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t. e. On July 1, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court of the United States to replace Thurgood Marshall, who had announced his retirement. [1] At the time of his nomination, Thomas was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; President Bush had appointed him ...
An election for speaker took place on January 6, 2009, on the opening day of the 111th Congress, two months after the 2008 elections in which Democrats won a majority of the seats. Nancy Pelosi received a majority of the votes cast and was re-elected speaker. 2009 election for speaker [ 182 ][ 191 ] Party. Candidate.
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [1]
Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote. [12] In practice, each party's caucus or conference selects a candidate for the speakership from among its senior leaders prior to the roll call. To be elected speaker, a candidate must receive a majority of votes from the members present and voting.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed, by voice vote, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act (H.R. 1318), to put a monument on the National Mall in Washington ...
Along with this week's roll call votes, the House also passed these measures: the Securing the Cities Improvement Act (H.R. 4403), to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program; the ...
Along with the week's roll call votes, the House also passed by voice vote the following measures: the I-27 Numbering Act (S. 992), to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future ...
The last time a roll call vote on a nomination was unanimous was that of Anthony Kennedy on February 3, 1988. [ 3 ] The first of the eleven roll call votes to result in a rejection of a nomination was the December 15, 1795 vote on the nomination of John Rutledge for chief justice, and the most recent time was the October 23, 1987 vote on the ...