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| − | 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>[ | + | 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>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/pro_forma_session.htm US Senate Reference]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:18, September 26, 2018
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]