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Senator Zumba moves Senate to recess until 1:30 p.m.; motion carries
Summary
Senator Zumba (Delaware) moved that the Senate recess until 1:30 p.m.; the presiding officer called a voice vote and declared the motion carried. The chamber recessed to reconvene at 1:30 p.m.
Senator Zumba of Delaware moved on the Senate floor that the chamber recess until 1:30 p.m., and the presiding officer declared the motion carried after a voice vote.
The senator addressed the presiding officer and said, "Thank you madam president," then offered the motion, moving "that the Senate recess until 01:30 p. M." The chair restated the motion and called for a voice vote: "those in favor of the motion vote aye; opposed vote nay." The chair then announced, "The motion prevails," and recessed the Senate until 1:30 p.m.
No individual roll-call tally or a recorded yea/nay count was provided in the transcript; the outcome was determined by voice vote and announced by the presiding officer. The Senate was recessed to reconvene at the time specified in the motion.
