COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT

Amendments

Government regulations: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H8416 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), consideration (H. Res. 1449), H8412 [18SE]

Power resources: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7129, S7130, S7180, S7181, S7182, S7183, S7188, S7190, S7191, S7193, S7194, S7195 [23JY], S7304, S7312, S7314, S7315, S7317, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7325, S7328, S7330, S7331, S7332, S7335, S7345, S7346, S7347, S7348, S7352, S7353, S7354, S7355, S7356, S7357, S7373, S7374, S7375, S7383, S7384, S7385, S7386, S7387, S7393, S7394, S7395, S7396, S7397, S7399, S7401, S7402, S7403, S7407, S7408, S7409, S7410, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7420, S7421 [24JY], S7483, S7484 [25JY], S7577 [28JY], S7702, S7703 [29JY], S7978 [31JY], S9428 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Let's Shoot the Speculators!, S6916 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

CFTC: clarify treatment of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments purchases relative to limits on excessisve speculation (see S. 3248), S6560 [10JY]

———develop and impose aggregate position limits on certain large over-the-counter transactions and classes of large over-the-counter transactions (see S. 3671), S10324 [1OC]

———ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange (see S. 3714), S10742 [20NO]

———improve transparency in energy futures markets and provide authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions (see H.R. 5768), H2223 [10AP]

———prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S. (see S. 3129), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6284), H5481 [17JN]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation (see S. 3255), S6604 [11JY]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see S. 3130), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6334), H5796 [20JN] (see H.R. 6349), H5864 [23JN]

Financial institutions: apply safety and soundness regulation to investment bank holding companies and implement reporting requirements for the purchase or sale of credit default swap contracts (see S. 3691), S10659 [19NO]

Government regulations: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 6604), H7163 [24JY] (see H.R. 6976), H8476 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), consideration (see H. Res. 1449), H8396 [17SE]

———require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets (see S. 3134), S5592 [12JN]

Petroleum: enhance oil trading transparency (see S. 2995), S3975 [8MY]

———provide for the regulation of oil commodities markets (see S. 3122), S5592 [12JN]

Power resources: ensure the application of speculation limits to speculators in energy markets (see S. 3131), S5592 [12JN]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (see S. 3577), S9492 [25SE]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (see S. 3268), S6722 [15JY]

———provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H5796 [20JN]

———reduce speculation in crude oil markets (see S. 3183), S6019 [24JN] (see H.R. 6279), H5481 [17JN]

———reestablish standards to provide for regulation of energy commodity futures markets (see H.R. 6372), H6089 [25JN]

———study effects of speculation in the futures markets on cash market, prices, and trading venue, and issue notice of proposed rulemaking on foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading (see H.R. 6130), H4829 [22MY]

Cloture motions

Power resources: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7130 [23JY], S7435 [25JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6918 [17JY], S6993 [22JY]

Letters

Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act: President's Working Group on Financial Markets, H7529 [30JY]

Prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities: several airline companies, S6891 [17JY]

Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S7229 [24JY]

———President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S7012 [22JY]

———several financial organizations, S7726 [30JY]

———William F. Quinn, Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets (organization), S7726 [30JY]

Motions

Government regulations: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H8427 [18SE]

Power resources: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S6880 [17JY], S7130 [23JY], S7436 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities, H5118 [10JN]

———allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (H.R. 4066), H2832 [29AP], H4977, H4978 [5JN], H8409 [18SE]

CFTC: ensure that position limits in commodity markets will not cause equity loss in pension funds, H8427-H8429 [18SE]

———improve transparency in energy futures markets and provide authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions (H.R. 5768), E580 [10AP]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (H.R. 6334), H6105 [26JN]

Government regulations: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7333, H7519-H7530 [30JY], H8413-H8429, H8439 [18SE], E1645 [1AU], E1851, E1852 [22SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), consideration (H. Res. 1449), H8406-H8413 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), corrections in engrossment, H8432 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), motion to recommit, H8427-H8429 [18SE]

Power resources: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (H.R. 6341), H5850 [23JN], E1305 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities, S6987 [22JY]

———allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (S. 2058), S3683, S3688, S3731 [1MY], S3999 [12MY], S5404 [10JN]

