A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, did not return a request for comment about where he stands on the issue.  Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com. Sens. Mr. Durbin, though, supported both bills. The committees top Republican, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, also supported both pieces of legislation.
The committee only protects the individuals that do it.
( z0 protect :ARG0 ( z1 committee ) :ARG1 ( z2 individual :ARG0-of ( z3 do :ARG1 ( z4 it ) ) ) :mod ( z5 only ) )
(z0 / protect-01
    :ARG0 (z1 / committee)
    :ARG1 (z2 / individual
              :ARG0-of (z3 / do-02
                           :ARG1 (z4 / it)))
    :mod (z5 / only))
The committee only protects the individuals that do it .
z0 :mod z5
z0 :ARG0 z1
z0 :ARG1 z2
z2 :ARG0-of z3
z3 :ARG1 z4