Directing the Speaker to administer the oath of office to the representative-elect from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan.

Mr. Speaker, on November 29, 2018, the House by unanimous consent adopted House Resolution 1161 in advance of the administration of the oath of office to Representative Brenda Jones of Michigan. Representative Jones was elected on November 6, 2018 to fill a vacancy in the 13th Congressional District of Michigan for the remainder of the 115th Congress. Her certificate of election was received by the House on November 29, 2018. Representative Jones also currently serves as the President of the Detroit City Council. Representative Jones has indicated that she will abide by guidance from the House Committee on Ethics to minimize the conflicts that may exist with her duties as President of the City Council during this short tenure in the House.

The Speaker, with the concurrence of the Democratic Leader, finds that this resolution (1) represents a narrow exception to the restriction established by the House on January 20, 1909, that the duties of a Member of the House and the Governor of a State are ``absolutely inconsistent'' and may not be ``simultaneously discharged'' by the same Member and (2) does not address the Constitutional qualifications of a Member.

Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 1161) and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.