Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Latest action · Nov 15, 2007 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNov 15, 2007
- Agreed to in SenateNov 15, 2007
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1113 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed214–196 | Nov 15, 2007 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2007Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H14018)
- Nov 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 196 (Roll no. 1113). (text: CR H14018)
- Nov 15, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14464-14465; text as passed Senate: CR S14464-14465)
- Nov 15, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H14018, S14464Text printed H14018, S14464Recorded votes H14018adjournment | Barney Frank D-MA, Harry Reid D-NV, John A. Boehner R-OH, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 15, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42329 | Recess Appointments Made by President Barack Obama Archived | Report | Sep 7, 2017 |
| RS21308 | Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Mar 11, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 15, 2007Received in Senate
- Nov 15, 2007Engrossed in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
