HRES 189119th CongressIntroduced

Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.

Introduced: Mar 5, 2025

Standard Summary

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This is a House Resolution (H. Res. 189) that censures Representative Al Green of Texas for disrupting the joint address delivered to Congress on March 4, 2025. The measure asserts that Green’s conduct breached proper decorum and states that he be admonished by the House. The resolution requires Green to come to the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure and calls for the public reading of the censure by the Speaker. As a resolution, this action is a formal, symbolic reprimand rather than a piece of legislation that imposes laws or penalties; it serves to express the House’s disapproval and to record a formal rebuke of Green’s conduct.

Key Points

1Censures Representative Al Green for disruptions during the joint address to Congress, describing his conduct as a breach of proper conduct.
2Requires Green to present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure.
3Calls for the public reading of the censure by the Speaker, making the reprimand a matter of public record.
4Based on a disruption that occurred during a joint-session address and involved removal from the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms.
5It is a House resolution (a procedural discipline), not a law, and carries no criminal penalty or removal from office; it is primarily a formal reprimand and a matter of House decorum.

Impact Areas

Primary: Representative Al Green (personal and professional reputation) and the formal record of his conduct in the House.Secondary: House decorum and disciplinary norms, potential influence on future behavior during high-profile proceedings, and partisan or public reactions to a formal reprimand.Additional: Sets a precedent for how disruptions during joint sessions are addressed, though it does not alter any member’s rights or privileges beyond the formal censure.

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