[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20251-20252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE TWO HOUSES

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration 
of H. Con. Res. 251, the adjournment resolution, which is at the desk, 
that the concurrent resolution be considered, agreed to, and the motion 
to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.

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  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 251) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the request with regard to 
the measure is agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 251) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 251

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Wednesday, October 17, 2001, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2001, for morning hour 
     debate, or until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Wednesday, October 17, 2001, or 
     Thursday, October 18, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until 10 a.m. on 
     Tuesday, October 23, 2001, or at 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 Members are 
     notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble at such place and time as they 
     may designate whenever, in their opinion, the public interest 
     shall warrant it.

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