[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. Res. 185 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 185

To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
           R. Wayne Patterson v. United States Senate, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2013

   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 
           R. Wayne Patterson v. United States Senate, et al.

Whereas, the United States Senate, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and 
        Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth C. MacDonough have been named as 
        defendants in the case of R. Wayne Patterson v. United States Senate, et 
        al., No. 13-cv-2311, now pending in the United States District Court for 
        the Northern District of California;
Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(1) of the Ethics in Government 
        Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(1), the Senate may 
        direct its counsel to defend the Senate and officers and employees 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 United States Senate, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and 
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth C. MacDonough in the case of R. Wayne 
Patterson v. United States Senate, et al.
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