S.Res. 179Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)Passed Congress

A resolution to make temporary appointments to the Select Committee on Ethics.

Introduced April 22, 2021

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The resolution temporarily changes the membership of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics for two specific investigations (Preliminary Inquiry Case Numbers 30094 and 30226). It swaps out Senators Chris Coons and James Lankford for Senators Ben Ray Luján and John Boozman, and designates Senator Brian Schatz as Chairman and Senator Jim Risch as Vice Chairman for those cases only. All other committee members and matters remain unchanged.

Key Provisions

  • Replace Senator Chris Coons (Delaware) and Senator James Lankford (Oklahoma) with Senator Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico) and Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) for the two specified ethics cases
  • Assign Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii) as Chairman and Senator Jim Risch (Idaho) as Vice Chairman for those matters
  • Leave the rest of the Select Committee on Ethics membership unchanged for all other matters

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2182; text: CR S2180)

April 22, 2021

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April 22, 2021

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2182; text: CR S2180)

April 22, 2021

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Charles E. Schumer
Sen. Charles E. SchumerD-NY · Feb 15, 2022

Mr. President, I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of…

Tammy Baldwin
Sen. Tammy BaldwinD-WI · Apr 22, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 179, introduced earlier today. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and the motion to…

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 22, 2021

III

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 179

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 22, 2021

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

RESOLUTION

To make temporary appointments to the Select Committee on Ethics.

That

(a)

for matters before the Select Committee on Ethics involving Preliminary Inquiry Case Numbers 30094 and 30226, and subsequent action by the Committee with respect to these matters, if any, the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) shall be replaced by the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Luján) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman). The Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) shall act as Chairman and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) shall act as Vice Chairman for those matters only.

(b)

The membership of the Select Committee on Ethics shall be unchanged with respect to all matters before that Committee other than the matters referred to in subsection (a).