[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 201 (Thursday, December 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S14140]
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PROVIDING FOR THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE 
                       HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 223, the 
adjournment resolution, received from the House and 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 (H. Con. Res. 223) providing for 
     the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Eleventh Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. CARDIN. 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 (H. Con. Res. 223) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 223

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative 
     day from Wednesday, December 16, 2009, through Saturday, 
     January 2, 2010, 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 Senate adjourns on any day from 
     Friday, December 18, 2009, through Saturday, January 2, 2010, 
     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 House adjourns on any legislative day of 
     the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress from 
     Tuesday, January 5, 2010, through Saturday, January 9, 2010, 
     on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by 
     its Majority Leader or his designee, it shall stand adjourned 
     until noon on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, or until the time of 
     any reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns on any day of the second session of the 
     One Hundred Eleventh Congress from Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 
     through Saturday, January 9, 2010, 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 19, 2010, or until 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 3 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 3.  The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, or their respective designees, acting jointly 
     after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and 
     the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members 
     of the House and the Senate, 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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