S.Res. 103: A resolution to authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Department of the Navy (MSPB).

111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-03 · Congress · Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4398-4399; text as passed Senate: CR 4/02/2009 S4398-4399; text of measure as introduced: CR 4/02/2009 S4387)

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 4/02/2009 S4398-4399; text as passed Senate: CR 4/02/2009 S4398-4399; text of measure as introduced: CR 4/02/2009 S4387) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution to authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Department of the Navy (MSPB).

Plain summary

Authorizes Jamie Lynch, a former fellow in the office of Senator Webb, to testify and to produce documents in Richard Bowen v. Department of the Navy , except concerning matters for which a privilege should be asserted.

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Official text

A resolution to authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Department of the Navy (MSPB).

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · 1 cosponsors

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres103.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>

Record fed-us-cong111-sres103 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111