[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ORDERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 2, TO MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it adjourn and convene for pro forma 
sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates. The 
reason we are going through this pro forma session which we thought we 
were through with is the House has not acted yet on agreeing to what we 
have done. But it is very clear there will be no recess appointments, 
period, because we are not going to be in recess, we hope. We hope the 
House will go along with us. But that is what Senator McConnell and I 
have worked for and it has been accomplished.
  So I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its 
business today, it adjourn and convene for pro forma sessions only, 
with no business conducted, on the following dates and times, and that 
following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro 
forma session: Monday, April 2, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, April 5, at 11 
a.m.; Monday, April 9, at 10 a.m.; Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m.; and 
that the Senate adjourn on Thursday, April 12, until 2 p.m. on Monday, 
April 16, unless the Senate has received a message from the House that 
it has adopted S. Con. Res. 38--which will be the adjournment 
resolution--and if the Senate has received such a message, the Senate 
will stand in adjournment until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 16, under the 
provisions of S. Con. Res. 38; further, that when the Senate convenes 
at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 16, following the prayer and pledge, the 
Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed 
expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use 
later in the day; further, following any leader remarks, the Senate 
will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2230, the 
Paying a Fair Share Act, with the time until 4:30 p.m. equally divided 
and controlled between the two leaders or their designees; and that at 
4:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session under the previous 
order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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