SECURITIES

Amendments

Taxation: modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S8646 [8DE], H8412 [15DE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), S10308 [15DE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2226 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Bailout Nation v. Rule of Law, S3688 [13MY]

Cap Gains Taxation—Less Means More, S7329 [22SE]

Difficult Path in Goldman Case, H2675 [20AP]

Financial Panel Issues a Subpoena to Goldman Sachs, H4575 [16JN]

Study—Derivatives Rules Would Cost Banks Billions, S3626 [12MY]

Subprime Consumers Hit at Goldman, H4575 [16JN]

Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses, S989 [3MR]

U.S. Consumers Rage Against Goldman Unit, H4574 [16JN]

Uproar Over Goldman Sachs, H2674, H2675 [20AP]

Wall Street Whitewash, E2205 [18DE]

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]

Budget: require annual budget submissions of the President to Congress to provide certain information regarding companies in which the Government holds stock (see H.R. 4631), H646 [22FE]

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

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on private banking and money laundering (see S. Res. 615), S6885 [5AU]

———authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on the financial crisis (see S. Res. 545), S4529 [27MY]

Consumers: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 6531), H8597 [16DE]

Courts: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see H.R. 5042), H2640 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 6169), H6879 [22SE]

———expand purposes for which Build America Bonds may be issued (see H.R. 4606), H601 [4FE]

———issue War on Debt Bonds (see H.R. 5157), H2936 [27AP]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 4482), H265 [20JA]

Economy: address national security threats and vulnerabilities that could undermine economic recovery and financial markets (see S. 3920), S7788 [29SE]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: require a preliminary report on current U.S. financial and economic crisis (see H.R. 4454), H139 [13JA]

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

———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: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings (see S. 3240), S2518 [21AP] (see H.R. 5319), H3540 [18MY]

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

Government regulations: establish a covered bond regulatory oversight program (see H.R. 4884), H1656 [18MR] (see H.R. 5823), H5983 [22JY]

Investments: prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations (see S. 3098), S1358 [10MR]

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

———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]

———protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals (see S. 2959), S271 [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]

Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (see S. 3438), S4528 [27MY]

Real estate: prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 6460), H7757 [30NO]

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

———prohibit enforcement of a climate change interpretive guidance (see S. 3032), S742 [24FE]

———require issuers to make disclosures relative to Iranian investments (see H.R. 5833), H5984 [22JY]

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

Securities Investor Protection Act: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H2639 [15AP]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (see S. 3253), S2587 [22AP] (see S. 3839), S7446 [24SE] (see H.R. 4508), H386 [26JA]

Taxation: 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]

———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), consideration (see H. Res. 1568), H6282 [28JY]

———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H4214 [28MY]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see S. 3664), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 5475), H4214 [28MY]

———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 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]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 6467), H7854 [1DE]

———make certain tax relief permanent and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 6522), H8519 [15DE] (see H.R. 6538), H8598 [16DE]

———make permanent the reduced individual income tax rate on dividends (see H.R. 6330), H7392 [29SE]

———make permanent the treatment of municipal bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5311), H3483 [13MY]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see S. 3948), S7968 [17NO]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3773), S7034 [13SE] (see S. 3975), S8063 [18NO] (see H.R. 6415), H7548 [17NO]

———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 3350), S3643 [12MY]

———provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4663), H754 [23FE]

———provide access to private activity bonds to finance renewable energy resources facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities, and other greenhouse gas emission technologies (see S. 3336), S3535 [11MY]

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

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]

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

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H2640 [15AP]

———provide tax relief for persons with investment losses due to fraud or embezzlement (see S. 3166), S2115 [25MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S2708 [27AP]

———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]

———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (see S. 3855), S7618 [28SE] (see H.R. 6117), H6681 [14SE]

———require issuer of tax-exempt State or local bonds to obtain certification that the fees and interest rate are reasonable without materially increasing risk (see H.R. 5189), H3077 [29AP]

———treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property (see H.R. 4486), H325 [21JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (see S. 3717), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5924), H6402 (see H.R. 5924), H6454 (see H.R. 5948), H6403 (see H.R. 5948), H6455 (see H.R. 5970), H6404 (see H.R. 5970), H6456 [29JY] (see H.R. 6086), H6626 [10AU]

Letters

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

Clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation: Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America and Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy, Inc., S5919 [15JY]

———Daniel J. Barry, Financial Planning Association, S5919 [15JY]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S5917 [15JY]

