[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H24]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




APPOINTMENT OF HON. STENY H. HOYER AND HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN TO ACT AS 
  SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS IN 
                SPEAKER'S ABSENCE DURING 111TH CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Speaker:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  January 6, 2009.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Steny H. Hoyer and the 
     Honorable Chris Van Hollen to act as Speaker pro tempore to 
     sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions in my absence 
     during the period of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
                                                     Nancy Pelosi,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the appointment is 
approved.
  There was no objection.

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