[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H9008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONVENING OF FIRST SESSION OF THE 108TH CONGRESS

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate joint resolution (S.J. Res. 53) and ask for 
its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the Senate joint resolution, as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 53

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     first regular session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress 
     begin at noon on Tuesday, January 7, 2003.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The Senate joint resolution was ordered to be read a third time, was 
read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on 
the table.




                          ____________________