Al Green, D-TX

Al Green is a Democratic Representative from Texas's House District 9.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hjres67-119 - Supporting the designation of August as "Slavery Remembrance Month", to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery, its continuing effects, and the freedom fighters who fought to end this horrific crime against humanity. (aka Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution)
• hr2843-119 - To establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive place names, to create an advisory committee to recommend offensive place names to be reviewed by the Board, and for other purposes. (aka Reconciliation in Place Names Act)
• hres632-119 - Recognizing the courageous actions of Reverend Nat Turner in his fight to abolish slavery and make the majestic words of the Jeffersonian Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", apply to the enslaved, and for other purposes.
• hres633-119 - Recognizing Prince Hall for his contributions as a Revolutionary Era activist, Masonic leader, and his lasting impact in the African-American fight for justice. (aka Original Resolution Honoring Prince Hall)
• hres634-119 - Recognizing former Texas State Representative Al Edwards as the father of Juneteenth and showing appreciation for successfully passing Texas House Bill 1016, making Texas the first State to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as an official State holiday. (aka The Original Resolution Recognizing Al Edwards as the Father of Juneteenth)
• hres181-119 - Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month. (aka Original Black History Month Resolution of 2025)
• hres550-119 - Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. (aka Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025)
• hres645-119 - Honoring John Brown's relentless endeavors in his pursuit of liberty for all human beings, his unyielding opposition to the institution of slavery, and his significant role in the abolition of this monstrous crime against humanity. (aka Original Resolution Honoring John Brown)
• hres415-119 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
• hres644-119 - Recognizing the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army and thanking them for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people.
• hres537-119 - Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
• hres646-119 - Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building.
• hr3716-119 - To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require reports on the use of the systemic risk authority applicable to winding up a failed insured depository institution, and for other purposes. (aka Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act)
• hr166-119 - To establish an Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to strengthen the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, to ensure that persons injured by discriminatory practices, including organizations that have diverted resources to address discrimination and whose mission has been frustrated by illegal acts, can seek relief under such Act and to provide for criminal penalties for violating such Act, and for other purposes. (aka Fair Lending for All Act)
• hr4228-119 - To provide justice for living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre. (aka Original Justice for living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre Act)
• hr68-119 - To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. (aka Housing Fairness Act of 2025)
• hr126-119 - To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade. (aka Original Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act)
• hr4925-119 - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require covered issuers to carry out a racial equity audit every 2 years, to require atonement for the descendants of enslaved persons, and for other purposes.
• hr2983-119 - To compensate victims of theft of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, and for other purposes. (aka Original Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Safeguarding Eligible Clients Under Reimbursement Enforcement Act of 2025)
• hr4885-119 - To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865. (aka The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865)
• hr39-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II. (aka Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025)
• hr122-119 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes. (aka Original LAW Act)
• hr124-119 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have sickle cell disease. (aka Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2023)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.