CFTC: clarify treatment of certain commodity futures contracts and financial instruments purchases relative to limits on excessisve speculation (S. 3248), S6567-S6571 [10JY], S7467 [25JY]

———develop and impose aggregate position limits on certain large over-the-counter transactions and classes of large over-the-counter transactions (S. 3671), S10335 [1OC]

———ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange (S. 3714), S10747 [20NO]

———improve transparency in energy futures markets and provide authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions, S5377 [9JN]

———prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S., S6989 [22JY]

———prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation and increase transparency with respect to energy trading on foreign exchanges conducted within the U.S. (S. 3129), S5627 [12JN]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation, S6989 [22JY]

———provide for oversight of large trades of over-the-counter energy and agricultural contracts to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation (S. 3255), S6607 [11JY]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (S. 3130), S5628 [12JN]

Financial institutions: apply safety and soundness regulation to investment bank holding companies and implement reporting requirements for the purchase or sale of credit default swap contracts (S. 3691), S10549 [17NO]

Government regulations: require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets (S. 3134), S5632 [12JN], S5983, S5989 [24JN], S6829 [16JY], S8105 [8SE], S8151 [9SE]

Petroleum: enhance oil trading transparency, S5516, S5517 [11JN]

———enhance oil trading transparency (S. 2995), S3999 [12MY], S5406 [10JN]

Power resources: ensure the application of speculation limits to speculators in energy markets (S. 3131), S5629 [12JN], S5721 [18JN], S6891 [17JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (S. 3577), S9494-S9496 [25SE]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, S7996 [1AU]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S6725, S6797 [15JY], S6799, S6802, S6804, S6821-S6826, S6859 [16JY], S6879 [17JY], S7129-S7140 [23JY], S7206-S7209, S7211, S7214, S7217-S7223, S7226-S7232, S7234-S7245, S7247-S7253, S7257, S7262-S7265 [24JY], S7435, S7440, S7442-S7447, S7451-S7456, S7458, S7466-S7468, S7473 [25JY], S7488, S7490, S7493, S7494, S7513 [26JY], S7543, S7544, S7552, S7556, S7557 [28JY], S7588, S7597-S7599, S7610 [29JY], S7718, S7725, S7751, S7752, S7763-S7767 [30JY], S7809, S7813, S7831 [31JY], S7985 [1AU]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S6880, S6881, S6885, S6888-S6890, S6903-S6908 [17JY], S6947, S6949, S6950, S6952-S6960 [21JY], S6983-S7024 [22JY], S7090-S7129 [23JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), star print, S7079 [22JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), unanimous-consent agreement, S6946 [17JY], S6983 [22JY], S7433 [24JY]

———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), unanimous-consent request, S6880 [17JY], S7091, S7132 [23JY], S7227, S7228, S7244 [24JY], S7518 [26JY], S7541, S7542, S7552, S7553 [28JY], S7721 [30JY], S7824-S7830 [31JY]

———reduce speculation in crude oil markets (S. 3183), S5738 [18JN], S5928-S5930 [20JN], S6021 [24JN], S6104 [25JN], S6352 [7JY], S6616 [14JY], S6677, S6680 [15JY], S6802 [16JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1449) (H. Rept. 110-859), H8396 [17SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Government regulations: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7530 [30JY]

Statements

Even Big Oil Executives Agree Excessive Speculation Has Driven Up Oil Prices: Several Oil Company Executives, S7102 [23JY]

Summaries

Commodity Speculation Reform Act (S. 3248), S6569 [10JY]

Oil Trading Transparency Act (S. 2995), S4000 [12MY]

Over-the-Counter Speculation Act (S. 3255), S6608 [11JY]

Prevent Excessive Speculation Act (S. 3577), S9496 [25SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1449, consideration of H.R. 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, H8406 [18SE]

H.R. 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, H7519-H7522 [30JY], H8413-H8416 [18SE]

S. 3130, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act, S5628 [12JN]

S. 3131, Oil Speculation Control Act, S5630 [12JN]

S. 3134, require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, S5632 [12JN]

S. 3248, Commodity Speculation Reform Act, S6568 [10JY]

S. 3268, Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act, S6725-S6729 [15JY]

S. 3671, Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act, S10336 [1OC]

S. 3714, Derivatives Trading Integrity Act, S10747 [20NO]