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House Resolution to Censure Representative Al Green

Original title: RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

March 5, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

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 is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

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.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 5, 2025.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

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.

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.
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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to 'censure' a member of Congress?

is a formal, public condemnation of a member of Congress by their peers. It is a disciplinary action that involves the reading of the resolution of censure in the House chamber.

What happens next with this resolution?

Because the was rejected, the House will proceed with debate on the resolution, with time controlled by Representatives Newhouse and McGovern.

Why It Matters

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.

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Discoveries

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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.

Al Green Dan Newhouse Katherine Clark

Connected Entities

personAl Green“Representative from Texas who is the subject of the proposed censure.”Map →

personKatherine Clark“Representative from Massachusetts who moved to table the resolution.”Map →

personDan Newhouse“Representative from Washington who introduced the resolution.”Map →

Sources

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