The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , august 1, 2017. I hereby appoint the honorable billy long to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the chair will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. Dan c. Cummins, skyline wesleyan church, san diego, california. The chaplain let us pray. Bless the lord at all times. Let his praises continually be in our mouth. Magnify the lord and let us exalt his name. O taste and see that the lord is good. Blessed is the nation that leans upon him. They that seek the lord shall not want any good thing. Face of the lord is against evildoers. The righteous cry and the lord hears them and delivers them from all their troubles. Blessed is the nation whose god is the lord, who looks from heaven upon all the earth. No king is saved by a multitude of horse and chariot, of bane thing for safety. Neither shall it deliver any by his strength. But the eye of the lord is upon them that fear his name. Come, ye children, harkon onto me and let us fear the lord together. In jesus name we pray. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 3a of the House Resolution 481, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to 44 u. S. C. 2702 and the order of the house of january 3, 2017, of the following individual on the part of the house to the Advisory Committee for the records of congress. The clerk ms. Lori schwartz of omaha, nebraska. The speaker pro tempore the chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to section 2147b a of the help america vote act of 2002, 52 u. S. C. 20944 and of the order of the house of january 13, 2017, of the following individual on the part of the house of the Election Assistance Commission board of advisors. The clerk mr. Elliott burk of arlington, texas. The speaker pro tempore the chair announces the speakers appointment of the john c. Stinnis act 2 u. S. C. 1103 and the order of the house of january 3, 2017, of the following individual on the part of the house of the board of trustees of the john c. Stinnis center for Public Service and training and development for a term of six years. The clerk mrs. Martha roby of montgomery, alabama. The speaker pro tempore the chair announces the speakers reappointment pursuant to 10 u. S. C. 4355a and the order of th