U S Congress Seal
The said secretary shall keep the said seal and shall make out and record and shall affix the said seal to all civil commissions to officers of the united states to be appointed by the president by and with the advice and consent of the senate or by the president alone.
U s congress seal. The design of the seal first appeared in the middle of the 20th century on gallery passes and ceremonial items. As a work of the u s. The seal of the united states senate is the seal officially adopted by the united states senate to authenticate certain official documents. Used on official documents of the house this particular seal is one of several kept in case an emergency occurred and business had to be carried out away from the capitol.
House of representatives on november 8th from the 2nd congressional district of virginia. Daniel reed crenshaw born march 14 1984 is an american politician former united states navy seal officer serving in the united states house of representatives for texas s 2nd congressional district since 2019. Autism pin luv a child with autism. The speaker s seal consists of the top of the house mace on a field of 13 stars and the date 1789 denoting the year of the first federal congress.
On this stamp the image is circled with the words seal of the speaker and united states house of representatives. On june 20 1782 congress adopts the great seal of the united states after six years of discussion. The seal heretofore used by the united states in congress assembled shall be and hereby is declared to be the seal of the united states. House of representatives seal was made for that purpose.
The current version dates from 1886 and is the third seal design used by the senate since its inception in 1789. Many changes came to the capitol after the september 11 terrorist and anthrax attacks of 2001. Backup equipment to enable the legislative branch to carry out business offsite was part of the contingency plans formed at the time. He is a member of the republican party.
This may be because it was taken by an employee of the congress as part of that person s official duties or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of congress. Meanwhile another former seal scott taylor was also elected to the u s. Federal government the image is in the public domain.