Press Releases
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(Houston, TX) - On March 9, 2013, all Houstonians were invited to the Bayou City Event Center for a town hall meeting addressing comprehensive immigration reform. Congressman Al Green hosted this information filled town hall meeting. Joining Congressman Al Green was Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez as well as Houston immigrants, other elected officials, and community leaders. Congressman Gutierrez was the first elected official to introduce a version of the DREAM Act in 2001.
(Washington, DC)--On February 27, 2013, Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court review of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Shelby County v. Holder.
(Washington, DC)--On February 15, 2013, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Oversight Plan for the committee for the 113th Congress. The House Financial Services Committee Oversight Plan contains three amendments sponsored by Congressman Al Green (TX-09). The three amendments, passed by voice vote on February 14, 2013, are related to: (1) the effects of cuts to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought on by sequestration, (2) veterans housing, and (3) the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
(Washington, DC)--On February 13, 2013, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced the Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections Act of 2013 (Students VOTE Act) in the House of Representatives. The bill will provide funds to school districts and/or local education agencies to impart voter registration information to high school seniors prior to graduation. The funds will be allocated by the Election Assistance Commission through a pilot program.
(Washington, DC)--On February 12, 2013, Congressman Al Green introduced a resolution honoring the 104th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The resolution was introduced with 41 original cosponsors, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus, as well as the chairs of the Congressional Hispanic and Asian Pacific American Caucuses.
(Washington, DC)--On February 12, 2013, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the President's State of the Union Speech.
(Washington, DC)--On February 4, 2013, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced H. Res 49, a resolution recognizing the significance of Black History Month. The resolution was introduced with 45 original cosponsors, including the entire Congressional Black Caucus, as well as the chairs of the Congressional Hispanic and Asian Pacific American Caucuses.
(Washington, DC)--On January 23, 2013, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Congressman Mike Michaud (ME-02), reintroduced two bills that would impact homelessness among veterans: H.R. 384, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013, and H.R. 385, the Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013 (HAVEN Act), in the House of Representatives.
(Washington, DC)--On January 20, 2013, Congressman Al Green, along with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King, Jr, Memorial in Washington, DC. The event was organized by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation and the National Urban League.
(Washington, DC)--During the week of January 14, 2013, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced two bills: the Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013, also known as the Housing Fairness Act of 2013, as well as the Original Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2013 in the House of Representatives.