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House Blocks Mace’s Censure Bid Against Ilhan Omar in 214–213 Vote

The razor-thin result signals growing unease with using censure to police members’ off‑floor speech.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) speaks during a press conference at City Hall following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on August 28, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Overview

  • The House voted 214–213 to table Rep. Nancy Mace’s privileged resolution targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, with Republicans Tom McClintock, Mike Flood, Jeff Hurd and Cory Mills joining Democrats.
  • Mace’s measure sought to formally censure Omar and remove her from the Education and Workforce and Budget committees over her reposts and comments after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
  • The resolution relied on a video Omar had reposted and descriptions of a Mehdi Hasan interview, and several Republicans warned that punishing such speech would set a troubling First Amendment precedent.
  • The fight escalated on X, where Mace suggested Omar be deported or stripped of citizenship and Omar replied that Mace belongs in rehab.
  • Democratic Rep. Greg Casar moved to force a censure vote on Republican Cory Mills, and a separate GOP effort to reprimand Omar remains pending, keeping the confrontation alive.