# Plain Language Summary: Authorizing the Speaker to Administer the Oath of Office

This is a straightforward procedural bill that gives the Speaker of the House of Representatives the authority to administer the oath of office to members of Congress. Normally, this task falls to other officials, but this bill simply expands who can perform this ceremonial duty to include the Speaker.

In practical terms, this means that when new members of Congress are sworn in at the beginning of a legislative session, the Speaker can be the one leading the oath ceremony instead of having to rely on someone else to do it. It's a minor administrative change that streamlines the process of getting new representatives officially into office.

This bill doesn't affect everyday citizens or change any laws or policies. It's purely an internal House procedure that makes it easier to conduct the swearing-in ceremony. Think of it like allowing a company's CEO to sign off on certain documents that previously required a different executive—it's a delegation of authority that makes operations smoother, but it doesn't change what the company actually does or how it serves its customers.

Authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office.

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

 <p>This resolution authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Alcee L. Hastings at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.</p>