A resolution to authorize testimony, document production, and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of United States v. Terry.
Authorizes a Senate employee to provide testimony and documents in United States v. Terry, with Senate Legal Counsel representation.
Agreed to in the Senate on Sept. 29, 2026. A resolution like this does not go to the other chamber or the President.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 29, 2026
- COMMITTEECOMM.SKIPPED
- AGREED TOAGREEDSEP 29
What the bill would do, and why it matters
Courts sometimes seek testimony or documents from congressional offices in legal cases. This resolution authorizes a Senate employee to provide testimony and documents in United States v. Terry, subject to applicable privileges or objections, and permits Senate Legal Counsel to represent her.
- NON-BINDING A simple resolution carries no force of law. It expresses the chamber's opinion or sets internal rules — it does not bind agencies, the President, or anyone outside Congress.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Authorize testimony and document production
Camilla Vogt, an employee of Senator John Hickenlooper’s office, is authorized to provide testimony and documents in United States v. Terry, except on matters for which a privilege or objection should be asserted.
- Provide Senate Legal Counsel representation
The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent Vogt in connection with the authorized testimony.
The resolution cites the Senate’s interest in protecting its control over evidence while also promoting the administration of justice when Senate-held evidence may help. It responds to a prosecution request for testimony and documents from a Senate office employee in a federal criminal case.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 29, 2026SENATESEP 29, 2026By Sen. Thune with 1 original cosponsor
- Committee—COMMITTEE—Went to the floor without a committee report
- SAME DAYAgreed to in the SenateSEP 29, 2026SENATE FLOORSEP 29, 2026Unanimous consent
- SEP 292026SEP 29, 2026AGREED TOSENATESubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Thune’s record: sponsored 58 bills this Congress. 37 passed the Senate; 1 became law.
- Chuck SchumerD-NYORIGINAL
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