FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Analyses

Uniform Margin Requirement Act (H.R. 5250), 6784 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Ayatollah Volcker, 15204 [6JN]

Best Defense, 15205 [6JN]

Bill Urges Shift on Fed News—Lawmakers Propose Immediate Release, 9525 [12AP]

Debtors Who Aren't in Trouble, 24119 [10AU]

Dollar Is Unlikely To Weaken Soon, 11068 [3MY]

``Fairness Issue'' Again—Glossing Over Some Facts, 30272 [4OC]

Fed as Alibi, 12629 [17MY]

Fed May Tighten Money Supply, Martin Says, 5944 [20MR]

Federal Reserve's Secrecy Only Harms the Economy, 12590 [16MY]

Golden Antidote to High Interest, 20463 [29JN]

Hiler Calls for Open and More Dependable Fed Policy, 9524 [12AP]

House Republicans Introduce Federal Reserve Legislation, 9524 [12AP]

One and Only Mr. Feldstein, 11972 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions

Board membership: small business and agricultural representation (see S. Res. 349)

———term modifications (see S. 2620)

Corporations: discouraging establishment of large lines of credit which may be used for certain acquisitions (see H. Res. 585)

Decisionmaking process: improvements (see S. 2620)

Depository institutions: limit holds on checks (see H.R. 6168)

Federal Open Market Committee: price index used in establishing intermediate targets for conduct of monetary policy (see H.R. 5460)

———prompt disclosure of certain decisions (see H.R. 5459)

Federal Reserve banks: class C directors (see H.R. 5278)

Petroleum and natural gas: bank examiners to exercise caution and restraint in adversely classifying loans made to independent producers (see H. Con. Res. 269)

Regional banks: increase number of class C directors (see S. 3015)

Regulatory agencies: examiners to exercise caution and restraint in adversely classifying loans made to farmers and ranchers (see S. Con. Res. 99)

U.S. dollar: reasonable and stable exchange rate (see H.J. Res. 585)

Communications from

Annual report, 9537 (EC3151) [12AP], 9870 (EC3075) [25AP], 21383 (EC3599) [27JY]

Bank supervisory systems in Switzerland and Group of Ten Nations: report, 15483 (EC3512) [7JN], 16157 (EC3378) [13JN]

Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee: activities report, 20330 (EC3657) [29JN], 20476 (EC3489) [23JY]

Employee benefits system: annual report, 24599 (EC3694) [7SE]

Freedom of Information Act: report, 4346 (EC2735) [5MR], 4528 (EC2791) [5MR], 10321 (EC3235) [30AP], 10697 (EC3134) [2MY]

Government in the Sunshine Act: report, 7315 (EC3054) [2AP]

International lending: report, 15610 (EC3366) [11JN]

Monetary policy report: transmittal, 2114 (EC2505) [7FE], 21345 (EC3799) [26JY]

Pension plan: annual report, 24318 (EC3939) [5SE]

Progress toward strengthening national and international capital bases of banking institutions: report, 14825 (EC3445) [4JN]

Court decisions

Bank merger, 24760 [11SE]

Decisions

Order approving Bank of New England Corp. merger: Federal Reserve Board, 24753-24759 [11SE]

Letters

Bank-financed mergers: Representative Hamilton, 16993 [18JN]

Comerica, Inc., divestiture, 24966 [12SE]

Increase number of class C Directors (H.R. 5278): Paul A. Volcker, 16330 [13JN]

Monetary policy (Dear Colleague letter), 10984 [3MY]

———Evan G. Galbraith, 24195 [5SE]

———Senator Proxmire, 24195 [5SE]

U.S. trade deficit at all-time high: National Association of Manufacturers, 24345 [5SE]

Press releases

Bank mergers: Federal Reserve Board, 24753 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Accountability, 4041 [1MR]

Balanced Monetary Policy and Price Stability Act: introduction (H.R. 5460), 9522 [12AP], 15210-15211 [6JN]

Banking deposits: delayed funds availability (H.R. 4795), 4831 [7MR]

Class C directors: increase number (H.R. 5278), 11089 [7MY], 16330 [13JN]

Dollar: lower and stabilize international exchange value (H.J. Res. 585), 15252 [6JN]

