Pending Elections, Limited Time Don't Hinder CURIACo-sponsorship as Two More Sign On WASHINGTON-With upcomingelections and congressional adjournment about a month away, twomore lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors to the Credit UnionRegulatory Improvements Act (H.R. 3579). Congressmen DanaRohrbacher (R-Calif.) and Dan Burton (R-Ind.) were the firstmembers of Congress to throw their support behind the billfollowing the August recess, bringing the total number of lawmakerssupporting it to 65. The bill enjoys bi-partisan support andalthough these two latest co-sponsors are Republican, most of therecent co-sponsors have been Democrats. The bill would expandcredit union small business services, establish a risk-basedcapital structure, and provide other items of regulatory relief. Itwas introduced at the end of 2003 and is not likely to pass thisyear, but is expected to be revived in the next Congress.