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Chaplain of the House: Selection and Related Procedures (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 22, 2003
Report Number RS20456
Report Type Report
Authors Paul S. Rundquist and Richard S. Beth, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

House procedures to elect an officer during a Congress differ from those followed at the start of a Congress. A resolution to elect a replacement officer to fill a vacancy during a Congress is privileged and debatable under the hour rule. By statute, the Speaker has authority to appoint a temporary replacement officer, and in some cases, temporary appointments have continued in effect for the remainder of a Congress. This report describes the consultative process that ultimately led to Father Coughlin's temporary appointment, and related parliamentary issues concerning the selection of House officers.