[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7-S8]
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PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE SENATE AND AN 
              ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. REID. Madam President, there is another concurrent resolution at 
the desk, and I ask that it be considered at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
     adjournment of the House of Representatives.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the resolution is 
considered and agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) reads as follows:

                             S. Con. Res. 3

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any 
     day from Friday, January 4, 2013 through Monday, January 21, 
     2013, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, January 21, 
     2013, 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, January 4, 2013, through Saturday, January 
     5, 2013, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its

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     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2013, 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.

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to consider the vote by which the 
concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, thank you very much for your patience.

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