FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Amendments

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1379 [3AP]

Articles and editorials

Our Economy Needs a Golden Anchor, S7678 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions

Board of Governors: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Financial institutions: authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (see S. 601), S2730 [22MR]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see S. 524), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 974), H874 [13MR]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1009), H876 [13MR]

Government regulations: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 2304), H3518 [25JN]

Excerpts

Small Business Interest Checking Act (H.R. 974), E605 [24AP]

Letters

Prohibit Federal examination fees for State chartered banks: Mike Johanns and Don Siegelman, National Governors' Association, S3640 [6AP]

———several banking organizations, S3640 [6AP]

Small Business Interest Checking Act: William J. Donovan, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, H1376 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Board of Governors: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report (H.R. 1061), E379 [15MR]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1374-H1379 [3AP], E593, E605 [24AP]

Inflation: impact on economic conditions, E732 [4MY]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, H279 [13FE], H989 [20MR], H8411, H8412 [27NO]

Money supply: impact on economic conditions, H1102 [22MR], H5442-H5445 [6SE], H7563 [31OC]

Real estate: clarify certain brokerage and management activities, H4562 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S2813-S2817 [23MR], S4379-S4381 [4MY], S5683 [25MY]

Ferguson, Roger W., Jr.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S7905, S7938 [19JY]

———nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-consent agreement, S7906 [19JY]

Financial institutions: authorize the payment of interest on certain accounts to increase flexibility in setting reserve requirements (S. 601), S2776 [22MR]

———prohibit Federal examination fees for State chartered banks, S3640, S3641 [6AP]

Interest rates: impact on economic conditions, S31 [5JA], S2814 [23MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12577 [6DE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Mark W. Olson to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12054 [27NO]

Nomination of Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7588 [12JY]

Nomination of Susan Schmidt Bies to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12054 [27NO]

Small Business Interest Checking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 107-38), H1406 [3AP]

Texts of

H.R. 974, Small Business Interest Checking Act, H1374 [3AP]

S. 601, Small Business Checking Regulatory Relief Act, S2776 [22MR]