[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 143 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S6222]
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PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
         AND A CONDITIONAL RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, which was received 
from the House and is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 119) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate (Thanksgiving 
     Week 2014).

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 119) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 119

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative 
     day from Thursday, November 20, 2014, through Friday, 
     November 28, 2014, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 
     2014, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and 
     that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from 
     Thursday, November 20, 2014, through Friday, November 28, 
     2014, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, December 1, 2014, 
     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 3 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, after consultation 
     with the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify Members 
     of the House to reassemble at such place and time as he may 
     designate if, in his opinion, the public interest shall 
     warrant it.
       (b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), when the 
     House adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the House 
     shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the first section of 
     this concurrent resolution.
       Sec. 3. (a) The Majority Leader of the Senate or his 
     designee, after concurrence with the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble 
     at such place and time as he may designate if, in his 
     opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
       (b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), when the 
     Senate adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the Senate 
     shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the first section of 
     this concurrent resolution.

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