[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 112 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9002-S9003]
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                   AUTHORIZING PRODUCTION OF RECORDS

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of a Senate resolution submitted 
earlier today by Senators Lott and Daschle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 284) to authorize the production of 
     records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 
has received a request from the court-appointed monitor of the Hotel 
Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union [HEREIU] for 
copies of subcommittee records relevant to the monitor's oversight of a 
consent decree between the union and the U.S. Government. The consent 
decree enjoins members of the HEREIU from violating the Racketeer 
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act [RICO] or associating with 
organized crime figures.
  Mr. President, the chairman and vice chairman of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations believe that granting the monitor's 
request would serve the ends of justice. This resolution would 
authorize them, acting jointly, to provide subcommittee records in 
response to this request.

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  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statement relating to the 
resolution appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 284) was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 284

       Whereas, the court-appointed monitor of the Hotel Employees 
     and Restaurant Employees International Union (HEREIU) has 
     requested that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 
     provide him with copies of subcommittee records relevant to 
     the monitor's oversight of a consent decree enjoining members 
     of the HEREIU for violating the Racketeer Influenced and 
     Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) or knowingly associating 
     with organized crime figures;
       Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United 
     States and Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no 
     evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     can, by administrative or judicial process, be taken from 
     such control or possession but by permission of the Senate;
       Whereas, when it appears that documents, papers, and 
     records under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     may promote the administration of justice, the Senate will 
     take such action as will promote the ends of justice 
     consistently with the privileges of the Senate: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 
     Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, acting jointly, are 
     authorized to provide to the court-appointed monitor of 
     HEREIU copies of memoranda and transcripts of interviews 
     conducted by Subcommittee staff that the monitor has 
     requested for use in connection with the monitor's oversight 
     of the consent decree.

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