This resolution would formally censure Representative Al Green of Texas. It says Representative Green interrupted the President during the March 4, 2024 State of the Union address. The resolution says he kept interrupting after being warned by nonpartisan House staff and the Speaker, and was removed by the Sergeant at Arms. The resolution calls his actions a breach of decorum that harmed the joint session. It directs that Representative Green be censured, that he present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement, and that the Speaker publicly read the censure.
If adopted, the House would publicly reprimand Representative Green and require him to appear in the House chamber while the censure is read. The resolution does not describe any fines, removal from office, or other penalties beyond the public censure and reading.
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The resolution says proponents believe Representative Green's interruption was a breach of decorum, degraded the proceedings, and was an affront to the dignity of the House and Senate. They say a public censure and reading are appropriate responses.
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