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SCONRES 61 110th Congress Senate Congress Congressional sessions

A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

Introduced: December 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2007
Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15980; text as Senate agreed to House amendments: CR S15980)
Dec 19, 2007
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15980; text as Senate agreed to House amendments: CR S15980)
Dec 19, 2007
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Dec 19, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 19, 2007
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Dec 19, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Dec 19, 2007
Considered as privileged matter.
Dec 19, 2007
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2007
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2007
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/18/2007 S15935; text as passed Senate: CR 12/18/2007 CR S15935; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/18/2007 S15926)
Dec 19, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/18/2007 S15935; text as passed Senate: CR 12/18/2007 CR S15935; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/18/2007 S15926)
Dec 19, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for an adjournment sine die of: (1) the Senate on any day from December 18-December 31, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution); and (2) the House of Representatives on any legislative day from December 18-December 22, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly).

Provides that when: (1) the Senate recesses or adjourns on January 3, 2008, it stand recessed or adjourned until January 22, 2008 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first); and (2) the House adjourns on the legislative day of January 3, 2008, it stand recessed or adjourned until January 15, 2008 (or until another time of reassembly, whichever occurs first).

Authorizes the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leaders of the Senate and of the House, to notify the Members of the Senate and the House, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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What's happening now December 19, 2007

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1