COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5250 [10JN], H5287, H5288, H5289, H5290, H5291, H5292, H5294, H5296, H5297, H5298, H5299, H5300, H5304, H5305, H5320 [11JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5263 [11JN]
Consumers: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5624, H5629, H5631, H5632, H5634, H5635, H5636 [23JN]
Articles and editorials
GOP ‘Cost-Benefit’ Bill Benefits Wall Street and Costs Americans, H5633 [23JN]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2389), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4800), H5072 [5JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H5248 [10JN]
Appropriations: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 5490), H7617 [16SE]
Business and industry: improve futures and swaps trading (see S. 2330), S2953 [13MY]
Consumers: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (see H.R. 4413), H2990 [7AP]
——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), consideration (see H. Res. 629), H5493 [18JN]
Government regulations: prevent manipulation of physical commodities prices (see S. 3013), S6788 [12DE]
——— provide relief for end users who use physical contracts with volumetric optionality (see H.R. 4267), H2484 [14MR]
——— require the de minimis quantity of swap dealing needed to qualify for exemption from designation as a swap dealer to be changed by a vote of the CFTC (see H.R. 3814), H20 [7JA]
——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (see S. 2976), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5471), H7528 [15SE]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4996), H5817 [26JN]
Investments: align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (see H.R. 4392), H2913 [3AP]
Cloture motions
Bowen, Sharon Y.: nomination to the CFTC, S3285 [22MY], S3353 [3JN]
Excerpts
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6721 [12DE]
Letters
Commodity Delivery Relief Act: Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, E1101 [3JY]
Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Alexander M. Cutler, Business Roundtable (organization), E1101 [3JY]
——— Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H5620 [23JN]
——— Amit Narang and Bartlett Naylor, Public Citizen (organization), H5615 [23JN]
——— Andy Blocker, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), E1103 [3JY]
——— Coalition for Derivatives End-Users, E1100 [3JY]
——— Dan Gilligan, Petroleum Marketers Association of America and Michael C. Trunzo, New England Fuel Institute, H5617 [23JN]
——— Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, E1102 [3JY]
——— Jo Ann Emerson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, E1102 [3JY]
——— Micah Hauptman and Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H5615 [23JN]
——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1100 [3JY]
——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5613 [23JN]
——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5613 [23JN]
——— several production agriculture and agribusiness organizations, E1103 [3JY]
——— Steve Suppan, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, H5618–H5620 [23JN]
——— Susan N. Kelly, American Public Power Association, E1101 [3JY]
——— Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, E1103 [3JY]
——— William Funk, Richard Murphy, and Thomas O. McGarity, Center for Progressive Reform (organization), H5621 [23JN]
No-action relief from clearing requirement for swaps entered into by eligible Treasury affiliates, H8241–H8244 [2DE]
Lists
Americans for Financial Reform (organization) members, H5622 [23JN]
Organizations supporting Jackson Lee amendment to H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, on preserving existing law requiring legal challenge to CFTC regulation be first reviewed by the district court, H5635 [23JN]
Motions
Consumers: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5663 [24JN]
Press releases
Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Dennis Kelleher, Better Markets (organization), H5616 [23JN]
Remarks in House
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H441 [15JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5265–H5312 [11JN], H6299 [16JY], E966, E967, E970 [12JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4800), consideration (H. Res. 616), H5259–H5265 [11JN]
Consumers: conduct study to determine whether high-frequency trading increases market volatility, H5629 [23JN]
——— ensure that the assessment of costs and benefits regarding rules and orders will be affirmed by a court unless that assessment is found to be an abuse of discretion, H5631 [23JN]
——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5592 [20JN], H5612–H5638 [23JN], H5659–H5665 [24JN], H8990 [10DE], E1061 [24JN]
——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), consideration (H. Res. 629), H5508–H5513 [19JN]
——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), corrections in engrossment, H5612 [23JN]
——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), motion to recommit, H5663, H5664 [24JN]
——— require the costs and benefits be considered when promulgating rules and issuing orders, H5633, H5634 [23JN]
Courts: preserve existing law requiring legal challenge to regulation be first reviewed by the district court, H5634, H5635 [23JN]
——— prohibit judicial review of any consideration of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders, H5631, H5632 [23JN]
Dept. of the Interior: direct certain revenue from increasing energy exploration and production and streamlining energy permitting to CFTC to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H5797, H5798 [26JN]
Government regulations: exempt registered investment companies (RICs) that are currently registered with and regulated by the SEC from duplicative registration and regulatory requirements with the CFTC, H5636, H5637 [23JN]
——— improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 1003), H5509 [19JN]
——— require a report on number of entities regulated, their size, practice models, and managed assets, H5629–H5631 [23JN]
——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (H.R. 5471), H8240–H8244 [2DE]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H5663, H5664 [24JN]
Information technology: funding, H5305–H5307 [11JN]
Investments: align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 4392), E512 [3AP]
Power resources: limit release of toxic air pollutants from petroleum coke, prohibit oil and natural gas exports to countries that support terrorist organizations, and allow CFTC actions to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H7853 [18SE]
Public utilities: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, H5622 [23JN]
Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, H7512 [15SE], H8963–H8966, H8986, H8988, H8990 [10DE]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps, H5614, H5617 [23JN]
——— adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H5509 [19JN]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S395–S397 [16JA], S3776–S3784, S3788, S3792, S3798–S3800, S3804 [18JN], S3852 [19JN], S3887 [23JN]
Bowen, Sharon Y.: nomination to the CFTC, S3284 [22MY], S3347, S3352, S3354, S3361 [3JN]
——— suitability to be CFTC member relative to actions as Securities Investor Protection Corp., Acting Chair in judgment against Stanford Financial Group, S3348, S3352 [3JN]
Business and industry: improve futures and swaps trading (S. 2330), S2955 [13MY]
Committee on Aging (Senate, Select): hearing on investment scams involving precious metals, S2632 [5MY]
Giancarlo, J. Christopher: nomination to the CFTC, S3347, S3361, S3383 [3JN]
——— nomination to the CFTC, unanimous-consent agreement, S3360 [3JN]
Government regulations: prevent manipulation of physical commodities prices (S. 3013), S6896 [16DE]
——— provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities, S1915 [1AP]
——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (H.R. 5471), S6581 [10DE]
——— specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (S. 2976), S6351 [4DE]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (S. 2548), S4158–S4160 [26JN]
Massad, Timothy G.: nomination to be CFTC Chairman, S3347, S3360, S3361 [3JN]
——— nomination to be CFTC Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S3360 [3JN]
——— nomination to the CFTC, S3360 [3JN]
——— nomination to the CFTC, unanimous-consent agreement, S3360 [3JN]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 113–468), H5072 [5JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 113–164), S3293 [22MY]
Consideration of H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 629) (H. Rept. 113–476), H5493 [18JN]
Consideration of H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 113–472), H5248 [10JN]
Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4413) (H. Rept. 113–469), H5072 [5JN]
Nomination of J. Christopher Giancarlo to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2239 [8AP]
Nomination of Sharon Y. Bowen to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2239 [8AP]
Nomination of Timothy G. Massad To Be CFTC Chairman: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2239 [8AP]
Statements
Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H5616 [23JN]
Summaries
Customer Protection and End User Relief Act (H.R. 4413): End User Exemption for Certain Derivative Sales Provisions, H8990 [10DE]
Tables
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5268–H5280 [11JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 616, consideration of H.R. 4800, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5259 [11JN]
H. Res. 629, consideration of H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, H5508 [19JN]
H.R. 5471, specify how clearing CFTC requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, H8240 [2DE]