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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 197
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH5, 2025
Mr. N
EHLS(for himself, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr.
F
ALLON, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. FRY, Mr. HAR-
RISof North Carolina, Mr. GILLof Texas, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr.
Y
AKYM, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. BARR, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr.
G
REENof Tennessee, Mr. CLINE, Mr. VANORDEN, Mr. VANDREW, Ms.
V
ANDUYNE, Mr. RULLI, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WILLIAMSof Texas, Mr.
P
FLUGER, Ms. GREENEof Georgia, Mr. KILEYof California, Mrs.
H
OUCHIN, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. SELF, Mr.
L
ANGWORTHY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HAMADEHof Arizona, Mr. ONDER,
Mr. A
RRINGTON, and Mr. CARTERof Texas) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Ethics
RESOLUTION
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
Whereas, on March 4, 2025, during the joint session of Con-
gress convened by the invitation of the House and Sen-
ate, Representative Al Green of Texas engaged in behav-
ior that interrupted President Donald J. Trump’s ad-
dress to a joint session of Congress, violating decorum
and order expected of Members of Congress;
Whereas pursuant to Rule I of the One Hundred Nineteenth
Congress of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of
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the House of Representatives shall preserve order and de-
corum in the chamber;
Whereas Members of Congress were advised by the Speaker
of the House to maintain decorum;
Whereas Representative Green willfully disrupted the joint
session, remained defiant, and was subsequently removed
by the House Sergeant at Arms from the chamber; and
Whereas the actions of Representative Green brought disre-
pute to the United States Congress: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That— 1
(1) Representative Al Green of Texas be cen-2
sured; 3
(2) Representative Al Green forthwith present 4
himself in the well of the House of Representatives 5
for the pronouncement of censure; and 6
(3) Representative Al Green be censured with 7
the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. 8
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