Condemns the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the rioters. (BDR R-991)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Natha Anderson and 30 co-sponsors

Nevada condemns the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and denounces pardons for participants; AJR 14 is a symbolic, nonbinding resolution sending Nevada’s stance to federal leaders.

Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 22.

Summary — AJR 14 (BDR R-991)

Status
- Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 14 was adopted by the Nevada Legislature and enrolled and delivered to the Secretary of State (File No. 22). Key legislative steps include introduction (March 24, 2025), amendment and committee consideration in April 2025, passage in the Assembly, and enrollment in late May 2025.

Title / Purpose
- Condemns the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol (including assaults on law enforcement officers) and denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve participants in that riot.

Main provisions / what the resolution says
- Condemns the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 as an attack on the Capitol, the rule of law, and American democratic values.
- Notes that the attack resulted in traumatic injuries to law enforcement (the text cites at least 140 officers injured) and references specific allegations of assaults on officers.
- Expressly denounces the use of presidential pardons and commutations issued on January 20, 2025 that, according to the resolution’s text, absolved roughly 1,500 individuals involved in the attack.
- Cites statements from law-enforcement organizations (International Association of Chiefs of Police and Fraternal Order of Police) condemning those pardons/commutations and stressing the need for accountability.
- Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to prepare and transmit copies of the resolution to: the President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House, and Nevada’s congressional delegation.
- Declares the resolution effective upon passage.

Scope, legal effect, and fiscal impact
- AJR 14 is a joint resolution expressing the position of the Nevada Legislature; it is declaratory and symbolic and does not change federal law or alter the legal effect of presidential pardons or federal prosecutions.
- The resolution contains no implementing provisions, penalties, or funding obligations. Legislative fiscal notes indicate no effect on the State or local government.

Who is affected / implications
- Direct legal or financial effects: none.
- Political and symbolic effects: communicates Nevada’s official stance to federal leaders and may shape public and congressional discourse about accountability for the January 6 events and about the exercise of the presidential pardon power.
- Stakeholder responses: the legislative record includes written and oral support from civic and community groups and individuals who view the resolution as defending democracy and law enforcement. It also includes opposition from individuals and organizations arguing the measure is partisan, raises due-process concerns, or disputes factual characterizations of January 6.

Sponsors and procedural notes
- Primary sponsors: Assemblymembers Yeager, Monroe-Moreno, Miller, Jauregui, Backus and multiple cosponsors; Senate joint sponsors include Senators Scheible, Cannizzaro, Dondero Loop, Nguyen and Ohrenschall.
- The resolution was amended in committee (Amendment No. 378) during April 2025; the enrolled version incorporates sponsors and final text described above.