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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]
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 ...
Patrick McHenry addressing the House after assuming pro tempore speakership. On October 3, 2023, McHenry was appointed as Speaker pro tempore of the United States House of Representatives, after a successful motion to vacate led to the removal of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. [7]
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 ...
The speaker pro tempore has far more limited powers compared to a speaker of the House, but he will preside over the lower chamber until a new speaker is elected.McHenry won his 10th term in ...
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Doubt that the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate are constitutionally eligible to act as president. A concern about the wisdom of including the president pro tempore in the line of succession as the "largely honorific post traditionally held by the longest-serving senator of the majority party".
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