Rep Al Green faces another censure attempt following his removal during the State of the Union.

House Republicans Move to Censure Rep. Al Green

A renewed effort by House Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, has emerged after he was removed from President Trump’s prime-time address for the second consecutive year.

Green faced ejection from Trump’s State of the Union speech only minutes after it began on a Tuesday night. Progressives from Texas held up signs with the statement “Black People Are Not Monkeys” as Trump entered the House and maintained them during his speech.

Representative Mike Lurie (R-Ohio) shared with Fox News Digital that his office is actively seeking bipartisan support for a censure resolution against Green. “His prank at the State of the Union was unwarranted,” he stated. “I can’t stand that kind of behavior in Congress. Something had to be done.”

Lurie’s proposed resolution, which was first reported by Fox News Digital, classifies Green’s protest as a “conduct violation.” It also notes that this incident marks the second time in under a year that a Texas House member needed to be removed by the Sergeant-at-Arms for an act deemed unpatriotic, violating House Rules of Decency.

The House previously passed a resolution to censure Green in March 2025 for another protest, where he waved a cane and yelled insults at Trump while he attempted to deliver a speech.

At that time, ten Democrats had joined Republicans to support the resolution.

“We cannot tolerate this level of hatred that the president is actually incorporating into his policies. We must stand firm against this level of insidious discrimination,” Green told reporters after his removal the second time.

He added, “I wanted him to know, to see, to hear. Up close. But judging by the look on his face, he understood the message. He saw it.”

When asked about the potential for a vote on the censure resolution following Trump’s speech, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) did not commit to an immediate action but indicated he would consider the preferences of his colleagues.

“Al Green was immediately fired,” Johnson said. “I don’t know if censure is appropriate. I’ll let our colleagues decide that. The point of censure is to bring someone to the House floor and shame them for their actions. I think they’ve already shown shame to the American people.”