WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: What is a lame-duck session of Congress? A: Each congressional term has two, one-year legislative sessions. A lame-duck session refers to a period of time when Congress meets after an election is held prior to the end of its constitutional term and before freshly elected lawmakers are sworn into office. The 20th amendment to the Constitution effectively narrowed the lame-duck window to the two months   more