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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 ]
On October 25, the full House voted, 220–209, [72] to elect Johnson as the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives [73] with every Republican member in attendance voting for him. [74] Johnson was also sworn in as speaker on the same day. [72] He is the first speaker in U.S. history from Louisiana. [75]
The 2025 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election took place on January 3, 2025, on the opening day of the 119th United States Congress, two months after the 2024 elections for the United States House of Representatives. This was the 130th speaker of the House of Representatives election since the office was created in 1789.
Former speaker of the House and current Rep. Kevin McCarthy arrives for a third House Republican conference meeting of the day, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) (Jonathan Ernst ...
Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House speaker after McCarthy’s ousting. The Louisiana House member played a key role in the 2020 election overturn attempt.
In reality, the likely next Speaker of the House will be either current Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) or current House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), depending on the outcome ...
January 3, 2025, 12 p.m. EST: Congress convenes. Members-elect of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives are sworn in. Mike Johnson is re-elected House speaker. [2] January 6, 2025: Joint session to count electoral votes and certify the 2024 United States presidential election.
At the start of a new Congress, those voting to elect the speaker are representatives-elect, as a speaker must be selected before members are sworn in to office; the House of Representatives cannot organize or take other legislative actions until a speaker is elected. [11] Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote. [12]