[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 30 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1144]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 460--TO AUTHORIZE REPRESENTATION BY THE SENATE LEGAL 
COUNSEL IN THE CASE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS V. TAYLOR, 
                                 ET AL

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

                              S. Res. 460

       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. Sec. 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. Sec. Sec. 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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