um... what is this, walking him to the chair?

[orleans]

all these names being called out, and they all disappear behind the curtain...

i don't remember this before, maybe i never continued watching ??

[ITAL]

1. Pretty sure it's standard

I seem to remember they tend to do this sort of ceremony.

[Renew Deal]

2. He will sit on the ceremonial chair and be carried in on their shoulders.

To sit on the iron throne.

[orleans]

3. yeah--there was like 50 people to do what?

air lift him, carry him prone above their heads while they sing "for he's a jolly good fellow?"

lol

[Renew Deal]

5. lol

It would have been better if they chose someone from Delaware or Alaska.

[vanlassie]

6. Well remember, he's from California and we have a Very Large Delegation.

[orleans]

4. and it's taking so long, maybe they'll all come out in costume

or they're learning a little song and choreography first

[Thomas Hurt]

13. Wrapped in christian flag and chanting Money by Pink Floyd?

[KentuckyWoman]

15. That guy's throne should be

Porceline. He's full ....

[onenote]

7. Standard procedure.

Here is a description from the Congressional Record for January 3, 2021 following Pelosi's election as speaker:

The Clerk appoints the following committee to escort the Speaker-
elect to the chair:
The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer);
The gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy);
The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn);
The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise);
The gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark);
The gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney);
The gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries);
The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer);
The gentleman from California (Mr. Aguilar);
The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer);
The gentleman from New York (Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney);
The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson);
The gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty);
The gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson);
The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs);
The gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice);
And the Members of the California delegation.
The members of the committee from majority and minority leadership
will retire from the Chamber to escort the Speaker-elect to the chair.

[orleans]

8. who decides who is on the escort committee? nt

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Since McCarthy is from California

(as is Pelosi) the entire California congressional delegation is part of that.

Many of the others were part of each party's leadership.

[question everything]

10. This is what I want to know: my rep a D was called too and no, not from CA

[onenote]

12. Who is your representative?

[question everything]

14. Dean Phillips, Minnesota

[onenote]

11. the leaders of each party

The escort committee's membership is recommended to the clerk (who accepts the recommendations) by party leadership and traditionally includes Members who hold leadership positions in each party as well as the Members of the House from the Speaker-elect's state delegation.