CORPORATIONS

Amendments

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), S4103 [20MY]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2663 [26AP], S2765, S2767 [28AP], S2772, S2814, S2815, S2816, S2973, S2974, S2976, S2978, S2979, S2980 [29AP], S3007, S3008, S3009, S3013, S3014 [30AP], S3039, S3040, S3041, S3042, S3046, S3047, S3048, S3049 [3MY], S3072, S3100, S3102, S3103, S3104, S3105, S3106, S3107, S3108, S3109, S3111, S3115 [4MY], S3149, S3172, S3173, S3194, S3195, S3200, S3208, S3217, S3223, S3227, S3228, S3260, S3262, S3263, S3264, S3268, S3269, S3270, S3271, S3272, S3273, S3278, S3279 [5MY], S3328, S3332, S3347, S3349, S3350, S3364, S3365, S3366, S3368, S3369, S3371, S3372, S3373, S3374, S3375, S3376, S3377, S3378, S3380, S3381, S3382, S3383 [6MY], S3411, S3426, S3427, S3428, S3429 [7MY], S3476, S3478, S3479, S3480, S3481, S3482, S3484, S3485 [10MY], S3488, S3497, S3511, S3524, S3543, S3544, S3545, S3546, S3547, S3549, S3550, S3551, S3552, S3553, S3554, S3558, S3559, S3560, S3563, S3564, S3565, S3566 [11MY], S3575, S3576, S3590, S3611, S3616, S3617, S3618, S3619, S3625, S3648, S3649, S3650, S3651, S3652, S3654, S3655, S3656, S3657, S3658, S3659, S3660 [12MY], S3675, S3693, S3699, S3703, S3708, S3710, S3723, S3728, S3729, S3730, S3731, S3732, S3734, S3735, S3736, S3742, S3743, S3756, S3757, S3759, S3761 [13MY], S3772, S3787, S3788 [14MY], S3802, S3806, S3808, S3811, S3814, S3835, S3836, S3837, S3838, S3839, S3840, S3841, S3842, S3846 [17MY], S3856, S3859, S3861, S3866, S3867, S3879, S3881, S3890, S3912, S3913, S3914, S3915, S3916, S3918, S3919, S3920, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3925, S3926, S3927, S3931, S3932, S3933, S3935, S3938, S3940, S3941, S3943, S3944 [18MY], S3971, S3973, S3987, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3994, S3997, S4000, S4003, S4006, S4009, S4010, S4011, S4012, S4013, S4014 [19MY], S4031, S4093, S4094, S4095, S4096, S4097, S4098, S4099, S4100, S4101, S4102 [20MY]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7517, S7521 [27SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1369, S1401, S1402, S1403, S1406, S1407 [10MR], S1429, S1434, S1448, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1476, S1477, S1478 [11MR], S1530, S1531, S1532 [15MR], S1582, S1598, S1604, S1605, S1606, S1625, S1626, S1627, S1628, S1629, S1630 [16MR], S1644, S1674, S1675, S1676 [17MR], S1754 [18MR], S1799, S1805, S1806, S1807, S1808, S1809, S1815 [22MR], S6498, S6499, S6529, S6535 [29JY], S6572, S6573, S6586, S6587, S6592 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], H2332, H2366 [25MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6597 [10AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]

———H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H4300 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

Derivatives-Spinoff Proposal Opposed as Part of Overhaul Bill, S3058 [4MY]

End to Rules-Based Capital Markets, S6155 [22JY]

House of Representative's Reform Package Hurts the Fed's Independence, E34 [15JA]

M.D.G.'s for Beginners . . . and Finishers, S7199 [20SE]

Protect Taxpayers From Wall Street Risk, S3142 [5MY]

Senate Financial Bill Misguided, Some Academics Say, S3057 [4MY]

Send Jobs Overseas Act, S7458 [27SE]

Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses, S989 [3MR]

1099 Insurrection—The White House Fights an Effort To Ease a Burden on Small Businesses, S7060 [14SE]

Uncertainty Principle, S5817 [14JY]

What About Fan and Fred Reform?, S3058 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: eliminate sunset of provisions relative to the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (see S. 3259), S2642 [26AP]

———extend (see H.R. 5330), H3540 [18MY]

Business and industry: amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (see H.R. 5980), H6405 (see H.R. 5980), H6457 [29JY]

———give shareholders a vote on executive pay, hold executives accountable for failure or fraud, and structure executive pay to encourage the long-term viability of companies (see S. 3049), S823 [26FE]

