Congressional Research Service Report: 'Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2018'
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45154) entitled "Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2018". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Oct. 13 and written by Jane A. Hudiburg, analyst on Congress and the legislative process:
A "lame duck" session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected but before the end of its own constitutional term. Under present conditions, any m . . .
A "lame duck" session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected but before the end of its own constitutional term. Under present conditions, any m . . .