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HRES 5 117th Congress House Congress Congressional leadership Congressional officers and employees House of Representatives

Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Introduced: January 3, 2021 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 3, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 3, 2021
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H9)
Jan 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2021
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9)
Jan 3, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H9)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that the House has elected Nancy Pelosi and Cheryl L. Johnson as Speaker of the House and Clerk, respectively.

What's happening now January 3, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 3 Related bill To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 5: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-5/
MLA
"H. Res. 5: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-5/.
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H. Res. 5, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-5/.
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[H. Res. 5: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-5/)
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