———provide loan guarantees and interest rate subsidies for successful companies to establish and implement long-term U.S. growth plans (see H.R. 5445), H4022 (see H.R. 5445), H4083 [27MY]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 3843), S7507 [27SE] (see H.R. 6309), H7391 [29SE]

———require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H422 [27JA]

———require majority shareholder approval for any expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4487), H325 [21JA]

———require notification to, and prior approval by, shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures (see S. 3004), S482 [4FE]

———require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts (see H.R. 5837), H5984 [22JY]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (see S. 4019), S8713 [9DE]

Civil liberties: clarify situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law (see H.R. 4729), H1026 [2MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (see H. Res. 1193), H1656 [18MR] (see H. Res. 1220), H2459 [25MR] (see H. Res. 1255), H2641 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1287), H2843 [22AP]

Constitutional amendments: allow Congress and States to regulate corporate political campaign spending as long as such limits do not abridge freedom of the press (see H.J. Res. 82), H2578 [14AP]

Crime: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 6098), H6627 [10AU]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 6545), H8785 [17DE]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1490), H5302 [30JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection to an election (see H.J. Res. 98), H7394 [29SE]

———constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 36), S6302 [27JY]

FDIC: address establishment and maintenance of the Systemic Resolution Fund (see S. 3052), S857 [1MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: prohibit corporations which are subject to certain criminal or civil sanctions from engaging in campaign-related activity (see H.R. 5410), H3869 [26MY]

———promote transparency and accountability in the consumer financial products and services market and ensure that no company becomes too big to fail (see H.R. 4516), H386 [26JA]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 5564), H4676 [22JN]

FRS: prevent funding from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda (see H.R. 4768), H1168 [4MR]

Immigration: prevent executives of companies that invest in Iran's nuclear or petroleum industries to enter the U.S. (see S. 18), S7786 [29SE]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6183), H6879 [22SE]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 5686), H5501 [1JY]

Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (see H.R. 6008), H6568 [30JY]

Political action committees: make antitrust laws applicable to certain committees established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation (see H.R. 4433), H138 [13JA]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see S. 2954), S251 [26JA] (see H.R. 4510, 4522), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest and increase penalties for violators of such ban (see H.R. 4517), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations whose shareholders include any foreign principals (see H.R. 4523), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on election activity by foreign nationals to domestic corporations which are subsidiaries of foreign principals (see H.R. 4540), H422 [27JA]

———constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H471 [2FE]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns (see H.J. Res. 68), H326 [21JA]

———prohibit corporations from making independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications without prior approval of a majority of shareholders (see H.R. 4644), H647 [22FE]

———prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications (see H.R. 4511), H386 [26JA]

———require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H421 [27JA]

———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 4630), H646 [22FE]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 6544), H8785 [17DE]

SEC: modernize and strengthen investor protection (see S. 3258), S2642 [26AP]

———require public companies to report certain expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4432), H138 [13JA]

———require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (see S. 3450), S4529 [27MY]

Securities: prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting securities transactions unless the issuing corporation is in compliance with political contribution and expenditure laws (see H.R. 4435), H138 [13JA]

Small business: increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3777, 3783), S7089 [14SE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY] (see S. 3946), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 5141), H2876 [26AP]

Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]

Taxation: close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H5818 [20JY]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7267 [21SE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5893), H6282 [28JY]

———decrease top marginal corporate rate and prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 5857), H6042 [26JY]

———deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business whose gross receipts exceed a certain amount (see H.R. 4518), H386 [26JA]

———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5905), H6283 [28JY]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 4877), H1656 [18MR]

———exempt gain from sale of certain C corporation stock from capital gains rate increase (see H.R. 6323), H7392 [29SE]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 3803), S7205 [20SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1212), H2317 [24MR] (see H. Res. 1606), H6578 [9AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H39 [12JA]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses (see S. 2994), S481 [4FE]

———impose an excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and on corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns (see H.R. 4431), H138 [13JA]

———provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 5622), H4973 (see H.R. 5622), H5202 [29JN]

———provide for treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations (see S. 3380), S3831 [17MY]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 6358), H7393 [29SE]

———provide that treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations also apply to stockholders of corporations that only own land on which residences are located (see H.R. 5437), H4021 (see H.R. 5437), H4083 [27MY]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 5328), H3540 [18MY]