———Denise Voigt Crawford, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S5917, S5918 [15JY]

———Denise Voigt Crawford, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., and Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, S5918 [15JY]

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

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

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

General Motors Co., repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program loan: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S2746 [28AP]

———Senator Grassley, S2746 [28AP]

Investigation of fraudulent activities of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: several Representatives, H3002 [28AP]

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]

Middle Class Tax Relief Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H7883 [2DE]

———several business organizations, H7884 [2DE]

Orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions: James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3688 [13MY]

———several law school professors, economists, and leaders, S3689 [13MY]

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]

Permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts: several taxpayers, S8533 [4DE]

Permanently extend estate tax relief: Landi McFarland, S7464 [27SE]

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

Prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations: John S. Reed, S2691 [27AP]

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

Reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned: Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, S3979 [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]

Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act: Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, H7070 [28SE]

Repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC: several organizations, S6889 [5AU]

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Nancy McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H2289 [24MR]

Solicitor General's failure to file a brief requested by SEC in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3619 [12MY]

Tax Hike Prevention Act: several Senators, S8327 [1DE], H7877 [2DE]

Motions

Taxation: provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2295 [24MR]

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]

Budget: allocation of funds, H4078-H4081 [27MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H5295-H5297 [30JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, H4169, H4171 [28MY]

———capital treatment of small business lending fund investments, H6931 [23SE]

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]

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

———Government bailout of financial institutions, H376 [26JA], H638 [22FE], H2632 [15AP], H3130 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3535 [18MY], H4078 [27MY], H4237, H4238 [8JN], H4412 [14JN], H4497 [15JN], H4670 [22JN], H5244 [30JN]

———impact of subprime mortgage lending, H5597 [14JY]

———impact of war and financial crisis, H6047 [27JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H2673 [20AP], H2700, H2701 [21AP]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H6027 [26JY], E2204 [18DE]

———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]

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

———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]

———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, H4289-H4297 [9JN], H5233, H5235 [30JN]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking, H271 [21JA]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 4377), H112 [13JA], H4956 [29JN], H5283 [30JN]

———waiver of receipt of dividends by Federal mutual holding companies, E2146 [15DE]

Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings (H.R. 5319), H3546 [19MY]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: SEC investigation of alleged fraudulent activities relative to sale of financial product tied to subprime mortgages, H2647 [20AP], H2803, H2804, H2822 [22AP], H2880 [27AP], H2939, H2997-H3003 [28AP], H3104, H3105 [4MY], H3195 [5MY], H4573 [16JN]

Investments: clarify definition of hedge funds and private equity funds, H5226 [30JN], E1295 [13JY]

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

Populist Caucus: agenda, H1011-H1017 [2MR]

SEC: review of regulations of investment advisers and broker-dealers, H5255 [30JN]

Securities Investor Protection Act: reform, H3177 [5MY]

Senior citizens: protect economic interests, H3844-H3849 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), H400, H401 [27JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), H2879, H2895, H2896 [27AP], E692 [28AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), H7090 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to issuers of qualified school construction bonds, H1488 [16MR]

———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (H.R. 5473), E1029 [8JN]

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

———extend estate tax relief, H8037 [7DE], H8513-H8517 [15DE], H8523, H8554, H8555, H8560, H8562, H8573-H8577 [16DE]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), H393 [27JA], H558 [4FE], H1014-H1017 [2MR]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H7759, H7760, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7850-H7852 [1DE], H7858, H7859-H7864, H7876-H7887 [2DE], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8248-H8252, H8254, H8255 [8DE], H8266, H8280 [9DE], H8295 [14DE], H8356, H8357, H8358, H8359, H8508-H8517 [15DE], H8522, H8523, H8524, H8525-H8534, H8545-H8595 [16DE], H8600, H8777 [17DE], E2071 [7DE], E2098 [9DE], E2128 [14DE], E2178, E2186, E2189, E2190, E2195, E2200, E2202, E2206 [18DE], E2225, E2232 [21DE]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), H7064-H7070 [28SE]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), Senate amendment, H8412-H8418 [15DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H6687, H6733, H6735 [15SE], H6765, H6766, H6797-H6800 [16SE], H6812 [22SE], H6968-H6972, H6981-H6985 [23SE], H7216, H7217, H7219 [29SE], H7457 [16NO], H7535-H7537 [17NO], H7839-H7845 [1DE], E1872 [29SE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), H8021 [2DE]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, H4487, H4488 [15JN]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (H.R. 4155), H2313-H2315 [24MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2244 [23MR], H2281-H2299 [24MR], H2321 [25MR], H3469 [13MY], H4437, H4441 [15JN], H6031 [26JY], H6360 [29JY], E500, E507, E508 [25MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), motion to recommit, H2296, H2297 [24MR]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H655 [23FE]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (H.R. 5058), H3302 [11MY]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities, H2294 [24MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 537), H1304 [10MR]

