CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—JULY 1, 1976
90 STAT. 3037
(1) strike out "subsection (c)(3)," in subsection (d)(3) thereof and insert "subsection (e)(3),"; and (2) strike out "; or" at the end of subsection (1)(2)(A) thereof and insert "; and".
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Passed July 1, 1976.
ADJOURNMENT—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE
July 1. 1976
Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring)^ That when the two Houses adjourn on Friday, July 2, 1976, they stand adjourned until 12 o'clock meridian on Monday, July 19, 1976, or until 12 o'clock meridian on the second day after their respective Members are notified to reassemble in accordance with section 2 of this resolution, whichever event first occurs. SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it or whenever the majority leader of the House and the majority leader of the Senate, acting jointly, or the minority leader of the House and the minority leader of the Senate, acting jointly, file a written request with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate that the Congress reassemble for the consideration of legislation. SEC. 3. During the adjournment of both Houses of Congress, as provided in section 1, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, respectively, be, and they hereby are authorized to receive messages, including veto messages, from the President of the United States. Passed July 1, 1976.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES— July 1, 1976 COMMITMENT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESS [H. Con. Res. 672] Whereas on July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia approved a resolution submitted by Richard Henry Lee declaring , that "these colonies are, and of right ought to be, Free and Independent States;" and. Whereas on 3v\j 2, 1776 there existed among those Members of Congress meeting in Philadelphia a spirit of Liberty and Justice; and, Whereas the efforts of these founding fathers led to a Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States of America; and, Whereas 1976 is the two-hundredth anniversary of the democratic form of government initiated by these leaders assembled in Philadelphia in 1776; now, therefore, be it. Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring), That the Congress of the United States of America does hereby reaffirm its commitment to the Ideals and Principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence by Members of Congress assembled in Philadelphia on July 2, 1776, resulting in the formation of the enduring Democracy that is the United States of America. Passed July 1, 1976.
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