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Publication Date: September 1980
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Thomas R. Ascik
Research Area: Government
Keywords: Government reform
Type: Report
Abstract:
This Backgrounder explores the history of past lame-duck sessions of Congress, the effect and intent of the Twentieth Amendment, and certain trends in the contemporary workload of Congress.