[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8907-S8908]
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PROVIDING FOR THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS
Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay
before the Senate H. Con. Res. 104, which was received from the House.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the concurrent
resolution by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 104) providing for
the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One
Hundred Fourteenth Congress.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
concurrent resolution.
Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 104) was agreed to, as
follows:
H. Con. Res. 104
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative
day from Friday,
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December 18, 2015, through Saturday, January 2, 2016, on a
motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its
Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine die,
or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of
this concurrent resolution; and that when the Senate adjourns
on any day from Friday, December 18, 2015, through Tuesday,
December 22, 2015, on a motion offered pursuant to this
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee,
it stand adjourned sine die, or until the time of any
reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent
resolution.
Sec. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, after consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the
Members of the House to reassemble at such place and time as
he may designate if, in his opinion, the public interest
shall warrant it.
(b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), when the
House adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to this
subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the House
shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the first section of
this concurrent resolution.
Sec. 3. (a) The Majority Leader of the Senate or his
designee, after concurrence with the Minority Leader of the
Senate, shall notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble
at such place and time as he may designate if, in his
opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
(b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), when the
Senate adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to this
subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the Senate
shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the first section of
this concurrent resolution.
Sec. 4. (a) When the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day
of the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
from Sunday, January 3, 2016, through Friday, January 8,
2016, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent
resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it shall
stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, January 11,
2016, or until 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 subsection (b), whichever occurs
first.
(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate or his designee,
after concurrence with the Minority Leader of the Senate,
shall notify the Members of the Senate to reassemble at such
place and time as he may designate if, in his opinion, the
public interest shall warrant it.
(c) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (b), when the
Senate recesses or adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to
this subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the
Senate shall again stand recessed or adjourned pursuant to
subsection (a).
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