[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6614-S6615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of the following resolutions 
that were submitted earlier today en bloc: S. Res. 822, S. Res. 823, 
and S. Res. 824.
  PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolutions by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 822) to authorize testimony and 
     representation in United States v. Rhodes.
       A resolution (S. Res. 823) to authorize testimony and 
     representation in United States v. Groseclose.
       A resolution (S. Res. 824) to authorize testimony and 
     representation in United States v. Steele-Smith.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions en bloc.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in three criminal cases pending in 
Federal district court in the District of Columbia and arising out of 
the events of January 6, 2021, the prosecution has requested testimony 
from Senate witnesses.
  In the ongoing trial of Stewart Rhodes, the alleged founder and 
leader of the Oath Keepers, and four codefendants, the prosecution has 
requested testimony from Virginia Brown, formerly a Senate Chamber 
assistant, operating under the authority of the then-Secretary for the 
Minority of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate. In that role, Ms. Brown was a witness to the charged events. 
Then-Secretary for the Minority Myrick and Senate Sergeant at Arms 
Gibson would like to cooperate with this request by providing relevant 
testimony in this trial from Ms. Brown.
  In two other cases arising out of the events of January of 6, 2021, 
against Jeremy Groseclose and Melody Steele-Smith, in which trials are 
scheduled to begin on November 14, 2022, the prosecution has requested 
testimony from Daniel Schwager, formerly counsel to the Secretary of 
the Senate, concerning his knowledge and observations of the process 
and constitutional and legal basis for Congress' counting of the 
electoral college votes. The prosecution has also sought testimony, if 
necessary, from Nate Russell and Diego Torres, custodians of records in 
the Senate Recording Studio, which operates under the authority of the 
Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, to authenticate Senate 
Recording Studio video of that day. Senate Secretary Berry and Senate 
Sergeant at Arms Gibson would like to cooperate with these requests by 
providing relevant testimony in these trials from Messrs. Schwager, 
Russell, and Torres, respectively.
  In keeping with the rules and practices of the Senate, these 
resolutions would authorize the production of relevant testimony from 
Ms. Brown in the Rhodes case, and from Messrs. Schwager, Russell, and 
Torres in the Groseclose and Steele-Smith cases, with representation by 
the Senate legal counsel.
  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I further ask that the resolutions be agreed 
to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table, en bloc, with no intervening 
action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolutions were agreed to.
  The preambles were agreed to.
  (The resolutions, with their preambles, are printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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