[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 30 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1145]
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                    AUTHORIZING LEGAL REPRESENTATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 460.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 460) to authorize representation by 
     the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of National Association 
     of Manufacturers v. Taylor, et al.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and 
that any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 460) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              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. 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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