[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 12 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S582]
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PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE 
                           OF REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 80, the 
adjournment resolution, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 80) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 80) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 80

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, February 10, 2000, or Friday, 
     February 11, 2000, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, 
     February 22, 2000, 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 
     Wednesday, February 16, 2000, Thursday, February 17, 2000, or 
     Friday, February 18, 2000, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
     February 29, 2000, for morning-hour debate, 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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