[Deschler's Precedents]
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CHAPTER 10
Presidential Elections; Electoral College
Sec. 4. Presidential Nominations for Vice President
Transmittal Message
Sec. 4.1 When the President, pursuant to section 2 of the 25th
amendment to the Constitution, nominates a Vice President to take
office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses, a
message transmitting his nomination is laid before the House by the
Speaker.
On Oct. 13, 1973,(19)~ the Speaker (20) laid
before the House the following message from the President of the United
States:
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19. 119 Cong. Rec. 34032, 93d Cong. 1st Sess. For proceedings incident
to the Senate's receipt of a similar message see 119 Cong. Rec.
34111, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 13, 1973.
See 120 Cong. Rec. 29366, 93d Cong. 2d Sess., Aug. 20,
1974, for similar proceedings relating to the nomination of
Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President.
20. Carl Albert (Okla.).
To the Congress of the United States:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Twenty-fifth
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, I hereby
nominate Gerald R. Ford, of Michigan, to be the Vice President of
the United States.
Richard Nixon,
The White House,
October 13, 1973.
Referral to Committee
Sec. 4.2 The Speaker referred the President's nomination of a Vice
President to the Committee on the Judiciary, which has jurisdiction
over matters relating to Presidential succession.
On Oct. 13, 1973,(1) the Speaker (2) referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary a message from the
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President of the United States nominating a Vice President.
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1. 119 Cong. Rec. 34032, 93d Cong. 1st Sess. See 119 Cong. Rec. 34111,
93d Cong. 1st Sess., Oct. 13, 1973, where, in the Senate, the
nomination was referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration.
Similarly, on Aug. 20, 1974, the nomination by President
Gerald R. Ford of Nelson A. Rockefeller as Vice President was
referred in the House to the Committee on the Judiciary. See
120 Cong. Rec. 29366, 93d Cong. 2d Sess.
2. Carl Albert (Okla.).
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Confirmation
Sec. 4.3 The House agreed to a resolution confirming a Presidential
nomination for Vice President of the United States and then
received a message from the Senate announcing that body's
confirmation of the nomination.
On Dec. 6, 1973,(3) pursuant to a special
order,(4) the House considered and agreed to a resolution
(H. Res. 735) reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union confirming a Presidential nomination for Vice
President of the United States:
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3. 119 Cong. Rec. 39899, 39900, 93d Cong. 1st Sess.
4. See 119 Cong. Rec. 39807, 39812, 39813, 93d Cong. 1st Sess., Dec.
6, 1973, for proceedings incident to the House's agreement to a
resolution, H. Res. 738, making in order consideration of the
confirmation resolution.
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives confirm the
nomination of Gerald R. Ford, of the State of Michigan, to be Vice
President of the United States.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Thereupon, the House received a message from the Senate announcing
that body's confirmation (5) of the nomination.
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5. For proceedings incident to the Senate's confirmation of the
nomination see 119 Cong. Rec. 38224, 38225, 93d Cong. 1st
Sess., Nov. 27, 1973.
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Similarly, on Dec. 19, 1974,(6) pursuant to a special
order, House Resolution 1519,(7) the House considered and
agreed to a resolution (H. Res. 1511) reported from the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union confirming a Presidential
nomination for Vice President of the United States:
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6. 120 Cong. Rec. 41516, 41517, 93d Cong. 2d Sess.
7. See id. at pp. 41419-516, for text of H. Res. 1519 and debate on H.
Res. 1511.
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives confirm the
nomination of Nelson A. Rockefeller, of the State of New York, to
be Vice President of the United States.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Thereupon, the House received a message from the Senate announcing
that body's confirmation (8) of the nomination.
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8. For proceedings incident to the Senate's confirmation of the
nomination, see 120 Cong. Rec. 38918-36, 93d Cong. 2d Sess.,
Dec. 10, 1974.