Summary

Directs the Speaker of the House to appoint two Members of the House to serve on a two-member House committee that will join with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may make. This is a brief procedural instruction to form a joint notifying committee.

Key Points

• Requires the House Speaker to appoint two House Members to a notifying committee.
• The two-member House committee will join a Senate committee to notify the President of a quorum.
• Notifies the President that both Houses have assembled and are ready to receive communications.
• Is purely procedural and does not create programs, spending, or regulatory changes.
• Imposes no obligations on states, agencies, or private parties.
• Contains no funding, tax, or emergency-designation elements.
• Creates a short-lived committee role limited to the notification action.

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