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Homeowner Protection and Wall Street Accountability Act of 2009 [S.3]
Homeowner Protection and Wall Street Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to: (1) stabilize the housing market and assist homeowners by imposing a temporary moratorium on foreclosures, removing impediments to the modification of distressed mortgages, creating tax and other incentives to help prevent foreclosures and encourage refinancing into affordable and sustainable mortgage solutions, and pursuing other foreclosure-prevention policies through the Troubled
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 3. on 01/07/2009
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A bill to establish a small dollar loan-loss guarantee fund, and for other purposes. [S.2824]
Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to establish the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Small Dollar Loan-Loss Guarantee Fund to defray the cost of losses on specified qualifying consumer loans (not exceeding $2500) made by certain CDFIs and institutions whose primary mission is to serve low- to moderate-income individuals. Authorizes appropriations to implement the program and to provide technical assistance grants to applicants to develop and support a small dollar loan program. Authorizes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S12162) on 12/02/2009
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Consumer Credit Fairness Act [S.257]
Consumer Credit Fairness Act - Amends federal bankruptcy law to require the bankruptcy court to disallow any claim arising from a high cost consumer credit transaction. Defines "high cost consumer credit transaction" as an extension of credit by a creditor resulting in a consumer debt with an applicable annual percentage rate (APR), including related costs and fees, that exceeds, at any time while the credit is outstanding, the lesser of: (1) the sum of 15% and the yield on U.S. Treasury securities having a 30-year period of maturity; or (2) 36%.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/15/2009
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Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009 [S.255]
Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/15/2009
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Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 [S.235]
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from increasing any annual percentage rate of interest (APR) applicable to the existing balance on an open end credit card account unless specified conditions are met. Allows a creditor to increase an APR on the existing credit card balance only if the increase is due solely to one of three specified circumstances. Requires a 45-day advance notice of credit card account rate increases. Prohibits imposition of a finance charge, with certain exceptions,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S389-390) on 01/14/2009
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Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009 [S.1927]
Credit Card Rate Freeze Act of 2009 - Prohibits a creditor, during a specified nine-month period, from: (1) increasing any annual percentage rate (APR), fee, or finance charge applicable to any outstanding balance of any credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan; or (2) changing the terms governing repayment of any outstanding balance, except as permitted by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe implementing regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 189. on 10/27/2009
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 [S.1833]
Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - Amends the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act of 2009) to move up the effective date of the Act from February 20, 2010, to December 1, 2009. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to move up also to December 1, 2009: (1) the deadline by which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must issue final implementing rules for required creditor reviews of changes in factors considered in past consumer annual percentage interest rate (APR) increases
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S10730-10731) on 10/26/2009
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Bank On Our Communities Act of 2009 [S.1822]
Bank On Our Communities Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to provide that the needs and viability of insured depository institutions with total assets of less than $5 billion (small financial institutions) may be taken into account by the Secretary of the Treasury when exercising authority under EESA. Establishes within the Treasury the Community Credit Renewal Fund to provide up to $15 billion in assistance to community banking institutions. Prescribes the manner in which a community banking institution
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S10641-10642) on 10/21/2009
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FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act [S.1799]
Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act of 2009 or FAIR Overdraft Coverage Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act. Requires each depository institution that provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts to clearly and conspicuously disclose overdraft coverage fees. Subjects to the consumer's written, electronic, or other consent overdraft
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2009
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USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 [S.1692]
USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions authorizing: (1) roving electronic surveillance; and (2) the production of tangible things (including books, records, papers, and documents) for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
By Senator Leahy From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 111-92. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 10/28/2009
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Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 [S.1686]
Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 or the JUSTICE Act - Revises requirements for the issuance of and public reporting on national security letters and for judicial review of requirements for nondisclosure of the receipt of a national security letter. Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to revise requirements for obtaining orders for business records in counterterrorism investigations. Amends the federal criminal code to reduce from 30 to 7 days the period for notifying the target
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S9562-9564) on 09/17/2009
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Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 [S.1624]
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent. Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 10/20/2009
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Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act [S.1595]
Deceptive Loan Check Elimination Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to prohibit a person from extending any consumer credit through the use by the consumer of a check or other negotiable instrument sent by the creditor to solicit an extension of consumer credit, unless the consumer has requested it in writing. States that a nonnegotiable instrument that has the appearance of a negotiable instrument in connection with a solicitation for an extension of credit is not an application or request for purposes of this Act. Shields a consumer
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S9004) on 08/06/2009
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Energy Efficiency in Housing Act of 2009 [S.1379]
Energy Efficiency in Housing Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish: (1) annual energy efficiency participation incentives for HUD programs to achieve substantial improvements in energy efficiency; (2) budget-neutral incentives to encourage lenders to make energy-efficient and location-efficient mortgages; (3) incentives for increasing the energy efficiency of multifamily housing subject to mortgages insured under the National Housing Act; and (4) an energy efficiency demonstration program for multifamily
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Housing, Transportation And Community Development. Hearings Held. on 06/30/2010
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Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 [S.1232]
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Waives the limitation on importation of prescription drugs that have been exported from the United States. Prohibits the importation of a qualifying drug unless such drug is imported by: (1) a registered importer; or (2) an individual for personal use. Establishes registration conditions for importers and exporters. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 73. on 06/11/2009
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Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 [S.1212]
Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - Authorizes providers of a single covered electronic payment system (e.g., Visa or Mastercharge credit cards) and any merchants to jointly negotiate and agree upon the fees and terms for access to such a system. Defines covered electronic payment system as any system that has been used for at least 10% of the combined dollar value of credit and debit card payments processed in the most recent year. Grants limited antitrust immunity to such providers and merchants, as well as to those providers who jointly determine
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6366-6371) on 06/09/2009
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Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Credit Union Act and the vibrant Federal credit union community that was created as a result of this important piece of legislation. [HR-556]
Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Credit Union Act and the vibrant federal credit union community that was created as a result of such landmark piece of legislation.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Himes
Mr. Himes Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 09/09/2009
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should protect and enhance consumer and business access to credit by utilizing the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, and reserving access to liquidity programs for those financial institutions that have maintained or increased lending activities since the height of our economic crisis in October 2008. [HR-553]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should: (1) protect and enhance American consumers' and businesses' access to credit; (2) encourage credit card issuers, banks, and other creditors to recognize long-standing customers who are in good standing by not cutting their credit lines or raising their interest rates; and (3) reserve access to programs under the Federal Reserve Act and the Emergency Response Stabilization Act for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/17/2009
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Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags. [HR-1298]
Calls for states to: (1) establish targets for businesses to reduce distribution of plastic and paper bag use by 40% over the next five years; (2) encourage businesses to adopt consumer credit programs to promote reusable bag use; (3) educate the public about using reusable bags; and (4) facilitate the dissemination of best practices among businesses for reducing single-use retail bag consumption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E627-628) on 04/22/2010
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Consumer Fairness Act of 2009 [HB-991]
Consumer Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to treat as an unfair and deceptive trade act or practice under federal or state law any written provision in a consumer transaction or contract which requires binding arbitration to resolve a controversy arising out of or related to the transaction or contract, or the failure to perform any part. Declares such a provision unenforceable. Permits a written agreement to determine an existing controversy by binding arbitration if the parties agree after the controversy has arisen.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E245) on 02/11/2009