H.Res. 719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Official title

Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

Plain summary

This resolution (1) condemns the assassination of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk and all forms of political violence; and (2) honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Charlie Kirk.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · 196 cosponsors

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David Schweikert (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Cory Mills (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), James R. Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Vince Fong (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL) and 136 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] reported raising $24.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 282 (2025): On Agreeing to the Resolution, H RES 719 (2025-09-19): Passed

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres719.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres719 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills