[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3575. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him 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 57, line 12, strike ``A violation'' and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Private Right of Action Against Unfair and Deceptive 
     Practices.--Section 41712 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Private Right of Action.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person aggrieved by an action 
     prohibited under this section may file a civil action for 
     damages and injunctive relief in any Federal district court 
     or State court located in the State in which--
       ``(A) the unlawful action is alleged to have been 
     committed; or
       ``(B) the aggrieved person resides.
       ``(2) Enforcement by a state.--The attorney general of any 
     State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action to enforce 
     the provisions of this section in--
       ``(A) any district court of the United States in that 
     State; or
       ``(B) any State court that is located in that State and has 
     jurisdiction over the defendant.''.
       (b) Violation of a Privacy Policy.--A violation
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