SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (John A. Boehner)
Addresses
Joint Meeting of Congress: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, H1528–H1531 [3MR]
——— Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]
——— Pope Francis, H6192–H6194 [24SE]
——— Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, H2504–H2506 [29AP]
State of the Union: President Obama, H419–H424 [20JA]
Announcements
House of Representatives’ Chair legislative policies, H33–H35 [6JA]
Appointments
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, H1495 [27FE], H2292 [16AP], H2481 [28AP]
Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H2093 [26MR]
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2301 [16AP]
Commission on Care, H3501 [20MY]
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H539 [26JA], H2949 [13MY], H3236 [15MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum, H2093 [26MR]
Committee on Economics (Joint), H94 [7JA], H521 [22JA], H789 [4FE], H1564 [3MR]
Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7170 [23OC]
Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H35 [6JA], H142 [8JA], H403 [14JA], H411 [16JA]
Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select), H35 [6JA], H354 [13JA], H859 [9FE]
Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]
Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]
Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]
Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]
Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H7338 [29OC]
Committee to notify the President that a congressional quorum has assembled, H7 [6JA]
Conferees: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN], H5086 [10JY]
——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]
Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, H1835 [23MR], H2948 [13MY]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H539 [26JA], H2949 [13MY], H3236 [15MY], H6921 [8OC]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H2949 [13MY]
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, H2948 [13MY]
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1603 [4MR], H2949 [13MY]
House Democracy Partnership, H742 [3FE]
House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H5572 [28JY]
House Office Building Commission, H35 [6JA]
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees, H3501 [20MY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3501 [20MY]
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H1511 [2MR]
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, H1660 [16MR]
National Council on Disability, H6921 [8OC]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1051 [13FE], H4133 [10JN]
Office of Congressional Ethics Governing Board, H462 [21JA]
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees, H6793 [5OC]
President’s Export Council, H1511 [2MR]
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H2093 [26MR], H2948 [13MY]
Speaker’s authorized deputy to administer oath of office to Representative Nunnelee in Tupelo, MS, H95 [7JA]
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, H666 [30JA]
U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1051 [13FE], H2949 [13MY]
U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE], H1621 [6MR]
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H5288 [16JY]
Articles and editorials
John Boehner’s Last Deal Leaves Congress Better Off, H7269 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions relative to
House of Representatives: declare vacant the Office of Speaker of the House for failure to function effectively in the service of all citizens (see H. Res. 385), H5589 [28JY]
——— notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H43 [6JA]
——— permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (see H. Res. 292), H3878 [3JN]
Nunnelee, Representative: allow Speaker or authorized deputy to administer oath of office to Representative Nunnelee in Tupelo, MS, due to illness (see H. Res. 20), H104 [7JA]
Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]
Certificates of election
House of Representatives: Darin LaHood, H6110 [17SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
Abraham, Representative, H4777 [7JY]
Allen, Representative, H537 [26JA], H6079 [17SE]
Black, Representative, H191 [12JA], H2319 [21AP]
Bost, Representative, H3313 [19MY]
Boustany, Representative, H2313 [17AP]
Carter, Representative Earl L. ‘‘Buddy’’, H1569 [4MR], H2659 [30AP], H3393 [20MY]
Collins, Representative Doug, H2359 [22AP]
Comstock, Representative, H1629 [13MR], H6183 [22SE]
Curbelo, Representative, H5119 [14JY], H5299 [21JY], H5471 [27JY], H5853 [9SE]
Denham, Representative, H1087 [24FE], H1621 [6MR], H5785 [4AU], H6263 [28SE]
Dold, Representative, H2881 [13MY], H7177 [26OC]
Duncan, Representative John J., Jr., H1039 [13FE], H4163 [11JN], H4595 [24JN], H5407 [23JY], H6895 [8OC], H7031 [21OC]
Emmer, Representative, H669 [2FE], H1503 [2MR], H1637 [16MR], H5091 [13JY]
Farenthold, Representative, H3923 [9JN], H4435 [17JN], H4547 [23JN]
Fleischmann, Representative, H227 [13JA], H707 [3FE], H5595 [29JY], H7093 [22OC]
Foxx, Representative, H1851 [24MR]
Graves, Representative Garret, H3509 [21MY], H3763 [3JN], H6939 [9OC]
