representative LaMonica McIver is formally censured under the resolution.
  • Representative LaMonica McIver is removed from the Committee on Homeland Security.
  • The resolution requires the Representative to present herself in the well of the House for the public reading of the censure by the Speaker.
  • The resolution cites a three-count federal indictment against McIver for assaulting, resisting, and interfering with federal officers.
  • The incident occurred on May 9, 2025, at the Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility in Newark, New Jersey.
  • The resolution alleges McIver interfered with an arrest of an unauthorized visitor and physically engaged with an HSI officer.
  • The resolution claims the Representative's continued service on the Committee on Homeland Security constitutes a conflict of interest.
  • The resolution references a violation of 18 U.S.C. section 111(a)(1) and House Rule XXIII regarding member conduct.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to be 'censured' in the House?
is a formal, public reprimand of a member of Congress. The resolution requires the member to stand in the while the Speaker reads the resolution aloud.
Does this resolution remove the Representative from Congress?
No. The resolution only removes the Representative from her specific assignment on the Committee on Homeland Security.

Why It Matters

If passed, this resolution would strip a sitting member of Congress of her committee assignment and subject her to a formal public reprimand on the House floor.

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Committee Conflict of Interest

The resolution explicitly links the alleged criminal conduct to a 'conflict of interest' regarding the specific jurisdiction of the committee (Homeland Security).

Connected Entities

organizationHomeland Security InvestigationsFederal agency involved in the incident.Map →
locationDelaney Hall Federal Immigration FacilitySite of the May 9, 2025 incident.Map →
personLaMonica McIverRepresentative from New Jersey subject to censure and committee removal.Map →
personClay HigginsRepresentative from Louisiana who submitted the resolution.Map →
organizationCommittee on Homeland SecurityThe committee from which Representative McIver would be removed.Map →

Sources

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www.congress.gov

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