[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 907 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 907

To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
            Dr. Ralph de la Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 21 (legislative day, November 20), 2024

  Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. McConnell) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of 
            Dr. Ralph de la Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al.

Whereas, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
        Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders, Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, and 18 
        other Members of the Committee have been named as defendants in the case 
        of Dr. Ralph de la Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al.,Civil Action No. 
        1:24-cv-02776-TNM, 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 Committees and Members 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 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Committee 
Chairman Bernard Sanders, Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, and 18 other 
Committee Members named as defendants in the case of Dr. Ralph de la 
Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al. 
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