Hardy, Representative, H1119 [25FE], H1725 [18MR]
Harris, Representative, H859 [9FE], H1625 [10MR], H3575 [26MY], H5983 [16SE], H6979 [16OC]
Holding, Representative, H1665 [17MR], H2961 [14MY], H4867 [8JY], H5779 [31JY]
Hultgren, Representative, H643 [28JA], H3645 [2JN], H4385 [16JN]
Jenkins, Representative Evan H., H985 [12FE]
Jolly, Representative, H107 [8JA], H413 [20JA], H759 [4FE], H921 [11FE], H2215 [15AP], H4007 [10JN], H6709 [30SE]
McClintock, Representative, H433 [21JA]
Messer, Representative, H411 [16JA], H1073 [17FE], H1075 [20FE], H2117 [13AP], H2797 [5MY], H3579 [29MY], H4347 [15JN], H6793 [5OC], H6977 [13OC]
Moolenaar, Representative, H5175 [15JY], H6983 [20OC]
Mooney, Representative, H1903 [25MR]
Newhouse, Representative, H869 [10FE], H1167 [26FE], H1527 [3MR], H2157 [14AP]
Palazzo, Representative, H6309 [29SE], H7257 [28OC]
Rooney, Representative, H665 [30JA], H3919 [8JN], H5977 [15SE]
Ros-Lehtinen, Representative, H6141 [18SE]
Sessions, Representative, H5295 [20JY]
Smith, Representative Adrian, H2317 [20AP], H6797 [6OC]
Stewart, Representative, H6839 [7OC]
Thompson, Representative Glenn, H51 [7JA]
Thornberry, Representative, H2801 [8MY], H4545 [19JN], H6791 [2OC]
Tipton, Representative, H1773 [19MR], H5335 [22JY]
Valadao, Representative, H4959 [9JY], H5527 [28JY], H7191 [27OC]
Walker, Representative, H2477 [28AP]
Womack, Representative, H1809 [23MR], H2469 [27AP], H2823 [12MY], H3257 [18MY], H3567 [22MY], H3583 [1JN], H5789 [8SE], H6191 [24SE]
Woodall, Representative, H2421 [23AP]
Young, Representative David, H5869 [10SE]
Discharge petitions signed
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), consideration (H. Res. 450), H6972 [9OC]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H2795 [1MY], H3255 [15MY], H7176 [23OC]
Letters
Administration of oath of office to Representative Nunnelee: Michael P. Mills, H396 [14JA]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1299 [26FE], H2802 [8MY], H3535 [21MY], H5664 [29JY]
Designation of Representative McCarthy to act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate to reassemble Congress in case of death or inability of the Speaker: by, H35 [6JA]
Election of Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H2850 [12MY]
——— Robert A. Brehm and Todd D. Valentine, New York State Board of Elections, H2850 [12MY]
Election of Darin LaHood to the House of Representatives: Steven S. Sandvoss, Illinois Board of Elections, H6110 [17SE]
Election of Trent Kelly to the House of Representatives: C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., Mississippi Sec. of State, H3964 [9JN]
——— Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H3964 [9JN]
House of Representatives Clerk’s office officials’ authority during 114th Congress: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H55 [7JA]
House of Representatives officials’ authority during 114th Congress: by, H35 [6JA]
Resignation from the House of Representatives: Michael Grimm, H2 [6JA]
——— Representative Schock, H1773 [19MR]
Messages
African Growth and Opportunity Act Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Country Termination for Seychelles: President Obama, H6743 [30SE]
Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Obama, H2343 [21AP]
Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Obama, H4395 [16JN]
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): President Obama, H926 [11FE]
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, H673–H675 [2FE]
District of Columbia Proposed Budget and Financial Plan: President Obama, H1811 [23MR]
Forest Service Wildland Fire Management Funding Emergency Designation: President Obama, H6785 [1OC]
Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation Termination for Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela: President Obama, H6743 [30SE]
Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Recommendations: President Obama, H2765 [30AP]
National Emergency Relative to Belarus: President Obama, H4039 [10JN]
National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, H3258 [18MY]
National Emergency Relative to Côte d’Ivoire: President Obama, H789 [4FE]
National Emergency Relative to Cuba and Emergency Authority on Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels: President Obama, H1161 [25FE]
National Emergency Relative to Democratic Republic of the Congo: President Obama, H7080 [21OC]
National Emergency Relative to Foreign Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process: President Obama, H460 [21JA]
National Emergency Relative to Lebanon: President Obama, H5664 [29JY]
National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Obama, H7312 [28OC]
National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of September 11, 2001: President Obama, H5891 [10SE]
National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: President Obama, H3339 [19MY]
National Emergency Relative to Transnational Criminal Organizations: President Obama, H5312 [21JY]
National Emergency Relative to Ukraine: President Obama, H1564 [3MR]
National Emergency Relative to Yemen: President Obama, H2923 [13MY]
National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, H1564 [3MR]
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism Funding Designation: President Obama, H1606 [4MR], H6785 [1OC]
