[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1517]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: There were no public bills or 
resolutions introduced today.
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Moran (VA) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Gene 
Hemrick, Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC.      
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Membership of Standing Committees: Read a letter from Representative 
Larson (CT), Chairman, Democratic Caucus wherein he informed the 
Speaker that Representative Parker Griffith is no longer a member of 
the Democratic Caucus. Subsequently, read letters from the Speaker 
wherein she advised Chairman Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Chairwoman Velaquez, Committee on Small Business, and 
Chairman Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology that 
Representative Parker Griffith's election to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, and Science and 
Technology have been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 5(b) of 
rule X, effective today.                                    
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and at 12:04 p.m., the House 
stands adjourned until 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2009 unless it 
sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its 
concurrence in H. Con. Res. 223, in which case the House shall stand 
adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.