SECURITIES

Amendments

Government regulations: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7300, H7301, H7302, H7303, H7304, H7306 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7287 [3NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7294 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7287 [3NO]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), S4974, S5023 [28JY], S5922, S5952, S5954, S5956 [23SE], S5994, S5995, S5996 [26SE], S6053 [3OC], H6315 [21SE], H6399, H6400 [22SE], H6529 [4OC]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6312 [21SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6397 [22SE]

———extend programs (S. 990), S3199, S3200 [19MY], S3262, S3263, S3284, S3285 [24MY], S3346, S3347, S3348, S3349, S3356, S3357, S3358, S3359, S3360, S3361 [25MY], S3400, S3455, S3456 [26MY], H3352 [24MY], H3739 [26MY]

Articles and editorials

Debt Ceiling Impasse Rattles Short-Term Credit Markets, H5743 [29JY]

Frustration Mounts for MF Global Clients, H7724 [17NO]

Funding Regulators, E396 [2MR]

How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word of Fannie Mae Rescue, H8004 [1DE]

Judge Blocks Citigroup Settlement With S.E.C., H8005 [1DE]

Romance With Risk That Brought on a Panic, H8964 [14DE]

Those Who Own America Should Help Pay for Government, H2588 [12AP]

Unbreakable Bonds, E567 [30MR]

Virgin Crisis—Systematically Ignoring Fraud as a Systemic Risk, H7725-H7727 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

American Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 652), S1827 [17MR]

Bi-State Development Agency: grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of issued bonds (see S.J. Res. 22), S4156 [28JN] (see H.J. Res. 70), H4575 [24JN]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H8966 [14DE]

———impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see S. 1200), S3812 [15JN] (see H.R. 2328), H4527 [23JN]

———improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 1840), H3218 [11MY]

Churches and synogogues: specify when certain securities issued in connection with church plans are treated as exempted securities (see H.R. 33), H34 [5JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see H.R. 3527), H7998 [30NO]

———prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 1598), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 3006), H6342 [21SE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see S. 1871), S7452 [15NO] (see S. 1903), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 1148), H1982 [17MR]

———require Members to place their stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind trust (see H.R. 3549), H8124 [2DE]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

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. 757), H1176 (see H.R. 757), H1195 [17FE]

Credit: 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. 2425), H4671 [6JY]

———provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see S. 824), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1783), H3108 [5MY]

Crime: increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 774), H1177 (see H.R. 774), H1196 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]

———authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 852), H1454 [1MR]

———clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 678), H723 [11FE]

———issue Buy Back America Bonds and use funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt (see S. 1909), S7829 [18NO]

———issue War on Debt Bonds (see H.R. 146), H39 [5JA]

———prohibit reduction in the rate of dividends paid on purchased senior preferred stock of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2436), H4747 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 688), H774 [14FE]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 1965), S8461 [8DE]

———retool manufacturers for clean energy production, provide worker training and tax credits for value-added agriculture investments, expand broadband access, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 1895), S7702 [17NO]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 1232), S3924 [20JN]

Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional official (see H.R. 3550), H8124 [2DE]

———require federally elected officials to place stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind trust (see H.R. 3639), H8879 [13DE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H2603 [12AP] (see H.R. 2451), H4748 [7JY]

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. 1028), S3170 [19MY] (see H.R. 2166), H4185 [14JN]

———take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see S. 912), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1798), H3114 [6MY]

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1105), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 1982), H3644 (see H.R. 1982), H3682 [25MY]

FRS: remove the power of Federal reserve banks to buy and sell municipal securities (see H.R. 344), H354 [19JA]

Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see S. 556), S1547 [10MR] (see S. 1824), S7187 [8NO] (see S. 1941), S8183 [5DE] (see H.R. 1965), H3409 [24MY]

———amend securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (see S. 1791), S7066 [2NO]

———establish a covered bond regulatory oversight program (see H.R. 940), H1618 [8MR]

———establish standards for covered bond programs and a covered bond regulatory oversight program (see S. 1835), S7294 [9NO]

———implement regulations governing over-the-counter swaps, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (see H.R. 1573), H2909 [15AP]

———increase standardization and transparency and ensure rule of law in the mortgage-backed security system (see H.R. 3644), H8879 [13DE]

———provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H7165 [31OC]

———provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 947), S2874 [11MY] (see H.R. 1610), H2911 [15AP] (see H.R. 2682), H5732 [28JY]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (see S. 1970), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 2930), H6181 [14SE]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H7255 [2NO]

———refine definition of swap execution facility for purposes of swap market regulation (see H.R. 2586), H5238 [19JY]

———repeal prohibition on any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants (see H.R. 1838), H3218 [11MY]

———require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (see S. 1615), S5903 [22SE]

———revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 3534), H8075 [1DE]

———set implementation schedule for derivatives and over-the-counter swaps regulations, evaluate economic implications of such regulations, and establish SEC Office of Derivatives (see S. 1650), S6090 [4OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: clarify treatment of mortgages held or securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and asset-backed securities issued by such entities relative to credit risk retention requirements (see H.R. 1223), H2036 [29MR]

———exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3530), H7998 [30NO]

———increase guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac relative to mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by such enterprises (see H.R. 1222), H2036 [29MR]

House Rules: prohibit Members and House employees from buying or selling securities while in possession of material or nonpublic information obtained by reason of employment in the House (see H. Res. 480), H8075 [1DE]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1082), H1841 [15MR]

Members of Congress: reduce pay if a Federal budget deficit exists, increase retirement contributions, and prohibit securities and commodities trading based on certain nonpublic information (see H.R. 3565), H8186 [6DE]

Pensions: ensure pension plans can use swaps to hedge risks (see H.R. 3045), H6455 [23SE]

Political campaigns: 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. 2728), H5883 [1AU]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (see S. 1907), S7829 [18NO] (see H.R. 3503), H7891 [18NO]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (see H.R. 1070), H1796 [14MR]

———change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H4185 [14JN]

———define ``family office'' relative to exemption from registering under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 2225), H4326 [16JN]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (see S. 1831), S7294 [9NO] (see H.R. 2940), H6230 [15SE]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H7255 [2NO]

———exempt a certain class of securities from regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small businesses (see S. 1544), S5499 [12SE]

———limit liability of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations by reinstating rule relative to inclusion of security ratings in registration statements (see H.R. 1539), H2854 [14AP]

———prohibit enforcement of a climate change interpretive guidance (see S. 1393), S4721 [20JY] (see H.R. 2603), H5285 [20JY]

———require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see S. 366), S791 [16FE] (see H.R. 740), H1039 (see H.R. 740), H1070 [16FE]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 1987), H3644 (see H.R. 1987), H3682 [25MY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see S. 1933), S8148 [1DE] (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (see S. 990), S2929 [12MY] (see S. 1078), S3339 [25MY] (see S. 1082), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 366), H394 [20JA] (see H.R. 2608), H5373 [21JY]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 405), H6271 [20SE] (see H. Res. 412), H6412 [22SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6413 [22SE] (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6505 [3OC]

———extend programs (S. 990), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 281), H3753 [26MY]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 234), H134 [7JA]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H134 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H3218 [11MY]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 834), H1390 [28FE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H1722 [10MR]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1313), H2265 [1AP]

———exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 786), H1177 (see H.R. 786), H1197 [17FE]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1512), S5339 [6SE] (see H.R. 1244), H2037 [29MR]

———extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 1801), S7127 [3NO]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see S. 796), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 2394), H4574 [24JN]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 736), H1038 (see H.R. 736), H1069 (see H.R. 747), H1039 (see H.R. 747), H1070 [16FE]

———extend the zero capital gains rate on certain small business stock and the exception from minimum tax preference treatment (see S. 208), S272 [26JA]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see S. 1787), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (see H.R. 2003), H3753 [26MY]

———increase limitation on capital losses and index such limitation to inflation (see H.R. 2049), H3755 [26MY]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see S. 1647), S6089 [4OC] (see H.R. 3091), H6551 [4OC]

———modify private activity bond rules to except certain uses of intellectual property from the definition of private business use (see H.R. 629), H680 [10FE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 336), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 696), H774 [14FE]

———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1016), S3052 [17MY]

———prevent pending tax increases and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes and the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 86), H35 [5JA]

———provide a temporary dividends received deduction and create the Jobs Trust Fund to fund infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2862), H5964 [7SE]

———provide for tax-exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property (see H.R. 278), H201 [12JA]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H2912 [15AP]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation (see S. 1375), S4608 [14JY]

