FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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]

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

Bernanke at the Creation, S314 [28JA]

Bernanke Nomination, S315 [28JA]

Bernanke Record, S315 [28JA]

Debt Fears Send Rates Up—Unease at Deficit Hurts Demand for Treasurys; Mortgage Costs on the Rise, S2146 [26MR]

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

Fed Is Right To Turn on the Tap, E1889 [15NO]

Fed vs. the G-20, E1889 [15NO]

Federal Reserve as a Confidence Game—What They Were Saying in 2007, S4053-S4055 [20MY]

Global Chorus of Kvetchers, E1934, E1935 [16NO]

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

No-Cost Stimulus, S3863 [18MY]

Uncertainty Principle, S5817 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions

Credit: promulgate regulations regarding interchange transaction fees and amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain restrictions put in place by credit card networks (see H.R. 5199), H3123 [4MY]

Economy: modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (see H.R. 6550), H8785 [17DE]

———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]

———remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 6406), H7498 [16NO]

Financial institutions: prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies (see H.R. 4461), H146 [15JA]

Government regulations: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see S. 2939), S51 [20JA]

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

Public debt: establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and provide an income tax credit to offset the impact of the fee (see H.R. 4646), H753 [23FE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see S. 3245), S2587 [22AP]

Cloture motions

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S246 [26JA], S317 [28JA]

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), conference report, S5774 [13JY], S5880 [15JY]

Conference reports

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

Letters

Allegations of Federal Reserve coverup of the funding source for Watergate burglars and defective audit of U.S. branch of foreign bank that transferred money to Saddam Hussein: Robert D. Auerbach, E255 [25FE]

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

Establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans: Michael P. Calhoun, Center for Responsible Lending (organization), S3873 [18MY]

FDIC Division for Consumer Financial Protection establishment: David P. Sloane, AARP, S3311 [6MY]

GAO audit of FRS monetary policy and discount-lending actions: several economics and finance professors, E34 [15JA]

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

Permit community banks to remain under FRS supervision: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S3522 [11MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3522 [11MY]

Prohibit Federal assistance to bailout swap dealers and major swap participants: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S3141 [5MY]

Promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S3698 [13MY]

———National Trade Associations, S3698 [13MY]

Require consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses: Ron Busby, U.S. Black Chamber, Inc., S3888 [18MY]

———Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S3888 [18MY]

———several organizations, S3887 [18MY]

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]

Organizations supporting Snowe amendment to S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, requiring consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses, S3887 [18MY]

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]

Motions

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), S4130, S4136 [24MY], S5880 [15JY], H4289 [9JN], H5260 [30JN]

Remarks in House

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

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, H334 [26JA]

Consumers: clarify exemptions to interchange fees of prepaid cards used for health care and employee benefits programs and transportation accounts, H5225 [30JN]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H307 [21JA], H1019-H1024 [2MR], H1155, H1159 [4MR], H1300 [10MR], H2677-H2682 [20AP], H2868-H2871 [26AP], H3004-H3008 [28AP], H3104 [4MY], H3184-H3191 [5MY], H3425-H3432 [12MY], H4409 [14JN], H4744-H4746, H4750, H4751 [23JN], H4963-H4969 [29JN], H5228 [30JN], H5495, H5496 [1JY], H5970 [22JY], H6155-H6159 [27JY], H6265 [28JY], H6742-H6748 [15SE], E53-E55 [20JA]

———define a value for the dollar to stimulate the economy and provide for a sound U.S. dollar (H.R. 835), H3465 [13MY]

———efforts to foster economic growth, H7497 [16NO], E1889 [15NO], E1934 [16NO]

———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]

———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 instruct conferees, H4289-H4297 [9JN]

———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]

———remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (H.R. 6406), H7502 [17NO]

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

GAO: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported, H3256 [6MY], H3302 [11MY], H4291, H4292 [9JN], H5243, H5253 [30JN]

———reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (H.R. 1207), H245 [20JA]

