[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15935]
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  PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE HOUSE AND 
                                 SENATE

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 61, 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. 61) 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. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
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. 61) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 61

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate adjourns on any day from 
     Tuesday, December 18, 2007, through Monday, December 31, 
     2007, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned sine die, or until the time of any reassembly 
     pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent resolution; and that 
     when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Tuesday, 
     December 18, 2007, through Saturday, December 22, 2007, on a 
     motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine die, 
     or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 3 of 
     this concurrent resolution.
       Sec. 2. When the Senate recesses or adjourns on Thursday, 
     January 3, 2008, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it shall stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, 
     January 22, 2008, or such other time on that day as may be 
     specified in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the 
     time of any reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and when the 
     House adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, January 3, 
     2008, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it shall 
     stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, January 
     15, 2008, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to 
     section 3 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 3. 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 Members of the 
     Senate and the House, respectively, to reassemble at such a 
     place and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, 
     the public interest shall warrant it.

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