[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK

  The CLERK. Credentials, regular in form, have been received showing 
the election of:
  The Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi as Resident Commissioner from the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a term of 4 years beginning January 3, 
2013;
  The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton as Delegate from the District of 
Columbia;
  The Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo as Delegate from Guam;
  The Honorable Donna M. Christensen as Delegate from the Virgin 
Islands;
  The Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega as Delegate from American Samoa; 
and
  The Honorable Gregorio Sablan as Delegate from the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands.
  The Clerk is in receipt of letters from the Honorable Jesse L. 
Jackson, Jr., of Illinois and the Honorable Tim Scott of South Carolina 
indicating that they will not serve in the House in the 113th Congress. 
Without objection, the letters will be placed in the Record.

                                                December 13, 2012.
       Dear Madam Clerk, I am aware that you have received a 
     certificate for my election as Representative of the Second 
     Congressional District of the State of Illinois in the 113th 
     Congress. This letter serves to notify you that I do not 
     intend to serve in the 113th Congress.
           Sincerely,
     Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 30, 2012.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Boehner, I am writing to inform you that I 
     have notified the Governor of South Carolina of my 
     resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives effective 
     January 2, 2013. A copy of that letter is attached. I do not 
     intend to take the office of Representative for the First 
     Congressional District of South Carolina in the 113th 
     Congress.
       It has truly been an honor to serve the First District of 
     South Carolina, and I look forward to continuing that service 
     in my new role as United States Senator. I have enjoyed 
     working with you, Majority Leader Cantor, and all of our 
     colleagues in the House, and wish you the best of luck in the 
     future.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Tim Scott,
     Member of Congress.

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