Full List of Democrats Who Voted to Censure Jamaal Bowman

New York Representative Jamaal Bowman was censured by the House of Representatives on Thursday months after he pulled a fire alarm to delay a congressional budget vote.

Bowman, a Democrat who represents New York's 16th Congressional District, containing parts of the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs, was censured by a 214-191 vote. Three Democrats voted for the measure while 211 Republicans led on the matter. Another five members voted "present" and 23 members did not vote at all.

The three Democrats are Connecticut Representative Jahana Hayes, New Hampshire Representative Chris Pappas, and Washington Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, gave the pronouncement of censure.

"I voted to table this resolution because we have far more pressing issues to tackle for the country," Pappas told Newsweek via email. "But at the end of the day, Representative Bowman broke the law when he pulled the fire alarm during House proceedings and has since pled guilty. The resolution was a straightforward condemnation of his actions, and I voted yes."

Newsweek reached out to the offices of Bowman, Hayes and Perez via email for comment.

"Bowman is standing in the well, surrounded by a few dozen democrats," wrote Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman on X, formerly Twitter. "AOC [Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez] and [Ayanna] Pressley had their hand [sic] on his shoulder."

On September 30, on the precipice of a government shutdown, Bowman pulled a fire alarm at the Cannon building, which houses congressional offices. The act immediately led to the building being evacuated with aid of U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and a subsequent investigation that determined no credible threat, approving legislators to reenter the building.

Surveillance photos of Bowman standing near the alarm as sound filled the building were quickly circulated by USCP. At the time, he claimed he thought a door would open if he pulled it.

Later that day, Bowman's press secretary Emma Simon told Newsweek: "Congressman Bowman did not realize he would trigger a building alarm as he was rushing to make an urgent vote. The Congressman regrets any confusion," Simon wrote.

Bowman issued his own statement: "I want to personally clear up confusion surrounding today's events. Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to a door that is usually open for votes but today would not open. I am embarrassed to admit that I activated the fire alarm, mistakenly thinking it would open the door. I regret this and sincerely apologize for any confusion this caused.

"But I want to be very clear, this was not me, in any way, trying to delay any vote. It was the exact opposite—I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I ultimately did and joined my colleagues in a bipartisan effort to keep our government open."

House Republicans felt otherwise. Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy referred to the incident as an "embarrassment," comparing Bowman's actions to those who have been accused and charged for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Aside from McCarthy, numerous other Republicans including Representative Lauren Boebert all the way up to former President Donald Trump admonished Bowman for his actions and made additional comparisons to the events of Jan. 6.

In late October, Bowman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for falsely activating the alarm and reached an agreement with prosecutors to pay a $1,000 fine and write a formal apology letter to U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger in exchange for all charges to be dropped.

Update 12/07/23, 12:10 p.m. ET: This story was updated with comment from Rep. Pappas.