[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D6-D7]
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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
     Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 131 public bills, 
     H.R. 21-151; and 32 resolutions, H.J. Res. 1-11; H. Con. Res. 
     1-5; and H. Res. 1-16, were introduced.               30Reports 
     Filed: There were no reports filed today.
     Certification of Election: The Clerk announced that 
     Certificats Files of Election covering 435 seats in the One 
     Hundred Thirteenth Congress had been received and the names 
     of those persons whose credentials show that they were 
     regularly elected as Representatives in accordance with the 
     laws of their respective States would be called. Without 
     objection, the Representatives-elect were directed to record 
     their presence by electronic device in order to determine 
     whether a quorum was present.                           30Call of 
     the States: On the Call of the States, 429 Members reported 
     th of teir presence, Roll No. 1.                        30Election 
     Credentials for the Resident Commissioner and Delegates: The 
     Ction lerk announced that credentials have been received 
     showing the elections of the following: Honorable Pedro R. 
     Pierluisi, Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico; Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Delegate from 
     the District of Columbia; Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo, 
     Delegate from Guam; Honorable Donna M. Christensen, Delegate 
     from the Virgin Islands; Honorable Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, 
     Delegate from American Samoa; and Honorable Gregorio Sablan, 
     Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
      Resignations: The Clerk announced that she was in receipt of 
     emberletters from the Honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. of 
     Illinois and the Honorable Tim Scott of South Carolina 
     indicating that they will not serve in the House in the 113th 
     Congress. Without objection, the letters will be placed in 
     the Congressional Record.
     on of Speaker: The Honorable John A. Boehner of Ohio was 
     electlectied Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     received 220 votes. The Honorable Nancy Pelosi received 192 
     votes, The Honorable Eric Cantor received 3 votes, The 
     Honorable Allen West received 2 votes, The Honorable Jim 
     Cooper (TN) received 2 votes, The Honorable John Lewis 
     received 1 vote, The Honorable Colin Powell received 1 vote, 
     The Honorable Raul Labrador received 1 vote, The Honorable 
     Jim Jordan received 1 vote, The Honorable David Walker 
     received 1 vote, The

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     Honorable Justin Amash received 1 vote, The Honorable John 
     Dingell received 1 vote, and one Member voted present. 
     Earlier, the Clerk appointed Representatives-elect Miller 
     (MI), Brady (PA), Kaptur, and Ros-Lehtinen to act as Tellers.
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     Escort Committee: The Clerk appointed the following committee 
     to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair: Representatives-
     elect Cantor, Pelosi, McCarthy (CA), Hoyer, McMorris Rodgers, 
     Clyburn, Walden, Becerra, Lankford, Crowley, Jenkins, Israel, 
     Foxx, DeLauro, Wagner, Andrews, Sessions, Van Hollen, Roskam, 
     and Lujan Grisham and the members of the Ohio delegation: 
     Representatives-elect Kaptur, Tiberi, Ryan, Turner, Latta, 
     Jordan, Fudge, Chabot, Gibbs, Johnson, Renacci, Stivers, 
     Beatty, Joyce, and Wenstrup.
     stration of the Oath of Office to Members of the 113th 
     Congresdminis: The Dean of the House, the Honorable John D. 
     Dingell, administered the oath of office to the Speaker. The 
     Speaker then administered the oath to the Members, Resident 
     Commissioner, and Delegates.
     on of Majority and Minority Leaders: The Chairman of the 
     Republectilican Conference, Representative McMorris Rodgers, 
     announced the election of Representative Cantor as the 
     Majority Leader. The Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, 
     Representative Becerra, announced the election of 
     Representative Pelosi as the Minority Leader.
     on of Majority and Minority Whips: The Chairman of the 
     Republilectican Conference, Representative McMorris Rodgers, 
     announced the election of Representative McCarthy (CA) as the 
     Majority Whip. The Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, 
     Representative Becerra, announced the election of 
     Representative Hoyer as the Minority Whip and Representative 
     Clyburn as Assistant Democratic Leader.                 30Electing 
     Officers of the House of Representatives: The House agreed to 
     ting H. Res. 1, as amended, electing the following officers 
     for the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk; Paul 
     D. Irving, Sergeant-at-Arms; Daniel J. Strodel, Chief 
     Administrative Officer; and Father Patrick J. Conroy, 
     Chaplain.
     3-135]{D7}Agreed tha
  Agreed that the question be divided on the adoption of the resolution 
so as to have a separate vote on the election of the Chaplain. Agreed 
to the first portion of the resolution by voice vote. Agreed to the 
remainder of the resolution by voice vote.                      
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  Rejected the Becerra amendment to H. Res. 1 by voice vote.    
