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What is the rule reguarding adjournment for congress?
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.
The House of Representatives has much stricter rules than the Senate (mostly because the House has so many more members that without strict rules, it would be almost impossible to accomplish...
No- the president does not tell Congress how to conduct business. The president can call Congress back into session if there is some special issue he wants them to consider.