Continuing Resolution. The current “clean” continuing resolution (CR) expires on Friday, November 17. This is the same funding mechanism that led to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) successfully offering a motion to vacate the Chair and the subsequent three-week search for a new Speaker of the House-an important backdrop and context for the current debate. Left […]

With the election of Mike Johnson (LA-04) as the 56th Speaker of the House, House Republicans have quickly resumed legislative activity, picking up where they last left off—individual FY24 appropriations bills.  Just prior to bringing up the Energy and Water Appropriations Act late this afternoon, the House considered a resolution expressing support for Israel and […]

After 21 days and multiple votes on the Floor, the House of Representatives has elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the 56th Speaker of the House.  Rep. Johnson received 220 votes while Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received 209. Speaker Johnson has indicated his intent to get the House back to work expeditiously with an immediate focus […]

The House Republican Conference has completed five rounds of balloting and Tom Emmer has emerged as the latest Speaker-designate.  A recap of the balloting is included below. The Conference must now decide when/whether to conduct a vote for electing the Speaker on the House floor.  This will depend upon Emmer’s ability to shore up those […]

Rep. Mike Johnson is now the Speaker-Designate after receiving 128 votes on the third ballot.  The Conference immediately held a vote to confirm that Republicans would vote for him on the floor, and there were no votes in opposition.  There were, however, 19 Members absent this evening and three Members (Reps. Amodei, Hill, and Massie) […]

Following Friday’s House Republican Conference vote that ended Jim Jordan’s turn at the Speaker-designate position, Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik announced a process for Republicans to select a new Speaker-designate. Aspiring candidates had until noon on Sunday to announce their candidacy and nine have done so: Jack Bergman (MN) Byron […]

The House Republican Conference met at 1:00 pm this afternoon and held a vote by secret ballot to determine if Rep. Jim Jordan should remain as Speaker-Designate.  86 Republicans supported Jordan, 112 voted against him, and 5 voted present.  Accordingly, Rep. Jordan is no longer the Republican Speaker-Designate. Members are headed home for the weekend […]

The House has completed a third ballot for Speaker with Jim Jordan again falling short of the requisite votes needed to be elected Speaker (194 votes for Jordan and 210 votes for Jeffries).  Four Members were absent (Reps. Vicente Gonzales (D-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)).  In total, 25 […]

This is meant to serve as an update on the House Speakership.  In reality this is an update without a conclusion. The House is in recess subject to the call of the Chair.  As has been reported, the House is not expected to conduct a third ballot for the election of the Speaker today.  Jim […]

The House has completed a second ballot for Speaker with Jim Jordan falling short of the requisite votes needed (199 for Jordan, 212 for Jeffries).  In total, 22 House Republicans voted for a candidate other than Jim Jordan.  Two Republicans who voted against Jordan on the first ballot (Reps. Doug LaMalfa and Victoria Spartz) switched […]