———reduce rate on corporations that make certain education contributions (see H.R. 4848), H1440 [15MR] (see H.R. 4878), H1656 [18MR]

———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (see H.R. 5962), H6404 (see H.R. 5962), H6456 [29JY]

———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (see H.R. 4781), H1168 [4MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]

Cloture motions

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]

Conference reports

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), H4977-H5200 [29JN]

Letters

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S1869 [23MR]

Bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, S1148 [4MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council addition of State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S3710 [13MY]

Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6367 [29JY]

———M. Michael Rounds and Chester J. Culver, National Governors Association, H6361 [29JY]

———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6367 [29JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6360 [29JY]

National Credit Union Administration Chairman addition as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council: B. Dan Berger, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, S3353 [6MY]

———Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, S3352 [6MY]

———Debbie Matz, National Credit Union Administration, S3352 [6MY]

Restoring American Financial Stability Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S3142 [5MY]

———James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2575 [22AP]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S2695 [27AP]

Tax increases on U.S. companies with operations overseas: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6618 [10AU]

———Larry D. Burton, Business Roundtable (organization), H6618 [10AU]

———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6619 [10AU]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6618 [10AU]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Senators Lincoln and Dodd, S6192 [22JY]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4140 [24MY]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5835 [14JY], H5255 [30JN]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5834 [14JY]

Memorandums

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

Good Is Oft Interred With Their Bones: James D. MacPhee, Mike Menzies, and Sal Marranca, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S5832 [14JY]

Language of Financial Reform: Frank Luntz, S2260-S2262 [14AP]

Motions

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1220), H2330 [25MR]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1255), H2610 [15AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1287), H2815 [22AP]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7438 [24SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1602, S1603 [16MR], S1715, S1716, S1722 [18MR], S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6682, S6739 [4AU], H2366 [25MR], H6609 [10AU]

Remarks in House

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H557 [4FE]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: extend Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (H.R. 2675), E882 [19MY]

———extend (H.R. 5330), H3716, H3717 [24MY], E1071 [10JN]

Business and industry: amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (H.R. 5980), E1472 [29JY]

———eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H4091, H4092 [28MY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions, H3257 [6MY]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (H.R. 2039), H6690, H6691 [15SE], E1674 [16SE]

———compliance, H5592 [14JY]

———increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (H.R. 4351), H1013-H1015 [2MR]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1193), H1622 [18MR], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1220), H2323, H2324, H2330 [25MR], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1255), H2609 [15AP], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1287), H2815, H2816 [22AP], E662 [26AP]

Economy: impact of U.S. corporations moving jobs and profits overseas, H1426 [15MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1490), H5223-H5231 [30JN]

———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), H197 [20JA], H366, H367 [26JA], H389, H390 [27JA], H480 [3FE], H2678-H2684 [20AP], H2700, H2702, H2703, H2780 [21AP], H2805, H2806, H2836 [22AP], H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2927-H2933 [27AP], H3003 [28AP], H3018 [29AP], H3083, H3106-H3108 [4MY], H3191-H3199 [5MY], H3252-H3262 [6MY], H3280, H3299, H3302 [11MY], H3315, H3317 [12MY], H3468, H3474 [13MY], H3548 [19MY], H3665 [20MY], H3755, H3756, H3804, H3809-H3814 [25MY], H3844-H3849 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], H4289 [9JN], H4440, H4442 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4680 [23JN], H4902 [28JN], E7 [12JA], E613 [21AP], E1230 [29JN]

———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), conference report, H4907, H4913, H4915, H4953-H4957, H4966 [29JN], H5206, H5207, H5208, H5209, H5212-H5220, H5233-H5261, H5281, H5282, H5294, H5295, H5297 [30JN], H5306 [1JY], H5601, H5602 [14JY], H5670 [15JY], H5805, H5812 [20JY], H5823, H5898 [21JY], H5925, H5961 [22JY], H6148 [27JY], E1237, E1257 [30JN], E1262, E1270, E1272, E1285 [1JY], E1294, E1295 [13JY], E1347-E1349, E1350 [15JY], E1383 [20JY], E1407 [22JY], E1429 [27JY], E1505 [30JY], E2144, E2146 [15DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H176 [19JA], H335 [26JA], H2649, H2673 [20AP], H2700, H2701 [21AP], H2997-H3003 [28AP], H3105 [4MY], H3758 [25MY], H5603 [14JY], E7 [12JA]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (H.R. 3310), H5227, H5240, H5258 [30JN]

