H.Res. 2 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Latest action (2025-01-03): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 2 does, in plain terms
This resolution informs the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled, that Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected Speaker, and that Kevin McCumber has been elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the 119th Congress.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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