Proposed Rescission of Cuba Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism: President Obama, H2200 [14AP]
Social Security Agreement with the Czech Republic: President Obama, H6800 [6OC]
Veto of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: President Obama, H7127 [22OC]
Notices
Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to regulations extending rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, H6012–H6073 [16SE]
Oaths of office
Costa, Jim: House of Representatives, H112 [8JA]
Donovan, Daniel M., Jr.: House of Representatives, H2851, H2866 [12MY]
House of Representatives: Members of Congress, H55 [7JA]
——— Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates, H6, H25 [6JA], H526–H528 [22JA]
——— officers, H6 [6JA]
Kelly, Trent: House of Representatives, H3964, H3999 [9JN]
LaHood, Darin: House of Representatives, H6110, H6134 [17SE]
Nolan, Richard M.: House of Representatives, H112 [8JA]
Speaker of the House, H6 [6JA]
Remarks
Congress: goals of the 114th Congress, H5 [6JA]
House of Representatives: acknowledgement as Speaker of the House, H5 [6JA]
Journal: question of approval, H194 [12JA], H232, H248 [13JA], H710 [3FE], H926, H946 [11FE], H1039 [13FE], H1121 [25FE], H1175 [26FE], H1375 [27FE], H1527 [3MR], H1773 [19MR], H1855, H1870 [24MR], H1903 [25MR], H2037, H2083 [26MR], H2668 [30AP], H2775, H2783 [1MY], H2888 [13MY], H3217 [15MY], H3649 [2JN], H3925 [9JN], H4015 [10JN], H4169 [11JN], H4245 [12JN], H4386, H4395 [16JN], H4495 [18JN], H4874 [8JY], H5033, H5082 [10JY], H5183 [15JY], H5295 [20JY], H5342 [22JY], H5407 [23JY], H5605, H5653 [29JY], H6716, H6743 [30SE], H6793 [5OC], H6939, H6965 [9OC], H7141 [23OC], H7264 [28OC]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H7 [6JA]
——— permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (H. Res. 292), H4032 [10JN]
——— presentation of Speaker’s gavel, H4 [6JA]
Netanyahu, Benjamin: invitation to address Congress, H555 [26JA], H843 [5FE], H903 [10FE], H922, H925, H974, H975 [11FE], H1519–H1522 [2MR]
Nunnelee, Representative: allow Speaker or authorized deputy to administer oath of office to Representative Nunnelee in Tupelo, MS, due to illness (H. Res. 20), H95 [7JA]
Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H6 [6JA]
Tribute, H6292 [28SE], H7245–H7251 [27OC], H7257, H7271 [28OC], E1563 [29OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Netanyahu, Benjamin: invitation to address Congress, S965 [12FE]
Tribute, S6951 [25SE], S7601, S7602 [29OC]
Resignations
Committee on Agriculture (House): Representative Emmer, H3317 [19MY]
Committee on Appropriations (House): Representative Schiff, H1630 [13MR]
Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative Palazzo, H1855 [24MR]
Committee on Budget (House): Representative Schock, H1716 [17MR]
Committee on Financial Services (House): Representative Dold, H2574 [29AP]
Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Representative Emmer, H3317 [19MY]
Committee on Homeland Security (House): Representative Meehan, H3318 [19MY]
——— Representative Palazzo, H1855 [24MR]
Committee on House Administration (House): Representative Schock, H1716 [17MR]
Committee on Natural Resources (House): Representative Byrne, H2972 [14MY]
——— Representative Takai, H2381 [22AP]
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): Representative Frederica S. Wilson, H1603 [4MR]
——— Representative Newhouse, H6256 [25SE]
——— Representative Palazzo, H4015 [10JN]
Committee on Small Business (House): Representative Hurd, H1643 [16MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Representative Paul D. Ryan, H7340 [29OC]
——— Representative Schock, H1716 [17MR]
House of Representatives: Representative Schock, H1773 [19MR]
Office of Congressional Ethics: Porter J. Goss, H2481 [28AP]
Resolutions by organizations
GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1299–H1361 [26FE], H2802–H2819 [8MY], H3535–H3543 [21MY], H5664–H5758 [29JY]
Statements
Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S2152 [14AP]
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H6194, H6195 [24SE], H6743 [30SE]
Superior Court of Madera County, CA, H5574 [28JY]
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, H2162 [14AP], H2317 [20AP], H2469 [27AP], H2802 [8MY], H2826 [12MY], H3906 [4JN], H5785 [4AU], H6985 [20OC]
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, H1733 [18MR], H1897 [24MR]
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, H555 [26JA], H665 [30JA]
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H521 [22JA], H6985 [20OC]
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H2317 [20AP]
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, H5789 [8SE]
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, H396 [14JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 2, notify Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk, H6 [6JA]
H. Res. 4, notify President of election of the Speaker of the House and House Clerk, H7 [6JA]
H. Res. 20, allow Speaker Boehner or authorized deputy to administer oath of office to Representative Nunnelee in Tupelo, MS, due to illness, H95 [7JA]
H. Res. 292, permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker, H4032 [10JN]