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U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 288c. Defending the Senate, Committee, Subcommittee, Member, Officer, or Employee of Senate
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, when directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(a) of this title, the Counsel shall—
(1) defend the Senate, a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate in any civil action pending in any court of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof, in which the Senate, such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee is made a party defendant and in which there is placed in issue the validity of any proceeding of, or action, including issuance of any subpena or order, taken by the Senate, or such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee in its or his official or representative capacity; or
(2) defend the Senate or a committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate in any proceeding with respect to any subpena or order directed to the Senate or such committee, subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee in its or his official or representative capacity.
(b) Representation of a Member, officer, or employee under subsection (a) of this section shall be undertaken by the Counsel only upon the consent of such Member, officer, or employee.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 704, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 288b, 288g, 288k of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 288c. Defending the Senate, Committee, Subcommittee, Member, Officer, or Employee of Senate," U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed March 27, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBX4X26HYTXYYJ.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 288c. Defending the Senate, Committee, Subcommittee, Member, Officer, or Employee of Senate." U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBX4X26HYTXYYJ.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 288c. Defending the Senate, Committee, Subcommittee, Member, Officer, or Employee of Senate' in U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 2, the Congress, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3YBX4X26HYTXYYJ.
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