[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13312-13313]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 56, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 56) providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
     adjournment of the House of Representatives.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements related to the matter be printed in the Record as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 56) was agreed to, as 
follows:

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                            S. Con. Res. 56

(Providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
              adjournment of the House of Representatives)

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any 
     day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Monday, August 6, 
     2012, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, September 
     10, 2012, or 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; and that when the House adjourns on 
     any legislative day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through 
     Monday, August 6, 2012, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10, 
     2012, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, or their respective designees, acting jointly 
     after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and 
     the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the Members of 
     the Senate and House, 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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