House censures Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech

House of Representatives members voted 224-198 Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disruptively shouting during President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address Tuesday night. In addition to the GOP’s narrow majority in the House, 10 of Green’s fellow Democrats supported his censure.

What does a House censure do? A censure serves as a medium form of punishment for representatives. It stops short of expulsion but is more severe than a remand. Once approved, the censured member will stand at the front of the house while their censure resolution condemning their conduct is read aloud. Floor proceedings showed that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson carried out Green’s censure around 10:30 a.m. The Texas congressman is the 28th person to receive censure in the House since 1832, according to the House archives.

Dig deeper: Read Josh Schumacher’s report on the House’s last censure, that of Rep. Jamaal Bowman for disrupting a session by pulling a fire alarm.