Article II of the United States Constitution authorizes the president to adjourn both chambers of Congress in cases of disagreement regarding the time of adjournment

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Following the 2014 Supreme Court ruling in NLRB v. Noel Canning, the Senate and House hold pro forma sessions every three days to prevent a formal recess

Justice Antonin Scalia's concurring opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning stated that a recess appointment is only valid for vacancies that arise during the recess itself

In NLRB v. Noel Canning, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that recess appointments made by President Barack Obama during a three-day break were unconstitutional

Justice Stephen Breyer's majority opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning concluded that an intra-session break of 10 days or more qualifies as a recess under the Recess Appointments Clause

Justice Antonin Scalia's concurring opinion in NLRB v. Noel Canning concluded that the Recess Appointments Clause applies exclusively to inter-session recesses

Article I of the United States Constitution prohibits either chamber of Congress from adjourning for more than three days without the consent of the other chamber

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The Supreme Court of the United States established that Congress possesses constitutional authority to conduct oversight on any subject upon which legislation may be enacted