Resolution to Censure Representative Al Green
March 5, 2025
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Current status: passed_chamber.
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The resolution initiates a formal disciplinary process against a sitting member of Congress, which, if approved, results in a public reprimand and a mandatory appearance before the House.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Al Green
The resolution targets him for formal censure and requires his presence in the well of the House.
House of Representatives
The body is tasked with voting on the resolution and conducting the censure proceedings.
Current stage: passed_chamber.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- The resolution proposes the formal censure of Representative Al Green.
- The resolution cites an incident on March 4, 2025, where Representative Green interrupted the President during a joint session of Congress.
- The resolution states that Representative Green was removed from the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms following multiple disruptions.
- If passed, Representative Green must present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure.
- If passed, the Speaker of the House is required to publicly read the resolution to Representative Green.
- The resolution was introduced by Representative Dan Newhouse and 34 co-sponsors.
- The resolution has been referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
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Why It Matters
The resolution initiates a formal disciplinary process against a sitting member of Congress, which, if approved, results in a public reprimand and a mandatory appearance before the House.
News Coverage
Voting Record
Total
422
Yes
224
No
198
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (422)
Nellie Pou
D · no
Mary Miller
R · yes
Jack Bergman
R · yes
Diana Harshbarger
R · yes
Lois Frankel
D · no
Frank Mrvan
D · no
Nick LaLota
R · yes
Eric Burlison
R · yes
Thomas Tiffany
R · yes
Wesley Hunt
R · yes
Nancy Pelosi
D · no
Maggie Goodlander
D · no
Sara Jacobs
D · no
Joseph Morelle
D · no
Emanuel Cleaver
D · no
Yvette Clarke
D · no
Nydia Velázquez
D · no
Zoe Lofgren
D · no
Vern Buchanan
R · yes
Greg Landsman
D · no
Haley Stevens
D · no
Mike Bost
R · yes
Vicente Gonzalez
D · no
Maxine Dexter
D · no
+ 398 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Use of Censure
The resolution reflects an ongoing trend of utilizing formal censure as a tool for addressing floor conduct during high-profile joint sessions.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment80Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz90Current news / social attention level
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