S. 1829 · 112th Congress Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act StageIn committee SponsorSheldon Whitehouse Introduced2011-11-08 Latest action2011-11-08 · Introduced in Senate Follow Summary Text Subjects Cosponsors (8) Votes (0) Actions Cosponsors (8) Sherrod Brown Former member Senate OH Democrat Mark Begich Former member Senate AK Democrat Richard Durbin Current member Senate IL Democrat Al Franken Former member Senate MN Democrat Carl Levin Former member Senate MI Democrat Jeff Merkley Current member Senate OR Democrat Jack Reed Current member Senate RI Democrat Bernie Sanders Current member Senate VT Independent