# H.Res. 1490 (119th): This resolution states that the House of Representatives condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States; reaffirms its support for free, fair, and secure elections and calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act; reiterates that American elections are for American citizens only; and recommits itself to upholding the U.S

This resolution states that the House of Representatives condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States; reaffirms its support for free, fair, and secure elections and calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act; reiterates that American elections are for American citizens only; and recommits itself to upholding the U.S. Constitution.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: constitutional_fidelity. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: elections. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: political_opposition. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: socialism. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: socialism_opposition. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 289: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The resolution combines a broadly prudential goal of election integrity and citizenship-limited voting with a political condemnation of a named ideology and organization. It directly restrains no named moral evil and advances no named moral harm. Its condemnation of socialism is a contestable political position rather than a direct moral wrong, so the balance is mixed rather than good or evil.
Theological note: Scripture grounds civil life in honest weights, truthful dealings, and the common good, so election integrity and the orderly administration of civil authority are legitimate concerns. Condemning an economic and political ideology, and naming a specific organization, is a prudential judgment about policy and public argument, not a verdict on persons. Such statements should not be treated as moral verdicts without clear warrant in the text.

## Recorded votes

Roll 289: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Yea 220 · Nay 192 · Other 20.

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