[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 26
Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and
designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Miller
of Illinois, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Hunt) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and
designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Whereas the extremist organization Antifa is motivated by communism, anarchism,
socialism, and violence, and has continuously demonstrated their
commitment to lawlessness and criminal behavior;
Whereas, in 2016, the Department of Homeland Security formally classified Antifa
activities as ``domestic terrorist violence'';
Whereas one chapter, Rose City Antifa, has rejected the civil treatment of
perceived enemies, stating, ``We can't just argue against them; we have
to prevent them from organizing by any means necessary.'', and this same
chapter publicly stated, ``We are unapologetic about the reality that
fighting fascism at points requires physical militancy.'';
Whereas the far-left militant organization held signs reading, ``We are
ungovernable'' and ``Abolish ICE, no cops, prisons, borders,
presidents'', illustrating their dedication to lawlessness;
Whereas, in response to the 2017 violent riots, an Antifa extremist stated,
``Sometimes you have to use direct action to stop it because protesting,
signs, yelling is not going to do anything. You have to make them
afraid.'';
Whereas Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray stated in a
testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, ``We have seen folks
who subscribe or identify with the Antifa movement, who coalesce
regionally into small groups or nodes and they are certainly organized
at that level'', proving these extreme, violent attacks, disguised under
the name of protests, are coordinated, organized events that are
orchestrated by Antifa;
Whereas the Congressional Research Service reports that Antifa literature urges
followers to publicize information such as home addresses, phone
numbers, photographs, and social media profiles of perceived enemies;
Whereas, in June 2018, at least 1,500 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(referred to in this resolution as ``ICE'') employees were doxed by an
Antifa-linked Twitter account and were subjected to violent threats and
harassments;
Whereas, in February 2017, black-bloc, Antifa-affiliated riots resulted in
$100,000 worth of damage at the University of California at Berkeley;
Whereas, in February 2017, over 200 rioters were indicted on charges of
assaulting police officers, torching a limousine, and smashing windows
of several businesses, and other Antifa-affiliated rioters were armed
with hammers, crowbars, bricks, rocks, flares, firecrackers, and other
explosive devices;
Whereas, in August 2017, approximately 100 Antifa rioters incited violence
during a peaceful rally in Berkeley, California, where these terrorists
were repeatedly punching and kicking innocent people, sending several
peaceful protestors to the hospital, and ultimately 13 rioters were
arrested on a range of charges including assault with deadly weapons and
obstructing a police officer;
Whereas, in July 2020, a self-proclaimed member of Antifa, Willem Van Spronsen,
tossed lit objects at vehicles and buildings, caused a car fire,
attempted to ignite a 500-gallon propane tank, and attempted to firebomb
the ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington;
Whereas, in February 2021, the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon
stated that Antifa caused more than $2,300,000 in riot damage to Federal
property in Oregon, not including any damages to private businesses or
State, county, and city buildings;
Whereas, over the summer of 2020, Antifa assisted in inflicting over
$2,000,000,000 in damages against churches, Federal buildings,
businesses, and other downtown structures across 20 States, resulting in
the death of at least 30 individuals as well as 700 injured police
officers;
Whereas, over the summer and fall of 2020, Portland District Attorney Mike
Schmidt refused to file charges in approximately 70 percent of the
approximate 1,000 protest- and riot-related cases brought by police
officers;
Whereas, in May 2020, the Department of Justice formally labeled Antifa violence
as domestic terrorism in a public statement saying, ``The violence
instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in
connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated
accordingly.'';
Whereas Black Lives Matter-Antifa rioter Malik Fard Muhammad was sentenced to 10
years in Federal prison for ``repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing
the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and
encouraging others to commit violence during protests that occurred in
Portland in 2020'';
Whereas, in January 2021, Portland Police Bureau officials reported that Antifa
rioters attacked officers in downtown Portland shooting commercial-
grade, aerial fireworks and firebombs, and destroying government
property and over a dozen downtown businesses;
Whereas in that same riot, police were also attacked with bricks, rocks, and
frozen water bottles, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reported at least
tens of thousands of dollars in damage had been done;
Whereas, in August 2022, Antifa ardently defended the sexualization of children
by guarding a ``kid-friendly'' drag show at a North Texas distillery;
Whereas, in January 2023, Atlanta police arrested 6 extremists on charges of
domestic terrorism following violent riots carried out by members of
Antifa who shattered windows, destroyed businesses, torched a police
car, and vandalized the walls of the city;
Whereas, in January 2023, Antifa issued a statement telling its followers to
bring pipes, spray paint, kerosene, and lighters to New York City to
``Burn it all down'';
Whereas, in March 2023, Antifa-affiliated rioters set fire to the future Atlanta
police training facility by launching fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and
other destructive items at police officers and into the facility's
construction site resulting in arrests of 23 extremists on charges of
domestic terrorism;
Whereas these coordinated, destructive acts of hate carried out by Antifa are
attacks against the Nation's law enforcement as well as the American
people and have no place in the United States; and
Whereas members of Antifa are relentlessly dedicated to using acts of domestic
terrorism in order to suppress opposing political ideologies: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) this conduct of Antifa members, or any unlawful conduct
performed at an Antifa-affiliated demonstration, is deemed to
be domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2331
of title 18, United States Code);
(2) the House of Representatives designates Antifa, and any
other affiliated group or subsidiary of Antifa, to be a
domestic terrorist organization; and
(3) the House of Representatives calls on the Department of
Justice--
(A) to prosecute these crimes of domestic terrorism
(as such term is defined in section 2331 of title 18,
United States Code) by Antifa; and
(B) to use all available tools and resources to
combat the spread of domestic terrorism (as such term
is defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States
Code) committed by Antifa.
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