U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HCR58: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
Status: Passed one chamber, December 1, 2025
What the bill says
From the engrossed text, November 21, 2025:
IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 58 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Denouncing the horrors of socialism. Whereas socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships; Whereas socialism has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide; Whereas many of the greatest crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues, including Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolás Maduro; Whereas tens of millions died in the Bolshevik Revolution, at least 10,000,000 people were sent to the gulags in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and millions more starved in the Terror-Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine; Whereas between 15,000,000 and 55,000,000 people starved to death in the wake of famine and devastation caused by the Great Leap Forward in China; Whereas the socialist experiment in Cambodia led to the killing fields in which over a million people were gruesomely murdered; Whereas up to 3,500,000 people have starved in North Korea, dividing a land of freedom from a land of destitution; Whereas the Castro regime in Cuba expropriated the land of Cuban farmers and the businesses of Cuban entrepreneurs, stealing their possessions and …
Sponsors
- Maria Salazar (R, HD-FL-27) · primary sponsor
- Steve Scalise (R, HD-001)
- Bill Huizenga (R, HD-004)
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4)
- Carlos Gimenez (R, HD-FL-28)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R, HD-FL-26)
- Joe Wilson (R, HD-SC-2)
- Tim Burchett (R, HD-002)
- Young Kim (R, HD-CA-40)
- Troy Nehls (R, HD-TX-22)
- John Moolenaar (R, HD-002)
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 285 - 98, 2 Present (Roll no. 305). (text: CR H4883)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 285 - 98, 2 Present (Roll no. 305).
- : The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule on the concurent resolution and preamble.
- : DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Con. Res. 58.
- : WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have the words take down. Ms. Salazar asked unanimous consent to withdraw the words, Without Objection, the words were withdrawn.
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 58.
- : Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
- : Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4883-4890)
Votes
- On Agreeing to the Resolution (November 21, 2025): 285 yea, 98 nay, passed
Subjects: Economic theory, Political movements and philosophies, Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HCR58?
- HCR58 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- What is the status of HCR58?
- Passed one chamber as of December 1, 2025. Latest action: Received in the Senate. (December 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR58?
- Maria Salazar (R, HD-FL-27), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR58?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-conres/58
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