House Poised to Censure Rep. Bowman Over Alarm Incident That Disrupted Vote
• House appeared on track to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) for setting off a fire alarm in Sept. while Democrats were stalling to review a Republican spending bill
• Bowman was caught on video setting off the alarm on Sept. 30; he pleaded guilty to a false alarm charge and paid a $1,000 fine
• Republicans introduced the censure resolution, arguing Bowman's actions were "reprehensible" and prevented a vote on keeping the government operating
• Bowman said he set off the alarm accidentally while rushing to the Capitol when a door wouldn't open, and wasn't trying to delay a vote
• Censure resolutions have become common partisan tools in the deeply polarized House; Reps. Schiff and Tlaib were previously censured this session