———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. 939), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 1802), H3159 [10MY]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H679 [10FE]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1580 [4MR]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and the capital gains and dividends tax rate (see H.R. 1074), H1796 [14MR]

———reform estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 3467), H7829 [17NO]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H36 [5JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H40 [5JA]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H38 [5JA]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]

———suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (see H.R. 2892), H6097 [12SE]

———temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 3318), H7256 [2NO]

Transportation: permit vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see S. 909), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 596), H599 [9FE]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation (see S. 1436), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 3736), H9945 [19DE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H5928 [26AU]

———repeal (see S. 712), S2046 [31MR] (see S. 746), S2187 [6AP] (see H.R. 87), H35 [5JA]

Whistleblowing: modify certain SEC and CFTC whistleblower incentive and protection programs (see H.R. 2483), H4850 [11JY]

Cloture motions

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5922 [23SE], S5976 [26SE]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment, S3262 [24MY], S3368 [26MY]

Letters

CFTC ability to implement certain rules without substantiation, protect end users from margin requirements, and set boundaries on overseas application of derivative requirements: Senator Tim Johnson and Representative Frank, H7773 [17NO]

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act: Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Dept. of State, H7294, H7308 [3NO]

———Jack E. Herstein, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., H7307 [3NO]

Motions

Government regulations: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7309 [3NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7312 [3NO]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), S5922 [23SE], S5976 [26SE], H6315 [21SE], H6400 [22SE], H6530 [4OC]

———extend programs (S. 990), S3262 [24MY], S3400, S3401 [26MY], H3739 [26MY]

Remarks in House

Bi-State Development Agency: grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of issued bonds (S.J. Res. 22), H8169-H8172 [6DE]

CFTC: funding, H4081, H4094, H4095, H4123, H4125, H4126, H4152-H4164, H4167 [14JN], H4312, H4313 [16JN], H7775 [17NO], E396 [2MR], E1109 [15JN], E1123 [16JN]

———require finalization of swap data-reporting rules before promulgating final block trade or real-time reporting criteria rules, H4270, H4271 [15JN]

Churches and synogogues: specify when certain securities issued in connection with church plans are treated as exempted securities (H.R. 33), H5130-H5134 [18JY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees, H8822 [13DE]

———prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H2022 [29MR], H7590 [15NO], H7631 [16NO], H7731 [17NO], H8298 [8DE], H10002 [20DE]

Consumers: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (H.R. 757), E265 [18FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research, H518 [8FE]

———provide for Troubled Asset Relief Program purchase of vacant properties by regional public-private partnerships to retain value, stabilize communities, and minimize impact on taxpayers (H.R. 7189), H1863 [16MR]

———soundness of Federal and municipal bonds, E567 [30MR]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H1445-H1448 [1MR], H1514 [2MR], H1827 [15MR], H3324 [23MY], H3764 [31MY], H8174-H8178 [6DE]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, H7153 [27OC]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: report, H1445-H1448 [1MR]

Financial institutions: limit certain bonus compensation, H1698 [10MR]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 1489), H7076 [26OC]

Foreign investments: prohibit persons doing business with Iran from using registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H7309, H7310 [3NO]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: launch of new public relations campaign, E84 [20JA]

Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), H7226-H7229 [2NO], E2002 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7223 [2NO], H7295-H7311, H7320 [3NO], E1991, E2000, E2003 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7279-H7288 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), motion to recommit, H7309, H7310 [3NO]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H5941 [7SE]

Investments: adjust for inflation the aggregate annual amounts of investments, H7302 [3NO]

———index individual investment cap to inflation, H7303 [3NO]

———require crowdfunding intermediaries to disclose methods of compensation to potential investors, H7303, H7304 [3NO]

———require investment firms establish link to SEC-maintained website providing investment warnings and safety tips for Internet investing, H7305, H7306 [3NO]

MF Global Holdings Ltd.: collapse and subsequent bankruptcy declaration, H7724 [17NO], H8962-H8964 [14DE]

Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H2994 [3MY], H3065 [5MY], H3194 [11MY], H4081, H4152-H4157 [14JN], H4312, H4313 [16JN], E1109 [15JN]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H7229-H7232 [2NO], E2000 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7223 [2NO], H7289-H7295, H7311-H7314, H7320 [3NO], E1991, E2000, E2003 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7279-H7288 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), corrections in engrossment, H7314 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), motion to recommit, H7312, H7313 [3NO]

