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Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

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Sponsor
Rep. Harold Rogers (KY)
Last action
2025-01-03
Official status
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the election happened or what happens if the Clerk fails to inform the President.

Informing the President About New Leaders in Congress

This resolution instructs the Clerk to inform the President that Mike Johnson from Louisiana is now Speaker and Kevin McCumber from Illinois is now Clerk of the House for the new Congress.

What This Bill Does

  • Tells the President about who was elected as Speaker and Clerk of the House.
  • Requires the Clerk to inform the President.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The President
  • Mike Johnson, who is now Speaker
  • Kevin McCumber, who is now Clerk

Terms To Know

Speaker of the House
The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Clerk of the House
An officer who manages the day-to-day operations and records of the House of Representatives.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not explain why this information needs to be given to the President.
  • Does not say what happens if the Clerk does not inform the President.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-03 House floor actions

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  2. 2025-01-03 House floor actions

    On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)

  3. 2025-01-03 Library of Congress

    Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)

  4. 2025-01-03 House floor actions

    Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8)

  5. 2025-01-03 Library of Congress

    Submitted in House

  6. 2025-01-03 Library of Congress

    Submitted in House

Official Summary Text

This resolution provides for the President to be informed that Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected as Speaker and Kevin McCumber has been elected as Clerk of the House of Representatives of the 119th Congress.

Current Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 4 Engrossed in House (EH)]

<DOC>
H. Res. 4

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 3, 2025.
Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the President of the United
States that the House of Representatives has elected Mike Johnson, a
Representative from the State of Louisiana as Speaker, and Kevin McCumber, a
citizen of the State of Illinois as Clerk, of the House of Representatives of
the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
Attest:

Clerk.