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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 235

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 18, 1999

Received

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Providing for an conditional 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),

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

12 to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent res13 olution; and that when the Senate adjourns on any day
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1 from Thursday, November 18, 1999, through Thursday,

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

3 concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des4 ignee, it shall stand adjourned sine die, or until noon on

5 the second day after Members are notified to reassemble

6 pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

7 SEC. 2. When the House convenes for the second ses8 sion of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, it shall conduct

9 no organizational or legislative business on that day and,

10 when the House adjourns on that day, it shall stand ad11 journed until noon on January 27, 2000, or until noon

12 on the second day after Members are notified to reassem13 ble pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution.

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

15 Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with

16 the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Lead17 er of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House

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

19 opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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

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

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

23 the duration of the One Hundred Sixth Congress the Clerk

24 of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the

25 Senate, respectively, to receive messages from the Presi-
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1 dent during periods when the House and Senate are not

2 in session, and thereby preserve until adjournment sine

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

4 Congress the constitutional prerogative of the House and

5 Senate to reconsider vetoed measures in light of the objec6 tions of the President, since the availability of the Clerk

7 and the Secretary during any earlier adjournment of ei8 ther House during the current Congress does not prevent

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

10 for approval.

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

12 shall inform the President of the United States of the

13 adoption of this concurrent resolution.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18,

1999.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.