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Resolution Censuring Representative Andy Ogles (H.R. 576 IH)
This resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives on July 10, 2025, and is a response to the actions of Representative Andy Ogles.
Censure Resolution
Whereas Representative Andy Ogles has publicly and repeatedly used racist rhetoric to demean the House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a highly respected African-American Member of Congress, as ‘‘Discount Dollar Store Obama’’;
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- Representative Andy Ogles be censured;
- Representative Andy Ogles forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure;
- Representative Andy Ogles be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
View the full text of H.R. 576 IH on GovTrack.us
Section 1: Findings and Purpose
This resolution finds that Representative Ogles has used racist rhetoric to demean the House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a highly respected African-American Member of Congress, as ‘‘Discount Dollar Store Obama’’;
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Section 2: Findings and Purpose (continued)
This resolution also finds that Representative Ogles has used anti-Muslim rhetoric to attack the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani;
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Section 3: Findings and Purpose (continued)
This resolution further finds that Representative Ogles is abusing his office by calling on United States Attorney General Pam Bondi to deport a Muslim-American Democratic nominee, whom he disparages as ‘‘little Muhammad’’;
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Section 4: Findings and Purpose (continued)
This resolution finds that targeting a political candidate or any American citizen for deportation based solely on their lawful political views represents an authoritarian impulse contradictory to the Constitution of the United States;
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Conclusion
This resolution is a response to the actions of Representative Andy Ogles, who has used racist and anti-Muslim rhetoric in public discourse. The resolution calls for censure of Representative Ogles, citing his abuse of office and his willingness to silence political positions and target naturalized citizens.