[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8986]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE TRENT KELLY, OF MISSISSIPPI, AS A MEMBER 
                              OF THE HOUSE

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the gentleman from Mississippi, the Honorable Trent Kelly, be 
permitted to take the oath of office today.
  His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest 
and no question has been raised with regard to his election.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Mississippi?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER. Will the Representative-elect and the members of the 
Mississippi delegation present themselves in the well.
  All Members will rise and the Representative-elect will please raise 
his right hand.
  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi appeared at the bar of the House and took 
the oath of office, as follows:

       Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the 
     Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
     foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and 
     allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, 
     without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and 
     that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the 
     office on which you are about to enter, so help you God.

  The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you are now a Member of the 114th 
Congress.

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