H.Con.Res. 259: Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-15 · Congress · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 1113 (2007): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES259 (2007-11-15), Passed. See all
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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 November 15 or 16, 2007, until December 4, 2007 (or until another time of reassembly under this concurrent resolution), and a recess or adjournment of the Senate on any day between November 15, 2007-November 29, 2007, until December 3, 2007 (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 House and Senate Minority Leaders, 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 Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 1113 (2007): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES259 (2007-11-15): 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 Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hconres259.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong110-hconres259 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110