SRES 16 114th Congress Senate Congress Congressional officers and employees Lawyers and legal services Senate

A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel.

Introduced: January 6, 2015 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8; text as passed Senate: CR S8; text of measure as introduced: CR S21)

Jan 6, 2015

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8; text as passed Senate: CR S8; text of measure as introduced: CR S21)

Jan 6, 2015

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Makes the President pro tempore's appointment of Patricia Mack Bryan as Senate Legal Counsel effective January 3, 2015, for a term of service to expire at the end of the 115th Congress.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8; text as passed Senate: CR S8; text of measure as introduced: CR S21)

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 16: A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-16/

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"S. Res. 16: A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-16/.

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S. Res. 16, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-16/.

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[S. Res. 16: A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-16/)