III 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2010 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Rockefeller) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Prohibiting text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business.

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Prohibition on text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business

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Definitions

In this resolution— (1)the term employee of the Senate means any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; and (2)the term text messaging means reading from or entering data into any handheld or other electronic device, including for the purpose of SMS texting, e-mailing, instant messaging, obtaining navigational information, or engaging in any other form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication. (b)

Prohibition

An employee of the Senate may not engage in text messaging when— (1)driving a Government owned or leased vehicle; (2)driving a privately owned or leased vehicle while on official business; or (3)using text messaging equipment provided by any office or committee of the Senate while driving any vehicle at any time. (c)

Effective date and application

This resolution shall apply to the 111th Congress and each Congress thereafter.