January 3rd. According to me under Article 1 section 4.
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Actually, the 20th Amendment updated the original meeting date of Congress. An excellent explanation of the Constitutional end/beginning of a session of Congress (contrasted on the date they legislate to re-convene) is provided by John Fortier of AEI at this link: http://blog.american.com/?page_id=24119
well it varies slightly, but here is a link that has the past dates... http://www.gpoaccess.gov/help/congress_table.html
It states they must assemble on October 15th.
Monday
The Navy considers October 13, 1775, as the date of its creation by the Continental Congress.
In the spring of 1775.
The "...date of Infamy" speech was before the US Congress on December 8, 1941.
It states they must assemble on October 15th.
it was jesus
At noon on the 3rd day of January.
2014
The tenth
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate must assemble at least once a year. Good luck on the GoPo homework :)
According to the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 4, Congress must assemble at least once every year. The opening date of their session is determined by law and typically takes place on January 3rd, unless a different date is established by Congress.
Congress assembles at least once a year. Congress meets on the first Monday in December unless a different day is selected.
A congress is a group of individuals who assemble together to accomplish a legal action. NOUN The school district chose to congress at the largest assembly room at the nearby high school to discuss the lowered budget. VERB Congress - to assemble is pronounced with the accent on gress. Congress - legal body of people is pronounced with the accent on con.
Once per year
Congress meets every year from January 3rd to January 2nd of the following year.
The US Constitution set the date for Congress to convene, but allows Congress to change it if it so desires The Twentieth Amendment states that Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3rd day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. The original date for convening had been the 3rd day of December, in Article 1, Section 4, Clause 2. The Twentieth Amendment changed the dates from December 3 to January 3. In addition to this fixed date, the President has the power to convene Congress on extraordinary occasions under Article 1, Section 3.