S. 255 · 111th Congress Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009 StageIn committee SponsorSheldon Whitehouse Introduced2009-01-15 Latest action2009-01-15 · Introduced in Senate Follow Summary Text Subjects Cosponsors (4) Votes (0) Actions Cosponsors (4) Carl Levin Former member Senate MI Democrat Jeff Merkley Current member Senate OR Democrat Bernie Sanders Current member Senate VT Independent Richard Durbin Current member Senate IL Democrat