Summary

Censures Representative Cory Mills for conduct described in the resolution’s findings and orders him to appear in the House well while the Speaker publicly reads the censure. The resolution’s preamble lists allegations and investigative notes — including a police inquiry, prior ethics-related reporting, reported threats from a former partner, and questions about a Bronze Star claim — and records that an Acting U.S. Attorney declined to sign an arrest warrant and that the Representative denied the allegations.

Key Points

• Directs the House to formally censure Representative Cory Mills.
• Preamble lists multiple allegations and investigatory notes the House found relevant (police inquiry, ethics-reporting concerns, alleged threats, questions about Bronze Star claim).
• Records that an Acting U.S. Attorney declined to sign an arrest warrant related to the cited matters and that the Representative denied the allegations.
• Requires the Member to appear in the well of the House for the censure pronouncement.
• Requires the Speaker to publicly read the resolution as the formal censure statement.
• Imposes a formal disciplinary and reputational sanction but does not remove the Member from office or automatically change committee assignments.
• Contains no funding, program authorizations, or mandates for other government bodies.
• Is procedural and symbolic in nature, setting a public record of the House’s formal disapproval.

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