On the recordOctober 2, 2023
Declaring the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant. Resolved, that the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives is hereby declared to be vacant. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within 2 legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the gentleman from Florida will appear in the Record at this point. The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution. The Chair will now continue with 1-minute speeches. ____________________
