,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ghh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aj1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,griffith 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,cline1 and ,mr4 ,roy7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of ,congress that the ,office of the ,speaker of the ,house is vacant4 ,whereas1 on ,december #ah1 #bjai1 the ,house of ,representatives passed ,h4 ,res4 #gee1 impeaching ,donald ,john ,trump1 ,president of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ah1 #bjai1 a motion to reconsider ,h4 ,res4 #gee was laid upon the table2 ,whereas laying a motion to reconsider on the table is an act that extinguishes reconsideration of the bill in question2 ,whereas the motion to lay on the table is used in the ,house for a final1 adverse disposition of a matter without debate2 ,whereas after a bill is passed1 there can be no further alteration of it in any point2 ,whereas1 upon adoption of the ,articles of ,impeachment1 which do not name managers1 the ,house subsequently adopts resolutions electing managers to present the articles before the ,senate1 notifying the ,senate of the adoption of articles and election of managers1 and authorizing the managers to prepare for and to conduct the trial in the ,senate2 ,whereas ,president ,andrew ,johnson was impeached by the ,house of ,representatives on ,march #b1 #ahfh1 and the ,articles of ,impeachment against him were delivered to the ,senate on ,march #d1 #ahfh2 ,whereas ,president ,william ,jefferson ,clinton was impeached by the ,house of ,representatives on ,december #ai1 #aiih1 and the ,articles of ,impeachment against him were delivered to the ,senate the same day2 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,john ,trump was impeached by the ,house of ,representatives on ,december #ah1 #bjai1 and the ,articles of ,impeachment against him have yet to be delivered to the ,senate2 ,whereas no further action can be taken by the ,house of ,representatives to address ,h4 ,res4 #gee2 ,whereas it is the duty of the ,speaker of the ,house to oversee election of managers to carry the ,articles in obedience to the resolution of the ,house to the bar of the ,senate1 the ,house having previously informed the ,senate2 ,whereas ,h4 ,res4 #gee is the resolution of the ,house to inform the ,senate2 ,whereas failure to present ,h4 ,res4 #gee implies physical inability to discharge the full duties of the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives2 and ,whereas ,clause #h7;b77#c77;,c7 of ,rule ,one of the ,house ,rules states a vacancy in the ,office of ,speaker may exist by reason of the physical inability of the ,speaker to discharge the duties of the office3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 7#a7 ,that ,speaker of the ,house ,nancy ,d4 ,pelosi is unable to perform an essential part of her administrative duties and is thus incapacitated2 and 7#b7 that incapacity creates a vacancy in the office of the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives in accordance with ,clause #h7;b77#c77;,c7 of ,rule ,one of the ,house ,rules4