[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S16044]
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 APPOINTING THE DAY FOR THE CONVENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE 
                        HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.J. Res. 80, the convening 
date of the 102nd Congress; further, that the resolution be read three 
times and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 80) was read the third time and 
passed, as follows:

                             H. J. Res. 80

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DAY FOR CONVENING OF SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF ONE 
                   HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS.

        The second regular session of the One Hundred Eighth 
     Congress shall begin at noon on Tuesday, January 20, 2004.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR CALLING SPECIAL SESSION BEFORE 
                   CONVENING OF SECOND REGULAR SESSION.

        If the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or the 
     designee of the Speaker) and the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate (or the designee of the Majority Leader), acting 
     jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, determine it is in the public interest for Congress 
     to assemble during the period between the end of the first 
     regular session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress at noon on 
     January 3, 2004, and the convening of the second regular 
     session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress as provided in 
     section 1--
       (1) the Speaker and Majority Leader, or their respective 
     designees, shall notify the Members of the House and Senate, 
     respectively, of such determination and of the place and time 
     for Congress to so assemble; and
       (2) Congress shall assemble in accordance with that 
     notification.

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