[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D10-D11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: There were no Public Bills or 
Resolutions introduced in today's Record.
Additional Cosponsors:
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Certificate of Election: The Clerk announced that Certificates of 
Election covering 434 seats in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress had 
been received and the names of those persons whose credentials show 
that they were regularly elected as Representatives in accordance with 
the laws of their respective States would be called. Without objection, 
the Representatives-elect were directed to record their presence by 
electronic device in order to determine whether a quorum was present. 
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Call of the States: On the Call of the States, 434 Members reported 
their presence, Roll No. 1.                                  
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Election Credentials for the Resident Commissioner and Delegates: The 
Clerk announced that credentials have been received showing the 
elections of the following: Honorable Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, 
Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Honorable 
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Delegate from the District of Columbia; 
Honorable James C. Moylan, Delegate from Guam; Honorable Stacey E. 
Plaskett, Delegate from the Virgin Islands; Honorable Aumua Amata 
Coleman Radewagen, Delegate from American Samoa; and Honorable Gregorio 
Kilili Camacho Sablan, Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands.                                                
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Vacancy Announcement: The Clerk notified the House that since the last 
regular election of Representatives to the 118th Congress, a vacancy 
now exists in the 4th District of the State of Virginia, occasioned by 
the death of the late Honorable A. Donald McEachin.             
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Election of Speaker: The House conducted three votes to elect a 
Speaker, from which a majority of

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218 was not ascertained, therefore a Speaker was not elected. During 
the first vote for Speaker, the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries received 212 
votes, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy received 203 votes, the Honorable 
Andy Biggs received 10 votes, the Honorable Jim Jordan received 6 
votes, the Honorable Jim Banks received 1 vote, the Honorable Lee 
Zeldin received 1 vote, and the Honorable Byron Donalds received 1 
vote, Roll No. 2. During the second vote for Speaker, the Honorable 
Hakeem Jeffries received 212 votes, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy 
received 203 votes, and the Honorable Jim Jordan received 19 votes, 
Roll No. 3. During the third vote for Speaker, the Honorable Hakeem 
Jeffries received 212 votes, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy received 202 
votes, and the Honorable Jim Jordan received 20 votes, Roll No. 4. 
Earlier, the Clerk appointed Representatives-elect Loudermilk, Lee 
(CA), Steil, and Morelle to act as Tellers. Additional proceedings are 
expected tomorrow, January 4th.                              
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There was one quorum call, Roll No. 1, which appears on 
pages H1-2.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and at 5:27 pm, agreed to the 
Cole motion to adjourn by voice vote.