The House voted 214 to 191 along party lines to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for triggering a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building during a September session on government funding. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., introduced the censure resolution, which the House acted upon after rejecting a Democratic motion to dismiss it.
Bowman admitted to accidentally activating the alarm, explaining he mistook it for a door release when he found a usually open door locked. He pleaded guilty in October to falsely pulling a fire alarm, agreeing to a $1,000 fine and an apology to the U.S. Capitol Police chief under a deferred prosecution agreement.
Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., had proposed expelling Bowman, but was himself expelled before the vote. Republicans, including then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., accused Bowman of attempting to delay the funding vote, comparing the incident to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. McCarthy emphasized the need for consistent treatment of such actions.
Bowman, however, maintained his innocence, stating, “I want to be very clear, this was not me, in any way, trying to delay any vote… I am embarrassed to admit that I activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door. I regret this and sincerely apologize for any confusion this caused.”
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