# H.Res. 189 (119th): This resolution censures Representative Al Green.

This resolution censures Representative Al Green.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: censorship. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: house_procedure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: member_discipline. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: political_action. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 60: On Motion to Table. Vote type: recommit.
Roll 62: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: A House censure is a prudential disciplinary act within legislative self-governance. It neither directly advances a named moral harm nor directly restrains one on the face of the metadata. Its moral weight depends on conduct and process not stated here, so it is classed as mixed rather than good or evil. The existing 'censorship' tag is not supported by the metadata alone, since a reprimand is not shown to suppress lawful speech through government coercion.
Theological note: Scripture calls leaders to integrity, accountability, and truthful conduct, and it also warns against both injustice and the abuse of public rebuke. A formal censure of a member of Congress raises questions of proportion, fair process, and whether the rebuke answers real misconduct or mainly expresses partisan displeasure. The metadata does not establish the underlying facts, so this is issue relevance only, not a final judgment.

## Recorded votes

Roll 60: On Motion to Table. Yea 209 · Nay 211 · Other 12.
Roll 62: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Yea 224 · Nay 198 · Other 10.

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