MONEY

Amendments

Coins: authorize production of palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (H.R. 6166), H7313 [29SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7227 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions

Coins: authorize production of palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (see H.R. 6166), H6879 [22SE]

Consumers: require disclosures to consumers by coin and precious metal bullion dealers (see H.R. 6149), H6803 [16SE]

Crime: prevent smuggling using stored value and prepaid cards by including means of access or the value of funds in certain records and reports on monetary instrument transactions (see H.R. 4941), H2456 [25MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value device businesses (see H.R. 4966), H2457 [25MR]

———establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value programs (see H.R. 5127), H2842 [22AP]

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]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 485), S2377 [15AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1257), H2641 [15AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), consideration (see H. Res. 1674), H7388 [29SE]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign fifty dollar bill to include likeness (see H.R. 4705), H932 [25FE]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 5783), H5818 [20JY]

Letters

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act: several organizations, H7269 [29SE]

Proclamations

Financial Literacy Month: President Obama, H2657 [20AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: expand preseparation counseling program to include a personal finances component, H4019 [27MY]

Coins: authorize production of palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (H.R. 6166), H7313, H7314 [29SE]

Consumers: repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (H.R. 4248), H245 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value programs (H.R. 5127), H3815 [25MY]

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]

———impact of depreciation of the U.S. dollar, H3251 [6MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1257), H2656-H2659 [20AP], H2909 [27AP], E605 [21AP], E643 [26AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), H7259-H7273 [29SE], E1824, E1863, E1864 [29SE]

———clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7219-H7230 [29SE]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 5783), E1371 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Coins: authorize production of palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (H.R. 6166), S8292 [30NO], S8392 [2DE]

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]

Financial institutions: limit transaction fees on customer withdrawals from automated cash machines, S3150, S3151 [5MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 485), S2393, S2394 [15AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1674) (H. Rept. 111-648), H7388 [29SE]

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2378) (H. Rept. 111-646), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Summaries

Accomplishments of the 111th Congress, E2250 [22DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1257, support goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, H2656 [20AP]

H. Res. 1674, consideration of H.R. 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, and Senate amendment to H.R. 2701, intelligence services appropriations, H7219 [29SE]

H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, H7259 [29SE]

H.R. 6166, American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act, H7313 [29SE]

S. Res. 485, Financial Literacy Month, S2389, S2393 [15AP]