Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
August 4, 2006
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Introduced in House
July 28, 2006
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6038)
July 28, 2006 • 8:50 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 459, the Chair put the question on adoption of the resolution and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until later in the legislative day.
July 28, 2006 • 8:52 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6039-6040)
July 28, 2006 • 9:17 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 189 (Roll no. 420).(text: CR H6038)
July 28, 2006 • 9:28 PM
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 189 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR H6038)
July 28, 2006 • 9:28 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 28, 2006 • 9:28 PM
Received in the Senate.
July 31, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
August 4, 2006
Voting History
1 vote recorded • Roll call available
Floor Debate
3 membersWhat members said about H.Con.Res. 459 on the floor



Floor Debate
3 membersWhat members said about H.Con.Res. 459 on the floor
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today pursuant to this order, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, unless it sooner has received a message…
Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 459) and ask for its immediate consideration.
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the order of the House of today, I move that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
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[H. Con. Res. 459 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 459
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2006
Received
August 4 (legislative day, August 3), 2006
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives
and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That, in consonance with section 132(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946, when the House adjourns on the legislative
day of Friday, July 28, 2006, or Saturday, July 29, 2006, on a motion
offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader
or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 6, 2006, 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 Thursday,
August 3, 2006, through Monday, August 7, 2006, on a motion offered
pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his
designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday,
September 5, 2006, 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.
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.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.