[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONVENING OF THE 111th CONGRESS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of H.J. Res. 100, convening of the 111th 
Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint resolution will be stated by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (H.J. Res. 100) appointing the day for 
     the convening of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting 
     of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast 
     by the electors in December 2008.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the joint resolution be read three 
times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 100) was ordered to a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LEVIN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call 
be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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