EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1424), S10234, S10295, S10340, S10386, S10388 [1OC], H10712 [3OC]

Enact (H.R. 3997), H10337, H10348 [29SE]

———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1517), H10322 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Bad News for the Bailout, S10408 [2OC]

Bailout Fever—Rush to Judgement, H10385 [29SE]

Bair—How To Get More Bang for Bailout Buck, H10761 [3OC]

Better Bailout, H10797 [3OC]

Better Way To Aid Banks, S10412 [2OC], H10633 [29SE]

Foreclosure Victim, 90, Apparently Shoots Self, H10766 [3OC]

Government Is Too Big Not To Fail, E2215 [3OC]

How To Save the Financial System, H10632 [29SE]

Isaac—Banking Crisis? What Banking Crisis?, H10385 [29SE]

Overseers Plan for Unprecedented Task, E2215 [3OC]

Oversight Provisions, E2215 [3OC]

Recapitalise the Banking System, H10796 [3OC]

Regulating Wall Street, H10631 [29SE]

Rescue Plan—Direct Capital Investments Would Be Better for Both Markets and Taxpayers, H10797 [3OC]

Slow Rise for a New Era, S10411 [2OC]

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

Trickle-Up Bailout, S10410 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 101), H10844 [19NO]

———establish an Office of Foreclosure Evaluation (see S. 3686), S10578 [17NO]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 18), S10742 (see S. 3716), S10743 [20NO] (see S. 3731), S10881 [10DE] (see H.R. 7333), H10975 [10DE]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see S. 3683), S10578 [17NO] (see S. 3694, 3697), S10659 [19NO] (see H.R. 7276), H10844 [19NO]

———require financial institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to report increases in new lending that are attributable to such assistance (see H.R. 7334), H10975 [10DE]

———terminate authority to purchase troubled assets, make insurance of troubled mortgage-backed securities available for purchase, and provide incentives to reinvest foreign earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 7305), H10856 [20NO]

———terminate authority to purchase troubled assets and make a portion of unused funding for such program available to meet critical U.S. infrastructure needs (see H.R. 7306), H10856 [20NO]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see S. 3690), S10578 [17NO] (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]

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

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers (see S. 3688), S10578 [17NO]

Enact (H.R. 1424): consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1525), H10699 [2OC]

Enact (H.R. 3997): consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1517), H10330 [28SE]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 1424): Tax Provisions, S10252-S10256 [1OC]

Letters

Proposed Government bailout of financial institutions: John Allison, Branch Banking and Trust Co. (BB&T), H10386 [29SE]

———Senator E. Benjamin Nelson, S10276 [1OC]

———several economists, S10411 [2OC]

Provisions: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S10245 [1OC], H10764 [3OC]

———Bill Himpler, American Financial Services Association, H10394 [29SE]

———Business Roundtable (organization), H10795 [3OC]

———Edward L. Yingling and Floyd E. Stoner, American Bankers Association, H10394 [29SE]

———Frank S. Alexander, Emory School of Law, H10389 [29SE]

———Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Sec. of the Treasury, H10757 [3OC]

———Joseph M. Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H10394 [29SE]

———Kevin I. Fromer, Dept. of the Treasury, S10283 [1OC]

———several business organizations, H10762 [3OC]

———several organizations, H10394 [29SE]

Lists

Groups supporting H.R. 1424, provisions, S10229 [1OC]

Senate staff that worked on H.R. 1424, provisions, S10434 [2OC]

Messages

Certification Pursuant to Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: President Bush, H10829 [19NO]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 1424), H10755 [3OC]

Enact (H.R. 3997): Senate amendment, H10348 [29SE]

Press releases

Treasurer Lockyer Urges Congress To Adopt Economic Recovery Plan To Thaw Market for Infrastructure Bonds, Cash-Flow Borrowing: California State Treasury Office, H10765 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: student financial aid programs funding, H10771 [3OC]

Dept. of HUD: HOPE for Homeowners loan program funding, H10767 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: require financial institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to report increases in new lending that are attributable to such assistance, H10933 [10DE]

Economy: create oversight board to issue criminal penalties and civil sanctions, H10381 [29SE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10316-H10327 [28SE], H10359-H10411, H10631, H10633, H10634, H10635, H10637 [29SE], H10646, H10647, H10648, H10649, H10650, H10652, H10653, H10678, H10679, H10682-H10693 [2OC], H10701, H10702-H10710, H10712-H10806, H10811, H10816-H10821 [3OC], E2187 [30SE], E2209, E2212 [2OC], E2259 [19NO], E2293, E2307 [20NO]

