[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 193 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1601]
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H. RES. 1161, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH TO THE MEMBER 
                ELECT FROM THE 13TH DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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                           HON. PAUL D. RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 6, 2018

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, on November 29, 2018, the House 
by unanimous consent adopted House Resolution 1161 in advance of the 
administration of the oath of office to Representative Brenda Jones of 
Michigan. Representative Jones was elected on November 6, 2018 to fill 
a vacancy in the 13th Congressional District of Michigan for the 
remainder of the 115th Congress. Her certificate of election was 
received by the House on November 29, 2018. Representative Jones also 
currently serves as the President of the Detroit City Council. 
Representative Jones has indicated that she will abide by guidance from 
the House Committee on Ethics to minimize the conflicts that may exist 
with her duties as President of the City Council during this short 
tenure in the House.
  The Speaker, with the concurrence of the Democratic Leader, finds 
that this resolution (1) represents a narrow exception to the 
restriction established by the House on January 20, 1909, that the 
duties of a Member of the House and the Governor of a State are 
``absolutely inconsistent'' and may not be ``simultaneously 
discharged'' by the same Member and (2) does not address the 
Constitutional qualifications of a Member.

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