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Bills/118th Congress · House

H.Res. 2

Introduced

To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Sponsor
RSteve Scalise· Louisiana
Introduced
January 6, 2023
Policy area
Congress
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.January 7, 2023

Plain-language analysis

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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 2 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> H. Res. 2 In the House of Representatives, U. S., January 7 (legislative day, January 6), 2023. Resolved, That the Senate be informed that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled; that Kevin McCarthy, a Representative from the State of California, has been elected Speaker; and that Cheryl L. Johnson, a citizen of the State of Louisiana, has been elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Attest: Clerk.

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