Joe Crowley: “I do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. 878 Whereas, the…”

“I do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. 878 Whereas, the tradition of the House Chaplain dates to the earliest days of the House of Representatives, beginning in 1789; Whereas, the role of House Chaplain has been filled by 60 individuals of various religious denominations, serving Members of Congress of all faiths; Whereas, Father Patrick Conroy has served honorably as House Chaplain since May 25, 2011, when he was appointed by then-Speaker John A. Boehner in consultation with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; Whereas, Father Conroy had been re-appointed and elected by the House of Representatives on three separate occasions, most recently January 3, 2017; Whereas, on April 16, 2018, the nation's first Jesuit--and only the second Catholic--Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives submitted his resignation before the full House; Whereas, the Chaplain had only eight months remaining in his term of service to the House; Whereas, this resignation was requested by the office of Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Whereas, the Speaker's office said ``. . .…”