[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8254-8255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORIZING PRODUCTION OF RECORDS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 350.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 350) to authorize the production of 
     records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs has received 
requests from various law enforcement and regulatory officials and 
agencies for assistance in connection with pending investigations into 
the credit counseling industry, which has been the subject of recent 
investigation by the subcommittee.
  The resolution would authorize the chairman and ranking member of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, acting jointly, to provide 
investigative records obtained by the subcommittee in the course of its 
investigation in response to these requests.
  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 350) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 350

       Whereas, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs has been conducting an 
     investigation into the credit counseling industry;
       Whereas, the Subcommittee has received a number of requests 
     from law enforcement and regulatory officials and agencies 
     for access to records of the Subcommittee's investigation;
       Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United 
     States and Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no 
     evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     can, by administrative or judicial process, be taken from 
     such control or possession but by permission of the Senate;
       Whereas, when it appears that evidence under the control or 
     in the possession of the Senate is needed for the promotion 
     of justice, the Senate will take such action as will promote 
     the ends of justice consistent with the privileges of the 
     Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
     the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee 
     on Government Affairs, acting jointly, are authorized to 
     provide to law enforcement and regulatory entities and 
     officials

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     records of the Subcommittee's investigation into the credit 
     counseling industry.

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