[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12366]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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     ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request that the 
Senate proceed to H. Con. Res. 176, the adjournment resolution, which 
is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (H. Con. Res. 176) providing for 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 resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 176) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 176

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, June 28, 2001, or Friday, June 29, 2001, on 
     a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by 
     its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2001, 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 Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, June 28, 2001, Friday, June 
     29, 2001, Saturday, June 30, 2001, Monday, July 2, 2001, 
     Tuesday, July 3, 2001, Thursday, July 5, 2001, Friday, July 
     6, 2001, or Saturday, July 7, 2001, 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, July 9, 2001, 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.
       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 whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, for the edification of Members, the 
resolution allows the House to go out today or tomorrow and allows the 
Senate to go out any day up until July 7.

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