[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH SEMPOLINSKI, OF NEW YORK, AS A 
                          MEMBER OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. KATKO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman 
from New York, the Honorable Joseph Sempolinski, be permitted to take 
the oath of office today.
  His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest 
and no question has been raised with regard to his election.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
New York?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representatives-elect and the members of the 
New York delegation present themselves in the well.
  All Members will rise and the Representatives-elect will please raise 
their right hands.
  Mr. Ryan of New York, Mr. Sempolinski of New York, and Mrs. Peltola 
of Alaska appeared at the bar of the House and took the oath of office, 
as follows:

       Do you solemnly swear or affirm 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, you are now Members of the 117th 
Congress.

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