Chris Dodd: “I call up amendment No. 3181 and amendment No. 3182. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant…”

“I call up amendment No. 3181 and amendment No. 3182. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd], for Mr. Byrd, proposes amendments numbered 3181 and 3182, en bloc. The amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3181 (Purpose: To clarify the termination date of the Commission) On page 50, strike lines 8 through 13 and insert the following: (1) Final report.--Two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a final report containing information described in subsection (a). AMENDMENT NO. 3182 (Purpose: To clarify the subpoena powers of the Commission) 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). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendments are set aside without objection. Amendments Nos. 2980, 2981, 2983, 2961, 3175, 2970, 2936, 2937, and 2982, En Bloc The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.”