House passes resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, condemning political violence; 58 Democrats oppose

The House voted Sept. 19 to approve a resolution honoring the life and legacy of slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence. 

The measure passed 310-58, with 95 Democrats joining Republicans in support. Thirty-eight Democrats voted “present” and 58 voted “no.” 

The resolution denounces Kirk’s assassination “in the strongest possible terms,” calls on Americans to reject political violence, and extends condolences to the Kirk family. It praises his “steadfast dedication to the Constitution, civil discourse, and Biblical truth,” which it said “inspired a generation to cherish and defend the blessings of liberty.” 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who introduced the measure, urged Democrats to support it ahead of the vote, saying there was “no reason” and “no excuse” for opposition because there is “no partisan language” in it.

On the House floor, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the Democrats who opposed the resolution, argued it was drafted on a “purely partisan basis.”

She said it “brings great pain to the millions of Americans who endure segregation, Jim Crow, and the legacy of bigotry today” by honoring Kirk’s legacy, accusing him of opposing the Civil Rights Act. 

Following the vote, conservative commentators shared the full list of Democrats who voted against the resolution on X.

Despite divisions within the Democratic caucus, the party’s top leadership supported the resolution. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., all voted in favor of the measure, FOX News reported.

The vote came one day after the Senate unanimously passed a similar resolution that both condemned Kirk’s assassination and designated Oct. 14, 2025, as a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.”

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