Democrat Congressman Charged With Pulling Fire Alarm at Capitol Hill

Mr. Bowman admitted to activating the alarm, but denied intentionally doing so for the purpose of delaying a vote.

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 22, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was charged with a misdemeanor on Oct. 25 for falsely activating a fire alarm at a congressional building on Capitol Hill last month.

Court documents in D.C. Superior Court say the New York lawmaker knowingly pulled the fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 30 while the House prepared to vote on stopgap government funding legislation that Democrats were attempting to postpone.