[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 171 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1051]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 5978-
5987; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 794-796, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Call of the House: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XX, Representative 
Johnson (LA) moved a call of the House. Accordingly, Members were 
counted and the Chair announced that 432 Members being counted, a 
quorum was present, Roll No. 522.                        
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Election of Speaker: The House conducted one vote to elect a Speaker, 
from which a majority of 218 was not ascertained, therefore a Speaker 
was not elected. During the vote for Speaker, the Honorable Hakeem 
Jeffries received 212 votes, the Honorable Jim Jordan received 199 
votes, the Honorable Steve Scalise received 7 votes, the Honorable 
Kevin McCarthy received 5 votes, the Honorable Lee Zeldin received 3 
votes, the Honorable Mike Garcia (CA) received 1 vote, the Honorable 
Tom Emmer received 1 vote, the Honorable Byron Donalds received 1 vote, 
the Honorable Candice Miller (MI) received 1 vote, the Honorable John 
Boehner received 1 vote, the Honorable Kay Granger received 1 vote, and 
the Honorable Bruce Westerman received 1 vote, Roll No. 523. On 
Tuesday, October 17th, the Chair appointed Representatives Steil, 
Morelle, Loudermilk, and Sewell to act as Tellers. Additional 
proceedings are expected tomorrow, October 19th.         
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:16 p.m. and reconvened at 5:11 p.m. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 p.m. tomorrow, October 19th. 
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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. 522, which appears 
on pages H5025-26.
Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 5:11 p.m.