House kills measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver after federal indictment

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Had it passed, the resolution would have removed McIver from the House Homeland Security Committee.

House kills measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver after federal indictment

— Mybuddysully (@mybuddysully.bsky.social) 2025-09-03T19:17:20.563Z

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-kills-measure-censure-rep-lamonica-mciver-federal-indictment-rcna228754

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted down a measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., and remove her from a committee assignment over her role in a tense confrontation with law enforcement at a New Jersey immigration detention center in May.

Five Republican members joined all Democrats to sink the resolution: Nebraska Reps. Don Bacon and Mike Flood, Ohio Reps. David Joyce and Michael Turner, and California Rep. David Valadao.

Two other Republicans voted present, providing Democrats enough votes to table the measure.

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., had introduced the resolution Tuesday night as a privileged matter, the fast-track process that forces a vote within two legislative days. This was his second attempt, as he had also introduced the resolution before the August recess.

McIver lashed out at Higgins after he threatened to push the vote, saying in a statement: "We were all elected to do the people's work. I take that responsibility seriously — Clay Higgins clearly does not."