GREEN, Al

GREEN, Al
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1947–

Concise Biography

GREEN, Al, a Representative from Texas; born in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, La., September 1, 1947; attended Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1966-1971; attended Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala.; J.D., Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex., 1974; lawyer, private practice; justice of the peace, Harris County, Tex., 1977-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present); censured by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 6, 2025, for conduct during a Joint Address by the President which "disrupted the proceedings . . . and was a breach of proper conduct."

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Al Green" in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Financial Services
[2001-Present]
107th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services)
109th (2005–2007) – 119th (2025–2027)
109th (2005–2007) –
119th (2025–2027)
Science
[1995-2007]
104th through 109th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science, Space, and Technology; Science and Technology)
109th (2005–2007)
109th (2005–2007)
Homeland Security
[2005-Present]
109th Congress-Present
110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011);
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023);
119th (2025–2027)
110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011);
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023);
119th (2025–2027)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
Financial Services Oversight and Investigations
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
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