Lame Duck Sessions of Congress Following a Majority-Changing Election: In Brief

Hudiburg, Jane A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Legislative procedure;    History;    Congress;   

RP-ID  :  R45402
RP-ID  :  R45402_2018Nov13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes "lame duck" sessions of Congress, which take place whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected but before the term of the current Congress ends. It specifically provides additional information on the 1954, 1994, and 2010 lame duck sessions.