COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8536, S8574, S8583, S8584, S8585, S8586, S8587, S8588, S8589, S8590, S8591, S8592, S8593, S8594, S8595, S8596, S8597, S8598, S8599, S8600, S8601, S8602, S8603, S8604, S8605, S8606, S8607, S8608 [30JY], S8620, S8623, S8632, S8633 [31JY], S8648, S8650, S8651, S8653, S8656, S8659, S8660, S8661, S8663, S8691, S8692, S8693, S8694, S8695, S8696, S8697, S8698, S8699 [3AU], S8722, S8723, S8725, S8775, S8776 [4AU], S8877 [5AU], H7805, H7806, H7807, H7808, H7811, H7816, H7819, H7820, H7821, H7822, H7824, H7825, H7826 [8JY], H7843, H7845, H7846, H7847, H7848, H7849, H7850, H7851 [9JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7794 [8JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10538 [7OC]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8730 [4AU]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1406), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 2997), H7144 [23JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H7740 [7JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 799), H10518 [6OC]
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H1246 [11FE]
———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (see S. 447), S2322 [13FE]
———require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets (see S. 221), S337 [13JA]
Ecology and environment: establish and regulate a market for the trading of greenhouse gases (see S. 1399), S7138 [6JY]
Financial institutions: authorize regulation of credit default swaps and other swap agreements (see S. 961), S5065 [4MY]
———create a financial stability council to oversee the financial regulatory activities of the Government (see S. 664), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 1754), H4062 [26MR]
———prohibit credit default swaps and provide the SEC with the authority to regulate swap agreements (see H.R. 3145), H7945 [9JY]
Financial Services Systemic Risk Oversight Council: establish (see S. 2756), S11290 [9NO]
Government regulations: ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange (see S. 272), S598 [15JA]
Investments: increase transparency and regulatory requirements for trading certain derivative financial instruments (see H.R. 3300), H8585 [22JY]
———regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and credit default swaps and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H5666 [14MY]
Power resources: take certain actions to prevent the manipulation of energy markets (see S. 1225), S6452 [10JN] (see H.R. 2869), H6805 [15JN]
President's Working Group on Financial Markets: conduct a study on the hedge fund industry (see H.R. 713), H601 [27JA]
Securities: authorize enforcement of ``reckless conduct standard'' in antimarket manipulation cases (see S. 1682), S9554 [17SE]
———comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial system (see S. 1691), S9653 [22SE]
———regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (see H.R. 3795), H11297 [13OC]
Cloture motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8619 [31JY], S8661 [3AU]
Conference reports
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2997), H10358-H10402 [30SE]
Letters
Provide additional transparency for certain financial swaps contracts, H14717 [10DE]
Require the CFTC to take certain actions to prevent the manipulation of energy markets, S6457 [10JN]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8724, S8726 [4AU], H7852, H7853, H7854 [9JY], H10021 [29SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7796, H7797 [8JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10538 [7OC]
Remarks in House
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H7819, H7820 [8JY]
———allow consideration of additional amendments to appropriations legislation, H7852, H7853 [9JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7799-H7828 [8JY], H7843-H7855 [9JY], H10021 [29SE], E1693, E1695, E1700, E1701, E1705, E1707 [9JY], E1731 [13JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, H11061-H11077 [7OC], E2489 [8OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7783-H7798 [8JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10528-H10540 [7OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1639, E1640, E1641, E1645, E1648, E1650, E1651, E1653, E1656, E1657, E1658, E1659, E1660, E1661 [7JY], E1663, E1664, E1666, E1667, E1668, E1669, E1670, E1671, E1672, E1673, E1674, E1675, E1676, E1677, E1679, E1680, E1681, E1683, E1684, E1685 [8JY], E1688, E1692, E1697, E1698, E1699 [9JY], E1727 [10JY], E1761 [14JY], E1808 [16JY], E1857, E1859 [21JY], E2124 [31JY], E2456 [6OC], E2478, E2483, E2485 [8OC], E2532, E2534 [14OC], E2590, E2598 [21OC], E2740 [6NO], E2779 [17NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to instruct conferees, H10021-H10023 [29SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to recommit, H7852-H7854 [9JY]
———require appropriations legislation conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H10021-H10023 [29SE]
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, H14705-H14709 [10DE]
———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, H6978 [18JN]
———provide for regulation of energy derivatives, H7644, H7647, H7668 [26JN]
Consumer Financial Protection Council: establish, H14771-H14776 [11DE]
Financial institutions: grant CFTC and SEC authority to ban abusive swaps, disregard balance sheet risk relative to bona fide hedging end users, and ensure illegal swaps are rendered invalid, H14718-H14721 [10DE], E3008 [15DE]
———grant CFTC and SEC authority to set a margin or collateral requirement for swaps and security-based swaps involving end users, H14715, H14716 [10DE]
———provide additional transparency for certain swaps contracts, H14716-H14718 [10DE], E3008 [15DE]
