SECURITIES see also Investments

Amendments

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6848 [29OC]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7486 [4DE]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7468 [4DE]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6866 [29OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6848 [29OC]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3324 [12JN]

Articles and editorials

Dow Jones Hits ‘Record High’ Thanks to Strong Performances From Smoke, Mirrors Sectors, H1421 [14MR]

No More Welfare for Banks—The FDIC and the Taxpayer Are the Underwriters of Too Much Private Risk Taking, S5669 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H4308 [9JY]

Budget: clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act, Securities Investor Protection Corp., and Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 1780), S8565 [9DE]

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3623), H7364 [22NO]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop the shrinking of the middle class (see H.R. 1579), H2065 [16AP]

——— provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks (see H.R. 3448), H6997 [12NO]

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 1003), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S8668 [11DE] (see H.R. 1038), H1330 [11MR]

——— provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (see H.R. 2292), H3251 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on JP Morgan Chase & Co., ‘‘whale trades’’ and risks and abuses of derivatives (see S. Res. 300), S8186 [19NO]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 656), H500 [13FE]

Consumers: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see S. 1725), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

Credit: prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 189), H51 [4JA]

Crime: increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1185), S4673 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2157 [18AP]

——— issue War on Debt Bonds (see H.R. 1956), H2574 [13MY]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 3385), H6951 [30OC]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 310), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 714), H546 [14FE]

——— stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending (see H.R. 3550), H7309 [20NO]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see S. 273), S589 [11FE] (see H.R. 2041), H2773 [17MY]

Financial institutions: determine appropriate risk-based capital requirements for community, mid-sized, and regional institutions (see H.R. 2547), H4142 [27JN]

——— exempt community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards (see H.R. 1693), H2297 [24AP]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1282), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 3711), H7687 [11DE]

——— make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 3701), H7687 [11DE]

——— make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (see S. 872), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 801), H596 [15FE]

——— provide a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt (see S. 1861), S9051 [19DE]

——— require a quantitative impact study on cumulative effect of the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets (see S. 737), S2683 [16AP]

——— require an empirical impact study on proposed rules relative to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements as they apply to community banks (see S. 731), S2683 [16AP] (see H.R. 2295), H3251 [6JN]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 985), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 129), H31 [3JA]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see S. 474), S1229 [6MR] (see H.R. 992), H1318 [6MR]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: repeal authority to designate certain non-bank financial institutions as systemically important financial institutions (see S. 100), S213 [23JA]

——— study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement (see H.R. 1341), H1822 [21MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries whose governments hold more than a certain amount of U.S. Treasury securities (see H.R. 2830), H5088 [25JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H6223 [3OC]

Government regulations: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 634), H499 [13FE]

——— require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (see S. 450), S1126 [5MR]

——— revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 776), H595 [15FE]

——— waive arbitrage rules for bonds that are partially defeased and issued during a certain period (see H.R. 1197), H1427 [14MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: 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. 3754), H8108 [12DE]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 563), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 2348), H3590 [13JN]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1716), S8049 [14NO]

Investments: protect investors in futures contracts (see H.R. 3009), H5397 [2AU]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H1394 [13MR]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), consideration (see H. Res. 429), H7445 [3DE]

——— provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 827), H658 [26FE]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H593 [15FE]

Lawyers and attorneys: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see S. 652), S2328 [22MR]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1396 [13MR]

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. 2214), H2964 [24MY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (see S. 848), S3029 [25AP]

SEC: allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public float to change their stocks’ tick sizes to increase liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support (see H.R. 1952), H2574 [13MY]

——— change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities by, and revise rules on business development companies (see H.R. 31), H28 [3JA] (see H.R. 1800), H2392 [26AP]

——— enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 286), S657 [12FE]

——— exempt low-revenue companies from certain regulations (see H.R. 2629), H4308 [9JY]

——— prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H5396 [2AU]

——— prohibit national securities exchanges from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless such corporation is in compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act (see H.R. 1115), H1394 [13MR]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 2374), H3652 [14JN]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), consideration (see H. Res. 391), H6827 [28OC]

——— provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see H.R. 2274), H3250 [6JN]

——— require all transactions of persons subject to accounting principles or standards to be shown on such persons’ balance sheet (see H.R. 3011), H5397 [2AU]

——— require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H2157 [18AP]

——— require that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowing (see H.R. 3010), H5397 [2AU]

——— revise certain rules relative to the status of qualified prepaid tuition programs under securities laws (see H.R. 3029), H5397 [2AU]

——— set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (see H.R. 701), H545 [14FE]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 3012), H5397 [2AU]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H596 [15FE]

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. 370), H279 [23JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1956 [11AP]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 2862), H5173 [30JY]

——— allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 1885), H2533 [8MY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 742), S2684 [16AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 535), H411 [6FE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see S. 410), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 880), H813 [28FE]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds 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. 1523), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 1629), H2157 [18AP]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 789), H595 [15FE]

——— protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see S. 1257), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2546), H4142 [27JN]

——— provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 3129), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 1402), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 177), H51 [4JA] (see H.R. 483), H342 [4FE]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 782), H595 [15FE]

——— temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 2885), H5260 [31JY]

Transportation: 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. 1250), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2534), H4141 [27JN]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (see H.R. 1256), H1630 [19MR]

——— adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), consideration (see H. Res. 256), H3286 [11JN]

——— establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (see H.R. 2672), H4483 [11JY]

——— provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 710), S2589 [11AP]

——— repeal (see S. 20), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 46), H29 [3JA]

——— study effect of certain provisions before issuing final rules amending Federal banking agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 1221), H1547 [15MR]

Letters

Cross-border over-the-counter derivatives regulations: several foreign ministers of finance, H3329 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor proposal to modify definition of fiduciary under ERISA: several Congressional Black Caucus and Committee on Financial Services (House) members, S5570 [9JY]

——— several Representatives, S5571 [9JY]

Financial deregulation legislation: Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H7483 [4DE]

——— Mary Jo White, SEC, H7484 [4DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7482 [4DE]

Public Power Risk Management Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3308 [12JN]

——— Stephen Brobeck, Consumer Federation of America, H3308 [12JN]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Brian H. Graff, National Association of Plan-Advisors, H6859 [29OC]

——— Charles Symington, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc., H6860 [29OC]

——— David J. Stertzer, Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, H6859 [29OC]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6858 [29OC]

——— several Senators, H6860 [29OC]

SEC deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act: James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H2628 [15MY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2627 [15MY]

——— Terry G. Campbell, Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc., H2627 [15MY]

——— Timothy Tardibono, CONNECT (organization), H2628 [15MY]

Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: A. Heath Abshure, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., H7482 [4DE]

——— Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H7477 [4DE]

——— Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance, H7472 [4DE]

——— Gary LaBranche, Association for Corporate Growth, H7474 [4DE]

——— Jennell F. Lynch, National Association of Investment Companies, H7473 [4DE]

——— Jordan Lofaro, Council of Institutional Investors, H7479 [4DE]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H7473 [4DE]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7473 [4DE]

——— Russ Iuculano, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., H7479 [4DE]

——— Steve Judge, Private Equity Growth Capital Council, H7473 [4DE]

Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H3321 [12JN]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H3321 [12JN]

Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Mark Zandi, H6921 [30OC]

Lists

Americans for Finanical Reform (organization) partners and affiliates, H7478 [4DE]

Groups opposed to H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, H6865 [29OC]

Motions

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6925 [30OC]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7488 [4DE]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6870 [29OC]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3330 [12JN]

Remarks in House

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (H.R. 2084), H4512, H4513 [16JY]

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (H.R. 3623), E1756 [22NO]

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 1003), H2745 [17MY]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (H.R. 1038), H3307–H3309 [12JN]

——— provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (H.R. 2292), E817 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 785), E165 [15FE]

Dept. of Labor: allow regulations to prevent fraud related to pensions and other retirement savings accounts, promote investment education and advice, and require financial service providers to disclose any fees, H6870 [29OC]

——— issue fiduciary duty rule to protect access to investment education and advice and assure reasonable financial compensation to financial service providers, H6866–H6869 [29OC]

——— proposal to modify definition of fiduciary under ERISA, H6844, H6845, H6857, H6858, H6860, H6861, H6863 [29OC]

Financial institutions: allow bank regulators to prevent speculation and manipulation in the commodity markets, particularly oil and biofuel prices, H6926 [30OC]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 129), H4861 [23JY], H5595 [18SE], H6683 [23OC]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6758 [23OC], H6916–H6928 [30OC]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6841–H6850 [29OC]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), motion to recommit, H6926 [30OC]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement (H.R. 1341), H4181, H4182 [8JY], E356 [21MR]

Government regulations: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 634), H3301–H3304 [12JN]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7470–H7491 [4DE]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7461–H7470 [4DE]

——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), motion to recommit, H7488, H7489 [4DE]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 742), H3304–H3307 [12JN]

——— require private equity fund advisers to register with the SEC, H7486, H7487 [4DE]

——— restrict eligibility of investment funds to those that do not own a controlling interest in companies that outsource American jobs, H7488, H7489 [4DE]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption, H2726 [17MY]

SEC: communications with Dept. of Labor relative to monitoring standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers, H6861 [29OC]

