The resolution was passed with 86 Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the measure.
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Total Votes in Favor: 285
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Republicans: All members (implied by the source’s description)
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Democrats: 86
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Total Votes Against: 98 (All votes opposing came from Democrats)
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Voted Present: 2 (Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Pa., and Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore.)
Notably, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) , who had endorsed Mamdani shortly before the mayoral election, was among the Democrats who voted in favor of the condemnation resolution.
📜 Context of the Resolution
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) , serves as a rebuke of socialist political platforms gaining momentum in the US and highlights historical instances of the economic system’s failures.
The text clearly asserts that socialism has led to famine and mass murder under regimes such as:
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The Cuban Castro regime
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The Chinese rule of Mao Zedong
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The Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro
The push for the resolution comes as progressive candidates like Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) advocate for an increased government role in public services like healthcare and education, aligning with a growing progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
🗽 Mamdani’s Victory and Political Reaction
The vote was directly linked to the victory of Zohran Mamdani , a progressive candidate and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), who was elected as the next mayor of New York City, becoming the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor.
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Republican View: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) applauded the resolution, arguing that socialism is incompatible with the American ideal of freedom and “always leads to a destruction of freedom,” requiring a “top-down structure of authority.”
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Centrist Democrat View: Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), one of the Democrats who voted for the resolution, colleagues urged to return to a more centrist path , stating, “The answer is not the populism of Donald Trump or Zohran Mamdani.”
The resolution’s timing also coincided with Mayor-elect Mamdani’s scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump on the same day.