[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 160 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1154-D1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 3857-
3867; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 89; and H. Res. 503-506 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7346-47
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7347
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3763, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-318).                                
Page H7346
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Monsignor 
Donn Heiar, St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Janesville, Wisconsin. 
                                                             Page H7335
Call of the House: On the Call of the House, 421 Members reported their 
presence, Roll No. 580.                                      
  Page H7335
Election of Speaker: The Honorable Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin was 
elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and received 236 votes. 
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi received 184 votes, The Honorable Daniel 
Webster (FL) received 9 votes, The Honorable Jim Cooper received 1 
vote, The Honorable John Lewis received 1 vote, and The Honorable Colin 
Powell received 1 vote. Earlier, the Clerk appointed Representatives 
Miller (MI), Brady (PA), Kaptur, and Ros-Lehtinen to act as Tellers. 
                                                         Pages H7337-38
Escort Committee: The Chair appointed the following committee to escort 
the Speaker-elect to the Chair: Representatives McCarthy, Pelosi, 
Scalise, Hoyer, McMorris Rodgers, Clyburn, Walden, Becerra, Messer, 
Crowley, Jenkins (KS), Israel, Foxx, Ben Ray Lujan (NM), Wagner, 
DeLauro, Edwards, Sessions, Van Hollen, McHenry, and Mimi Walters (CA); 
and the members of the Wisconsin delegation: Representatives 
Sensenbrenner, Kind, Moore, Duffy, Ribble, Pocan, and Grothman. 
                                                             Page H7338
Administration of the Oath of Office: The Dean of the House, the 
Honorable John Conyers, Jr., administered the oath of office to the 
Speaker.                                                     
  Page H7340
Notify the President of the Election of the Speaker: The House agreed 
to H. Res. 503, instructing the Clerk to inform the President of the 
election of the Speaker.                                     
  Page H7340
Notify the Senate of the Election of the Speaker: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 504, instructing the Clerk to inform the Senate of the election 
of the Speaker.                                              
  Page H7340
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Ryan (WI) 
wherein he resigned from the

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Committee on Ways and Means and the Joint Committee on Taxation, as a 
result of his election as Speaker.                           
  Page H7340
Succession of the Speaker of the House: Read a letter from the Speaker 
wherein he designated Representative McCarthy to exercise any authority 
in the event of the death or inability of the Speaker, to notify 
Members of the House and Senate, respectively, of any reassembly. 
                                                             Page H7340
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Denham, Representative Thornberry, 
Representative Upton, Representative Harris, Representative Comstock, 
and Representative Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the One 
Hundred Fourteenth Congress.                                 
  Page H7340
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, November 2nd for 
Morning Hour debate.                                 
  Pages H7340, H7345
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call developed during the proceedings 
of today and appears on pages H7337-38.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:31 a.m.