BANKRUPTCY

Amendments

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2836 [25FE], H2990, H3001, H3007, H3014, H3016, H3017 [5MR], H3424 [16MR]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14650, H14680, H14682, H14709, H14710, H14712, H14714, H14716, H14718, H14721, H14723, H14726, H14734, H14736 [10DE], H14747, H14748, H14750, H14751, H14752, H14757, H14758, H14760, H14762, H14764, H14776 [11DE]

Analyses

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (H.R. 1106), H3011-H3013 [5MR]

Articles and editorials

Are There Obamashares in Your Future?, S6876 [22JN]

Auto Dealers at Risk Turn to Washington, S6756 [18JN]

Barney Frank, Car Guy and Green Guy. So He Pressures GM, S6756 [18JN]

Breaking Down Government Motors, S6757 [18JN]

Fannie, Freddie To Suffer Under New Rule, H2857 [26FE]

Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending, H2860 [26FE]

Gimmicky Auto Bill Frames Serious Issue, S6758 [18JN]

In White House Meeting, Obama Calls on Banks To Increase Lending, H15475 [16DE]

Members Take Auto Closings Personally, S6757 [18JN]

Obama Car in Your Future?, E869 [2AP]

Sarbox for Housing—How To Restrict Lending to the Poor for Years To Come, H2857 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: provide assistance to retailers to avoid foreclosure and liquidation (see H.R. 1942), H4522 [2AP]

———resolve bankruptcy proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and Lehman Brothers Europe Inc., in an equitable and expeditious process between the U.S. and United Kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 184), H9490 [14SE]

Claims: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 313), H88 [8JA]

Courts: make debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability nondischargeable (see H.R. 2032), H4686 [22AP]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see S. 500), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1608), H3703 [19MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 190), H2833 [25FE] (see H. Res. 205), H2978 [4MR]

———provide that claims arising from high cost consumer credit transactions shall be subordinated to all other claims (see S. 257), S598 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (see H.R. 3150), H7946 [9JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers (see S. 1198), S6255 [8JN]

———provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see S. 1663), S9295 [11SE] (see H.R. 3455), H9276 [31JY]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (see H.R. 4173), H13465 [2DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (see H. Res. 956), H13627 (see H. Res. 956), H14370 [8DE] (see H. Res. 964), H14742 [10DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 962), H14445 [9DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H8707 [23JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend requirements on information contained in consumer reports (see H.R. 1486), H3400 [12MR]

Health: protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see S. 1624), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 901), H1043 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: encourage President to recognize importance of automobile dealerships to communities and encourge remedies for franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9279 [31JY]

———report on dealership closings in connection with General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies and suspend withdrawal liability to multiemployer plans in connection with such closings (see H.R. 2793), H6537 [10JN]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4147), H13353 [19NO]

———provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 4281), H14743 [10DE]

Real estate: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 61), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 200), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Taxation: suspend the period for completion of a like-kind exchange in the case of the bankruptcy of a qualified intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder (see H.R. 1301), H2979 [4MR]

Interviews

Amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences: Senator Durbin with American Banker (publication), H2992, H3005 [5MR]

Letters

Exempt certain publicly traded companies from establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness: Benjamin J. McKay III, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, H14725 [10DE]

———Clarke D. Camper, NYSE Euronext (company), H14725 [10DE]

———James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H14725 [10DE]

———John Berlau, Competitive Enterprise Institute, H14726 [10DE]

———Stephen Verdier, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H14725 [10DE]

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Charles McMillan, National Association of REALTORS, H2854 [26FE]

———David P. Sloan, AARP, H2855 [26FE]

———Frank Keating, American Council of Life Insurers, H2854 [26FE]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H2855 [26FE]

Protecting Consumers From Unreasonble Credit Rates Act: several organizations, S2572 [26FE]

Troubled Asset Relief Program extension: several Representatives, H14484 [10DE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H14441 [9DE]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H14440 [9DE]

———several organizations, H14719, H14720 [10DE]

Lists

Four worst things about H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, H3014 [5MR]

State-by-State impact of Durbin amendment to S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, on bankruptcy law modification for certain mortgages, S4923 [30AP]

Motions

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3021 [5MR]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14800 [11DE]

Remarks in House

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): merits of going into receivership rather than receiving Government bailout funds, H3627-H3629 [18MR]

Business and industry: clarify requirement relative to publicly traded companies establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness, H14723-H14726 [10DE]

CFTC: clarify definitions of ``commercial risk'', ``operating risk'', and ``balance sheet risk'' relative to company eligibility for exception to clearing requirement, H14709 [10DE]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., H5047 [30AP], H5086-H5091 [4MY], H5463-H5466 [12MY]

Credit: allow debtor receiving mortgage foreclosure notice to meet pre-filing credit counseling requirement within 30 days after bankruptcy filing, H3016, H3017 [5MR]

———allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H2990, H3014, H3015 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, H14755-H14757 [11DE], E2445 [6OC], E2513 [13OC], E3019 [17DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2809 [25FE], H2839, H2848-H2863 [26FE], H2889, H2912 [3MR], H2932, H2933, H2951-H2953, H2970 [4MR], H2997-H3024, H3041, H3044-H3047, H3051 [5MR], H3058, H3075, H3076 [6MR], H3340 [12MR], H3419-H3426 [16MR], H3442 [17MR], H5085 [4MY], H5105, H5142 [5MY], E559, E562, E569, E576, E577, E578, E579, E580 [5MR], E582, E584 [6MR], E610, E623-E625 [10MR], E673 [16MR], E692 [17MR], E734 [23MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 190), H2839-H2848 [26FE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 205), H2986-H2995 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), motion to recommit, H3021, H3023 [5MR]

———prevent provision of mortgage foreclosure assistance if borrowers misrepresented or lied about their income when applying for the mortgage or lenders failed to follow proper underwriting standards, H3021-H3023 [5MR], H3058 [6MR]

———prohibit the provision of mortgage relief to those who fraudulently extended their mortgage and then filed for bankruptcy, H2989 [5MR]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3004-H3011 [5MR]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H13554, H13555, H13556 [8DE], H14377, H14379, H14418-H14442 [9DE], H14448, H14450, H14496, H14650-H14738, H14740 [10DE], H14747-H14804, H14808 [11DE], H14849, H14872, H14873 [14DE], H14884, H14887 [15DE], E2937, E2943 [10DE], E2966, E2969, E2970, E2971, E2972, E2973, E2974, E2975, E2976, E2977, E2979, E2980, E2982, E2983, E2984 [11DE], E2985, E2991, E2993, E2994 [14DE], E3004, E3008, E3013 [15DE], E3019, E3029, E3053 [17DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 956), H14408-H14417 [9DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14487-H14496 [10DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), motion to recommit, H14801-H14804 [11DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), unanimous-consent agreement, H14418 [9DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 962), H14480-H14487 [10DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H12267-H12272 [3NO], H13010, H13012 [17NO]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (H.R. 3310), E1965-E1967 [24JY]

Financial institutions: adjust debts of nonbank financial institutions, H14795 [11DE]

———clarify definition of ``major swap participant'' in order to protect end users who do not pose a systemic risk, H14713, H14714 [10DE]

———exempt nondepository captive finance companies from standards set for depository insititutions, H14431 [9DE]

———grant CFTC and SEC authority to set a margin or collateral requirement for swaps and security-based swaps involving end users, H14715, H14716 [10DE]

———limit financial institutions and major swap participants to certain ownership percentage in derivatives clearing organizations, H14711, H14712 [10DE]

———make increase in deposit insurance coverage retroactive to July 11, 2008, H14489 [10DE]

———make loan modification program more transparent by giving homeowners the ability to verify their mortgage servicer's net present value analysis, H14491 [10DE]

General Motors Corp.: impact of bankruptcy on retirees health care, H8903 [28JY]

———impact of potential bankruptcy or reorganization on bondholders, retirees, and employees, H4066 [30MR]

———removal of Chief Executive Officer, Rick Wagoner, E869 [2AP]

Health: address issue of medical debt, H9209 [31JY]

———provide medical debt counseling, H12892 [7NO]

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: anniversary of bankruptcy filing, H9496 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, H6147-H6153 [3JN], H6243 [4JN], H9257-H9259 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aguilar, Luis A.: commend remarks relative to U.S. financial regulatory system reform, S11340 [10NO]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., S5172, S5176 [6MY]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate, S4796-S4799 [28AP]

———establish a national consumer credit usury rate (S. 500), S2570 [26FE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), S2859 [6MR], S3522-S3524 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers, S5900 [1JN], S6152 [4JN], S6875 [22JN], S8181-S8183 [28JY], S8223-S8225 [29JY]

———prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers (S. 1198), S6240 [8JN], S6418 [10JN], S6755 [18JN], S7159 [7JY], S7348 [10JY]

———prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC and distribute federally-owned shares of such companies' stock to taxpayers (S. 1198), unanimous-consent request, S7229 [8JY]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11031 [3NO], S11094 [4NO], S11149-S11151 [5NO], S11484 [18NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S9898 [29SE], S10470 [15OC]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

Health: protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (S. 1624), S9022 [6AU]

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: anniversary of bankruptcy filing, S9301, S9314 [14SE]

Motor vehicles: impact of plant closings relative to restructuring plans of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, S6495 [11JN]

Real estate: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S4796-S4799 [28AP], S4881-S4883 [29AP], S4915-S4927, S4931-S4938 [30AP], S5176 [6MY], S8786-S8788 [5AU]

———amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (S. 61), S65 [6JA]

Schapiro, Mary L.: commend remarks relative to U.S. financial regulatory system reform, S11340 [10NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 111-21), H2833 [25FE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 111-23), H2978 [4MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 956) (H. Rept. 111-365), H13627, H14370 [8DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 964) (H. Rept. 111-370), H14742 [10DE]

Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 111-19), H2631 [24FE]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 962) (H. Rept. 111-369), H14445 [9DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 190, consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2839 [26FE]

H. Res. 205, consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2986 [5MR]

H. Res. 956, consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14408 [9DE]

H. Res. 962, same-day consideration of consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14481 [10DE]

H. Res. 964, consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14487 [10DE]

H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2997-H3001 [5MR]

H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14496-H14650 [10DE]

S. 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, S66 [6JA]

S. 500, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonble Credit Rates Act, S2571 [26FE]