[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5444]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the adjournment resolution (H. Con. Res. 103) which is at 
the desk, provided that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to, as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 103

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, March 17, 2005, Friday, March 18, 2005, or 
     Saturday, March 19, 2005, 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, April 
     5, 2005, 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 Thursday, March 17, 2005, through Saturday, March 
     26, 2005, 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, April 4, 2005, 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.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I want to be clear about what we just 
agreed to.
  Today we will not be adjourning under the authority provided by the 
resolution that we just considered. This adjournment resolution will 
now allow the House to be called into session to consider legislative 
matters. At the close of business today, we will adjourn until Sunday. 
Once we are able to complete our work as it relates to Theresa Marie 
Schiavo, we are prepared to clear a new adjournment resolution so that 
we may begin the Easter recess.

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