[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23870]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
         AND A CONDITIONAL RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 440, the 
adjournment resolution, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 440) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
at the desk be considered and agreed to, the concurrent resolution, as 
amended, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5692) was agreed to, as follows:

     (Purpose: To change the date of the reconvening of the Senate)

       On page 1, line 3, strike ``from Monday, September 29, 
     2008, through Friday, October 3, 2008,''
       On page 2, line 2, strike ``that'' and all that follows 
     through line 9 and insert:
       ``the Senate may adjourn or recess at any time from 
     Thursday, October 2, 2008, through January 3, 2009, on a 
     motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee until such time as specified 
     in that motion, but not beyond noon on January 3, 2009, and 
     it may reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution.''
       On page 2, line 15, strike ``time'' and insert ``respective 
     time''.

  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 440), as amended, was agreed 
to, as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 440

         Resolved, That the resolution from the House of 
     Representatives (H. Con. Res. 440) entitled ``Concurrent 
     resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the 
     House of Representatives and a conditional recess or 
     adjournment of the Senate.'', do pass with the following 
     amendments:
       On page 1, line 3, strike ``from Monday, September 29, 
     2008, through Friday, October 3, 2008,''
       On page 2, line 2, strike ``that'' and all that follows 
     through line 9 and insert: ``the Senate may adjourn or recess 
     at any time from Thursday, October 2, 2008, through January 
     3, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee until such 
     time as specified in that motion, but not beyond noon on 
     January 3, 2009, and it may reassemble pursuant to section 2 
     of this concurrent resolution.''
     On page 2, line 15, strike ``time'' and insert: ``respective 
     time''.

     

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