[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 174 (Saturday, November 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11976]
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    MAKING TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 359 submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 359) to make temporary appointments 
     to the Select Committee on Ethics.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 359) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 359

       Resolved, That (a) for matters before the Select Committee 
     on Ethics involving Preliminary Inquiry Case Number 20711, 
     the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) shall be replaced by 
     the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin).
       (b) The membership of the Select Committee on Ethics shall 
     be unchanged with respect to all matters before that 
     Committee other than the matter referred to in subsection 
     (a).

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