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H. Con. Res. 179 101st Congress House

Waiving the requirement of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 for the "August recess" by rollcall by July 31.

Introduced: July 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 1, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 31, 1989
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 1989
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 1989
Mr. Gephardt asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced.
Jul 31, 1989
Considered by unanimous consent.
Jul 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 1989

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the House of Representatives and the Senate from adjourning for a period in excess of three days, or adjourning sine die, until both Houses of the Congress have adopted a concurrent resolution providing for: (1) an adjournment to a day certain; or (2) adjournment sine die.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 179: Waiving the requirement of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 for the "August recess" by rollcall by July 31.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-179/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 179: Waiving the requirement of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 for the "August recess" by rollcall by July 31.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-179/.
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H. Con. Res. 179, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-179/.
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[H. Con. Res. 179: Waiving the requirement of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 for the "August recess" by rollcall by July 31.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-179/)
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