[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20812]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATION BY SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN THE CASE OF 
       WAGNER V. UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 215, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 215) to authorize representation by 
     the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Wagner v. United 
     States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, et al.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SUNUNU. 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 PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 215) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 215

       Whereas, the United States Senate Committee on the 
     Judiciary and Senator Orrin G. Hatch have been named as 
     defendants in the case of Wagner v. United States Senate 
     Committee on the Judiciary, et al., No. 1:03CV01225 (RMU), 
     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 
     in civil actions Committees of the Senate, and Members of the 
     Senate relating to the Members' official responsibilities: 
     Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to 
     represent the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
     and Senator Orrin G. Hatch in the case of Wagner v. United 
     States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, et al.

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