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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.

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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.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-28 · Congress · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-430.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-430. (final step reached)
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Official title

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.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the first regular session of the 111th Congress to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to count the electoral votes for the President and Vice President to be held on January 8, 2009.

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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hjres100 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110