HRES 189
· 119th Congress
· Congress
Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
Sponsor
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Mar 06, 2025
floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1019-1020)
Mar 06, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 198, 2 Present (Roll no. 62).
Mar 06, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 198, 2 Present (Roll no. 62). (text: 03/05/2025 CR H998)
Mar 06, 2025
passed
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 198, 2 Present (Roll no. 62). (text: 03/05/2025 CR H998)
Mar 06, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 05, 2025
introduced
Submitted in House
Mar 05, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.
Ethics Committee
Mar 05, 2025
floor
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Newhouse notified the House of his intent to offer a privileged resolution pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX. The Chair announced that a determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution.
Mar 05, 2025
floor
QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Mr. Newhouse rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered the resolution. The Chair directed the Clerk to report the resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution did constitute a question of the privileges of the House.
Mar 05, 2025
floor
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H998-1004)
Mar 05, 2025
floor
Ms. Clark (MA) moved to table the measure.
Mar 05, 2025
floor
On motion to table Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 211, 1 Present (Roll no. 60).
Mar 05, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 189.
Mar 05, 2025
floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Mar 05, 2025
floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 189, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Introduced in House
Mar 05, 2025
This resolution censures Representative Al Green.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H. Res. 189 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H. Res. 189 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
+H. Res. 189
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. RES. 189
+In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
-Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-
-March 5, 2025
-
-Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Begich, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
-McGuire, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Yakym, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Rulli,
-Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Williams of Texas,
-Mr. Gooden, Mr. Crank, Mr. Womack, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Balderson, Mr.
-Timmons, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bresnahan, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr.
-Carter of Georgia, Mr. Flood, Mr. Estes, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr.
-Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Wied, Mr.
-Onder, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Baumgartner, and Mr. Fleischmann) submitted the
-following resolution; 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 Congress convened
-pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 11, the President of the United
-States, speaking at the invitation of the House and Senate, had his
-remarks interrupted by the Representative from Texas, Mr. Green;
+March 6, 2025.
+Whereas on March 4, 2025, during the joint session of Congress convened pursuant
+to House Concurrent Resolution 11, the President of the United States,
+speaking at the invitation of the House and Senate, had his remarks
+interrupted by the Representative from Texas, Mr. Green;
Whereas the conduct of the Representative from Texas disrupted the proceedings
of the joint address and was a breach of proper conduct; and
Whereas after numerous disruptions, the Representative from Texas had to be
removed from the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) Representative Al Green be censured;
-(2) Representative Al Green forthwith present himself in
-the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement
-of censure; and
-(3) Representative Al Green be censured with the public
-reading of this resolution by the Speaker.
-<all>
+(2) Representative Al Green forthwith present himself in the well of
+the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure; and
+(3) Representative Al Green be censured with the public reading of
+this resolution by the Speaker.
+Attest:
+
+Clerk.
Cosponsors (33)
Members who signed on to support this bill.
Rose R
Hamadeh R
Edwards R
McGuire R
Tenney R
Yakym R
Houchin R
Collins R
Rulli R
Begich R
Franklin R
Williams R
Gooden R
Crank R
Womack R
Van Drew R
Balderson R
Timmons R
Zinke R
Owens R
Bresnahan R
Fischbach R
Carter R
Flood R
Estes R
Dunn R
Fleischmann R
McCormick R
Wied R
Onder R
Stauber R
Baumgartner R
Van Orden R