[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER AND APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER OF PERMANENT SELECT 
                       COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence:

                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 27, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
      Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign my seat on the House 
     Intelligence Committee effective today.
       I appreciate the opportunity to serve on the committee 
     beyond my allotted time. Your efforts to accommodate my many 
     international assignments have been most helpful.
       I look forward to serving on the committee in the future.
       Sincerely,
                                                  Bill Richardson,
                                                Chief Deputy Whip.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, and pursuant to the 
provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII and clause 6(f) of rule X, the 
Chair announces the Speaker's appointment of the gentlewoman from 
California [Ms. Harman] to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence to fill the existing vacancy thereon and to rank after the 
gentlewoman from California [Ms. Pelosi].
  There was no objection.

                          ____________________