[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11770-S11771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SETTING THE TIME FOR THE CONVENING OF THE 105TH CONGRESS

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I send a bill to the desk and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2159) to set the time for the convening of the 
     105th Congress.

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
deemed read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed at 
the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2159) was deemed read for a third time and passed, as 
follows:

[[Page S11771]]

                                S. 2159

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
       The 1st session of the 105th Congress shall convene at noon 
     on January 7, 1997.

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