[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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