[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 259, that the 
amendment to the resolution be agreed to, that the resolution, as 
amended, be agreed to, and that a motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1540) was agreed to, as follows:

       Strike ``when the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
     Friday, July 25, 2003, or Saturday, July 26, 2003, on a 
     motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee,'' and insert: ``when the 
     House adjourns on the legislative day of Tuesday, July 29, 
     2003,''.

  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 259), as amended, was agreed 
to, as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 259

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Tuesday, July 29, 2003, it 
     stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, 
     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 Friday, 
     July 25, 2003, through Monday, August 4, 2003, 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 2, 2003, 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 the time of any reassembly 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, or their respective designees, 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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