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          COMMUNICATION FROM THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives:

                                   Office of the Sergeant at Arms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 25, 2012.
     Hon. John A. Boehner,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally that, 
     pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, the Office of the Sergeant at Arms has been 
     served with a subpoena for documents issued by the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia, in 
     connection with a civil lawsuit currently pending before that 
     court.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     will make the determinations required by House Rule VIII.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Paul D. Irving,
     Sergeant at Arms.

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