A bill to amend title 1 of the United States Code to define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President, and to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate to receive bills returned by the President at any time their respective Houses are not in session.

Summary

Amends Federal law to provide that no adjournment of either House of Congress, other than an adjournment sine die to end a Congress, prevents the return of a bill by the President. Authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to receive bills returned by the President any time their respective Houses are not in session.

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Timeline

1. 19 February 1991

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 February 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
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