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House designates Dan Newhouse as speaker pro tempore; opens with prayer, approves journal and adjourns
Summary
On Feb. 5, 2026, Speaker Mike Johnson submitted a written communication designating Dan Newhouse to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day; Chaplain Kibben offered the opening prayer, the House approved the previous day’s journal and adjourned by unanimous consent until Feb. 9.
The House of Representatives convened Feb. 5, 2026. Speaker Mike Johnson submitted a communication from the Speakers' Rooms in Washington, D.C., stating, “I hereby point the honorable Dan Newhouse to act as speaker pro tempore on this day,” and the chamber recognized that designation for the day.
The session opened with a prayer offered by Chaplain Kibben, who invoked religious freedom and called on members to respond to “the petitions of our hearts” and to “show that love to those around us.” After the prayer, the Chair announced it had examined the journal of the last day’s proceedings and, “pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1,” announced the journal’s approval.
Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Without objection, the House stood adjourned until noon on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. No legislative debate or recorded roll-call votes were taken during the portion of proceedings covered in the transcript.
