U.S. Representative — Texas's 9th District
Al Green
Democrat · Texas
Democrat U.S. Representative for Texas's 9th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9579 — Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act (Introduced, Jul 2, 2026)
- H.R.8647 — Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court. (Introduced, May 4, 2026)
- H.J.Res.160 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04: Whistleblower Protections Under CFPA Section 1057". (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
- H.R.8411 — Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- H.R.8318 — Original Additional Credit FHA Pilot Program Authorization Act (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
- H.R.8291 — Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
- H.R.8292 — Original Alternative Data for Additional Credit FHA Pilot Program Reauthorization Act (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
- H.R.8071 — Strengthening and Improving Mobilization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.8831 — Protecting Our Democracy Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8798 — Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.4797 — EATS Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.8163 — Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026 (Reported, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.4849 — Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
- H.R.4664 — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
Three of Al Green's five filings begin with the word "Original", and one of them puts his own title in the bill's name. That is a naming convention rather than a policy, but conventions are visible things: most members let a bill's subject supply its title, and he does not always.
The most consequential of the three would enlarge the Supreme Court, raising the number of justices from nine to thirteen. Court expansion is a proposal about the balance between elected and appointed power, and it needs only a statute — no amendment, no supermajority of states. The obstacle has never been the legal mechanism.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Another disapproval
Another of his filings is a resolution disapproving the consumer bureau's withdrawal of its own guidance, this one on whistleblower protections. He is not the first member on this site to use that instrument in that direction; several colleagues on the same committee got there too. He leads the minority on its oversight and investigations panel, and the Republican who serves as that panel's vice chairman also has a page here.
Where he broke ranks
He was a yes on war powers and on fuel retailing where his caucus was a no; neither measure survived. He was a no on organised retail crime, on renewed surveillance authority and on an Iran resolution where his caucus was a yes; all three carried. Finance tops his classified subjects, with civil rights behind.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163 | May 13, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.4465 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155 | Apr 30, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Res.1099 Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84 | Mar 5, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Al Green's cluster into: Finance and Financial Sector (15), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7), Housing and Community Development (5), Government Operations and Politics (4), Armed Forces and National Security (3), Law (3).
Below the Texas Democrats
Texas's Democratic House group carries a high shared rate and his falls a long way under it.
Among the 13 Democrats in the Texas delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 7.1%. Al Green is below that average at 2.3%.
Tenure and attendance
Eleven terms from the middle of the two-thousands, a large filed total, and not one vote missed.
First elected in 2005, now serving across 11 terms. Al Green falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Al Green has 372 bills sponsored, 3987 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions
- House Committee on Financial Services: Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Homeland Security: Border Security and Enforcement
- House Committee on Homeland Security: Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability
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