Electric Boat Corp.: tribute to expansion of Groton, CT, operations, H4782 [24JN]

Financial institutions: address concept of ``too big to fail'' by requiring institutions to pay into a resolution fund, H3255 [6MY]

———awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H335 [26JA], E7 [12JA]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, H2868-H2871 [26AP], H2884 [27AP]

———promote transparency and accountability in the consumer financial products and services market and ensure that no company becomes too big to fail (H.R. 4516), H336 [26JA]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 6183), E1692 [22SE]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (H.R. 5686), E1283 [1JY]

Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (H.R. 6008), H7094-H7096 [28SE]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest and increase penalties for violators of such ban (H.R. 4517), H391 [27JA], H4800 [24JN]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns, H392 [27JA]

———prohibit expenditures by corporations with significant foreign government ownership or cumulative majority ownership by foreign nationals, H4820-H4822 [24JN]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H5255 [30JN]

Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE], H6887, H6934-H6937, H6972 [23SE], H7456 [16NO], H7528 [17NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 5141), H2888 [27AP], H5522 [13JY], H6596 [10AU], H7578 [18NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]

Taxation: create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), H6355-H6368 [29JY]

———eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore, H6580, H6582, H6615, H6619 [10AU], H6739, H6740 [15SE]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 4877), H3633 [19MY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (H.R. 3586), H3314 [12MY]

———impact of corporate tax rates on job creation, H5537 [13JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H2270 [24MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H2332-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY], H6580, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6604-H6625 [10AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1212), H2325-H2332 [25MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6589-H6597 [10AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses, H306 [21JA]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (H.R. 4414), H12, H16 [12JA], H44 [13JA]

———provide a temporary payroll tax reduction, H8526, H8558, H8560-H8565, H8576 [16DE], H8777 [17DE]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (H.R. 4100), H2888 [27AP], H5965, H5967 [22JY]

———rates, H6615, H6617 [10AU], H7497 [16NO]

———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (H.R. 5962), H6461 [30JY], E1531 [30JY]

———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (H.R. 4781), E368 [12MR]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H2224, H2225 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S1868 [23MR]

———business practices that precipitated Government bailout, S296 [28JA]

American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: strike section on employment tax treatment of professional service businesses, S5416-S5419 [24JN]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: eliminate sunset of provisions relative to the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (S. 3259), S2649 [26AP]

———extend (H.R. 5330), S4559, S4560 [27MY]

Business and industry: eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]

———require notification to, and prior approval by, shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures (S. 3004), S495 [4FE]

Cayman Islands: assessment as a tax secrecy jurisdiction that allows citizens and companies to avoid taxes and other financial disclosures, S4721, S4723 [9JN]

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

Corporations: impact of federalized corporate governance relative to improved proxy assests, S3131 [5MY]

Dept. of Labor: require employers certify that they have not and will not lay off employees prior to employing foreign workers, S7584 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, S1213 [5MR]

Economy: increase U.S. global competitiveness, S7484 [27SE]

———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), S2152, S2155-S2157 [26MR], S4110, S4139 [24MY], S4192, S4207, S4208 [25MY], S4404 [26MY], S4497-S4499, S4560 [27MY], S4839-S4841 [10JN], S4929-S4931 [15JN], S4967, S4973, S4977 [16JN], S5167 [21JN]

———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), conference report, S5656-S5661 [30JN], S5774, S5775 [13JY], S5801-S5803, S5807, S5811, S5814-S5822, S5825, S5828-S5835, S5840-S5842, S5844 [14JY], S5870-S5933, S5943-S5945 [15JY], S6040, S6041 [21JY], S6155 [22JY], S6241-S6243 [26JY], S6513 [29JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S176 [25JA], S299, S319 [28JA], S388 [1FE], S473-S475 [4FE], S1220-S1222 [5MR], S1416-S1421 [11MR], S1609-S1611 [16MR], S1719-S1721 [18MR], S2152-S2155 [26MR], S2189 [12AP], S2216-S2218, S2222-S2224 [13AP], S2254, S2258-S2260, S2262-S2265 [14AP], S2414-S2416 [19AP], S7599-S7601 [28SE], S7744 [29SE], S8769-S8771 [10DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 36), S6283 [27JY]

