[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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        PROVIDING FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE TWO HOUSES

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of House Concurrent 
Resolution 263, the adjournment resolution just received from the 
House; that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to 
reconsider be laid on the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 263) was considered and 
agreed to, as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 263

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, June 30, 1994, it stand adjourned until 
     10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 1994, or until noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, June 30, 1994, Friday, July 1, 
     1994, Saturday, July 2, 1994, or Sunday, July 3, 1994 
     pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or his 
     designee, in accordance with this resolution, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, July 11, 1994, or 
     at such time on that day as may be specified by the Majority 
     Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or 
     until noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam President, I note the presence of the 
distinguished Republican leader in the Chamber. I was about to say that 
I discussed this with him and he had agreed to permit its consideration 
and approval.
  Pursuant to our discussion, I want to state now, in effect repeat 
now, what I have previously said, that we expect to finish this bill 
shortly, and immediately thereafter we will proceed to the 
consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill.
  We must complete action on that bill before the Senate breaks for the 
Independence Day recess, and we will stay in session for as long as 
that takes--tonight, tomorrow night, Saturday, if necessary. I hope it 
is not necessary, but we have to get this work done.
  I encourage those Senators who wish to offer amendments to the 
Defense Department authorization bill to be present and to contact the 
manager of that bill, Senator Nunn, to make certain that we can use the 
time that remains expeditiously. But I wish to repeat what I have said. 
We will remain in session until we complete action on that bill.
  Now, Madam President, Senators can leave if they want to, but if we 
get to that point where Senators have left and have urged other 
Senators here to protect them against votes, as they did last Friday--
and I repeat what I said many times since last Friday--we will have an 
unlimited number of procedural votes. Any Senator who leaves before we 
complete action on this bill runs the risk of missing a large number of 
votes. I regret that, but it is imperative that Senators remain to do 
the business we must complete before going on the recess.
  I thank my colleagues.

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