[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE HOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE 
                          OFFICER AND CHAPLAIN

  Mr. BECERRA. Madam Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 1

       Resolved, That Lorraine C. Miller of the State of Texas, 
     be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Wilson S. Livingood of the Commonwealth of Virginia 
     be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Daniel P. Beard of the State of Maryland be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Father Daniel P. Coughlin of the State of Illinois, 
     be, and is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of 
     Representatives.

  Mr. PENCE. Madam 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.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                     Amendment Offered by Mr. Pence

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I offer an amendment to the remainder of 
the resolution.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Pence:
       That Paula Nowakowski of the State of Michigan be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Steve Stombres of the Commonwealth of Virginia be, and 
     is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Jo-Marie St. Martin of the State of Tennessee be, and 
     is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana.
  The amendment was rejected.
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the remainder of the resolution 
offered by the gentleman from California.
  The remainder of the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair will now swear in the officers of the House.
  The officers presented themselves in the well of the House and took 
the oath of office as follows:
  Do you solemnly swear or affirm 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.

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