Floor of the house in just a they say will be a standard pro forma session. A brief session on this friday morning with many key votes expected next week. Live coverage here on cspan. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Loving god we give you thanks for giving us another day. The firsting days of session of the 116th congress, help the members of the house and those of the senate to act wisely and carefully in the important work they do. Throughation passes this holy season for millions of americans, may there be goodwill communities and peace and reconciliation or those virtues communications and messages. The chair announces the speaker reappointment effective december 16, 2019, pursuant to section two of the Civil Rights CommissionAmendment Act of 1994. The house of january 3, 2019 of the following individuals on the part of the house to the commission on civil rights for a term expiring december 15, 2025. The clerk mr. Peter from cleveland, ohio. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 12 had been a of rule 1, 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair