Speaker Mike Johnson appoints Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. as speaker pro tempore for the day
March 09, 2026 | House Office of the Clerk, House, Legislative, Federal
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The clerk read a communication to the House on March 9, 2026, conveying that Speaker Mike Johnson had appointed Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. to act as speaker pro tempore for the day.
The clerk read the text from the Speaker's Room in Washington, D.C., stating, "I hereby appoint the honorable Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day," and noting the communication was signed by Speaker Mike Johnson.
The appointment was announced by the chair and read into the record by the clerk; the communication itself carried the Speaker's signature and date. The announcement places Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. in the role of presiding officer for the day's proceedings as designated by the Speaker's written notice.
Separately, the chair told members that, pursuant to Clause 13 of Rule 1, the journal of the previous day's proceedings was approved. The chair then led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. The session concluded when the chair announced, again pursuant to Clause 13 of Rule 1, that the House stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
The guest chaplain, Reverend Chris Kellerman of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, opened the session with a prayer prior to the routine approvals and adjournment.
The clerk read the text from the Speaker's Room in Washington, D.C., stating, "I hereby appoint the honorable Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day," and noting the communication was signed by Speaker Mike Johnson.
The appointment was announced by the chair and read into the record by the clerk; the communication itself carried the Speaker's signature and date. The announcement places Robert P. Brezhnehan Jr. in the role of presiding officer for the day's proceedings as designated by the Speaker's written notice.
Separately, the chair told members that, pursuant to Clause 13 of Rule 1, the journal of the previous day's proceedings was approved. The chair then led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. The session concluded when the chair announced, again pursuant to Clause 13 of Rule 1, that the House stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
The guest chaplain, Reverend Chris Kellerman of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, opened the session with a prayer prior to the routine approvals and adjournment.
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