[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13388-13389]
[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. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 59.
  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. 59) 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. REID. 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 any statements related to the 
concurrent resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 59) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 59

       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 Tuesday, August 7, 
     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 
     Tuesday, August 7, 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

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     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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