[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7185-S7186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AUTHORIZING THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
AND THE SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 873, which was
submitted earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 873) to authorize the production of
records by the Secretary of the Senate and the Senate
Sergeant at Arms.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, the Secretary of the Senate and the
Senate Sergeant at Arms have received from the Department of Homeland
Security subpoenas for personnel records of a Sergeant at Arms employee
sought in connection with an administrative investigation.
In keeping with the Senate's practice under its rules, this
resolution would authorize the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms to
provide these personnel records to the Homeland Security Department for
use in this matter.
U.S. Senate,
Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
Washington, DC.
To: The Hon. Charles E. Schumer and The Hon. Mitch McConnell.
cc: The Hon. Soncceria Ann Berry and The Hon. Karen Gibson.
From: Patricia Mack Bryan and Morgan J. Frankel.
Re: Production of records of the Secretary of the Senate and
the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
Date: December 6, 2022.
The Secretary of the Senate and the Senate Sergeant at Arms
have received from the Department of Homeland Security
subpoenas for personnel records of an employee of the
Sergeant at Arms. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
is conducting an administrative investigation in an
immigration marriage fraud matter focusing on a third party
and has determined that the personnel records of a Senate
employee are needed for the proper adjudication of that
matter.
Both the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms would like to
cooperate with these
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records requests of the Homeland Security Department.
In accordance with Senate Rule XI and the Senate's
practice, the accompanying resolution would provide the
Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms with authority to provide
these personnel records to the Homeland Security Department.
Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or
debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 873) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
(The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
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