Speaker appoints Dianne Newhouse as speaker pro tempore for the day

The House received a communication from the Speaker’s Office on Oct. 1, 2026, announcing the appointment of Dianne Newhouse to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day. The Clerk read the written message into the record: "I hereby appoint the honorable Dianne Newhouse to act as speaker pro tempore on this day." The communication was signed "Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives."

The appointment was presented as a routine, unilateral designation by the Speaker and no vote or further House action was recorded in the transcript. The Clerk read the date and location on the communication as "The Speaker's Rooms, Washington DC. 10/01/2026." The announcement was made early in the proceedings after the Chair called the House to order.