| 11. | A list of lame duck sessions since 1935:
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| 12. | But if Congress goes into a lame duck session, there's no certainty.
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| 13. | This change virtually eliminated the necessity of there being a lame duck session of Congress.
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| 14. | Congress suspended its session during the election period preceding 12 lame duck sessions since 1935.
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| 15. | Congress recessed on September 23 and convened for the lame duck session on November 27.
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| 16. | It isn't yet clear whether members would return for a lame duck session after the elections.
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| 17. | In either case, the post-election meeting of Congress would be considered a lame duck session.
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| 18. | The actions mean that Congress will hold its 10th lame duck session since the end of World War II.
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| 19. | Rare and generally undesirable for lawmakers, lame duck sessions have tended to be unpredictable, uncontrollable and acrimonious.
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| 20. | This removed the requirement for a lame duck session, but Congress still normally meets in December of election years.
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