[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 133 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 8, 2018.
     Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Ryan: In light of recent events, I am 
     respectfully requesting to be temporarily removed from my 
     position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
       I fully intend to resume said position as an active member 
     of the committee, upon a successful resolution of pending 
     legal matters.
           Respectfully submitted,
                                                    Chris Collins,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.

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