[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6]
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  INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT A QUORUM OF EACH 
                           HOUSE IS ASSEMBLED

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 1, submitted earlier today.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the President of the 
     United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 1) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 1

       Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be 
     appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
     House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
     United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
     assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication he may be pleased to make.

  The VICE PRESIDENT. Pursuant to S. Res. 1, the Chair appoints the 
Senator from Kentucky, Mr. McConnell, and the Senator from New York, 
Mr. Schumer, as a committee to join the committee on the part of the 
House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United 
States and inform him that a quorum is assembled and that the Congress 
is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.

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