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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 204 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House. |
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| 6 | 6 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 7 | 7 | | MARCH10, 2025 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mr. C |
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| 9 | 9 | | RANE(for himself, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, Mrs. BIGGSof South Caro- |
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| 10 | 10 | | lina, Mr. B |
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| 11 | 11 | | RECHEEN, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. GILLof Texas, Mr. HARRISof |
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| 12 | 12 | | Maryland, Mr. H |
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| 13 | 13 | | IGGINSof Louisiana, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. NOR- |
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| 14 | 14 | | MAN, and Mr. ROY) submitted the following resolution; which was re- |
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| 15 | 15 | | ferred to the Committee on Ethics |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 17 | 17 | | Removing a certain Member from a certain standing |
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| 18 | 18 | | committee of the House. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Whereas the annual State of the Union address is a momen- |
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| 20 | 20 | | tous occasion for the President of the United States to |
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| 21 | 21 | | address the Nation; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas the speech is a respectful occasion, conducted within |
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| 23 | 23 | | the framework of democratic institutions and traditions; |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas, on March 4, 2025, during the joint session of Con- |
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| 25 | 25 | | gress convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution |
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| 26 | 26 | | 11, the President, speaking at the invitation of the House |
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| 27 | 27 | | of Representatives and the Senate, had his remarks inter- |
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| 28 | 28 | | rupted by the Representative from Texas, Mr. Green; |
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| 31 | 31 | | •HRES 204 IH |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas Representative Green continued his interruption, de- |
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| 33 | 33 | | spite admonition from nonpartisan staff of the House |
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| 34 | 34 | | and from the Speaker; |
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| 35 | 35 | | Whereas Representative Green was removed from the joint |
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| 36 | 36 | | session by the Sergeant at Arms; |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas the conduct of Representative Green was a breach |
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| 38 | 38 | | of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint ses- |
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| 39 | 39 | | sion, to the discredit of the House; |
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| 40 | 40 | | Whereas the actions of Representative Green were not only |
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| 41 | 41 | | a breach of civility but also an affront to the dignity of |
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| 42 | 42 | | the House and Senate, and to the principles of mutual |
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| 43 | 43 | | respect that are essential for the functioning of the legis- |
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| 44 | 44 | | lative process; |
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| 45 | 45 | | Whereas Representative Green was unrepentant leading up to |
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| 46 | 46 | | the vote taken in the House on March 6, 2025, to cen- |
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| 47 | 47 | | sure him, stating before his colleagues on the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | Floor, ‘‘Friends, I would do it again’’ and further ac- |
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| 49 | 49 | | knowledging that he spoke out ‘‘with intentionality’’; |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas Representative Green heard the Speaker say that he |
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| 51 | 51 | | should cease but chose to carry on; |
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| 52 | 52 | | Whereas Representative Green led his colleagues in protest of |
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| 53 | 53 | | his censure on that date, which further violated the deco- |
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| 54 | 54 | | rum of the House; |
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| 55 | 55 | | Whereas clause 1 or rule XXIII of the Rules of the House |
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| 56 | 56 | | of Representatives provides, ‘‘A Member, Delegate, Resi- |
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| 57 | 57 | | dent Commissioner officer, or employee of the House |
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| 58 | 58 | | shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect |
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| 59 | 59 | | creditably on the House’’; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | Whereas Representative Green should be removed from his |
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| 61 | 61 | | committee assignments in light of conduct he has exhib- |
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| 62 | 62 | | ited: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 65 | 65 | | •HRES 204 IH |
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| 66 | 66 | | Resolved, That the following named Member be, and 1 |
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| 67 | 67 | | is hereby, removed from the following standing committee 2 |
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| 68 | 68 | | of the House of Representatives: 3 |
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| 69 | 69 | | C |
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| 70 | 70 | | OMMITTEE ONFINANCIALSERVICES: Mr. Green of 4 |
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| 71 | 71 | | Texas. 5 |
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