——— ensure that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and other national securites associations comply with the same cost-benefit analyses as the SEC, H2744, H2745 [17MY]

——— proposed rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding, H6909 [30OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), H6758 [23OC], H6855–H6872 [29OC], E1602 [30OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), consideration (H. Res. 391), H6841–H6850 [29OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 2374), motion to recommit, H6870 [29OC]

——— set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (H.R. 701), H2627–H2629 [15MY]

Taxation: allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (H.R. 1885), E618 [8MY]

——— capital gains and dividends, H1668, H1669 [20MR]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 535), H2270–H2272 [24AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3317–H3332 [12JN]

——— adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3309–H3316 [12JN]

——— adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), motion to recommit, H3331 [12JN]

——— prohibit cross-border swaps transactions with certain countries that violate the Iran Sanctions Act or engage in cyber attacks against the U.S., H3331 [12JN]

——— study effect of certain provisions before issuing final rules amending Federal banking agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements (H.R. 1221), E310 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

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, S5598 [10JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: increase ability to safeguard nonpublic information that can impact financial markets, S2441 [8AP]

CFTC: investigate manipulation of fuel prices, S3638 [21MY]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, S3638 [21MY]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on JP Morgan Chase & Co., ‘‘whale trades’’ and risks and abuses of derivatives (S. Res. 300), S8290 [19NO]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic conditions and the deficit, S2082 [21MR]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S204 [23JA]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 310), S3748 [22MY], S5602 [10JY], S5991–S5993 [29JY]

——— reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S994–S996 [28FE]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (S. 1282), S5668–S5671 [11JY]

——— reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned, S2441–S2443 [8AP], S5927–S5929 [25JY]

——— require financial regulators to conduct rigorous cost-benefit analysis on all proposed rules, S2303 [22MR]

FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth and minimize risk, S5955 [25JY]

Government regulations: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (S. 888), S3213 [7MY], S3215 [8MY]

——— require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (S. 450), S5955 [25JY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (S. 848), S3041 [25AP]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 286), S660 [12FE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]

——— make permanent qualified school construction bonds and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (S. 1523), S6600 [18SE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by reforming tax code and eliminating tax loopholes and fuel subsidies, S397 [30JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (S. 1402), S6129 [31JY]

——— repeal estate tax, S2087, S2088 [21MR], S2286 [22MR]

——— repeal estate tax provided action would not result in an increase in the deficit, S2285, S2286 [22MR]

Reports filed

Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 634) (H. Rept. 113–105), H3355 [12JN]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 634) (H. Rept. 113–105), H3355 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 113–104), H3286 [11JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 391) (H. Rept. 113–253), H6827 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 429) (H. Rept. 113–283), H7445 [3DE]

Financial Competitive Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1341) (H. Rept. 113–134), H4173 [28JN]

Public Power Risk Management Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 113–107), H3355 [12JN]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2374) (H. Rept. 113–228), H5832 [25SE], H6051 [30SE]

SEC Deadline To Require Addition of a Particular Class of Securities to Those Exempted Under the Securities Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 113–58), H2653 [15MY]

Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1105) (H. Rept. 113–276), H7364 [22NO]

Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 113–106), H3355 [12JN]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 113–106), H3355 [12JN]

Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1256) (H. Rept. 113–103), H3256 [10JN]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1256) (H. Rept. 113–103), H3256 [10JN]

Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 113–229), H5832 [25SE]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 113–229), H5832 [25SE]

Statements

Legislative Proposals To Relieve the Red Tape Burden on Investors and Job Creators: Anne Simpson, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, H7481 [4DE]

Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or Participants: Several Representatives (112th Congress), H6921 [30OC]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H6860, H6865 [29OC]

Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Executive Office of the President, H7479 [4DE]

Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Executive Office of the President, H3323 [12JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 256, consideration of H.R. 1960, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction and H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, H3309 [12JN]

H. Res. 391, consideration of H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act, H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, and H.J. Res. 99, disapprove President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling, H6841 [29OC]

H. Res. 429, consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, H7461 [4DE]

H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, H3301 [12JN]

H.R. 701, SEC deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act, H2627 [15MY]

H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act, H3304 [12JN]

H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act, H6916 [30OC]

H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act, H3307 [12JN]

H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, H7470 [4DE]

H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, H3318 [12JN]

H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act, H4181 [8JY]

H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, H6855 [29OC]

S. 652, Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act, S2334 [22MR]

S. 1402, Death Tax Repeal Act, S6129 [31JY]

S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, S9054–S9058 [19DE]

S. 1861, Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act, S9058–S9061 [19DE]

S. Res. 300, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on JP Morgan Chase & Co., ‘‘whale trades’’ and risks and abuses of derivatives, S8197 [19NO]