[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER

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

                                            Office of the Speaker,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 13, 2000.
     Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Chairman, Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Matthew G. Martinez's election to the 
     Committee on International Relations has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 5(b) of rule X effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House.

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