01/06/09 2:25 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LEADERSHIP POSTS - Mr. Pence of Indiana notified the House that, at the direction of the Republican Conference, Mr. Boehner of Ohio had been elected as Minority Leader, and that Mr. Cantor of Virginia had been elected as Minority Whip.
01/06/09 2:22 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LEADERSHIP POSTS - Mr. Larson of Connecticut notified the House that, at the direction of the Democratic Caucus, Mr. Hoyer of Maryland had been elected as Majority Leader and Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina had been elected as Majority Whip.
01/06/09 2:19 PM
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE - The Speaker administered the Oath of Office to the Members-elect of the 111th Congress.
01/06/09 2:18 PM
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE - The Dean of the House administered the Oath of Office to the Speaker-elect.
01/06/09 2:05 PM
ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER-ELECT - The Speaker-elect addressed the House prior to taking the Oath of Office which will be administered by the Dean of the House, Representative-elect John Dingell of Michigan.
The Speaker-elect was escorted into the Chamber by the Escort Committee and introduced by Representative-elect Boehner, Republican Leader, before assuming the Chair.
01/06/09 1:51 PM
COMMITTEE TO ESCORT THE SPEAKER-ELECT - The Clerk appointed a Committee of Members-elect to escort the Speaker-elect into the chamber and to the Chair.
01/06/09 1:50 PM
Roll call 2 - Election of the Speaker Pelosi: 255 Boehner: 174 (Roll no. 2). Pelosi elected Speaker.
01/06/09 12:47 PM
APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS - The Clerk announced the appointment of the following Members-elect to act as Tellers during the Roll Call for Election of Speaker: Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania; Mr. Lungren; Ms. Kaptur; and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
01/06/09 12:42 PM
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF SPEAKER - Pursuant to law and precedent, the Clerk announced that the next order of business was the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and that nominations would now be in order. Accordingly, the Honorable John Larson of Connecticut placed the name of the Honorable Nancy Pelosi into nomination for the Office of Speaker and the Honorable Mike Pence of Indiana placed the name of the Honorable John Boehner into nomination for the Office of Speaker. No other nominations were put forward.
The Clerk announced that she had received a letter of resignation from the Honorable Rahm Emanuel of Illinois and that without objection, the letters relating to his resignation would be printed in the Congressional Record.
The House received a communication from Representative Emanuel wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective at the end of the 110th Congress.
01/06/09 12:40 PM
ELECTION CREDENTIALS FOR DELEGATES - The Clerk notified the House that election credentials for all Delegates and Resident Commissioners had been received.
