H.Con.Res. 459: Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-28 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 420 (2006): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES459 (2006-07-28), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides for an adjournment of the House of Representatives from July 28 or 29, 2006, until September 6, 2006 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution), and a recess or an adjournment of the Senate from August 3, 2006-August 7, 2006, until September 5, 2006 (or until another time of reassembly). Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leaders of the House and of the Senate, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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Official text

Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 420 (2006): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES459 (2006-07-28): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres459.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hconres459 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109