Investments: clarify definitions of ``commercial risk'', ``operating risk'', and ``balance sheet risk'' relative to company eligibility for exception to clearing requirement, H14709 [10DE]
Obama, President: proposal to reform U.S. financial regulatory system, H7115 [23JN], H8414 [21JY], H8589 [23JY], H8812 [27JY], H9496 [15SE]
Power resources: regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act, H7658 [26JN]
Securities: regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 3795), E2705 [4NO]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, S8724, S8725, S8726 [4AU]
———ensure contracts are competitively awarded, S8718 [4AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8534-S8537 [30JY], S8619-S8623 [31JY], S8647-S8651, S8653-S8663, S8677 [3AU], S8711-S8730 [4AU], S8978 [6AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, S10280-S10284 [8OC], S10357 [13OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), motion to commit, S8724-S8726 [4AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), unanimous-consent agreement, S8723 [4AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), unanimous-consent request, S8658 [3AU]
Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S8649 [3AU], S10282 [8OC]
Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities (S. 447), S2336 [13FE]
———prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, S6693 [17JN], S8235 [29JY], S9651 [22SE]
———require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets (S. 221), S338 [13JA], S6759 [18JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide transparency and accountability in conferences and meetings costs, S8719 [4AU]
Ecology and environment: establish and regulate a market for the trading of greenhouse gases (S. 1399), S7143 [6JY]
Financial institutions: authorize regulation of credit default swaps and other swap agreements (S. 961), S5067 [4MY]
———create a financial stability council to oversee the financial regulatory activities of the Government (S. 664), S3611-S3613 [23MR], S6682 [17JN]
Financial Services Systemic Risk Oversight Council: establish (S. 2756), S11249, S11250 [6NO]
Gensler, Gary: nomination to be CFTC Chairman, S5582-S5588 [19MY]
———nomination to be CFTC Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S5561 [18MY], S5581 [19MY]
Government regulations: ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange (S. 272), S626 [15JA]
Obama, President: proposal to reform U.S. financial regulatory system, S6682, S6692-S6695, S6700 [17JN]
Power resources: take certain actions to prevent the manipulation of energy markets, S6871, S6878-S6880 [22JN]
———take certain actions to prevent the manipulation of energy markets (S. 1225), S6456, S6457 [10JN], S6758 [18JN]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10326 [8OC]
Securities: authorize enforcement of ``reckless conduct standard'' in antimarket manipulation cases (S. 1682), S9557 [17SE]
———comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial system (S. 1691), S9655 [22SE]
———ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, S5485 [14MY]
———regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets, S11484 [18NO]
Reports
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, S10283 [8OC]
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in S. 1406, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations, S8549 [30JY]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2997) (H. Rept. 111-279), H10407 [30SE]
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2997) (H. Rept. 111-181), H7144 [23JN]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 111-39), S7192 [7JY]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 799) (H. Rept. 111-287), H10518 [6OC]
Consideration of H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 111-191), H7740 [7JY]
Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 977) (H. Rept. 111-385), H15508 [23DE]
Nomination of Gary Gensler To Be CFTC Chairman: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S3162 [17MR]
Nomination of Gary Gensler to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S3162 [17MR]
Rulings of the Chair
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), S8716, S8723 [4AU], H7853 [9JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration (H. Res. 609), H7784 [8JY]
Statements
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H7788 [8JY]
Regulation of U.S. Financial Markets: Gary Gensler, S5585 [19MY]
Summaries
Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act (S. 961), S5068 [4MY]
Prevent Excessive Speculation Act (S. 447), S2340 [13FE]
Tables
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2997): conference report, H11063-H11071 [7OC]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10282 [8OC]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1406, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8623 [31JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7783 [8JY]
H. Res. 799, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H10528 [7OC]
H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8877-S8887 [5AU]
S. 221, require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, S339 [13JA]
S. 272, Derivatives Trading Integrity Act, S627 [15JA]
S. 447, Prevent Excessive Speculation Act, S2337-S2340 [13FE]
S. 1399, Carbon Market Oversight Act, S7144-S7149 [6JY]
S. 1682, Derivatives Market Manipulation Prevention Act, S9557-S9559 [17SE]
S. 1691, Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act, S9655-S9673 [22SE]
Transcripts
Price of Oil—Historic Oil Prices Were Result of Financial Speculation From Wall Street and Not Supply and Demand: 60 Minutes (television program), S339-S341 [13JA]