SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Addresses

Taking Risks, E1270 [16JN]

Amendments

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2652 [3MR], H2717, H2718 [6MR], H2770, H2779, H2811 [7MR], H2818, H2820, H2826, H2831, H2840, H2846, H2848, H2852 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

Antidote to the Strike Suit, S17953 [5DE]

California Counties Ask Clinton To Veto Securities Bill, E2357 [14DE]

Congress Aims at Lawyers and Ends up Shooting Small Investors in the Back, H14043 [6DE]

Do No Harm, S17940 [5DE]

Driven by High-Tech Rip-Offs, Financial Fraud Is Soaring, S17946-S17948 [5DE]

House Votes To Override Veto of Securities Suit Bill, S19048 [21DE]

How Career Swindlers Run Rings Around SEC and Prosecutors, S17944-S17946 [5DE]

Insecurities, H14042 [6DE]

Let's Stop This Congress From Helping Crooks Cheat Investors Like You, H14043 [6DE]

Liars' Bill of Rights?, S17940, S17989 [5DE], H14041 [6DE]

Now Only Clinton Can Stop Congress From Hurting Small Investors Like You, S17939 [5DE], S19147 [22DE], H14045 [6DE]

Opening the Door to Fraud, S17941 [5DE], H14042 [6DE]

Overdrawn Securities Reform, S17939 [5DE], H14042 [6DE]

Override the Securities Bill Veto, S19146, S19150, S19153 [22DE]

Response to Money Magazine Editorials on Securities Litigation Reform Act, S17977 [5DE]

Securities Bill, S17940 [5DE]

Securities Lawsuit Bill May Hurt Investors, E2358 [14DE]

Securities Litigation Reform—A Matter of Principle, H14042 [6DE]

Sorry Securities Law, S19047 [21DE]

Suits by Firms Exceed Those by Individuals, S17948 [5DE]

Suits or Straitjackets?, S17953 [5DE]

Your 1,000 Letters of Protest May Stop This Congress From Jeopardizing Investors, H14044 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H14238 [7DE]

Financial institutions: Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see H.R. 1063), H2306 [27FE]

Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675), H691 [25JA]

———reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H325 [18JA]

———regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495), H4431 [7AP]

Local government: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (see S. 114; H.R. 14), S50 [4JA], H163 [9JA]

Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718), H839 [27JA]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S15118 [12OC]

Securities: promote capital formation in financial markets (see H.R. 2131), H7916 [27JY]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (see S. 667; H.R. 1058), S5142 [4AP], H2306 [27FE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105), H2650 [3MR], H2716 [6MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290), H14002 [5DE]

———reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]

Conference reports

Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058), H13692-H13705 [28NO]

Letters

Pleadings standards relative to Federal securities litigation procedures: Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals, S19045, S19054, S19066 [21DE]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S8904, S8905 [22JN]

———Arthur R. Miller, S19040 [21DE], S19147 [22DE]

———Joel Seligman, S19040 [21DE]

———John C. Coffee, Jr., S19041, S19042 [21DE]

———John Sexton, S19041 [21DE]

———Kenneth S. Janke, National Association of Investors Corp., S19150 [22DE]

———Mark J. Griffin, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S19148 [22DE]

———Roberta Cooper Ramo, ABA, S19072 [21DE]

———Senator Specter, S19048 [21DE]

———several organizations, S19148 [22DE]

Regulatory Transition Act: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2098 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

Safe harbor laws relative to forward-looking securities statements: Abner J. Mikva, S9136 [27JN]

———Arthur Levitt, SEC, S9120, S9126, S9137 [27JN]

Securities Litigation Reform Act: American Electronics Association, S17971, S17972 [5DE]

———Arthur Levitt, Jr., and Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, S17935 [5DE]

———Arthur Levitt, Jr., SEC, S17994 [5DE]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H14054 [6DE]

———Coalition To Eliminate Abusive Securities Suits, S17973 [5DE]

———F.K. Glasbrenner, S17989 [5DE]

———George N. Hatsopoulos and Clark A. Johnson, American Business Conference, S17973 [5DE]

