[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 13, 2020.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on March 13, 2020, at 
     5:28 p.m., and said to contain a message from the President 
     on declaring a national emergency concerning the Novel 
     Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
       With best wishes, I am,
           Sincerely,
                                                Cheryl L. Johnson,
     Clerk of the House.

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