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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 170· Senate(119-SRES-170)

A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Desmond Bellard v. Ronald Wyden, U.S. Senator.

Rep. Thune
Age: 65 years
South Dakota
Introduced
4/10/2025
Last activity
4/10/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2542; text: CR S2569)
Sponsored by
John Thune
Cosponsors
Republican - 0Democrat - 1
Congress
  1. Introduced
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  3. Adopted by the Senate

A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Ronald Wyden. Senator Wyden has been named as a respondent in a case titled Desmond Bellard v. Ronald Wyden, U.S. Senator. This legal matter is currently pending in the Oregon Supreme Court. The authorization is based on the Senate's ability to direct counsel to defend Members in civil actions related to their official responsibilities.