01/03/21 5:45 PM
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE - The Dean of the House administered the Oath of Office to the Speaker-elect.
01/03/21 5:29 PM
ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER-ELECT - The Speaker-elect addressed the House prior to taking the Oath of Office which will be administered by the Dean of the House, Representative-elect Don Young, Alaska.
01/03/21 5:18 PM
The Speaker-elect was escorted into the Chamber by the Escort Committee and introduced by Representative-elect McCarthy, Republican Leader, before assuming the Chair.
01/03/21 5:18 PM
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of January 3.
01/03/21 4:52 PM
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
01/03/21 4:49 PM
COMMITTEE TO ESCORT THE SPEAKER-ELECT - The Clerk appointed a Committee of Members-elect to escort the Speaker-elect into the Chamber and to the Chair.
01/03/21 4:49 PM
Roll call 2 - Election of the Speaker Ms. Pelosi 216, Mr. McCarthy 209, Ms. Duckworth 1, Mr. Jeffries 1, and Present 3 (Roll no. 2). Ms. Pelosi was elected Speaker.
01/03/21 2:10 PM
APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS - The Clerk announced the appointment of the following Members-elect to act as Tellers during the Roll Call for Election of Speaker: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rodney Davis (IL), Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Foxx.
01/03/21 2:00 PM
NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF SPEAKER - Pursuant to law and precedent, the Clerk announced that the next order of business was the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and that nominations would now be in order. Accordingly, the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries of New York placed the name of the Honorable Nancy Pelosi into nomination for the Office of Speaker and the Honorable Liz Cheney of Wyoming placed the name of the Honorable Kevin McCarthy into nomination for the Office of Speaker. No other nominations were put forward.
01/03/21 1:59 PM
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of January 3.
