[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10156-10157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RESIGNATION AS LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL AND APPOINTMENT AS LEGISLATIVE 
                COUNSEL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives:

                                         House of Representatives,


                            Office of the Legislative Counsel,

                                    Washington, DC, June 24, 2016.
     Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation as 
     Legislative Counsel of the United States House of 
     Representatives, effective at the close of business August 1, 
     2016.
       It has been a great honor and privilege to serve as 
     Legislative Counsel.
           Sincerely,
                                               Sandra L. Strokoff,
                                              Legislative Counsel.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Speaker accepts the resignation of 
Sandra L. Strokoff, Legislative Counsel, effective August 1, 2016.
  Pursuant to section 521 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 
(2

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U.S.C. 282), the Speaker appoints Ernest Ballou, Jr., Legislative 
Counsel, to succeed Sandra L. Strokoff, resigned.

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