[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3501-H3502]
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, July 12, 2023.
     Hon. Kevin McCarthy,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. 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

[[Page H3502]]

     July 12, 2023, at 4:14 p.m., said to contain a message from 
     the President regarding the Continuation of the National 
     Emergency with Respect to Hostage-Taking and Wrongful 
     Detention of United States Nationals Abroad.
       With best wishes, I am,
           Sincerely,
                                                Kevin F. McCumber,
     Acting Clerk of the House.

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