PRINTER'S NO. 362

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

42

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY KENYATTA, GALLOWAY, KINSEY, HANBIDGE, MALAGARI,

BENHAM, BURGOS, SANCHEZ, McNEILL, SCHWEYER, FIEDLER,

HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, ISAACSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SIMS, WEBSTER,

January 6, 2021.

WHEREAS, Members of Congress met in a joint session in the

United States Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, to officially

tally the Electoral College votes for President and Vice

President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, President Donald Trump urged his supporters to march

to the United States Capitol Building; and

WHEREAS, The largely ceremonial event to affirm that

President-elect Joe Biden won the November 2020 election was

halted as pro-President Trump domestic terrorists broke through

Capitol Building, attacked police and shattered windows in order

to enter the building; and

WHEREAS, After forcing their way into the United States

Capitol Building, the terrorists began roaming the hallowed

halls of Congress; and

WHEREAS, Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over

the joint session of Congress, Senate president pro tempore

Chuck Grassley, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other

lawmakers were rushed to secure locations; and

WHEREAS, During their evacuation, dedicated and selfless

WHEREAS, The offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the

Senate parliamentarian were ransacked; and

WHEREAS, Terrorists soon entered the floors of the House and

Senate, many impudently posing for photographs; and

WHEREAS, Lawmakers and their staff were forced to remain

sheltered in place as the terrorists raged; and

WHEREAS, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a citywide

curfew beginning at 6:00 p.m. in response to the unprecedented

situation; and

WHEREAS, A tweet by President Trump did not encourage the

Building began, President Trump finally dispatched the National

Guard to clear the terrorists from the grounds; and

WHEREAS, Multiple law enforcement officers were injured by

the violent mob; and

WHEREAS, United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D.

Sicknick died as a result of injuries sustained in his defense

of the United States Capitol Building; and

WHEREAS, After police cleared the United States Capitol

Building, Speaker Pelosi said that Congress intended to

reconvene to finish the tally of the Electoral College votes;

not protest. It's insurrection."; and

WHEREAS, The attack on the United States Capitol Building was

an attack against our very democracy; and

WHEREAS, The terrorists involved in the insurrection are

unpatriotic and must be held accountable to the fullest extent

of the law; and

WHEREAS, We have a responsibility, not only as elected

officials, but as citizens, to stand up against these treasonous

actions; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives condemn President

terrorists to be antithetical to the ideals of this nation and

of this Commonwealth; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we call upon our colleagues in the Senate to

condemn the insurrection against the United States Capitol

Building; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

Donald J. Trump, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and to each member of

Congress from Pennsylvania.