[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6]
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           ELECTING OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

                               H. Res. 1

       Resolved That Karen L. Haas of the State of Maryland; be, 
     and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Paul D. Irving of the State of Florida be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Daniel J. Strodel of the District of Columbia be, and 
     is hereby, chosen Chief administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives; and
       That Father Patrick J. Conroy of the State of Oregon, be, 
     and is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House of 
     Representatives.

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Becerra) for the purpose of offering an amendment.
  Mr. BECERRA. I thank the gentlelady for yielding.
  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.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Becerra

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the remainder of 
the resolution.
  The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

  Amendment offered by Mr. Becerra:

       That Catlin W. O'Neill of the District of Columbia be, and 
     is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That Diane Dewhirst of the District of Columbia be, and is 
     hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Richard Meltzer of the State of Illinois 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 California.
  The amendment was rejected.
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the remainder of the resolution 
offered by the gentlewoman from Washington.
  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 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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