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| − | A brief meeting (sometimes only several seconds) of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in which no business is conducted. It is held usually to satisfy the [[United_States_Constitution|constitutional]] obligations that neither chamber can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/pro_forma_session.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> | + | A '''pro forma session''' is a brief meeting (sometimes only several seconds) of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in which no business is conducted. It is held usually to satisfy the [[United_States_Constitution|constitutional]] obligations that neither chamber can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/pro_forma_session.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:41, March 19, 2008
A pro forma session is a brief meeting (sometimes only several seconds) of the Senate in which no business is conducted. It is held usually to satisfy the constitutional obligations that neither chamber can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other.[1]