Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

Bill: 110-hconres-259
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2007-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional sessions

Summary:
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: 
Provides for an adjournment of the House of Representatives from November 15 or 16, 2007, until December 4, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution), and a recess or adjournment of the Senate on any day between November 15, 2007-November 29, 2007, until December 3, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the House and Senate Minority Leaders, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
 

 

action_date: 2007-11-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Provides for an adjournment of the House of Representatives from November 15 or 16, 2007, until December 4, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution), and a recess or adjournment of the Senate on any day between November 15, 2007-November 29, 2007, until December 3, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the House and Senate Minority Leaders, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
 

 

action_date: 2007-11-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Provides for an adjournment of the House of Representatives from November 15 or 16, 2007, until December 4, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution), and a recess or adjournment of the Senate on any day between November 15, 2007-November 29, 2007, until December 3, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly).
 
Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the House and Senate Minority Leaders, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14464-14465; text as passed Senate: CR S14464-14465)
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14464-14465; text as passed Senate: CR S14464-14465)
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 196 (Roll no. 1113). (text: CR H14018)
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 196 (Roll no. 1113).(text: CR H14018)
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H14018)
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-11-15
text: Introduced in House