The broad outlines of this bill are already known: the government published a White Paper just before Christmas, and a draft bill will be published shortly to allow time for public comment.

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The draft bill will also outline detail such as amount of time consumers have to return faulty goods for repair, replacement or refund.

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Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, another sponsor of the bill, issued a draft report in February that said it was time to reconsider the economic sanctions.

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House Republicans cast the bill as a way to force the Senate to draft a budget for the first time in four years, noting that if either house fails to do so, its members' pay would be withheld.

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