[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17514-17515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONVENING OF FIRST SESSION OF THE 112TH CONGRESS

  Mr. WYDEN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S.J. Res. 40, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 40) appointing the day for 
     the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Twelfth 
     Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. WYDEN. I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be read 
three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 40) was read the third time and 
passed, as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 40

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

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     Congress assembled, That the first regular session of the One 
     Hundred Twelfth Congress shall begin at noon Wednesday, 
     January 5, 2011.

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