[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 31774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair lays before the House the 
following privileged message from the Senate.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Resolved, That the resolution from the House of 
     Representatives (H. Con. Res. 339) entitled ``Concurrent 
     resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the 
     first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.'', do pass 
     with the following Amendment:
       Page 1, line 2, strike out all after ``concurring),'' over 
     to and including line 3 on page 3 and insert: That when the 
     House adjourns on any legislative day from Tuesday, November 
     25, 2003, through the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until such day and 
     time as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee in the motion to adjourn, or until the time of any 
     reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; that when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on any day from 
     Monday, November 24, 2003, through the remainder of the first 
     session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a motion 
     offered by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned sine die, or stand recessed or adjourned until such 
     day and time 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.

  The Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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