S.Amdt. 3576

SA 3576. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and
Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 264, line 16, strike ``Not later than'' and insert
the following:
(a) No Preemption of Consumer Protection Claims.--Section
41713(b)(4) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) No preemption of consumer protection claims.--Nothing
in subparagraphs (A) through (C) may be construed--
``(i) to preempt, displace, or supplant any action for
civil damages or injunctive relief based on a State consumer
protection statute; or
``(ii) to restrict the authority of any government entity,
including a State attorney general, from bringing a legal
claim on behalf of the citizens of such State.''.
(b) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.--Not later
than
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