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(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Rep. Al Green (TX-9) and other Members of Congress will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution. They will also discuss the recent Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting, and what it means in light of the continued struggle for full acceptance of LGBTQ Equality.

(Washington, DC)--On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Reps. Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29), as well as other Members of Congress from Texas will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the recent deadly floods in Texas.

WHO:     Rep. Al Green (TX-09),  Rep. Gene Green (TX-29), and other Members of Congress from Texas

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), while a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, worked with then-Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and the Committee to include Houston in the “Securing the Cities” (STC) Initiative by authoring a 2009 amendment to H.R. 2611, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. The Committee approved the amendment and the overall legislation was approved by the House of Representatives, but it ultimately was not signed into law.