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Additionally, the speaker is second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president and ahead of the president pro tempore of the Senate. [2] The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position ...
Rule I, clause 8, of the House Rules states the member whose name appears first on the list "shall act as Speaker pro tempore until the election of a Speaker or a Speaker pro tempore." [39] The speaker pro tempore is not in the line of succession for the presidency. [38]
Through 1891, the president pro tempore was appointed on an intermittent basis only, when the vice president was not present to preside over the Senate, or at the adjournment of a session of Congress. [9] The first president pro tempore, John Langdon, was elected on April 6, 1789, [6] serving four
The Gaston native he will preside over U.S. House until a new speaker is elected. Rep. Patrick McHenry appointed speaker pro tempore of the House after McCarthy's ouster Skip to main content
North Carolina lawmaker was appointed speaker pro tempore after Kevin McCarthy’s dramatic ousting. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
On Jan. 9, the House chair announced “that the Speaker has delivered to the Clerk a letter dated January 7, 2023, listing Members in the order in which each shall act as Speaker pro tempore ...
A speaker election is generally held at least every two years; the House has elected a Speaker 129 times since the office was created in 1789. [2] Traditionally, each political party's caucus/conference selects a candidate for speaker from among its senior leaders prior to the vote, and the majority party's nominee is elected.
Like the Senate, the House of Representatives meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the chamber of the House is a rostrum from which the speaker, Speaker pro tempore, or (when in Committee of the Whole House) the chair presides. [52] The lower tiers of the rostrum are used by clerks and other officials.