Rep. Jamaal Bowman Censured for Pulling Fire Alarm to Delay Vote

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Challenges GOP to Censure Him Next in Show of Solidarity

Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York has been censured by the House of Representatives for pulling a fire alarm in an attempt to delay a congressional vote on budgetary matters.
Bowman was fined $1,000 and is serving three months probation for the illegal act.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has challenged the GOP to censure him next, in a show of solidarity with Bowman.
Security footage shows Bowman taking down signs that say 'Emergency exit only, push until alarm sounds' and pulling the alarm.
Some argue that Bowman's actions should be considered as obstructing an official proceeding of the United States Congress, a federal crime with a maximum penalty of a five-year prison sentence.