Bill Text: CA AJR22 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2022. [AJR22 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AJR22-Chaptered.html
Assembly Joint Resolution
No. 22
CHAPTER 173
Relative to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AJR 22, Gabriel.
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
This measure would, among other things, on the first anniversary of the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, urge the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to uncover the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the attack, and honor the individuals who died or were injured as a result of the attack.
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Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump’s actions incited a violent insurrection that attempted to prevent the peaceful transfer of power at the United States Congress on January 6, 2021;
WHEREAS, the insurrection was a horrific assault on our democracy as established by the Constitution of the United States;
WHEREAS, the insurrection resulted in multiple deaths, physical harm to over 140 members of law enforcement, and terror and trauma among staff, institutional employees, press, and Members of the United States Congress;
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has established a bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to uncover the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature condemns the insurrection and assault on our democracy on January 6, 2021; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the courage, bravery, and sacrifice of those who were injured and killed trying to protect the United States Capitol and honors those individuals on the first anniversary of the insurrection; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature rejects all forms of political violence; and be it further
Resolved, That the members of the Legislature reaffirm their duty to support and defend the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, to the Members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
