[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S10978]
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PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 43, the adjournment 
resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) 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 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 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.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 43

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any 
     day from Friday, August 3, 2007, through Friday, August 31, 
     2007, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until 12 noon on Tuesday, September 4, 
     2007, or such other time on that day as may be specified by 
     its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess 
     or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the House adjourns on any legislative 
     day from Friday, August 3, 2007, through Wednesday, August 8, 
     2007, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2007, or 
     until the time of any reassembly 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, or their respective designees, 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 at such 
     place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, 
     the public interest shall warrant it.

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