[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 114 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H7468]
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     PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE SENATE 
                             AND THE HOUSE

  Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, I call up from the Speaker's table a 
privileged Senate concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 51) providing for 
the conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the Senate concurrent resolution, as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 51

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, August 5, 1999, Friday, August 
     6, 1999, or Saturday, August 7, 1999, on a motion offered 
     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Wednesday, September 8, 1999, or until such time on that day 
     as may be specified by its 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, August 5, 1999, Friday, August 6, 1999, or 
     Saturday, August 7, 1999, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 
     September 8, 1999, 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.

  The Senate concurrent resolution was concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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