COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3977 [21JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4025 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2375), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 5973), H3914 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (see H. Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]

Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 [8MY]

Financial institutions: implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]

Government regulations: require a regulation to limit the aggregate positions of nontraditional bona fide hedgers in petroleum and related products (see S. 2238), S2085 [27MR]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S1932 [21MR] (see H.R. 4391), H1977 [18AP] (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP] (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (see S. Res. 407), S2085 [27MR]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 3480), S5870 [1AU]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 6613), H6535 [29NO]

Letters

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations: Stephen E. Blaire and Richard E. Pates, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H4021 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice investigation into the impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices: Senator Blumenthal, S1774 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5973), H3946 [21JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5973), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4017–H4027 [26JN]

Funding, H3926, H3927 [21JN]

Government regulations: exempt regulations aimed at limiting oil speculations from any regulatory freeze, H5253–H5259 [25JY]

——— implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside speculator participation in the energy futures trading markets, H1220, H1264 [7MR], H2798–H2800 [16MY]

——— improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders, H5141 [24JY], H5228 [25JY]

——— SEC and CFTC cost-benefit analysis requirements and litigation costs funding, H5277, H5278 [25JY]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H1895, H1896 [17AP], H1929 [18AP]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962 [1JN]

Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H1163 [6MR], H2060 [24AP]

SEC: study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 [7MR]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 2682), H1551–H1553 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Funding, S5960 [2AU]

Government regulations: implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside speculator participation in the energy futures trading markets, S1174 [1MR]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (S. 2222), S2138, S2139 [28MR], S2207 [29MR]

MF Global Holdings, Ltd.: prevent bonuses from being paid to employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full (S. Res. 407), S2113 [27MR]

Petroleum: impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, S1773 [19MR], S2018–S2020 [26MR], S2134, S2140 [28MR], S2217 [29MR]

Securities: comprehensively regulate derivatives markets to increase transparency and reduce risks in the financial system, S3403 [22MY]

——— provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, S3932 [12JN]

——— provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 2682), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Reports

Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions: Marcus Henn, New England Fuel Institute, H5254–H5258 [25JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5973) (H. Rept. 112–542), H3914 [20JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2375) (S. Rept. 112–163), S2819 [26AP]

Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2682) (H. Rept. 112–343), H639 [8FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112–545), H3974 [21JN]

Improve CFTC Consideration of Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Orders: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1840) (H. Rept. 112–482), H2811 [16MY]

Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 112–391), H639 [8FE]

Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 112–476), H2662 [11MY]

Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 112–345), H639 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]

H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, H1551 [26MR]

S. Res. 407, prevent bonuses from being paid to MF Global Holdings, Ltd., employees responsible for day-to-day operations resulting in bankruptcy filing until customers’ aggregated account funds are repaid in full, S2092, S2113 [27MR]