Federal Open Market Committee meetings, 6872 [28MR]

Federal Reserve Board: congressional oversight, 6988-6992 [29MR]

———monetary policy, 10980-10989, 11002 [3MY], 11336 [8MY], 11558, 11560 [9MY], 12483 [16MY], 14314-14324 [24MY], 16292-16298 [13JN], 21231 [26JY]

———purpose, 21507 [30JY]

Federal Reserve Reform Act: introduction (H.R. 5459), 9522 [12AP]

Monetary policy: economic impact, 14314-14324 [24MY], 22460-22470 [6AU]

Reform proposal, 5524 [14MR]

U.S. bank loans: investigate foreign country ability to repay certain, 14821-14825 [4JN]

U.S. trade deficit: increase, 24344 [5SE]

Uniform Margin Requirement Act: enact (H.R. 5250), 6783, 6786 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Banking failures: agency recommendations to reduce, 23351 [9AU]

Chairman and members of Board of Governors: term modifications, 10698 [2MY]

Class C directors: increase number (S. 3015), 26613 [24SE]

Economy: national policy, 11972 [11MY], 15529 [8JN], 26212 [20SE], 27394-27400 [27SE]

———recovery, 4876 [8MR]

Federal Reserve Board: agricultural representation (S. Res. 349), 2542 [9FE]

———Board of Governors membership, 4107-4112 [1MR]

Federal Reserve Reform Act: enact (S. 2620), star print, 17970 [21JN]

———introduction (S. 2620), 10698 [2MY]

Galbraith, Evan G.: statement on Federal Reserve Board monetary policies, 24194 [5SE]

Interest rates: impact of rising, 11503 [9MY], 11707 [10MY], 11972 [11MY], 12403 [16MY], 12629 [17MY], 18627 [26JN]

Reserve balances: remove interest payment requirements, 23349 [9AU]

Seger, Martha R.: Federal Reserve Board nomination, 22767 [8AU], 23234 [9AU]

Reports

Credit Cards in the U.S. Economy—Their Impact on Costs, Prices and Retail Sales: Federal Reserve Board (excerpt), 3192 [23FE]

Federal Reserve Competition With Private Sector in Banking Activities: Committee on Governmental Operations (H. Rept. 98-676), 9026 [11AP]

First Monetary Policy Report for 1984: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (S. Rept. 98-370), 6851 [28MR]

Nomination to IMF Post: Paul A. Volcker, 26034 [19SE]

Reviews

State banking statutes and legislation concerned with expansion across State lines, 24762-24764 [11SE]

Statements

Depository Institution Holding Companies Securities Activities (excerpts), 25297, 25299, 25311, 25313 [13SE]

Federal Debt: Paul A. Volcker, 30537 [5OC]

Federal Deficit Reduction: Paul A. Volcker, 10640 [2MY]

Federal Reserve Board of Governors Membership: sundry, 4108 [1MR]

Federal Reserve Directors Act (dissenting views), 11090 [7MY]

Federal Reserve Economic Policy: Sec. of the Treasury Regan (excerpt), 11504 [9MY]

Latin American Bond Issues, 6009 [20MR]

Martha R. Seger Nomination: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (minority views), 22778-22780 [8AU]

Small Business Representation on the Board of Governors (H.R. 2566): Representative Nowak, 638 [26JA]

U.S. Investment Position: Paul A. Volcker, 10429 [1MY]

We Must Act Quickly To Curtail the Federal Deficit: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 4691 [6MR]

Studies

Credit Card Surcharges: Federal Reserve Board, 9229 [12AP]

Summaries

Balanced Monetary Policy and Price Stability Act (H.R. 5460), 9523 [12AP]

Bank Expansion Laws and Actions, 24764 [11SE]

Federal Reserve Reform Act (H.R. 5459), 9523 [12AP]

Testimonies

Federal Reserve Monetary Policy: Representative Kemp, 12589 [16MY]

———(sundry), 22468 [6AU]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 585, lower and stabilize international exchange value of the dollar, 15252 [6JN]

H.R. 5250, Uniform Margin Requirement Act, 6783 [27MR]

H.R. 5278, increase number of class C directors, 11089 [7MY]

S. Res. 349, agricultural representation of Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 2542 [9FE]