[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 126 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6356]
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PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
                AND RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair 
lay before the Senate H. Con. Res. 72, which was received from the 
House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 72) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution 
be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements related to the concurrent resolution be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 72) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 72

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative 
     day from Tuesday, August 4, 2015, through Friday, September 
     4, 2015, 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 Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 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 Tuesday, 
     August 4, 2015, through Saturday, September 5, 2015, on a 
     motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or 
     adjourned until noon on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 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 the 
     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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