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House communication names Robert J. Whitman speaker pro tempore for the day; guest chaplain delivers invocation
Summary
A communication from Speaker Mike Johnson appointed the Hon. Robert J. Whitman to serve as speaker pro tempore on March 12, 2026; Pastor Zack Randall offered the invocation, the House approved the prior day’s journal, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and adjourned until March 16.
A communication from Speaker Mike Johnson on March 12, 2026, appointed the Honorable Robert J. Whitman to act as speaker pro tempore for the day, the House heard. "I hereby appoint the Honorable Robert J. Whitman to act as speaker pro tempore on this day," the communication said, and was signed Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Pastor Zack Randall, guest chaplain from Waterfront Church in Washington, D.C., offered the invocation before proceedings. In his prayer he asked members to "be patient with one another" and to value life and repentance, and he prayed for protection for U.S. troops and for leaders to act with "strength, wisdom, and humility." The invocation was delivered as part of the opening formalities.
Pursuant to clause 13 of Rule One, the House approved the journal of the prior day’s proceedings. The chair then led members in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Before adjourning, the chair announced that the House would stand adjourned until noon on Monday, March 16, for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. that day for legislative business. The transcript records the communication of the temporary appointment and the routine procedural actions; no floor debate or formal vote on legislation appears in the provided segment.
