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Speaker Mike Johnson appoints Glenn Thompson as speaker pro tempore
Summary
A communication from Speaker Mike Johnson, read to the House on Aug. 3, 2026, named Glenn Thompson to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day; the appointment was read aloud by the clerk and signed by the Speaker.
WASHINGTON — The House received a written communication on Aug. 3, 2026, from Speaker Mike Johnson appointing Glenn Thompson to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day. The clerk read the appointment to members on the floor.
"I hereby appoint the honorable Glenn Thompson to act as speaker pro tempore on this day," the clerk read, concluding the note with the words, "Signed, Mike Johnson, speaker of the house of representatives." The appointment was presented as a formal communication from the Speaker and no vote or further debate was recorded in the proceeding. The clerk's reading began after the chair laid the communication before the House.
