Overview

• Speaker Mike Johnson’s five-page measure, now backed by 176 Republican co-sponsors, pairs a condemnation of political violence with praise for Kirk as a courageous patriot.
• House Democratic leaders told members they will vote for the resolution but are not whipping, leaving individual lawmakers to decide.
• A closed-door Democratic meeting turned tense, with multiple members warning that colleagues who vote no could face threats or even violence.
• The NRCC has begun pressuring Democrats, launching attacks and vowing to condemn any member who opposes the measure.
• The Senate unanimously approved a shorter, two-page resolution honoring Kirk and also passed a voice vote measure designating Oct. 14 as a National Day of Remembrance.