[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 447 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 447

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a 
  Chaplain be elected by the House after having been nominated by the 
 Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, acting jointly.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2000

 Mr. Dooley of California (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a 
  Chaplain be elected by the House after having been nominated by the 
 Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, acting jointly.

    Resolved, That (a) clause 1 of rule II of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and'' after 
        ``Officer,'' and by striking ``, and a Chaplain''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``At the same time and for the same term, there shall 
        be elected a Chaplain who shall have been nominated by the 
        Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, acting 
        jointly.''.
    (b) The amendments made by this resolution shall take effect 
immediately before noon on January 3, 2001.
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