Matt Blaze said,
...but based on discussions I've had with various Senate staffers, I'm not optimistic that it will be.
If you feel strongly about this, I urge you to lobby your Senators (and representatives, since there's also a House version of the bill) and tell them exactly what you like and don't like about this legislation, as I am doing with mine.
It sounds like you're making much better contact with your representatives than I've ever been able to make with mine. Whenever I call or write I have the impression that I'm just talking with a receptionist who either does nothing with my comment or just puts it on a tally sheet of some kind. Do you know something about lobbying that I don't? Or do your Senators' staffers know about your reputation as an expert who ought to be listened to? When you call up a Senator's office, who do you ask to speak to? How do you find out which staffer would carry the ball on a particular issue? I'm sure we'd all make the effort to lobby if we felt it was making a difference.