H6 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 6, 2009 

MAJORITY WHIP 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam 

Speaker, as chairman of the Democratic Caucus, I have been directed to 

report to the House that the Democratic Members have selected as their 

majority whip the gentleman from 

South Carolina, the son of a preacher 

man, the Honorable J

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AMES E. CLYBURN. 

MINORITY WHIP 

Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, as 

Chair of the Republican Conference, I 

am directed by that conference to notify the House of Representatives officially that the Republican Members 

have selected as minority whip the 

gentleman from Virginia, the Honorable ERIC CANTOR

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ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE 

HOUSE, SERGEANT AT ARMS, 

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND CHAPLAIN 

Mr. BECERRA. Madam Speaker, I 

offer a privileged resolution and ask 

for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 1 

Resolved, That Lorraine C. Miller of the 

State of Texas, be, and is hereby, chosen 

Clerk of the House of Representatives; 

That Wilson S. Livingood of the Commonwealth of Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen 

Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; 

That Daniel P. Beard of the State of Maryland be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; and 

That Father Daniel P. Coughlin of the 

State of Illinois, be, and is hereby, chosen 

Chaplain of the House of Representatives. 

Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I have 

an amendment to the resolution, but 

before offering the amendment, I request that there be a division of the 

question on the resolution so that we 

may have a separate vote on the Chaplain. 

The SPEAKER. The question will be 

divided. 

The question is on agreeing to that 

portion of the resolution providing for 

the election of the Chaplain. 

That portion of the resolution was 

agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. PENCE

Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I offer 

an amendment to the remainder of the 

resolution. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Amendment offered by Mr. PENCE: 

That Paula Nowakowski of the State of 

Michigan be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of 

the House of Representatives; 

That Steve Stombres of the Commonwealth of Virginia be, and is hereby, chosen 

Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and 

That Jo-Marie St. Martin of the State of 

Tennessee be, and is hereby, chosen Chief 

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

The SPEAKER. The question is on 

the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana. 

The amendment was rejected. 

The SPEAKER. The question is on 

the remainder of the resolution offered 

by the gentleman from California. 

The remainder of the resolution was 

agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

The SPEAKER. The Chair will now 

swear in the officers of the House. 

The officers presented themselves in 

the well of the House and took the oath 

of office as follows: 

Do you solemnly swear or affirm 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. 

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NOTIFICATION TO THE SENATE 

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 

privileged resolution and ask for its 

immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 2 

Resolved, That the Senate be informed that 

a quorum of the House of Representatives 

has assembled; that Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from the State of California, has 

been elected Speaker; and Lorraine C. Miller, 

a citizen of the State of Texas, has been 

elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY 

PRESIDENT 

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 

privileged resolution and ask for its 

immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 3 

Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by the Speaker on the part 

of the House of Representatives to join with 

a committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of the United States that 

a quorum of each House has assembled and 

Congress is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF 

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE 

PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO 

HOUSE RESOLUTION 3 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. 

ROSS). Without objection, pursuant to 

House Resolution 3, the Chair announces the Speaker’s appointment of 

the following Members to the committee on the part of the House to join 

a committee on the part of the Senate 

to notify the President of the United 

States that a quorum of each House 

has assembled and that Congress is 

ready to receive any communication 

that he may be pleased to make: 

The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. 

HOYER) and 

The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 

BOEHNER) 

There was no objection. 

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AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO INFORM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF THE ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER AND THE 

CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 

privileged resolution and ask for its 

immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 4 

Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to 

inform the President of the United States 

that the House of Representative has elected 

Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from the 

State of California, Speaker; and Lorraine C. 

Miller, a citizen of the State of Texas, Clerk 

of the House of Representatives of the One 

Hundred Eleventh Congress. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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RULES OF THE HOUSE 

Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a 

privileged resolution and ask for its 

immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 5 

Resolved, That the Rules of the House of 

Representatives of the One Hundred Tenth 

Congress, including applicable provisions of 

law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the House at the end of the 

One Hundred Tenth Congress, are adopted as 

the Rules of the House of Representatives of 

the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, with 

amendments to the standing rules as provided in section 2, and with other orders as 

provided in sections 3, 4, and 5. 

SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES. 

(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS.—Amend 

clause 6(c)(1) of rule II to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) provide audit, investigative, and advisory services to the House and joint entities 

in a manner consistent with governmentwide standards;’’. 

(b) HOMELAND SECURITY.—In clause 3(g) of 

rule X, designate the existing text as subparagraph (1) and add thereafter the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(2) In addition, the committee shall review and study on a primary and continuing 

basis all Government activities, programs, 

and organizations related to homeland security that fall within its primary legislative 

jurisdiction.’’. 

(c) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION.—In clause 

4(d)(1) of rule X— 

(1) redesignate subdivisions (B) and (C) as 

subdivisions (C) and (D) and insert after subdivision (A) the following new subdivision: 


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