To clarify the subpoena powers of the Commission.
What it does: Inserts new text on page 46, line 7
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)Inserts new text on page 46, line 7
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (d) Limit on Commission Authority.--The Commission shall not conduct any law enforcement investigation, function as a court of law, or otherwise usurp the duties and responsibilities of the ethics committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Inserted: Strike Sec. 266(a)(2) and (b).
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On page 46, after line 7, insert the following:
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SA 3182. Mr. REID (for Mr. Byrd) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 46, after line 7, insert the following:
(d) Limit on Commission Authority.--The Commission shall not conduct any law enforcement investigation, function as a court of law, or otherwise usurp the duties and responsibilities of the ethics committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Strike Sec. 266(a)(2) and (b).
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3182 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Byrd.
March 29, 2006
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3182 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Byrd.
March 29, 2006
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3182 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
March 29, 2006
Amendment SA 3182 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Byrd. (consideration: CR S2491, S2499; text: CR S2491) To clarify the subpoena powers of the Commission.
March 29, 2006
Amendment SA 3182 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
March 29, 2006
Senate amendment submitted
March 28, 2006