[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 460 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 460

To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
        National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2008

   Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. McConnell) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
        National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al.

Whereas, in the case of National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al., 
        Case No. 08-CV-208-CKK (D.D.C.), pending in the United States District 
        Court for the District of Columbia, the plaintiff is asserting that the 
        reporting requirements of section 4(b)(3) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
        of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1603(b)(3), as amended by section 207 of the Honest 
        Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-81, 121 
        Stat. 735, 747, are unconstitutional;
Whereas, the plaintiff has named the Secretary of the Senate, Nancy Erickson, as 
        a defendant in her capacity as the officer of the Senate responsible for 
        the receipt of lobbying disclosure registrations and reports;
Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(1) of the Ethics in Government 
        Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(1), the Senate may direct its 
        counsel to defend officers of the Senate in civil actions relating to 
        their official responsibilities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
the Secretary of the Senate in the case of National Association of 
Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al.
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