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The Speaker’s Lobby: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to electing a House Speaker

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The 119th Congress begins at noon on Friday .

The first order of business in the House is to elect the Constitutional officer for the legislative branch of government: Speaker of the House .

Only the House votes for Speaker.

The House can't do anything until it chooses a Speaker.

Rep. Alma Adams , D-N.C., Robert Aderholt , R-Ala., and the aforementioned Aguilar are the first names out of the block.

Lawmakers can vote for anyone they want, including persons who aren’t House Members.

Winning candidate must secure an outright majority of all Members voting for a candidate by name.