———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]

———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (H.R. 6117), E1603 [14SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (H.R. 6086), H6954 [23SE]

———repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (S. 3717), H6952-H6955 [23SE]

Washington Mutual, Inc.: economic impact of bank failure, H2649 [20AP]

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]

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]

Argentina: impact of debt default, S10404 [16DE]

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

Business and industry: require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S3315 [6MY], S3815-S3818 [17MY], S4056 [20MY], S5872 [15JY]

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

CBO: score Federal purchases of private stock, equity, or capital investments on a fair-value basis that considers market risk, S7109 [15SE]

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

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

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

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

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

———authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on the financial crisis (S. Res. 545), S4560 [27MY]

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

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

Courts: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud, S3399 [7MY], S3618 [12MY], S3664, S3670, S3701 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S1610 [16MR], S2414 [19AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: Build America Bonds funding, S1503 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584, S1586 [16MR]

———General Motors Co., use of funds from a Dept. of the Treasury escrow account to repay Troubled Asset Relief Program loan, S2745 [28AP]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, S3512, S3513 [11MY]

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]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, S5801 [14JY], S8740-S8742 [10DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11 [20JA], S2414-S2416 [19AP], S7599-S7601 [28SE], S7744 [29SE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S6850 [5AU]

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 a sunset for the authority Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3694 [13MY]

———establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3296, S3297, S3299-S3303, S3305-S3308, S3309-S3328 [6MY]

———remove statutory references to credit rating agencies as sources for determining creditworthiness of investments, S3323 [6MY]

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: 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]

———amend the definition of financial company to impose limits on nondeposit liabilities for certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S3350, S3351 [6MY]

———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]

———eliminate special treatment of derivatives in bankruptcy and liquidation process, S2410 [19AP]

———enhance supervision of non-bank financial companies, S5872 [15JY]

———ensure application of antitrust laws to enhance accountability and protect consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———limit proprietary trading activity of banks, S83 [21JA], S139-S142 [22JA]

———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]

———prohibit naked credit default swaps, S2998 [30AP], S3079 [4MY], S3874, S3877-S3879, S3884, S3890-S3894 [18MY]

———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, S3620-S3624 [12MY], S3668-S3670, S3673, S3686-S3691 [13MY], S3802 [17MY], S4039 [20MY]

———reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned, S3082 [4MY], S3155, S3156 [5MY], S3311 [6MY], S3399 [7MY], S3465 [10MY], S3673-S3678, S3681-S3683 [13MY], S3955, S3958, S3977-S3979 [19MY], S4044 [20MY]

———require systemically risky companies to disclose all off-balance sheet activities to the SEC, S3151 [5MY]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking, S115 [21JA], S1416-S1421 [11MR], S2414-S2416 [19AP], S2446 [20AP], S2492 [21AP]

Financial Markets Commission: establish (S. 298), S5825 [14JY]

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

Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings, S4649 [8JN], S4736-S4738 [9JN]

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

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

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

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: SEC investigation of alleged fraudulent activities relative to sale of financial product tied to subprime mortgages, S2538 [22AP]

Government regulations: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation, S4028-S4032 [20MY], S5917 [15JY]

———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]

———prohibit Federal assistance to bailout swap dealers and major swap participants, S3140 [5MY], S4192 [25MY], S5886 [15JY]

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

Investments: establish a fiduciary standard of care for broker-dealers, S3399 [7MY]

———prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations, S2633 [26AP], S2690, S2691 [27AP], S3468-S3470 [10MY], S3874, S3888, S3896-S3902 [18MY], S3963, S3966 [19MY], S4044, S4057-S4059 [20MY], S4110 [24MY], S4192 [25MY], S5886, S5889, S5893-S5899, S5901, S5904, S5932 [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]

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

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: release of report detailing bankruptcy filing, S1598 [16MR]

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: enhance regulation of municipal securities market, advisers, and dealers, S10921 [21DE]

Political campaigns: protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals, S2785 [29AP]

