FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Addresses

FRS on Monetary Policy: Janet L. Yellen, FRS, H5155–H5157 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief, H517 [7FE]

How Bernanke Can Get Banks Lending Again, E1323 [25JY]

How the Fed Favors the 1%, E706 [7MY]

Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks $13 Billion Undisclosed to Congress, H5158–H5160 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 686), H3703 [12JN]

——— express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access to benefits and loans by international financial organizations (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]

Conflicts of interest: restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal Reserve banks (see S. 3219), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 6023), H4063 [26JN]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: preserve privilege for information submitted (see H.R. 3871), H374 [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]

——— require to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]

——— treatment of information provided (see S. 2099), S494 [9FE] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Federal Reserve Act: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 2247), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

Financial institutions: exempt debt collectors from liability when leaving certain voice mail messages as long as the collector follows regulations prescribed on the appropriate manner in which to leave such a message (see H.R. 4101), H1016 [28FE] (see H.R. 5794), H3102 [17MY]

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

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see S. 3499), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6337), H5706 [2AU]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see S. 2049), S208 [31JA]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

——— exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H1805 [29MR]

——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H26 [17JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Cloture motions

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3159 [15MY]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]

Letters

Constitutionality of Presidential appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days: several Senators, S317 [2FE]

Motions

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3158 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: move into the Dept. of the Treasury, H2602 [10MY]

——— preserve privilege for information submitted (H.R. 4014), H1555, H1556 [26MR], E448 [27MR]

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 (H.R. 2990), H357 [1FE], H621 [8FE], H5232 [25JY], H6625 [5DE], H7518 [1JA]

——— reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, H6219–H6224 [20SE]

Federal Reserve Act: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), H6223 [20SE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H516 [7FE]

Government regulations: exempt Fair Credit Reporting Act regulations to protect consumers from any regulatory freeze, H5268, H5269 [25JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5139, H5140, H5150–H5162 [24JY], H5207, H5208, H5232 [25JY], H6222 [20SE], E1322, E1333 [25JY], E1351, E1362 [31JY], E1437 [3AU]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 6337), E1416 [3AU]

National objectives: priority assignments, H6362–H6367 [14NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3918 [21JN]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, H38, H74–H76 [18JA], H677–H680 [9FE]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548–H1551 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: establish, S5960 [2AU]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: preserve privilege for information submitted (H.R. 4014), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR], S7751 [11DE]

Cordray, Richard: recess appointment to be FRS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S151 [30JA], S418 [9FE]

Credit: encourage financial institutions to discontinue certain fees on debit and prepaid cards used by colleges and universities to disburse student financial aid, S5199 [19JY]

——— promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, S3403–S3405 [22MY], S5960–S5962 [2AU]

Economy: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3247, S3248 [17MY]

Government regulations: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), S8556 [30DE], S8611 [1JA]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4602–S4604 [26JN], S6243 [12SE]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3247–S3252 [17MY]

——— nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional, S24–S26 [23JA], S87–S89, S111, S113 [26JA], S139, S149 [30JA], S179 [31JA], S286, S316–S318 [2FE], S833 [16FE], S1640 [14MR], S4439 [25JN]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3247–S3251 [17MY]

——— nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, unanimous-consent agreement, S3239 [16MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Reports filed

Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 459) (H. Rept. 112–607), H4906 [17JY]

Nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]

Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2242 [29MR]

Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112–417), H1426 [20MR]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112–344), H639 [8FE]

Texts of

H.R. 459, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H5150 [24JY]

H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]

H.R. 4014, preserve privilege for information submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H1555 [26MR]

S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]