S.Amdt. 3768

SA 3768. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for 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 279, line 7, 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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