Electing the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives.
HRES 705 is a resolution that elects William McFarland of Maryland as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives. This appointment directly assigns McFarland to the position responsible for maintaining security, order, and managing House facilities within the legislative chamber. The resolution serves as a formal procedural step to fill this leadership role, with no additional policy provisions or changes to existing responsibilities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
House Passage
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Sep 20, 2023
Last action Sep 20, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Sep 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H4427)
lower
Sep 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
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