[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 849 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 849 To amend title 1 of the United States Code to define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President, and to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to receive bills returned by the President at any time their respective Houses are not in session. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 1993 Mr. Derrick introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Rules _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 1 of the United States Code to define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President, and to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to receive bills returned by the President at any time their respective Houses are not in session. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 1, UNITED STATES CODE. Chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section: ``Sec. 115. Adjournment preventing return of bill; Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate authorized to receive bills returned when their respective Houses not in session ``(a) No adjournment of either House of Congress, other than an adjournment sine die to end a Congress, prevents the return of a bill by the President. ``(b) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate are authorized to receive bills returned by the President at any time their respective Houses are not in session.''. SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``115. Adjournment preventing return of bill; Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate authorized to receive bills returned when their respective Houses not in session.''. <all>