[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
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   FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2001, CONDITIONAL 
 ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE, AND AUTHORIZING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFERENCES 
                              AND CAUCUSES

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
House discharge the Committee on Appropriations from further 
consideration of, and hereby pass, House Joint Resolution 124; take 
from the Speaker's table House Joint Resolution 84, with Senate 
amendments thereto, and concur in each of the Senate amendments; take 
from the Speaker's table Senate Concurrent Resolution 160 and agree to 
the same; and hereby adopt a resolution providing that any 
organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for 
the 107th Congress may begin on or after November 13, 2000; that the 
texts of each measure be considered as read and printed in the Record, 
and that motions to reconsider each of these actions be laid on the 
table.
  The Clerk read the titles of the resolutions.
  The text of H.J. Res 124 is as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 124

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public 
     Law 106-275, is further amended by striking the date 
     specified in section 106(c) and inserting ``November 4, 
     2000''.

  The text of the Senate amendments to H.J. Res. 84 is as follows:

       Senate amendments:
       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert: That 
     Public Law 106-275, is further amended by striking the date 
     specified in section 106(c) and inserting ``November 14, 
     2000''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``Joint resolution making 
     further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, 
     and for other purposes.''.

  The text of S. Con. Res. 160 is as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 160

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, November 2, 2000, or on 
     Monday, November 6, 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, November 14, 2000, or until such time on that 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, November 2, 2000, Friday, November 3, 2000, 
     Saturday, November 4, 2000, Sunday, November 5, 2000, Monday, 
     November 6, 2000, Tuesday, November 7, 2000, Wednesday, 
     November 8, 2000, or Thursday, November 9, 2000, 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, November 13, 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.

  The text of H. Res. 666 is as follows:

                              H. Res. 666

       Resolved, That any organizational caucus or conference in 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventh 
     Congress may begin on or after November 13, 2000.
       Sec. 2. As used in this resolution, the term 
     ``organizational caucus or conference'' means a party caucus 
     or conference authorized to be called under section 202(a) of 
     House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on 
     October 8, 1974, and enacted into permanent law by chapter 
     III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 
     (2 U.S.C. 29a(a)).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.

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