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

Small business: improve access to credit, H3633-H3637 [19MY]

Warren, Elizabeth: urge appointment to be FRS Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Director, H5824 [21JY]

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]

———transmit to the Committee on Finance (Senate) copies of documents on business practices that precipitated Government bailout, S299 [28JA]

Bernanke, Ben S.: impact of previous decisions as Federal Reserve Board Chair on suitability to serve additional term, S321 [28JA]

———nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S114 [21JA], S144-S146 [22JA], S175-S179 [25JA], S211-S213, S228 [26JA], S279, S295-S317, S319-S322 [28JA]

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: create an office of military liaison, S3400-S3402 [7MY], S3776-S3778 [14MY]

———establish, S3578 [12MY], S3775 [14MY], S3960, S3974 [19MY], S5891 [15JY]

———exempt auto dealers from regulation, S3775-S3778 [14MY], S3814 [17MY], S4130-S4136, S4138 [24MY], S5911 [15JY]

———exempt small businesses from regulation, S3577, S3618 [12MY], S3862 [18MY], S4063, S4064 [20MY]

———prohibit investigation of consumer transactions without the written permission of the consumer, S3800 [17MY], S4059 [20MY]

———require consideration of economic impact of rules and regulations on small businesses, S3678-S3681 [13MY], S3884-S3888 [18MY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2195-S2197 [12AP], S2497 [21AP], S2726 [28AP], S3591-S3594 [12MY], S4046-S4052 [20MY], S4206 [25MY]

———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]

———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), insert S. 3217 language in lieu, S4077 [20MY]

———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 instruct conferees, S4130-S4139 [24MY]

———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, S4076, S4104 [20MY], S5880 [15JY]

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

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11 [20JA], 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]

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

FDIC: amend the definition of the term ``assessment base'' to include a financial entity's total assets in determination of deposit insurance premiums, S3070, S3071, S3073-S3075 [4MY], S3149, S3153, S3154 [5MY], S3296-S3299, S3320 [6MY]

———establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection-S3328 [6MY]

———exempt activities of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations from risk-based matrix of factors used to assess entities with regard to liquidation authority, S5902 [15JY]

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

———clarify treatment of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks relative to swap desk push out requirements, S5903 [15JY]

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

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

———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]

———permit community banks to remain under FRS supervision, S2489, S2490 [21AP], S3138, S3139 [5MY], S3521-S3529 [11MY], S3573, S3574, S3575 [12MY]

———prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies, S3889 [18MY], S4072 [20MY]

———prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies (S. 2886), S474 [4FE], S2727 [28AP], S5909 [15JY]

———require non-bank financial companies meet statutory minimum capital standards, S5902, S5903 [15JY]

———set minimum leverage level on all significant financial institutions, S4192 [25MY]

FTC: preserve enforcement and regulatory authority while coordinating regulatory efforts with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3807, S3808 [17MY]

GAO: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported, S3489-S3495 [11MY]

Government regulations: increase transparency and accountability, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2446 [20AP]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (S. 2939), S58 [20JA], S62 [21JA]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (S. 2939), star print, S351 [28JA]

———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]

Insurance: clarify definition of ``insurance company'' relative to application of orderly liquidation authority to mutual insurance holding companies, S5903 [15JY]

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7729 [29SE]

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

Securities: permit internal investment managers of certain financial entities to act as an independent representative for evaluation of security-based swap transactions, S5903 [15JY]

———prohibit Federal assistance to bailout swap dealers and major swap participants, S3140 [5MY], S4192 [25MY], S5886 [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: exempt from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3578 [12MY]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans, S3873 [18MY]

Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S7954 [17NO]

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]

Nomination of Janet L. Yellen To Be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6397 [28JY]

Nomination of Janet L. Yellen to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6397 [28JY]

Nomination of Peter A. Diamond to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6397 [28JY], S7968 [17NO]

Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6397 [28JY]

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

Statements

Derivatives Regulation Legislation, S3069 [4MY]

Tables

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

Texts of

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

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