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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 235

Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One

Hundred Sixth Congress.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 18, 1999

Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was

considered and agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session

of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.

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

6 or his designee, it shall stand adjourned until noon on

7 Thursday, December 2, 1999 (unless it sooner has re8 ceived a message from the Senate transmitting its concur9 rence in the conference report to accompany H.R. 3194,

10 in which case the House shall stand adjourned sine die),
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1 or until noon on the second day after Members are notified

2 to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent res3 olution; and that when the Senate adjourns on any day

4 from Thursday, November 18, 1999, through Thursday,

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

6 concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des7 ignee, it shall stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on

8 the second day after Members are notified to reassemble

9 pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

10 SEC. 2. When the House convenes for the second ses11 sion of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, it shall conduct

12 no organizational or legislative business on that day and,

13 when the House adjourns on that day, it shall stand ad14 journed until noon on January 27, 2000, or until noon

15 on the second day after Members are notified to reassem16 ble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

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

18 Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with

19 the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead20 er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House

21 and Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their

22 opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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

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

25 the order of the Senate of January 6, 1999, authorize for
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1 the duration of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Clerk

2 of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the

3 Senate, respectively, to receive messages from the Presi4 dent during periods when the House and Senate are not

5 in session, and thereby preserve until adjournment sine

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

7 Congress the constitutional prerogative of the House and

8 Senate to reconsider vetoed measures in light of the objec9 tions of the President, since the availability of the Clerk

10 and the Secretary during any earlier adjournment of ei11 ther House during the current Congress does not prevent

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

13 for approval.

14 SEC. 5. The Clerk of the House of Representatives

15 shall inform the President of the United States of the

16 adoption of this concurrent resolution.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18,

1999.

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