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Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act | H. R. 5503 |
7/1/2010
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 5503, the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act (SPILL Act). Introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Louisiana Gulf Coast Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-La.), this legislation focuses on fixing loopholes in liability statutes so that the victims of the Deep Horizon explosion can be fairly treated. More...
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | H.R. 4173 |
6/30/2010
By a vote of 237-192, largely on party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a landmark legislation that boldly seeks to restore responsibility and accountability in the country’s financial system. More...
Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 | H.R. 5297 |
6/17/2010
By a vote of 241 to 182, with 9 members abstaining, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Small Business Lending Fund Act, H.R. 5297, a plan proposed earlier this year by President Barack Obama to establish a $30 billion pool of capital for community banks. More...
The DISCLOSE Act | H.R. 5175 |
4/29/2010
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Al Franken (D-MN) have unveiled a new legislation to blunt the harmful impacts from the Supreme Court’s decision allowing corporations and other special interests to spend unlimited sums to influence elections. More...
EP Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Draft Legislation on Alternative Investment Funds | No. ________ |
5/17/2010
The European Parliament (“EP”) Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved a draft European Union (“EU”) law regulating managers of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds. More...
Amendment to Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 | Amendment in Senate to S. 3217 |
5/4/2010
Leading members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have filed an amendment to the Wall Street reform legislation that will increase law enforcement resources to root out and prosecute financial and securities fraud, and will strengthen protections for whistleblowers who help expose financial fraud. More...
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act | S. ____ |
5/5/2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has filed an amendment to the pending Wall Street reform legislation (“Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010,” S. 3217) to repeal the health insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust laws. More...
Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 | S. ______ |
4/21/2010
Voting 13 to 8, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, a legislation designed to reform the unregulated $600 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market. More...
S.Amdt. 4071 to S.Amdt. 3739 to S. 3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010) | S.Amdt. 4071 to S.Amdt. 3739 to S. 3217 |
5/18/2010
By a vote of 80-18, the Senate has approved a compromise amendment to the sweeping financial reform bill (S. 3217, “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010:) that allows state attorneys general to enforce federal rules, specifically those regulations developed by the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More...
S. Amdt. 4056 to S. 3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010) | S. Amendment 4056 |
5/17/2010
A bipartisan amendment sponsored by Senators Kit Bond (R-MO) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and co-sponsored by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Scott Brown (R-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Mark Begich (D-AK) was adopted by voice vote as part of the financial reform bill passed in the Senate last week. More...
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