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On Monday, July 15, the House meets at 2 p.m. in a pro forma session.
It is a District Work Week
The Congressional Districts of the San Fernando Valley for the 118th
through 122nd Congressional Sessions are 26, 27, 29, 30, and 32. We are in the 118th Congress. This is the list of incumbents & candidates on the November ballot.
- 26 -
- Julia Brownley (D) since 2013
- Michael Koslow (R)
- 27
- Michael J. Garcia (R) since 2020 special election
- George Whitesides (D)
- 29 Incumbent Tony Cárdenas chose not to seek re-election
- Luz Maria Rivas (D)
- Benito Bernal (R)
- 30 Incumbent Adam Schiff chose not to seek re-election in order to run for U.S. Senate
- Laura Friedman (D)
- Alex Balekian (R)
- 32
- Bradley J. Sherman (D) since 1997
- Larry Thompson (R)
Pro forma is a Latin term that means “for the sake of form.
The Constitution provides that neither chamber may adjourn for three days or more without the consent of the other. The two houses consent to each other’s sine die adjournment by adopting a concurrent resolution, called an “adjournment resolution.” They use a similar vehicle to allow each other to suspend their daily sessions for three days or more without terminating their annual session. Such a suspension is called a “recess of the session,” an intrasession recess, or, more formally, an “adjournment for more than three days” within a session. To avoid the need for a concurrent resolution, a chamber may hold pro forma sessions on such a schedule that no break of three days or more occurs.
Each chamber often uses pro forma sessions as a means of extending a weekend break without having to provide for a “recess of the session.” If a chamber adjourns from Thursday to Monday with the understanding that no business, or only routine business, will be transacted on the Monday, Members may feel enabled to remain in their constituencies until a later date. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42977
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