———restore lines of credit to financial institutions and true market value to home mortgages, H10705 [3OC]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families, H10771 [3OC]

Enact (H.R. 1424): consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1525), H10702-H10710 [3OC]

———Senate amendments, H10646, H10647, H10648, H10649, H10650, H10652, H10653, H10678, H10679, H10682-H10693 [2OC], H10701, H10702, H10712-H10806, H10816-H10821 [3OC], E2209, E2212 [2OC], E2293, E2296, E2307 [20NO]

Enact (H.R. 3997), E2307 [20NO]

———consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1517), H10316-H10327 [28SE], E2259 [19NO]

———Senate amendment, H10337-H10411, H10631, H10633, H10634, H10635, H10637 [29SE], E2187 [30SE]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis, H10770, H10771 [3OC]

———increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system, H10702, H10798 [3OC]

House of Representatives: reform earmark process, H10705 [3OC]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H10683 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: make auto financing companies eligible for Federal assistance, H10768 [3OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief, H10758, H10760, H10761, H10777 [3OC]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H10758, H10760, H10761, H10777 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Office of Foreclosure Evaluation (S. 3686), S10582 [17NO]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 18), S10744 [20NO]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 3716), S10750 [20NO]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 3731), S10884 [10DE], S10971 [12DE]

———increase oversight for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions, S10791-S10799 [8DE], S10831 [9DE]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S. 3683), S10544 [17NO], S10892 [11DE]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S. 3697), S10683 [20NO]

———troubled assets relief plan contracting provisions for asset managers, S10249 [1OC]

———use funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program for proposed Government bailout of the automobile industry, S10789 [8DE]

Economy: help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (S. 3690), S10599 [17NO]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10037, S10050 [29SE], S10133-S10135, S10188 [30SE], S10190, S10205, S10215-S10284, S10291-S10295, S10328 [1OC], S10407-S10413, S10415, S10429-S10434 [2OC], S10542-S10544 [17NO], S10683, S10707-S10709 [20NO], S10859 [10DE], S10892 [11DE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers (S. 3688), S10602 [17NO]

———provide for judicial review of Dept. of the Treasury actions relative to proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S10279 [1OC]

———provide for judicial review of Dept. of the Treasury actions relative to proposed Government bailouts of financial institutions and automobile industry, S10902 [11DE]

Enact (H.R. 1424), S10188 [30SE], S10190, S10205, S10215-S10284, S10291-S10295, S10328 [1OC], S10407-S10413, S10415, S10429-S10434 [2OC], S10859 [10DE], S10892 [11DE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S10220 [1OC]

Enact (H.R. 3997), S10037-S10039 [29SE], S10131 [30SE]

———Senate amendment, S10050 [29SE], S10133-S10135 [30SE]

Financial institutions: increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system, S10263 [1OC], S10409 [2OC]

———regulation and enhancement of the over-the-counter market for interest rate swaps and credit default swaps under the proposed Government bailout, S10434 [2OC]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis, S10252 [1OC]

———facilitate modification and refinancing of home loans, S10234 [1OC]

Motor vehicles: make auto financing companies eligible for Federal assistance, S10250 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide from an industrial source, S10251, S10252 [1OC]

———increase tax rate on high income individuals, S10234-S10236, S10291 [1OC]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains, S10434 [2OC]

———preserve low-income housing tax credits, S10251 [1OC]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief, S10263, S10264, S10267, S10269, S10274 [1OC], S10409 [2OC]

———provide incentives for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles, S10249, S10250 [1OC]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, S10236 [1OC]

———provide rate parity for open-loop and closed-loop biomass facilities under the renewable fuels tax credit, S10249 [1OC]

———require brokers to report sales proceeds of securities, S10249 [1OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1424, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1525) (H. Rept. 110-907), H10699 [2OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3997, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1517) (H. Rept. 110-903), H10330 [28SE]

Statements

Foreclosure Diversion and Residential Mortgage Loan Modification Act: Senator Specter, S10583 [17NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 1517, consideration of H.R. 3997, provisions, H10316 [28SE]

H. Res. 1525, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, provisions, H10702 [3OC]

H.R. 1424, provisions, H10712-H10755 [3OC]

H.R. 3997, provisions, H10348-H10359 [29SE]

S. 18, Troubled Asset Relief Program Inspector General Improvement Act, S10744 [20NO]

S. 3688, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, S10584-S10586 [17NO]

S. 3690, Homeowner Assistance and Taxpayer Protection Act, S10600 [17NO]

S. 3731, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act, S10884 [10DE]