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Congressional Record—House H9 January 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9 MAJORITY LEADER The SPEAKER. The question will be The resolution was agreed to. Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, as divided. A motion to reconsider was laid on chair of the Democratic Caucus, I am The question is on agreeing to that the table. directed to report to the House that portion of the resolution providing for the Democratic Members have selected the election of the Chaplain. f as majority leader the gentleman from That portion of the resolution was Maryland, the Honorable STENY HOYER. agreed to. AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO A motion to reconsider was laid on APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO NO- f the table. TIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINORITY LEADER AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. CHENEY ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGRESS Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, as Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I Mr. HOYER: Mr. Speaker, I offer a chair of the Republican Conference, I offer an amendment to the resolution privileged resolution and ask for its have been directed to report to the offered by the gentleman from New immediate consideration. House that the Republican Members York. The Clerk read the resolution as fol- have selected as minority leader the The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report lows: the amendment. gentleman from California, the Honor- H. RES. 4 able KEVIN MCCARTHY. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That a committee of two Mem- f That Dan Meyer of the State of Minnesota bers be appointed by the Speaker on the part be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of the House of Representatives to join with MAJORITY WHIP AND ASSISTANT of Representatives; SPEAKER a. committee on the part of the Senate to That John Leganski of the State of Illinois notify the President of the United States Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, as be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms that a quorum of each House has assembled chair of the House Democratic Caucus, of the House of Representatives; and and Congress is ready to receive any commu- That Brett Horton of the State of Lou- nication that he may he pleased to make. I have been directed to report to the isiana be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Admin- House that the Democratic Members istrative Officer of the House of Representa- The resolution was agreed to. have selected as majority whip the dis- tives. A motion to reconsider was laid on tinguished gentleman from the great The SPEAKER. The question is on the table. State of South Carolina, the Honorable the amendment offered by the gentle- JAMES E. CLYBURN; and as Assistant woman from Wyoming. f Speaker, the distinguished gentle- The amendment was rejected. woman from the Commonwealth of The SPEAKER. The question is on b 1915 Massachusetts, the Honorable KATH- the remainder of the resolution offered ERINE CLARK. by the gentleman from New York. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO f The remainder of the resolution was COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE agreed to. MINORITY WHIP PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO A motion to reconsider was laid on HOUSE RESOLUTION 4 Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, as the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. CLY- chair of the Republican Conference, I The SPEAKER. The Chair will now BURN). Without objection, pursuant to have been directed to report to the swear in the officers of the House: House that the Republican Members House Resolution 4, the Chair an- Cheryl L. Johnson, Paul D. Irving, nounces the Speaker’s appointment of have selected as minority whip the Catherine Szpindor, and Reverend Dr. gentleman from Louisiana, the Honor- the following Members to the com- Margaret Grun Kibben. mittee on the part of the House to join able STEVE SCALISE. The officers presented themselves in a committee on the part of the Senate f the well of the House and took the oath to notify the President of the United of office as follows: ELECTING OFFICERS OF THE States that a quorum of each House HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- has assembled and that Congress is port and defend the Constitution of the ready to receive any communication Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I United States against all enemies, foreign offer a privileged resolution and ask and domestic; that you will bear true faith that he may be pleased to make: for its immediate consideration. and allegiance to the same; that you take The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- this obligation freely, without any mental HOYER) and lows: reservation or purpose of evasion; and that The gentleman from California (Mr. you will well and faithfully discharge the du- H. RES. 2 MCCARTHY). ties of the office on which you are about to There was no objection. Resolved, That Cheryl L. Johnson of the enter, so help you God. State of Louisiana be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You f Resolved, That Paul D. Irving of the State are now officers of the 117th Congress. of Florida be, and is hereby, chosen Ser- f AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO IN- geant-at-Arms of the House of Representa- FORM THE PRESIDENT OF THE tives. TO INFORM THE SENATE THAT A QUORUM OF THE HOUSE HAS AS- ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER AND Resolved, That Catherine Szpinclor of the THE CLERK Commonwealth of Virginia be, and is hereby, SEMBLED AND OF THE ELEC- chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the TION OF THE SPEAKER AND THE Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a House of Representatives. CLERK privileged resolution and ask for its Resolved, That Reverend Doctor Margaret immediate consideration. Grun Kibben of the Commonwealth of Penn- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution and ask its imme- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- sylvania be, and is hereby, chosen Chaplain lows: of the House of Representatives. diate consideration. H. RES. 5 Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I The Clerk read the resolution as fol- yield to the distinguished gentlewoman lows: Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the President of the United States H. RES. 3 from Wyoming (Ms. CHENEY) for the that the House of Representatives has elect- purpose of offering an amendment. Resolved, That the Senate be informed that ed Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from the Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I a quorum of the House of Representatives State of California as Speaker, and Cheryl L. have an amendment to the resolution, has assembled; that Nancy Pelosi, a. Rep- Johnson, a citizen of the State of Louisiana but before offering the amendment, I resentative from the State of California, has as Clerk, of the House of Representatives of been elected Speaker; and that Cheryl L. the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. request that there be a division of the Johnson, a citizen of the State of Louisiana, question on the resolution so that we has been elected Clerk of the House of Rep- The resolution was agreed to. may have a separate vote on the Chap- resentatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth A motion to reconsider was laid on lain. Congress. the table. VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03JA7.023 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE.
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