From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Conditional Adjournment
When Congress adjourns for more than three days, authority is often provided the Speaker and President Pro Tempore (or the Senate Majority Leader) to reconvene Congress at an earlier date to address an emergency or important issue. This authority is provided in the concurrent resolution authorizing the conditional adjournment.
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- Adjournment Sine Die (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Adjourn for More than Three Days (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- Lame Duck / “Lame Duck” Session (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- § 9.50, Legislation Effective within Congress: Simple and Concurrent Resolutions, in Congressional Deskbook
- Chapter 8.J. Recess and Adjournment in Congressional Procedure
- “Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2020 (74th-116th Congresses),” CRS Report R45154 (36-page PDF
) - “The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor,” CRS Report RL30725 (20-page PDF
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