[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2581]
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE TWO HOUSES

  Mr. LOTT. Madam President, I send an adjournment resolution to the 
desk calling for adjournment of the Congress for the Easter holiday.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the concurrent 
resolution.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) was agreed to as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 14

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, March 20, 1997, Friday, March 
     21, 1997, or Saturday, March 22, 1997, pursuant to a motion 
     made by the Majority Leader or his designee in accordance 
     with the resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until 
     noon on Monday, April 7, 1997, or until 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; and that when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, March 20, 1997, Friday, March 21, 1997, or 
     Saturday, March 22, 1997, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. 
     on Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 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 Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and House, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

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