Federal Reserve Board: transmit to the Committee on Finance (Senate) copies of documents on American International Group, Inc. (AIG) business practices that precipitated Government bailout, S299 [28JA]

Financial institutions: address concept of ``too big to fail'' through stricter limits on leverage and liabilities and through improved capital assessment and financial reporting, S2625 [26AP], S2997, S2998 [30AP], S3024-S3026 [3MY], S3080 [4MY], S3303, S3307-S3309, S3350, S3351 [6MY], S3888 [18MY]

———address the concept of ``Too Big To Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (S. 2746), S8768 [10DE]

———allow purchase and disposal of securities and other underwriting or market making activities that do not exceed near term demands of clients, customers, or counterparties, S5906 [15JY]

———awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S8739 [10DE]

———impact of mark to market financial regulatory rule 114 relative to real estate appraisals, S387-S389 [1FE]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2332, S2334, S2346, S2352-S2357, S2362 [15AP], S2399, S2401, S2404-S2410 [19AP], S2433-S2439, S2446, S2447, S2452-S2454, S2467 [20AP], S2484-S2487, S2489-S2493, S2495-S2497, S2500-S2506 [21AP], S2536-S2541, S2545, S2548 [22AP], S2750-S2752 [28AP], S2772-S2782, S2786, S2790-S2794 [29AP], S2987-S2999, S3001-S3004 [30AP], S3015-S3028 [3MY], S3051-S3085, S3087 [4MY], S3119-S3126, S3128-S3133, S3135-S3144, S3147-S3157, S3291 [5MY], S3296-S3353 [6MY], S3385-S3387, S3398-S3403 [7MY], S3453-S3470 [10MY], S3488-S3509, S3511-S3532 [11MY], S3569, S3572-S3613, S3616-S3627 [12MY], S3664-S3683, S3686-S3711 [13MY], S3769, S3772-S3778 [14MY], S3793, S3800-S3819 [17MY], S3855-S3902 [18MY], S3951-S3953, S3955-S3964, S3966-S3980 [19MY], S4027-S4078 [20MY], S10921 [21DE]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2553-S2559, S2562, S2574-S2580 [22AP], S2605-S2637 [26AP], S2674-S2678, S2680-S2707 [27AP], S2716-S2719, S2721-S2745, S2747-S2750 [28AP]

———prohibit federally insured banks from engaging in proprietary trading and impose strict capital charges on large nonbanking financial entities, S2629 [26AP]

———require all financial companies put into receivership to be liquidated, S2779-S2781 [29AP]

———require financial institutions to disclose to customers if they have a material conflict of interest with the financial product they are selling, S4062 [20MY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: add State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members, S3710 [13MY]

———add the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration as a voting member, S3352 [6MY]

FRS: publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3670-S3673 [13MY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S175 [25JA], S2362 [15AP], S3080 [4MY]

———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S2686 [27AP], S2733 [28AP], S3016 [3MY], S3135-S3138 [5MY], S3329-S3334, S3337 [6MY], S3489-S3495 [11MY]

Government regulations: impact of federalized corporate governance relative to improved proxy assests, S3131 [5MY]

Investments: clarify definition of swap dealers to not include end users that execute swaps through affiliates, S5907 [15JY]

———provide authority to CFTC and SEC to determine if a person dealing under-collateralization of investment swaps is a major swap participant or a major security-based swap participant, S5907 [15JY]

SEC: modernize and strengthen investor protection (S. 3258), S2644 [26AP]

———provide whistleblower protections for employees of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, S3349 [6MY], S5872 [15JY]

———regulation of high-frequency trading, S921-S923 [2MR], S3340 [6MY], S3582-S3585 [12MY], S4960-S4962 [16JN], S7599-S7601 [28SE]

———require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (S. 3450), S4550 [27MY]

———set standards for independence of compensation consultants, S4037 [20MY]

Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, 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]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4139 [24MY]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5828, S5835 [14JY], S5932 [15JY]

Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7051-S7062 [14SE]

———increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3783), S7058, S7063, S7064 [14SE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S6345 [28JY], S6865 [5AU], S7007, S7015 [13SE], S7051-S7062 [14SE], S7155 [16SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8211, S8219-S8224 [29NO], S8328, S8329 [1DE], S9014 [14DE], S10246 [15DE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3578), S5759 [13JY], S7931 [17NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3946), S7907 [15NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and rescind unspent Federal funds to offset loss in revenues, S8219-S8224, S8229, S8230 [29NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108-S110, S116 [21JA], S274-S277, S332 [28JA], S354-S356 [29JA], S404-S406 [2FE], S531 [9FE], S2784 [29AP], S3794 [17MY], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6270-S6278, S6281-S6284, S6288 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7303, S7304, S7306-S7309, S7311-S7313, S7317-S7332, S7335, S7341-S7344 [22SE], S7385-S7388 [23SE]

