[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  Amendments
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
        Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352 [5OC]
  Articles and editorials
    Japan's Weak GDP Suggests Little Hope Soon, S10706 [22SE]
    New Signs of Weakness in U.S. Economic `Fortress' Forecast for
        Slowdown, S10758 [23SE]
    Reckless Bailouts, H9211 [1OC]
    What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
        the U.S. Economy, S10707-S10710 [22SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime:  include money laundering activities in the consideration of
        certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
    Economy:  reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
        Committee, (see H. Con. Res. 329), H8528 [23SE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
        Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, (see S. 1986),
        S3585 [24AP]
    Financial institutions:  offer interest-bearing transaction accounts
        and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow
        interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay
        interest on certain reserves, (see H.R. 4082), H4834 [18JN]
    ------ study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R. 4062), H4628
        [16JN]
    Government regulations:  prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of
        Federal reserve banks, apply Federal procurement regulations,
        and reform pricing practices for domestic banking services, (see
        S. 2153), S6037 [10JN]
    Loans:  broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used
        as collateral for Federal reserve notes, (see H.R. 4359), H6819
        [30JY]
  Letters
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Representatives Mica
        and Morella, H9355 [5OC]
    FRS use of pension cost credits to subsidize prices charged to
        banks:  Alice M. Rivlin, FRS, H412 [11FE]
    Investment of Social Security trust funds in marketable securities,
        H4970 [23JN]
  Remarks in House
    Economy:  economic impact of a depreciating currency, H2375-H2377
        [28AP]
    ------ impact of proposals to create an international central bank,
        H8603 [24SE]
    ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
        Committee (H. Con. Res. 329), H8516 [23SE], H8604 [24SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  disclosure of certain
        rate agreements, H9352 [5OC], H9355 [5OC]
    ------ improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for
        the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352-H9355
        [5OC]
    Financial institutions:  study of derivatives regulation (H.R.
        4062), E1138 [16JN], E1505 [31JY]
    ------ use of pension cost credits to subsidize prices charged to
        banks, H411 [11FE]
    Government:  improve strategic plans and performance reports, H1132
        [12MR]
    Interest rates:  impact on economic conditions, H1413 [24MR], E2216
        [16OC]
    ------ impact on economic conditions relative to Asian financial
        crisis, H1508 [25MR]
    Long-Term Capital, Ltd.:  bailout of hedge fund, H9208 [1OC], H9211
        [1OC], H9507 [5OC], H10652-H10654 [12OC], E1894 [2OC]
  Remarks in Senate
    Economy:  importance of accurate economic statistics, S8948 [23JY]
    ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
        Committee, S10704-S10712 [22SE], S10746-S10755 [23SE],
        S10756-S10759 [23SE], S10937 [24SE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
        Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11193 [30SE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
        Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (S. 1986), S3589
        [24AP]
    Financial institutions:  proposed merger of certain banks and
        financial services, S3246 [20AP]
    ------ study credit industry practices on the solicitation of credit
        cards, S10744-S10746 [23SE]
    Government regulations:  prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of
        Federal reserve banks, apply Federal procurement regulations,
        and reform pricing practices for domestic banking services (S.
        2153), S6041 [10JN]
    Interest rates:  impact on economic conditions, S3665 [28AP], S10258
        [11SE], S11099 [29SE], S11570 [6OC], S12621 [15OC]
    Management:  promote accountability and the public interest in
        operations, S10755-S10756 [23SE]
  Reports
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act (H.R. 1836):  Committee
        on Governmental Affairs (Senate), H9353 [5OC]
  Reports filed
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Committee on
        Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1836) (S. Rept. 105-257),
        S8658 [21JY]
    Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act:  Committee
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1405) (S.
        Rept. 105-346), S10919 [24SE]
  Statements
    Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Senators Cochran,
        Glenn, and Levin, H9353 [5OC]
    Regulation of Derivatives and Hedge Funds:  Greg Kaza, E1894 [2OC]
  Texts of
    H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act,
        S11193-S11195 [30SE], S11196 [30SE]
    H.R. 4062, Financial Derivatives Supervisory Improvement Act, E1139
        [16JN]
    S. 1986, Federal Home Loan Bank System Regulatory Restructuring Act,
        S3589-S3591 [24AP]