Overview
- The House adopted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez’s disapproval resolution on a 236-183 vote, with 23 Democrats joining Republicans.
- The measure is a nonbinding reprimand rather than a formal censure and imposes no penalty.
- A motion to table the resolution failed 206-211 the night before, and its privileged status forced quick floor action.
- García announced retirement after Illinois’ filing deadline as his chief of staff, Patty García, filed just in time, leaving her the lone Democrat on the primary ballot in a safely blue district.
- Democratic leaders urged members to oppose the rebuke as misguided, while García defended following state law and cited health and family circumstances for his timing.