To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseJan 3, 2017
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Informs the Senate that Paul D. Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6)
- Jan 3, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6)
- Jan 3, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6Text printed H6 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Paul D. Ryan R-WI (text) | Jan 3, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 4 | Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. | Related bill | Jan 3, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Engrossed in House
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