Floor Services Chief


The Floor Services Chief is the title of the staff member in the Speaker's or Majority Leader's office who runs the Majority cloakroom in the United States House of Representatives. The current Floor Services Chief is Timothy J. Harroun, appointed by Republican Speaker John Boehner. His predecessor is Barry K. Sullivan, who was appointed by Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Sullivan's predecessor was Harroun, who was appointed by Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert. When Harroun is Floor Services Chief, Sullivan is Minority Cloakroom Manager. Similarly, when Sullivan was Floor Services Chief, Harroun was Minority Cloakroom Manager.
The position is informally known as the "cloakroom manager", as it has traditionally included responsibility for overseeing the operations of the majority party's cloakroom, such as the snack bar, telephones, and clothing storage.

Added responsibilities, 2007–2010

From the 2007 State of the Union Address through the 2010 State of the Union Address, the Floor Services Chief announced the entry of the:
at each Joint Session of Congress that the President addressed.
When the President spoke at a Joint Session, the Floor Services Chief and the House Sergeant at Arms together announced his presence, with the Floor Services Chief loudly stating the phrase: "Madame Speaker", to which the Sergeant at Arms rejoined: "The President of the United States."
During the six Joint Meetings of Congress in the 110th and 111th Congresses, the Floor Services Chief likewise announced all of the other persons listed above. Then, unlike in a Joint Session, the Floor Services Chief alone performed the complete announcement of the foreign head of government, while the House Sergeant at Arms simply physically escorted the visiting dignitary to the Speaker's rostrum.