Search Results: keywords:"ethics in government act of 1978"

  • S. RES. 170 — To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Desmond Bellard v. Ronald Wyden, U.S. Senator.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:122

    S. RES. 170 authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Ronald Wyden in a legal case where he is named as a respondent. The case, Desmond Bellard v. Ronald Wyden, U.S. Senator, is currently pending in the Oregon Supreme Court. The resolution cites the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. RES. 170 is like giving Senator Wyden a special helper who can speak for him in a big grown-up meeting called court, because someone has a problem with him, and this helper is allowed because he’s doing his job.

  • S. RES. 907 — To authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case ofDr. Ralph de la Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:165

    S. RES. 907 authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and its members in the legal case of Dr. Ralph de la Torre v. Bernard Sanders, et al., which is currently proceeding in a federal court. The resolution allows...

    Simple Explanation

    The Senate wants to let their lawyers help some members who are being taken to court because of their work. It doesn't say exactly why they are in court, but it's okay for the lawyers to help them because it's part of their job.