Is this normal?
10:00:13 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx
I know when NP had her "rescheduled" codel she should have appointed one during the shutdown, but why would one be needed now?
It appears looking at the calendar since the beginning of the year this has been an almost daily trend.