Capitol Police have referred Rep. Jamaal Bowman to prosecutors over his triggering a Capitol campus fire alarm last month, the department announced Wednesday.

The Hill’s police force had started their investigation after Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm during the chaotic leadup to a vote on a GOP stopgap funding bill at the end of September. Bowman’s office had described the alarm incident as a mistake, driven by the congressman rushing to the vote. Republicans were incensed and some had threatened to move to expel Bowman from the House.

Capitol Police have referred Rep. Jamaal Bowman to prosecutors over his triggering a Capitol campus fire alarm last month, the department announced Wednesday.
The Hill’s police force had started their investigation after Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulled a fire alarm during the chaotic leadup to a vote on a GOP stopgap funding bill at the end of September. Bowman’s office had described the alarm incident as a mistake, driven by the congressman rushing to the vote. Republicans were incensed and some had threatened to move to expel Bowman from the House.