[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17536]
[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:

                                            Office of the Speaker,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, August 16, 2004.
     Hon. Bob Goodlatte,
     Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Rodney Alexander's election to the Committee 
     on Agriculture has been automatically vacated pursuant to 
     clause 5(b)(1) of rule X effective August 9, 2004.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House.

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