———decision in FCC v. AT&T on expanding the personal privacy exemption for law enforcement records to corporations and their activities, S7885 [15NO]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7301 [21SE], S7303 [22SE], S7406 [23SE], S8335 [1DE]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7455-S7459, S7461-S7470, S7473-S7483, S7486-S7498 [27SE], S7565, S7580-S7585 [28SE], S7701, S7702 [29SE]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S7480 [27SE]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), unanimous-consent request, S7438 [24SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S726 [24FE], S1340-S1352 [10MR], S1427-S1432, S1434, S1443-S1450 [11MR], S1582-S1607 [16MR], S1644, S1647-S1649, S1652-S1660, S1664 [17MR], S1693-S1707, S1713-S1718, S1721-S1723, S1731-S1736 [18MR], S1760, S1763, S1764, S1772-S1775 [19MR], S1790-S1810 [22MR], S1868 [23MR], S5809 [14JY], S7736 [29SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6558, S6565-S6567, S6572, S6573 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678, S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6762-S6767, S6872 [5AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S6554 [30JY], S6642 [3AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), motion to commit, S6739 [4AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), unanimous-consent agreement, S1452 [11MR], S1683 [17MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), unanimous-consent request, S736 [24FE], S1446 [11MR]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses, S989, S990 [3MR], S1147-S1149 [4MR], S1287 [9MR], S2994-S2997 [30AP], S3580 [12MY]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for employers moving jobs to the U.S. from overseas, S7463, S7469 [27SE]

———provide a temporary payroll tax reduction, S8736, S8745, S8762, S8777 [10DE]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S413 [2FE], S999-S1001 [3MR], S5069-S5071 [17JN]

———reduce corporate tax rates, S7489-S7492 [27SE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S7461-S7465, S7467, S7469, S7494 [27SE], S7580 [28SE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, S5807 [14JY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (S. 506), S1635 [17MR], S1745-S1747 [18MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1490) (H. Rept. 111-518), H5302 [30JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1568) (H. Rept. 111-577), H6282 [28JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund Establishment and Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Temporary Increase Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1606) (H. Rept. 111-584), H6578 [9AU]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 111-456), H2317 [24MR]

Restoring American Financial Stability Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3217), S2377 [15AP]

———Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3217) (S. Rept. 111-176), S3006 [30AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4173) (H. Rept. 111-517), H4973, H5202 [29JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1604 [16MR], S1722 [18MR]

Tables

Exxon Mobil Corp., notes to consolidated financial statements relative to income, sales-based, and other taxes as reported to SEC, S4740 [9JN], S4924 [15JN]

Mandatory GAO reports and studies required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, E1653 [15SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S6765 [5AU]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5330, Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act extension, H3743 [24MY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6566 [30JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6008, Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act, H6986 [23SE]

Preliminary CBO estimate of changes and direct spending to H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6304 [29JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1193, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H1622 [18MR]

H. Res. 1212, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, H2325 [25MR]

H. Res. 1220, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H2325, H2330 [25MR]

H. Res. 1255, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H2609 [15AP]

H. Res. 1287, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H2815 [22AP]

H. Res. 1490, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H5223 [30JN]

H. Res. 1568, consideration of H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6297 [29JY]

H. Res. 1606, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6590 [10AU]

H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6604-H6609 [10AU]

H.R. 2039, Congressional Made in America Promise Act, H6690 [15SE]

H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4239-S4394 [25MY]

H.R. 5330, Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act extension, H3716 [24MY]

H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H6355-H6359 [29JY]

H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6470-H6474 [30JY]

H.R. 6008, Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act, H7094 [28SE]

S. 3258, Modernizing and Strengthening Investor Protection Act, S2644-S2649 [26AP]

S. 3259, Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act, S2650 [26AP]

S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act, S7278 [21SE]

S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, S7907 [15NO]

Transcripts

Simon Johnson and James Kwak Interview: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H3005 [28AP]

Wall Street Bonuses: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H306 [21JA]

William K. Black Interview: ``Bill Moyer's Journal,'' PBS, H3004 [28AP]