Power resources: allow use of renewable energy bonds to finance clean energy infrastructure in rural communities (S. 3438), S4539 [27MY]

SEC: clarify definition of ``accredited investor'' to facilitate access by small businesses to capital, S3812-S3814, S3817 [17MY], S4063, S4064 [20MY]

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

———prohibit authority to set agency budget and collect fees from regulated companies, S3899 [18MY], S3974-S3977 [19MY]

———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 investment advisers to private funds to register with the SEC, S3899 [18MY]

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

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 4508), S351 [28JA]

———extend programs (S. 3253), S2573 [22AP]

———extend programs (S. 3839), S7452 [24SE]

Taxation: exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (S. 3664), S6440 [28JY], S8452 [3DE]

———extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide estate tax relief, S8671-S8673 [9DE]

———extend estate tax relief, S8761, S8776 [10DE], S8979 [14DE], S10245, S10247 [15DE]

———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]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8445-S8468, S8474 [3DE], S8513-S8535 [4DE], S8545, S8553 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8622, S8628-S8631, S8634 [8DE], S8669, S8701-S8708 [9DE], S8735-S8781 [10DE], S8838-S8847, S8849 [13DE], S8964-S8966, S8969-S8972, S8976-S8979, S8985, S8992-S8999, S9001-S9021, S9278 [14DE], S10237-S10241, S10244-S10256 [15DE], S10401-S10404 [16DE], S10423 [17DE]

———make permanent the extension of capital gains and dividend rates, S5084 [17JN], S5300 [23JN]

———make permanent the extension of capital gains rates, S7329 [22SE]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S7774 [29SE], S7871 [15NO], S8651 [8DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, S7476, S7481 [27SE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3773), S7004-S7007, S7048 [13SE], S7052, S7077 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7309 [22SE], S7678 [29SE], S7917 [17NO], S8009, S8020-S8023 [18NO], S8312-S8314, S8325-S8338 [1DE], S8475 [3DE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (S. 3975), S8108 [18NO], S8111 [19NO]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, S4640 [8JN], S5047-S5049 [16JN], S5250 [22JN], S6062, S6066 [21JY], S6178 [22JY], S7463 [27SE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), unanimous-consent request, S7148, S7149 [16SE], S10247 [15DE]

———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (S. 3855), S7632 [28SE]

Transportation: provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, S418-S420 [2FE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review and amend Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of securities fraud, S3399 [7MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC, S6513 [29JY]

———repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (S. 3717), S6889 [5AU], S7298, S7299 [21SE], S7440 [24SE]

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

Reports filed

Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3890) (H. Rept. 111-685), H8597 [16DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1205) (H. Rept. 111-455), H2215 [22MR]

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 Amendment to H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1745) (H. Rept. 111-671), H7854 [1DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1766) (H. Rept. 111-682), H8519 [15DE]

Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 885), S1617 [16MR]

Investor Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3817) (H. Rept. 111-687), H8597 [16DE]

Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3818) (H. Rept. 111-686), H8597 [16DE]

Repeal Section of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Relative to Protecting Confidentiality of Materials Submitted to the SEC: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3717), S7174 [16SE]

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4849) (H. Rept. 111-447), H1743 [19MR]

Statements

Derivatives Regulation Legislation: FRS, S3069 [4MY]

General Motors Co., Repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program Loan: Dept. of the Treasury, S2746 [28AP]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act, H7149, H7206 [28SE]

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

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. 1205, consideration of H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2219 [23MR]

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

H. Res. 1745, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Relief Act, H7859 [2DE]

H. Res. 1766, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8524, H8545 [16DE]

H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act, H7064-H7069 [28SE]

H.R. 4508, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, H400 [27JA]

H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act, H2281-H2285 [24MR]

H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, H8585-H8593 [16DE]

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]

S. 3253, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, S2573 [22AP], H2895 [27AP]

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. 3336, Private Activity Renewable Energy Bonds Act, S3539-S3541 [11MY]

S. 3438, Clean Transmission for Rural Communities Act, S4540 [27MY]

S. 3717, repeal section of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC, S7299 [21SE], H6952 [23SE]

S. 3717, repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC, S6889 [5AU]

S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act, S7042-S7044 [13SE]

S. 3839, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, S7452 [24SE], H7090 [28SE]

S. Res. 545, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on the financial crisis, S4556, S4560 [27MY]

S. Res. 615, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on private banking and money laundering, S6908, S6982 [5AU]