———funding, E396 [2MR]

———funding through reductions in GSA and IRS funding, H1125-H1131 [17FE]

———hedge funds regulation funding, H845 [15FE], E278 [18FE]

———require issuers of securities to verify that purchasers are accredited investors, H7290 [3NO]

———require persons offering or selling securities utilizing general advertising or general solicitation to not have been previously convicted of fraud in connection with a financial transaction, H7312, H7313 [3NO]

———require securities' advertising materials associated with exempted offerings to disclose bonus compensation structures and golden parachute arrangements, H7294, H7295 [3NO]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H9801 [16DE], E2210 [8DE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 366), H445, H446 [25JA]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), H5539-H5541 [26JY], E1427 [27JY]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6304-H6314 [21SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 412), H6389-H6399 [22SE], E1741 [3OC]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), H6410 [22SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 83), H6485 [3OC]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6315-H6328 [21SE], H6366-H6373, H6399-H6410 [22SE], H6470 [3OC], H6528-H6532 [4OC], E1703, E1718 [23SE], E1749-E1751 [4OC], E1770 [5OC]

———extend programs (S. 990), H3352, H3353 [24MY]

———extend programs (S. 990), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 281), H3738, H3739 [26MY]

———extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3739-H3749 [26MY], E978 [27MY], E1001 [31MY], E1007 [1JN], E1025 [2JN]

———extend programs (S. 1082), H3778-H3780 [31MY]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E4 [5JA]

States: preserve rights to enforce securities laws with respect to fraud, deceit, or unlawful conduct, H7306-H7308 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (H.R. 1834), H4687 [7JY]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (H.R. 834), E331 [28FE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, H6347 [22SE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (H.R. 992), H1857 [16MR]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains, H1639 [9MR]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H646 [10FE], H812, H814 [15FE], H1917 [17MR], H5971 [8SE]

———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts, H2513 [7AP], H7941 [30NO]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate, H762 [14FE]

———reform estate and gift taxes (H.R. 3467), E2091 [17NO]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (H.R. 99), E10 [5JA]

———reform the corporate income tax rate, H2652, H2661 [13AP]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (H.R. 2604), E1371 [20JY]

———suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (H.R. 2892), H6104 [13SE], E1598 [12SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: implement requirements, H8957 [14DE]

———repeal, H3927 [2JN], H8200 [7DE]

———repeal requirement that data repositories obtain indemnification from foreign regulators prior to sharing of certain information, E764 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish, S7053 [2NO], S7101 [3NO]

Argentina: impact of debt default, S1398 [8MR]

Bi-State Development Agency: grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of issued bonds (S.J. Res. 22), S6007 [26SE], S8466 [8DE]

CFTC: funding, S8694 [16DE]

———impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (S. 1200), S3821 [15JN]

———limit ability to implement certain rules without substantiation, protect end users from margin requirements, and set boundaries on overseas application of derivative requirements, S6934-S6936 [1NO]

———set hard caps on speculative position limits for futures on energy commodities, S1594 [14MR], S2858 [11MY], S2983 [16MY], S3376 [26MY]

CTFC: limit ability to implement certain rules without substantiation, protect end users from margin requirements, and set boundaries on overseas application of derivative requirements, S6731, S6750 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Buy Back America Bonds and use funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt (S. 1909), S7832 [18NO]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S2374 [12AP], S5711 [19SE], S5795-S5797 [21SE], S6792 [20OC]

FTC: investigation into impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S4054 [23JN]

Government regulations: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), S7143 [3NO], S7160 [7NO], S7230 [9NO]

———amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (S. 556), S7422 [15NO]

———amend securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1791), S7634 [17NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), S7160 [7NO], S7163 [8NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (S. 1970), S8458 [8DE]

Investments: prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations, S4797 [21JY]

ITC: require report of economic impact on U.S. businesses and individuals caused by delay in implementation of trade agreements, S5825-S5827 [21SE], S5857, S5867-S5870, S5879 [22SE]

MF Global Holdings Ltd.: collapse and subsequent bankruptcy declaration, S8449 [8DE]

Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S2855 [11MY], S2904 [12MY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (S. 1907), S7831 [18NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S7246 [9NO]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), S7143 [3NO], S7146, S7160 [7NO], S7164 [8NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), S7160 [7NO], S7163 [8NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (S. 1831), S7283 [9NO], S7634 [17NO]

———exempt a certain class of securities from regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small businesses (S. 1544), S7634 [17NO]

———funding, S8694 [16DE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 366), S261 [26JA]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), S4974 [28JY]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), S6007 [26SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 83), S6065 [4OC]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), House amendment, S5732, S5736 [20SE], S5849, S5852, S5871-S5873, S5876-S5878, S5884 [22SE], S5923-S5930, S5936 [23SE], S5961-S5973, S5976 [26SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), unanimous-consent agreement, S5921 [23SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 2608), unanimous-consent request, S5922, S5923 [23SE]

———extend programs (S. 990), S2972 [12MY], S2975 [16MY], S3200 [19MY]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment, S3263 [24MY], S3292, S3298-S3311, S3319, S3320, S3322, S3361 [25MY], S3367-S3372, S3386-S3402 [26MY]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S3333 [25MY]

———extend programs (S. 990), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S3322 [25MY], S3390 [26MY]

———extend programs (S. 1082), S3372 [26MY]

Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (S. 1801), S7128 [3NO]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (S. 796), S2396 [12AP]

———extend the zero capital gains rate on certain small business stock and the exception from minimum tax preference treatment (S. 208), S289 [26JA]

———permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (S. 1016), S3058 [17MY]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation, S4430 [7JY]

———provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation (S. 1375), S4616-S4620 [14JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact, S4629 [18JY], S4783, S4797 [21JY]

———repeal, S6298, S6300 [6OC], S6792 [20OC], S7175 [8NO], S7274 [9NO]

Reports filed

Access to Capital for Job Creators Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 112-263), H7165 [31OC]

Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1539) (H. Rept. 112-196), H5904 [12AU]

Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112-343), H10026 [23DE]

Church Plan Investment Clarification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 112-131), H4586 [1JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 112-265), H7255 [2NO]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2608, Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 405) (H. Rept. 112-212), H6271 [20SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 112-215), H6412 [22SE]

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2930) (H. Rept. 112-262), H7165 [31OC]

Grant Congressional Consent to an Amendment to Interstate Compact Between Missouri and Illinois Extending Maturity Dates of Issued Bonds: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 112-259), H7068 [25OC]

Implement Regulations Governing Over-the-Counter Swaps, Promote Regulatory Coordination, and Avoid Market Disruption Relative to Securities: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1573) (H. Rept. 112-109), H4325 [16JN]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1573) (H. Rept. 112-109), H4325 [16JN]

Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2167) (H. Rept. 112-327), H8727 [12DE]

Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1082) (H. Rept. 112-143), H4944 [12JY]

Small Company Capital Formation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 112-206), H6180 [14SE]

Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112-345), H10026 [23DE]

Statements

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act: Executive Office of the President, H7282, H7296 [3NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2608, Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act, H6410 [22SE]

H. Con. Res. 83, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2608, Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act, H6485 [3OC]

H. Res. 281, consideration of Senate amendment to S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3738 [26MY]

H. Res. 412, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2608, Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act, H6389 [22SE]

H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H7279 [3NO]

H.R. 33, Church Plan Investment Clarification Act, H5131 [18JY]

H.R. 366, Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act programs extension, H445 [25JA]

H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act, H7229 [2NO]

H.R. 1965, amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H7226 [2NO]

H.R. 2608, Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act, H5539 [26JY]

H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H7300 [3NO]

H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H7289 [3NO]

S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3739 [26MY]

S. 1016, Municipal Bond Market Support Act, S3059 [17MY]

S. 1082, Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act, S3372 [26MY], H3778 [31MY]

S. 1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act, S7129-S7131 [3NO]

S. 1835, U.S. Covered Bond Act, S7297-S7302 [9NO]

S. 1907, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act, S7832 [18NO]

S. 1909, Dept. of the Treasury issuance of Buy Back America Bonds and usage of funds to pay down foreign-held and other public debt, S7833 [18NO]

S.J. Res. 22, grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of Bi-State Development Agency bonds, S4161 [28JN], S6007 [26SE], S8466 [8DE], H8169 [6DE]