Congressional Research Service Report: 'Enactment of Appropriations Measures During Lame Duck Sessions'
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46574) entitled "The Enactment of Appropriations Measures During Lame Duck Sessions". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Oct. 21 and written by Kevin P. McNellis, analyst on Congress and the legislative process:
Twelve of the past 13 Congresses, covering the 103rd Congress through the 115th Congress, have concluded with a lame duck session. (No such session occurred in 1996, . . .
Twelve of the past 13 Congresses, covering the 103rd Congress through the 115th Congress, have concluded with a lame duck session. (No such session occurred in 1996, . . .