[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16697-16698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

  Mr. HATCH. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 132, the adjournment 
resolution, which is at the desk, which will provide for returning 
Tuesday, September 5, 2000.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 132) 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 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Con. Res. 132) was agreed to, as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 132

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, 
     July 27, 2000, Friday, July 28, 2000, or on Saturday, July 
     29, 2000, 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 5, 
     2000, or until noon on Wednesday, September 6, 2000, or until 
     such time on either day as may be specified by its Majority 
     Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or 
     until noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, July 27, 2000, 
     or Friday, July 28, 2000, on a motion offered

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     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 
     Wednesday, September 6, 2000, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble 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, 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 whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

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