A Tester Vote Could Be a Week Away

Could a vote on delaying implementation of the Durbin Interchange Amendment be far off? According to The Las Vegas Review Journal, maybe not. 

Senate Majority Harry Reid continues to work with both Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, and Senate Whip Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, on the details of Tester's bill, which would delay implementation of Durbin's long-sought cap on debit card interchange, says the Review Journal.

The Senate will try to finish consideration of its small business bill (S. 493) the week of May 2. The article suggests a vote on the Tester amendment is likely.

On the House side, the Financial Services Committee released a tentative May hearing/mark up schedule. Rep. Shelley Capito's bill (H.R. 1081) is nowhere to be found. The House continues, it appears, to be content to let action happen on the Tester Amendment first.

DIA.org will report on whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke provides any information on the final rule's timing at his press conference--as well as the Senate's floor schedule for May 2.

A Tester Vote Could Be a Week Away