Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
This House resolution formally censures Representative Al Green for interrupting the President during the March 4, 2025 joint session.
It finds his conduct disrupted proceedings and notes he was removed by the Sergeant at Arms.
The resolution directs Representative Green to present himself in the well for a public reading of the censure by the Speaker.
Narrow, administrable House disciplinary resolution has reasonable chance of adoption by the House but faces partisan uncertainty; it is not a statute.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives emphasize civil liberties and chilling dissent risks
Progressives emphasize civil liberties and chilling dissent risks
Likely views the censure as an excessive punishment for a protest act and a potential chilling precedent for dissent.
Would still acknowledge that interrupting a joint session breached chamber decorum and required some response.
Will likely accept censure as a reasonable, measured response to a clear breach of decorum while emphasizing consistency.
Concerned about precedent and partisan application, but supportive of accountability for disrupting official proceedings.
Strongly supports the censure as an appropriate enforcement of decorum and authority.
Views the action as necessary to uphold respect for the Presidency and the House's rules.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow, administrable House disciplinary resolution has reasonable chance of adoption by the House but faces partisan uncertainty; it is not a statute.
On Agreeing to the Resolution
On Motion to Table
Progressives emphasize civil liberties and chilling dissent risks
Narrow, administrable House disciplinary resolution has reasonable chance of adoption by the House but faces partisan uncertainty; it is no…
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