From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Special Session
A session of Congress after it has adjourned sine die, completing its regular session. The president convenes special sessions (Article. II. Section. 3.).
Also see Lame Duck; Terms of Congress; § 5.30, Terms and Sessions of Congress, in Congressional Deskbook.
US Congress Special Session (1937)
More
- Table Showing the Terms of Congress from 1789 to Present – HobnobBlog
- Senate Rule XVIII (18). Business Continued from Session to Session
- Special session – Wikipedia
- “Availability of Legislative Measures in the House of Representatives (The “72-Hour Rule”),” CRS Report RS22015 (11-page PDF
) - “Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses),” CRS Report RL33677 (39-page PDF)
- “Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations,” CRS Report RL34722 (56-page PDF)
- “Informing Congress: The Role of the Executive in Times of War and Military Conflict, 1941-2001,” CRS Report RL31526 (60-page PDF)
- “The First Year: Assessments of Cooperation Between Newly Elected Presidents and Congress,” CRS Report RL30823 (32-page PDF)
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