[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13283-13284]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATION OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate

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proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 156, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 156) authorizing representation by 
     Senate legal counsel in the case of Judicial Watch, Inc. v. 
     United States Senate, et al.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the matter be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 156) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 156

       Whereas, the United States Senate, Emily J. Reynolds, 
     Secretary of the Senate, and William H. Pickle, Senate 
     Sergeant at Arms, have been named as defendants in the case 
     of Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Senate, et al., No. 
     1:03CV01066, now pending in the United States District Court 
     for the District of Columbia;
       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 
     the Senate and 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 United States Senate, Emily J. Reynolds, 
     Secretary of the Senate, and William H. Pickle, Senate 
     Sergeant at Arms, in the case of Judicial Watch, Inc. v. 
     United States Senate, et al.

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