A resolution concerning the vacancy in the 93d Congress in the representation from the 2d Congressional District in the State of Louisiana because of the absence of Representative-elect Hale Boggs.

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Declares that there is a vacancy in the Ninety-third Congress in the representation from the Second Congressional District in the State of Louisiana because of the absence of Representative-elect Hale Boggs. Directs the Speaker of the House to notify the Governor of the State of Louisiana of the existence of this vacancy so that appropriate measures to fill this vacancy may be undertaken by the Governor pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States. Authorizes the Speaker to appoint a delegation of Members of this House, together with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, to attend memorial services to be held for the former Majority Leader in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 4, 1973. Requires the Clerk to communicate these resolutions to the Senate, to the Governor of the State of Louisiana, and transmit a copy to the family of the missing Representative-elect Hale Boggs.

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  summary · EN · 3 January 1973

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