January 3, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 1 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT A QUORUM OF EACH 
                           HOUSE IS ASSEMBLED

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consideration of S. Res. 1, submitted earlier today.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the President of the 
     United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table with no intervening action or debate.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 1) was agreed to, as follows:


                               s. res. 1

       Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be 
     appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
     House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
     United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
     assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication he may be pleased to make.

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