[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7]
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     ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE HOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS, AND CHAPLAIN

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 1) 
and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 1

       Resolved, That Robin H. Carle, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and she is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives:
       That Wilson S. Livingood, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
     be, and he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Reverend James David Ford, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and he is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House 
     of Representatives.

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to the 
resolution, but before offering the amendment, I request that there be 
a division of the question on the resolution so that we may have a 
separate vote on the Chaplain.
  The SPEAKER. The question will be divided.
  The question is on agreeing to that portion of the resolution 
providing for the election of the Chaplain.
  That portion of the resolution was agreed to.


              amendment offered by mr. fazio of california

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the 
remainder of the resolution offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. 
Boehner].
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Fazio of California:
       That Marti Thomas, of the District of Columbia, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Sharon Daniels, of the State of Maryland, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Steve Elmendorf, of the District of Columbia, be, and 
     he is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the 
     House of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio].
  The amendment was rejected.
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the remainder of the resolution 
offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner].
  The remainder of the resolution was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER. Will the officers-elect present themselves in the well 
of the House?
  The officers-elect presented themselves at the bar of the House and 
took the oath of office as follows:
  Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the 
Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and 
domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; 
that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or 
purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the 
duties of the office on which you are about to enter. So help you God.
  The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You have been sworn in as officers of 
the House.

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