Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) revealed his final day in the House of Representatives will be July 20th.

Green, the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, announced last month he would retire from Congress after the passage of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’

Breaking: House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green officially resigns from Congress https://t.co/mrM2j2O5jb

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) July 4, 2025

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up. As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package,” Green said in a release last month.

“It was the honor of a lifetime to represent the people of Tennessee in Congress. They asked me to deliver on the conservative values and principles we all hold dear, and I did my level best to do so. Along the way, we passed historic tax cuts, worked with President Trump to secure the border, and defended innocent life. I am extremely proud of my work as Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and want to thank my staff, both in my seventh district office, as well as the professional staff on that committee,” he added.

More info from Fox News:

Green has served as the Republican chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee since 2023.

Before being elected to Congress, he served as a Tennessee senator representing the 22nd district, from 2013 to 2018.

In 2024, Rep. Green led the effort to impeach former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors. Mayorkas was successfully impeached by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, 2024.

“Today was my last vote in Congress. My time here started with a fire to serve veterans, it continued with leading the historic impeachment of a cabinet secretary, and now it ends with achieving real border security. I am grateful my last vote was for the one Big Beautiful Bill,” Green said Thursday.

Today was my last vote in Congress. My time here started with a fire to serve veterans, it continued with leading the historic impeachment of a cabinet secretary, and now it ends with achieving real border security. I am grateful my last vote was for the one Big Beautiful Bill. pic.twitter.com/tmmqmrmiav

— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) July 3, 2025

“Enclosed is my letter of retirement sent to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. I will leave the United States House of Representatives effective July 20, 2025, at 11:59 EST,” Green wrote in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

“Thank you for your steadfast leadership to advance the conservative principles we both hold dear. I appreciate your friendship over the years and look forward to seeing what incredible feats the House of Representatives will accomplish for the American people,” he added.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell. To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington,” Green said Friday morning.

Green shared a farewell message to social media:

It's with a heavy heart that I say farewell.

To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington. pic.twitter.com/fwjVMCRtpQ

— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) July 4, 2025

FOX 17 noted:

In the process of filling the seat, Governor Bill Lee will set a special election date for the primary and the general elections within 10 days after today’s resignation. The primary will be about 50 to 55 days after that with the general election about another 50 to 55 days after the primary.

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