IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 22 Expressing the sense of Congress that retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore´, United States Army, should immediately be relieved of his in- terim investigative role into the events of January 6, 2021. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 3, 2021 Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. PERRY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CARL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. ROY, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. LOUDERMILK) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore´, United States Army, should im- mediately be relieved of his interim investigative role into the events of January 6, 2021. Whereas the United States Capitol was attacked on January 6, 2021; Whereas it is the responsibility of Congress to examine the events of January 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol; Whereas the magnitude of the attack was due to security fail- ures, including the failures to address intelligence gath- VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HCON 22 IH erings, take proactive security preparations, and avoid miscommunication in response to the riots; Whereas the attack requires an immediate investigation and full review; Whereas this investigation, and full faith in a report’s find- ings, necessitate that it be nonpartisan, straightforward, and honest; Whereas a full and complete investigation must receive full cooperation and confidence of the honorable officers of the United States Capitol Police and other Federal law enforcement agencies, the service men and women of the Department of Defense and National Guard, and the duly elected Members of the House of Representatives and Senate; Whereas retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore´, United States Army, prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, that ‘‘it appears that the Capital [sic] Police opened the gates to the rioters’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, that ‘‘they look totally ill prepared today. But now it just seems suspicious. General McCaffrey said tonight that it was capital [sic] security and not the DC police is [sic] responsible for this. They knew this was coming. They let people in. They gave them hours to voluntarily decide to leave.’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, that ‘‘they lost their honor. They may avoid con- VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HCON 22 IH sequences, but they won’t be able to put on that uniform with honor’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, that ‘‘either this building is woefully unprepared or the cops supported it’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, ‘‘Capital [sic] Police made Mall Cops look good today’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police by tweeting on January 6, 2021, about ‘‘too many Trumpsters within the C[apitol] P[olice]’’; Whereas Honore´ prejudicially condemned officers of the United States Capitol Police and the House and Senate Sergeant at Arms by tweeting on January 6, 2021, ‘‘po- lice underestimated the violent crowd’’ because they were ‘‘white and pro-Trump’’ and ‘‘Capitol Police and the Ser- geant at Arms in the House and Senate may have been complicit in aiding and abetting the Capitol riots’’; Whereas Honore´ endorsed via the social media platform Twit- ter (tweeted) on January 6 and 7 the notion that Presi- dent ‘‘[T]rump’s minions were installed at the Depart- ment of Defense to help him in his seditious coup’’ and ‘‘Trump installed cronies at the Pentagon several weeks ago. It appears he knew this was coming on December 19 at the latest—and was prepared for it’’ and ‘‘they left the Capitol Police undermanned and without the right equipment to deal with a violent mob.’’; VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HCON 22 IH Whereas Honore´ called a Member of the Senate a ‘‘coward’’, ‘‘leech’’, and ‘‘really stupid’’ via Twitter; Whereas Honore´ tweeted on January 9, 2021, that a Member of the Senate was a disgrace; Whereas Honore´ tweeted of a Member of the Senate, ‘‘This little peace of s**t with his Yale law degree should be run out of DC and Disbarred ASAP’’; Whereas Honore´ accused Members of the House and Senate from Kansas of sedition via Twitter; Whereas Honore´ endorsed, via Twitter, expelling Members of the House who objected to the certification of certain electoral college results; Whereas Honore´, via Twitter, aligned Members of Congress with the Confederacy; Whereas Honore´ called a former Member of the House a ‘‘crazy, fascist b*tch’’; Whereas Honore´, in reference to a Member of the House, tweeted, ‘‘Put Her Stupid A** on the No Fly List’’; Whereas Honore´ retweeted calls for executing the former President of the United States by hanging; Whereas Honore´, via Twitter, called on Members of the Sen- ate to resign and stated that they have blood on their hands; Whereas Honore´, via Twitter, engaged in hyperpartisan rhet- oric supporting Democratic candidates for Senate ahead of the special elections in Georgia; Whereas Honore´ retweeted calls for media outlets to be shut down by the Federal Communications Commission; VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HCON 22 IH Whereas Honore´ retweeted calls to cancel a Member of the House; Whereas Honore´ retweeted a photo of a former Member of the House, two Members of the Senate, and a current Member of the House with the caption, ‘‘This is why Florida is F****d’’; Whereas Honore´, via Twitter, said the Republican leader and members of the Republican Party are the ‘‘New Jim Crow Party’’; Whereas Honore´, via Twitter, spreads disinformation regard- ing Members of Congress; Whereas the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed Honore´ to conduct an investigation on January 15, 2021; Whereas an inquiry into security failures at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, must not be partisan; Whereas the President called for unity, stating, ‘‘with unity we can do great things. Important things. We can right wrongs . . . Bringing America together. Uniting our peo- ple and uniting our nation. I ask every American to join me in this cause. Uniting to fight the common foes we face: Anger, resentment, hatred . . . For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage.’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 2 (1) the Speaker of the House of Representa- 3 tives should immediately relieve retired Lieutenant 4 General Russel Honore´, United States Army, of his 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 6 •HCON 22 IH interim investigative role into the events of January 1 6, 2021; and 2 (2) the Speaker of the House of Representa- 3 tives, in coordination with the Republican leader of 4 the House, the Democratic leader of the Senate, and 5 the Republican leader of the Senate, should appoint 6 a nonpartisan, bicameral panel of former members 7 of Congress, law enforcement officials, and military 8 servicemen to properly and faithfully investigate the 9 events of January 6, 2021. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HC22.IH HC22 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS