Public Law 111-121
1ST SESSION
Joint Resolution
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
- That the second regular session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress shall begin at noon on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.
Approved December 22, 2009.
Legislative History[edit]
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
- Dec. 11, considered and passed House.
- Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
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