CORPORATIONS

Articles and editorials

Banks Owe Billions to Executives, S10903 [11DE]

Deals With Iraq Are Set To Bring Oil Giants Back, H5781 [20JN]

Global Reach—U.S. Corporate Interests in Colombia (excerpt), H2126 [9AP]

Surging Prices Pump Up Oil Giant's Record $40.6B Profit, H596 [6FE]

Too Much Money Is Beyond Legal Reach, S10459 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit recipients of emergency Federal assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve transparency, accountability, and corporate governance (see S. 3698), S10659 [19NO]

———require greater disclosure of senior corporate officer compensation (see S. 2866), S3026 [15AP]

Crime: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 2956), S3698 [1MY]

Economy: limit compensation for executives at companies that receive Federal bailout funds (see S. 3693), S10659 [19NO]

———stimulate and provide financial relief to low-income families (see H.R. 6152), H4830 [22MY]

GAO: conduct study on consolidation of gasoline refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers with retail sellers (see H.R. 6012), H3402 [8MY]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8276 [16SE]

Government regulations: reduce internal auditing reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions (see S. 2703), S1596 [5MR]

———require officers to repay bonus amounts received during a year in which their company is subject to a taxpayer bailout, as well as the two previous years (see H.R. 6987), H8577 [22SE]

SEC: enhance effectiveness of enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs (see H.R. 6513), H6673 [16JY]

———reinstate uptick rule on short sales of securities (see H.R. 6517), H6673 [16JY]

Taxation: permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 6611), H7164 [24JY]

———provide for disclosure of schedule M-3 to the SEC, public disclosure of certain information, and penalties for failure to file or provision of inaccurate information on such schedule (see S. 3659), S10323 [1OC]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2759 [24AP]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas (see S. 3162), S5832 [19JN]

———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H294 [16JA] (see H.R. 5169), H555 [29JA]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see S. 2547), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5105), H455 [23JA]

———reform treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 3675), S10324 [1OC]

———S corporation reform (see S. 3063), S4793 [22MY]

E-mails

FRS bailout of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and energy prices: Michael Cembalest, JPMorgan Chase & Co., S8924 [17SE]

Letters

Kurdistan Regional Governments contract with Hunt Oil Co.: Senator Levin, S6587, S6588 [11JY]

———Stephen J. Hadley, S6587 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Antitrust policy: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions, H3872 [14MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H804 [7FE], H937, H938 [13FE], H1589-H1591 [12MR], H1622 [13MR], H1894 [2AP], H2360 [16AP], H2454 [17AP], H2864 [30AP], H3057, H3059 [6MY], H3870-H3876 [14MY], E208 [15FE]

Business and industry: require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers, H3952 [15MY]

———require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (H.R. 3928), H2574-H2577, H2644 [23AP]

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.: anniversary, E1212 [12JN]

Exelon Corp.: tribute to efforts to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, H7063 [24JY]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H2271 [15AP]

———expand to promote job creation and economic growth, H5416 [17JN]

———U.S. standing in international manufacturing markets, H2187 [10AP]

Iraq: proposal to negotiate no-bid contracts with several western oil companies to service Iraq oil fields, H5780 [20JN], H6092 [26JN]

McCain, Senator: evaluation of Bush administration economic policies, H2866 [30AP]

New Jersey: tribute to Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program, E1498 [17JY]

Palestinian Authority: tribute to Palestine Investment Conference, E1080 [23MY]

Petroleum: nationalize U.S. oil industry, H5806 [23JN]

———quarterly profits of oil companies, H6798 [22JY], H6830, H7053 [23JY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H595 [6FE], H875 [13FE], H2270 [15AP], H2359 [16AP], H2588, H2589, H2643-H2647 [23AP], H2748 [24AP], H2832 [29AP], H2955 [1MY], H4159 [20MY], H5316 [11JN], H5815, H5849 [23JN], H6182 [8JY], H6330 [9JY], H6465-H6469 [14JY], H6799 [22JY], H7065 [24JY]

SEC: enhance effectiveness of enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs (H.R. 6513), H7888-H7893 [9SE], H8025 [11SE], E1756 [10SE]

Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region, H2055 [8AP]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 2470), H3044 [5MY]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (H.R. 5105), H392 [23JA]

Remarks in Senate

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S637 [5FE], S1183-S1185 [26FE]

Business and industry: prohibit recipients of emergency Federal assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve transparency, accountability, and corporate governance (S. 3698), S10660 [19NO]

CPSC: prohibit commissioners and staff from accepting trips paid for by lobbyists and industries, S1685 [6MR]

Crime: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (S. 2956), S3704-S3706 [1MY]

Economy: limit compensation for executives at companies that receive Federal bailout funds, S9175-S9177 [22SE], S10243 [1OC]

Ganneston Construction Corp.: Kennebec Valley, ME, Chamber of Commerce President's Award recipient, S202 [23JA]

Government regulations: improve efficiency of complying with internal auditing control requirements in order to maintain U.S. capital market global competitiveness, S684 [6FE]

Iraq: condemn Kurdistan Regional Government contracts with international oil companies, S6587 [11JY]

Petroleum: quarterly profits of oil companies, S7986 [1AU]

———year-end profits of oil companies, S3383, S3384 [24AP], S3460, S3477 [29AP], S3564-S3568 [30AP], S3653, S3687 [1MY], S4096 [13MY], S4472 [20MY], S5545, S5570 [12JN], S5793 [19JN], S7126 [23JY], S7212, S7216 [24JY], S7590 [29JY], S7762 [30JY]

Taxation: capital gains rates, S6217 [26JN]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, S3565 [30AP], S5545 [12JN], S5788 [19JN]

———lower corporate tax rate, S684, S715 [6FE]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas (S. 3162), S5835 [19JN]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 1945), S9358 [24SE]

———rates, S616-S618 [5FE]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (S. 2547), S2987 [15AP]

———reform treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration (S. 3675), S10338 [1OC]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S1800, S1807 [10MR], S1847 [11MR], S2097 [13MR], S4249 [15MY], S10459 [2OC]

———S corporation reform (S. 3063), S4803 [22MY]

Reports filed

Government Contractor Accountability Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3928) (H. Rept. 110-594), H2485 [17AP]

Summaries

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 2956), S3708 [1MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3928, Government Funding Transparency Act, H2575 [23AP]

H.R. 6513, Securities Act, H7888-H7892 [9SE]

S. 2956, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S3706-S3708 [1MY]