[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 592 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 592

                Censuring Representative George Santos.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2023

 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, 
    Mr. Goldman of New York, and Mr. Lieu) submitted the following 
       resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                Censuring Representative George Santos.

Whereas Representative George Santos repeatedly lied to voters in his district, 
        donors, and the American public during his campaign to be elected to 
        Congress;
Whereas a number of Republicans in Congress have called on George Santos to 
        resign due to his hurtful lies and mistruths that have broken the trust 
        of his constituents;
Whereas George Santos lied about being a member of the Jewish faith during his 
        Congressional campaign and deliberately misrepresented that his 
        grandparents survived the Holocaust;
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed that his mother died during the terrorist 
        attacks on September 11th, 2001;
Whereas George Santos deliberately misrepresented his educational background by 
        falsely claiming he received a bachelor's degree from Baruch College and 
        a master's degree from New York University;
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed he obtained a volleyball scholarship to 
        his college;
Whereas George Santos deliberately misrepresented his employment background, 
        inaccurately claiming he worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup;
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed that he founded an animal rescue charity 
        that saved more than 2,500 dogs and cats;
Whereas George Santos deliberately misrepresented that 4 of his employees were 
        killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting;
Whereas George Santos falsely claimed that he helped produce the Broadway 
        musical ``Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark'';
Whereas George Santos deliberately misrepresented that he had a family-owned 
        real estate portfolio of 13 properties;
Whereas George Santos admitted to committing crimes in Brazil by using a fake 
        name and stolen checkbook to purchase items; and
Whereas George Santos failed to file his congressional financial disclosure 
        reports as required by law: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) Representative George Santos be censured;
            (2) Representative George Santos forthwith present himself 
        in the well of the House of Representatives for the 
        pronouncement of censure; and
            (3) Representative George Santos be censured with the 
        public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
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