[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 500 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 500

To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
               Peter P. Truman v. Paula Armstrong, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

  Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Schumer) 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 
               Peter P. Truman v. Paula Armstrong, et al.

Whereas, two Senate employees, Paula Armstrong and Edie Smith, have been named 
        as defendants in the case of Peter P. Truman v. Paula Armstrong, et al., 
        D. Me., currently on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for 
        the First Circuit, No. 18-1095; and
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 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 
Paula Armstrong and Edie Smith in the case of Peter P. Truman v. Paula 
Armstrong, et al.
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