———Gerri Detweiler, National Council of Individual Investors, H14045 [6DE]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S17942 [5DE], H14045 [6DE]

———John W. Smith, Florida Association of Counties, S17989 [5DE]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S17941 [5DE], H14045 [6DE]

———several high technology companies, S17972 [5DE]

———several State and local government organizations, S17941 [5DE]

———several State attorneys general, S17942 [5DE]

———Stephen J. Friedman and Edwin G. Schallert, New York City Bar Association, H14046 [6DE]

———Thomas E. O'Hara, National Association of Investors Corp., S17996 [5DE]

State and local government time limitations for filing of securities fraud lawsuits: Catherine L. Spain, Government Finance Officers Association, H2833 [8MR]

———Victor Ashe, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2833 [8MR]

Lists

Coalition To Eliminate Abusive Securities Suits members in New Mexico, S17971 [5DE]

Securities Litigation Reform Act supporters, S17996 [5DE]

———New Mexico government and business officials, S17971 [5DE]

———New Mexico House delegation, S17971 [5DE]

Memorandums

Pleadings Standards Relative to Federal Securities Litigation Procedures: Joseph A. Grundfest, S19067 [21DE]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: President Clinton, S19034, S19048 [21DE], H15214 [20DE]

Motions

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2861 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: exempt projections of future events or earnings from fraud liability, H2840-H2846 [8MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (H.R. 2741), E2324 [8DE]

Financial institutions: Federal regulation of derivatives activities (H.R. 1063), E447 [27FE]

Government regulations: State and local government time limitations for filing of fraud lawsuits, H2831-H2840 [8MR]

Investments: ensure safeguards (H.R. 675), E184 [26JA]

———reform conduct of private securities litigation (H.R. 555), E115, E118 [18JA]

———regulation and management of mutual funds (H.R. 1495), E868 [7AP]

Securities: exempt fraud cases relative to derivatives in Federal litigation reform, H2826-H2831 [8MR]

———payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2852-H2858 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2759-H2780 [7MR], H2818-H2864 [8MR], H10690 [24OC], E555 [8MR], E564 [9MR], E587 [14MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14039-H14055 [6DE], H15156 [19DE], E2357 [14DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2749-H2759 [7MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290), H14030-H14039 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), corrections in engrossment, H2864 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), motion to recommit, H2861, H2862 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15214-H15224 [20DE], E2431 [20DE], E2437 [21DE]

———State and local government time limitations for filing of fraud lawsuits, H2831-H2840 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Local government: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (S. 114), S347 [4JA]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 1317), S15127-S15129, S15138 [12OC]

Securities: instruct the SEC to report to Congress on whether senior citizens and retirement plans need enhanced protection from securities fraud, S9050-S9057, S9073, S9074 [26JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), S9210-S9226 [28JN], S17362 [17NO]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17933-S17962, S17965-S17997 [5DE], S18105, S18106 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S17825 [29NO], S17978 [5DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), insert language of S. 240 in lieu, S9210 [28JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, S19034-S19073, S19083-S19086 [21DE], S19145-S19154 [22DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S19081 [21DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (S. 667), S5145 [4AP]

———reform safe harbor laws for forward-looking statements, S9117-S9131, S9133-S9141, S9143-S9145, S9156-S9162 [27JN]

———statute of limitations for litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards, S9060-S9073 [26JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382), H14002 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65), H2650 [3MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68), H2716 [6MR]

Nomination of Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Norman S. Johnson to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369), H13730 [28NO]

Statements

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, S8974 [23JN]

———Clinton Administration, S19054 [21DE]

Response to OMB Request for Views of the SEC Regarding S. 240, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, S9056 [26JN]

Summaries

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058), S19150-S19152 [22DE]

Promote and Improve Employee Stock Ownership Plans (H.R. 2741), E2324 [8DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H2750 [7MR]

H. Res. 290, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H14030 [6DE]

H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H2767-H2770 [7MR]

H.R. 2525, Charitable Gift Annuity Antitrust Relief Act, H13677 [28NO]

S. 114, Municipal Securities Disclosure Act, S347 [4JA]