As mandated by the United States Constitution, a new Congress convenes at the beginning of every odd-numbered year. On the first day, the Senate follows many of the same traditions and procedures that date back to the First Congress in 1789.
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Theoretically, by delaying the resumption of legislative business into the next calendar year, Congress had- in its first two sessions- already fulfilled the constitutional mandate that it "assemble once in every Year";
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return to welcome page ... 111th Congress, 1st Session; Washington, DC 20515 | (202) 224-3121 | TTY: (202) 225-1904 ... Library of Congress...
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A "new" Congress convenes every two years, in the January following a November congressional election... Typically, each Congress meets in two annual "sessions," one in its first calendar year and another in the second calendar year.
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In a congress held in 1923, the eastern churches adopted a modified Gregorian Calendar and decided to set the date of Easter according to the astronomical Full Moon for the meridian of Jerusalem. However, a variety of practices remain among the eastern churches. ... Easter Facts: Why Easter isn't on the same date every year...
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; Why Easter isn't on the same date every year; Date: Thursday, March 30 @ 22:57:40 EST; Topic: Easter; ... In a congress held in 1923, the eastern churches adopted a modified Gregorian Calendar and decided to set the date of Easter according to the astronomical Full Moon for the meridian of Jerusalem. However,
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At the beginning of the Fourteenth Congress, on December 4, 1815, senators convened in a brick structure hastily erected on the current site of the Supreme Court. Both the Senate and House remained at that site until restoration of the Capitol was completed in December 1819.
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Senator Crapo's page of information regarding the 110th Congress ... As mandated by the United States Constitution, a new Congress convenes at the beginning of every odd-numbered year.On the first day, the Senate follows many of the same traditions and procedures that date back to the First Congress in 1789.
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In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the Coercive Acts in the American colonies, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. ... More than a year later, on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence.
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