COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 3606), S5964 [15JY]

Letters

Derivatives regulation legislation: Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S3069 [4MY]

FERC authority to ensure just and reasonable rates in electricity and natural gas markets: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S3881 [18MY]

———Charles D. Gray, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, S3881 [18MY]

———John Wellinghoff, FERC, S3880 [18MY]

———several electricity and natural gas associations, S3880 [18MY]

Mandate minimum leverage and risk-based capital standards for certain financial institutions: Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S3460 [10MY], S3617 [12MY]

Over-the-counter derivatives markets regulation and market transparency improvement: Coalition for Derivatives End-Users, S3597 [12MY]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, S3596 [12MY]

———Paul A. Volcker, S3608 [12MY]

———several organizations, S3597 [12MY]

Protect identity of whistleblowers and ensure transparency and accountability in Government investigations of financial fraud: several consumer protection and government accountability organizations, S3975 [19MY]

Regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency: Senator Dodd, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Senate) and Senator Lincoln, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), H5248 [30JN]

Memorandums

Consumer Bureau vs. SEC/CFTC Powers: Representative Dennis Moore, H5217 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Economy: clarify regulatory authority of SEC and CFTC over broker-dealers and investment advisors, H5216 [30JN]

———require CFTC and SEC to conduct rulemakings to eliminate conflicts of interest arising from control of clearing and trading facilities by swap entities, H5217 [30JN]

Securities: regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency, H4957 [29JN], H5245, H5248 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, S2676-S2678 [27AP]

Federal agencies and departments: preserve independence of Inspectors General, S3875-S3877, S3882-S3884 [18MY]

FERC: clarify authority to ensure just and reasonable rates in electricity and natural gas markets, S3402 [7MY], S3879, S3890 [18MY]

Financial institutions: create a financial stability council to oversee the financial regulatory activities of the Government, S3459-S3461 [10MY], S3953 [19MY]

———mandate minimum leverage and risk-based capital standards on certain financial institutions, S3459-S3461 [10MY], S3616 [12MY], S3710 [13MY], S3774 [14MY], S4192 [25MY], S4973 [16JN]

Government regulations: provide authority to prevent the trading of futures and swap contracts that are contrary to the public interest, S5906, S5907 [15JY]

———set aggregate position limits across all markets on non-commercial market participants, S5919 [15JY]

Power resources: set hard caps on speculative position limits for futures on energy commodities, S2410 [19AP]

Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S2497, S2500 [21AP], S2698 [27AP], S2776 [29AP], S3067 [4MY], S5905, S5906 [15JY]

———direct the SEC and the CFTC to determine if stable value funds and wrap contracts should be treated as swaps, S5906 [15JY]

———provide clear antimarket manipulation authority, S3348 [6MY]

———regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency, S3595-S3610 [12MY], S3953, S3966 [19MY], S4042 [20MY], S5890 [15JY]

———require foreign boards of trade to register, S3531 [11MY], S3702 [13MY], S4064 [20MY]

———study imposition of a transaction fee on all security-based transactions, S3587 [12MY]

Whistleblowing: protect identity of whistleblowers and ensure transparency and accountability in Government investigations of financial fraud, S3975 [19MY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3606) (S. Rept. 111-221), S5963 [15JY]

Statements

Derivatives Regulation Legislation: FRS, S3069 [4MY]

Regulate Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets and Improve Market Transparency: Senator Lincoln, S5920-S5925 [15JY]