U.S. Constitution · Article I, Section 5, Clause 4

Adjournment Clause

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Also known as: Adjournment Clause

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Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

National Archives transcription (public domain; original spelling and capitalization). archives.gov

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NLRB v. Noel Canning, 573 U.S. 513 (2014)

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