106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 235

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Providing for an conditional sine die adjournment

of the first session of the One Hundred SixthCongress.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 235

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legisla3 tive day from Thursday, November 18, 1999, through

4 Monday, November 22, 1999, on a motion offered pursu5 ant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader
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1 or his designee, it shall stand adjourned until noon on

2 Thursday, December 2, 1999 (unless it sooner has re3 ceived a message from the Senate transmitting its concur4 rence in the conference report to accompany H.R. 3194,

5 in which case the House shall stand adjourned sine die),

6 or until noon on the second day after Members are notified

7 to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent res8 olution; and that when the Senate adjourns on any day

9 from Thursday, November 18, 1999, through Thursday,

10 December 2, 1999, on a motion offered pursuant to this

11 concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des12 ignee, it shall stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on

13 the second day after Members are notified to reassemble

14 pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

15 SEC. 2. When the House convenes for the second ses16 sion of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, it shall conduct

17 no organizational or legislative business on that day and,

18 when the House adjourns on that day, it shall stand ad19 journed until noon on January 27, 2000, or until noon

20 on the second day after Members are notified to reassem21 ble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

22 SEC. 3. The Speaker of the House and the Majority

23 Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with

24 the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead25 er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House
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1 and Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their

2 opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

3 SEC. 4. The Congress declares that clause 2(h) of

4 rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives and

5 the order of the Senate of January 6, 1999, authorize for

6 the duration of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Clerk

7 of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the

8 Senate, respectively, to receive messages from the Presi9 dent during periods when the House and Senate are not

10 in session, and thereby preserve until adjournment sine

11 die of the final regular session of the One Hundred Sixth

12 Congress the constitutional prerogative of the House and

13 Senate to reconsider vetoed measures in light of the objec14 tions of the President, since the availability of the Clerk

15 and the Secretary during any earlier adjournment of ei16 ther House during the current Congress does not prevent

17 the return by the President of any bill presented to him

18 for approval.
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1 SEC. 5. The Clerk of the House of Representatives

2 shall inform the President of the United States of the

3 adoption of this concurrent resolution.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18,

1999.

Attest:

Clerk.