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     Notify the Senate that a Quorum Has Assembled: The House 
     agreed to H. Res. 2, to inform the Senate that a quorum of 
     the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker 
     and Clerk.
      the President of the Assembly of the 113th Congress: The 
     Housotifye agreed to H. Res. 3, authorizing the Speaker to 
     appoint Members of the House to a joint committee to notify 
     the President of the assembly of the Congress. Subsequently, 
     the Speaker appointed Representatives Cantor and Pelosi to 
     the committee. Later, Representative Cantor announced that 
     the Committee had notified the President that a quorum of 
     each House had assembled and was ready to receive any 
     communication that he may be pleased to make.        30Notify the 
     President of the Election of the Speaker and the Clerk: The 
     Hothe Puse agreed to H. Res. 4, instructing the Clerk to 
     inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the 
     Clerk.
     ng Rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress: The House 
     agdoptireed to H. Res. 5, as amended, adopting rules for the 
     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 
     yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 6, after the previous question was 
     ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 191 nays, Roll 
     No. 4.                                                 90[D03JA3-
     137]{D7}Rejected t
  Rejected the George Miller (CA) motion to commit H. Res. 5 to a 
select committee composed of the Majority Leader and the Minority 
Leader with instructions to report it forthwith back to the House with 
an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 229 nays, Roll No. 
5.                                                             
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  Agreed to the Cantor motion to table the Norton motion to refer H. 
Res. 5 to a select committee of five members, to be appointed by the 
Speaker, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 3. 
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     Election of Members to Certain Standing Committees: The House 
     agreed to H. Res. 6, electing Members to certain standing 
     committees of the House of Representatives.
     n of Members to Certain Standing Committees: The House agreed 
     ectioto H. Res. 7, electing Members to certain standing 
     committees of the House of Representatives.
      of Minority Employees: The House agreed to H. Res. 8, 
     providiationng for the designation of certain minority 
     employees.                                                30Daily 
     Hour of Meeting: The House agreed to H. Res. 9, fixing the 
     daiily Hly hour of meeting of the First Session of the One 
     Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
     ment Authority: Agreed that during the One Hundred Thirteenth 
     pointCongress, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority 
     Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
     appointments authorized by law or by the House.
     on of Remarks: Agreed that during the One Hundred Thirteenth 
     Ctensiongress, all Members be permitted to extend their 
     remarks and to include extraneous material within the 
     permitted limit in that section of the Congressional Record 
     entitled ``Extensions of Remarks''.
     -Hour Debate: Agreed to the procedures regarding the format 
     forningr morning-hour debate for the first session of the One 
     Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
     y outside of the District of Columbia: The House agreed to H. 
     semblCon. Res. 1, regarding consent to assemble outside the 
     seat of government.
      Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn 
     tetingo meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, January 4th.            30House 
     Office Building Commission: The Chair announced that 
     Representuse Oatives Cantor and Pelosi will serve as members 
     of the House Office Building Commission with the Speaker. 
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     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The 
     Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following 
     Members of the House to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence: Representative Rogers (MI), Chairman, and 
     Representative Ruppersberger.                             30Joint 
     Economic Committee--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
     Speakint Eer's appointment of the following Members of the 
     House to the Joint Economic Committee: Representative Brady 
     (TX) and Representative Maloney (NY).
     ng for the counting on January 4, 2013, of the electoral 
     votesovidi for President and Vice President of the United 
     States: The House agreed S. Con. Res. 1, to provide for the 
     counting on January 4, 2013, of the electoral votes for 
     President and Vice President of the United States.
     ng the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 
     tendiCeremonies: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 2, to 
     extend the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on 
     Inaugural Ceremonies.
     s of the Chair: The Chair announced his policies with respect 
     licieto particular aspects of the legislative process dealing 
     with (1) privileges of the floor; (2) introduction of bills 
     and resolutions; (3) unanimous-consent requests for the 
     consideration of legislation; (4) recognition for one-minute 
     speeches; (5) recognition for special-order speeches; (6) 
     decorum in debate; (7) conduct of votes by electronic device; 
     (8) use of handouts on the House floor; (9) use of electronic 
     equipment on the House floor; and (10) use of the Chamber. 
     Agreed without objection that the announcements will be 
     printed in the Congressional Record.                  30Clerk 
     Designations: Read a letter from the Clerk wherein she 
     designaDesigted Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk, and Kirk D. 
     Boyle, Legal Counsel, to sign any and all papers and do all 
     other acts in case of her temporary absence or disability. 
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     Succession of the Speaker of the House: Read a letter from 
     the Speaker wherein he designated Representative Cantor to 
     act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate, or his 
     designee, in the event of the death or inability of the 
     Speaker, to notify Members of the House and Senate, 
     respectively, of any reassembly.
      pro tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
     appoineakerted Representative Denham, Representative 
     Thornberry, Representative Upton, Representative Harris, and 
     Representative Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign 
     enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of 
     the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.                      30Whole 
     Number of the House: Under clause 5(d) of rule XX, the Chair 
     aole Nnnounced to the House that the whole number of the 
     House is 429.                                             30Senate 
     Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on 
     pagnate es H22-23.
     Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during 
     the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3-4, H9-10, 
     H19-20, H21-22, and H22. There was one quorum call, Roll No. 
     1, which appears on pages H1-2.
     Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 5:18 
     p.m.

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