the Republican Cloakroom

SUNDAY JANUARY 3, 2021
The 116th Congress will meet at 10:00 a.m. in a Pro Forma session and adjourn sine die.

The 117th Congress will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Legislative Business

Quorum Call at 12:00 p.m. – Establishing a quorum in the House of Representatives for the First Session of the 117th Congress.

Election of the Speaker of the House

Swearing-in of Members

Further information regarding general guidance, voting and swearing-in groups, and safety procedures of Opening Session, as provided by the House Sergeant of Arms and House Attending Physician, can be found here.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
During this public health crisis, the Floor Hopper is currently available only to Members. Staff will not be permitted to physically drop documents per prior practice.

Instead, Members and staff may submit the following documents electronically:
• Legislation and additional cosponsors to Clerk_Hopper@housemail.house.gov; and
• Extensions of Remarks and General Leave Statements for the Congressional Record to extensions@mail.house.gov.

Only those submissions emailed 15 minutes before convening, during the session, and 15 minutes after adjournment will be accepted and processed. Documents sent outside this time period will receive an autoreply email and must be resubmitted on another legislative day.

For more information, please refer to the Submit Legislative Documents Electronically page on HouseNet.