Ending Taxpayer Bailouts By Making Wall Street Pay Act of 2010 | S. 3052 |
3/1/2010
The Ending Taxpayer Bailouts By Making Wall Street Pay Act would require huge corporations to pre-pay into a fund that, in cases of financial crisis, would help wind down failed corporations in order to minimize collateral damage to the economy. More...
Corporate Executive Accountability Act of 2010 | S. 3049 |
2/26/2010
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Banking Committee, has unveiled a legislative package that could bring accountability to corporate governance. More...
Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 | H.R. 3854 |
11/2/2009
An omnibus stimulus bill for small businesses, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009, H.R. 3854, has been referred to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship after being read twice on the Senate floor. More...
Citizens Right to Know Act | S. 3004 |
2/4/2010
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has unveiled legislation that aims to place restrictions on corporate spending in elections. More...
Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 | H.R. 2646 |
1/13/2010
On motion to suspend the rules, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed by voice vote and without any amendment H.R. 6388, otherwise known as the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008. More...
Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act | H.R. 3890 |
10/28/2009
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has passed H.R. 3890, the Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act (“Act”), introduced by Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises. More...
Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 | H.R. 4191 |
12/4/2009
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, together with 22 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, has introduced new legislation that assesses a tax on Wall Street securities transactions. More...
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 | H.R. 4173 |
12/11/2009
By a vote of 223 to 202, drawn along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed historic legislation that lays down a comprehensive set of measures that will modernize America’s financial regulations and hold Wall Street accountable. More...
The Enable Divestment from Sudan and Iran Act of 2009 | H.R. 3516 |
7/31/2009
Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) have introduced the Enable Divestment from Sudan and Iran Act of 2009, which seeks to make it easier for individuals to divest from Iran or Sudan by allowing them to defer payment of capital gains taxes after selling securities issued by companies invested in Iran or Sudan. More...
Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2009 | H.R. 2664 |
9/9/2009
The U.S. Senate has received a bipartisan House legislation that seeks to protect taxpayers and investors from faulty financial reporting and make the disclosure process more efficient for small business owners. More...
