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Read. Follow. Verify.House Resolution to Censure Representative Al Green
Record date · March 5, 2025
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What This Bill Does
Representative Dan Newhouse introduced a resolution (H. Res. 189) to formally Representative Al Green for his conduct during the President's joint address to Congress on March 4, 2025. The House voted 209-211 to reject a the resolution, meaning the measure remains active for further consideration.
The House is considering a formal of a sitting member, which would serve as a public reprimand and a significant disciplinary action within the legislative body.
Who It Affects
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Al Green
The subject of the censure resolution, which would require his public appearance in the House well for a formal reprimand.
House of Representatives
The body responsible for debating and voting on the disciplinary action against one of its members.
Key Facts
- H. Res. 189 proposes that Representative Al Green be censured for disrupting the President's joint address on March 4, 2025.
- The resolution requires Representative Al Green to present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure.
- The resolution requires the public reading of the censure by the Speaker.
- A motion to table the resolution was rejected by a vote of 209 yeas to 211 nays.
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- The House granted 60 minutes of debate time (30 minutes each to Representatives Newhouse and McGovern) to discuss the resolution.
- Representative Al Green was removed from the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms during the joint address.
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Partisan Voting Split
The vote on the motion to table the censure resolution followed a strict party-line split, indicating that the disciplinary action is viewed through a partisan lens.
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