[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2321]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed 
to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 293.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows.

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 293) 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 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be 
agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 293) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 293

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, February 14, 2008, on a motion offered 
     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Friday, 
     February 15, 2008, or until the time of any reassembly 
     pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, 
     whichever occurs first; that when the House adjourns on the 
     legislative day of Friday, February 15, 2008, on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 10 
     a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, or until the time of any 
     reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; that when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Tuesday, February 19, 
     2008, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned until noon on Thursday, February 21, 2008, or until 
     the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; that when the 
     House adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, February 
     21, 2008, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008, 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, 
     February 15, 2008, through Friday, February 22, 2008, 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, February 25, 2008, or such 
     other time on that day as may be specified 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 if, in their 
     opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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