[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE SENATE AND AN 
              ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) providing for a 
conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of 
the House of Representatives.
  The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 31

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any 
     day from Thursday, February 11, 2016, through Saturday, 
     February 20, 2016, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, 
     February 22, 2016, 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; and that when the House 
     adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, February 12, 
     2016, through Tuesday, February 16, 2016, on a motion offered 
     pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 
     or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 
     Tuesday, February 23, 2016, or until the time of any 
     reassembly pursuant to section 3 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. (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. 3. (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.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ratcliffe). Without objection, the 
concurrent resolution is concurred in.
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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