U.S. Constitution · Article I, Section 4, Clause 2
Elections and Meetings of Congress, clause 2
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The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.
Note: The December meeting date was changed by Section 2 of the Twentieth Amendment.
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