Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-1473]
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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense
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HB-1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Presented To President. on 04/15/2011
GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 [HB-1223]
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GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that credit risk retention regulations ensure that there is no difference in the treatment of asset-backed securities securitized by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporatioin (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs), solely because of securitization by the GSE, from the treament of other asset-backed securities securitized by any other entity.
HB-1223: GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/06/2011
Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act [S.961]
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Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the Legal Certainty for Bank Products Act of 2000, and the Commodity Exchange Act to repeal prohibitions against regulation of credit default swaps and other swap agreements, whether traded on an exchange or over-the-counter, including commodity, equity, foreign currency, and interest rate swaps. Authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity
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S.961: Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5067-5069) on 05/04/2009
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 [S.896]
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Division A: Preventing Mortgage Foreclosures - Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - Title I: Prevention of Mortgage Foreclosures - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to guaranteed rural housing loans to require mortgagees, upon either actual or imminent default of a guaranteed mortgage, to engage in loss mitigation actions as an alternative to foreclosure (including special forbearance, loan modification, pre-foreclosure sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure, support for borrower housing counseling, subordinate lien resolution,
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S.896: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Became Public Law No: 111-22. on 05/20/2009
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 [S.895]
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Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income). Excludes from computation of debts specified debts secured by the debtor's principal residence. Applies the credit counseling requirement to a Chapter 13 debtor who certifies receipt of notice that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence may commence a foreclosure on it. Allows such a debtor to satisfy the requirement within 30 days after filing a petition
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S.895: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 51. on 04/27/2009
Depositor Protection Act of 2009 [S.541]
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The Depositor Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase from $30 billion to $100 billion the maximum sum that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is authorized to borrow from the Secretary of the Treasury. Authorizes a temporary increase, through calendar 2010, in such borrowing authority, up to a maximum of $500 billion, if the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the President, determines that additional amounts above $100 billion are necessary, pursuant to the written recommendation
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S.541: Depositor Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2848) on 03/05/2009
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 [S.3677]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 for the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network;
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S.3677: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 111-238. on 07/29/2010
Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 [S.3241]
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Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2010 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from holding more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the United States. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require any bank holding company having a deposit concentration in violation of this Act to sell or transfer assets to unaffiliated firms to bring the company into compliance with this Act. Prescribes
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S.3241: Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2519, S2520, S2521) on 04/21/2010
Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 [S.3217]
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Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Establishes the Financial Stability Oversight Council to: (1) identify risks to the financial stability of the United States; (2) promote market discipline; and (3) respond to emerging threats to the stability of the United States financial markets. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury: (1) the Office of Financial Research (Office) to support the Financial Stability Oversight Council; and (2) the Financial Research Fund to fund the Office. Grants
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S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Dodd
Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 349. on 05/25/2010
Resolution Reform Act of 2009 [S.1540]
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Resolution Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make it the responsibility of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and its Board of Directors, using the powers and authorities conferred by this Act, to resolve depository institution holding companies of failed or failing insured depository institutions (including their affiliates and subsidiaries). Requires the FDIC to accept appointment and act as receiver of a covered depository institution holding company if it determines, in its sole discretion, that such
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S.1540: Resolution Reform Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8559-8561) on 07/30/2009
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 [S.1432]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (6) the Financial Management Service; (7) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau;
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S.1432: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 111-43. on 07/09/2009
HR-943: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal banking regulators should, with respect to well-managed community-based depository institutions, permit appropriate capital forbearance, troubled debt restructuring accounting practices, and other time-tested measures that would allow such institutions to continue to provide for the financial vitality for our Nation's small businesses and family farms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 12/03/2009
You have voted HR-943: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal banking regulators should, with respect to well-managed community-based depository institutions, permit appropriate capital forbearance, troubled debt restructuring accounting practices, and other time-tested measures that would allow such institutions to continue to provide for the financial vitality for our Nation's small businesses and family farms..
Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 [HB-5159]
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Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2010 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from holding more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the United States. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require any bank holding company having a deposit concentration in violation of this Act to sell or transfer assets to unaffiliated firms to bring the company into compliance with this Act. Prescribes
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HB-5159: Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/28/2010
Home Inspection Act of 2010 [HB-4854]
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Home Inspection Act of 2010 - Requires the federal banking agencies to prescribe joint regulations to prohibit any lender from making any federally related mortgage loan, under which a home inspection is conducted in connection with settlement of such loan, unless such inspection is conducted by a home inspector who is licensed, certified, approved, or otherwise regulated by the inspector's home state or the state in which the real property is located. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to require the Secretary of
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HB-4854: Home Inspection Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/16/2010
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [HB-4173]
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Title I: Financial Stability - Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Subtitle A: Financial Stability Oversight Council - (Sec. 111) Establishes the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council), consisting of the heads of specified federal financial regulatory bodies and chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury. (Sec. 112) Requires the Council, among other things, to: (1) identify risks to U.S. financial stability that could arise from the material financial distress or failure, or ongoing
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HB-4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barney Frank
Signed By President. on 07/21/2010
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-3996]
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Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Services Oversight Council whose duties include: (1) monitoring the financial services marketplace to identify potential threats to the stability of the U.S. financial system; (2) resolving disputes among federal financial regulatory agencies; (3) subjecting identified financial companies and financial activities to heightened prudential standards in order to promote financial stability and mitigate systemic risk (in this Act referred to as "identified companies or identified
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HB-3996: Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barney Frank
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/29/2010
Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 [HB-3795]
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Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to place specified derivatives, swaps, securities-based swaps, swap dealers, and swap participants under the jurisdiction of a Prudential Regulator, which may be: (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (2) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and (3) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promulgate jointly uniform
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HB-3795: Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/21/2009
Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 [HB-3451]
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Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to require the mortgagee, upon default of a federally related mortgage loan secured by a lien on the borrower's principal residence, to engage in loss mitigation activities that provide for: (1) the long-term affordability of the loan; and (2) the maximum retention of home equity. Prohibits initiation of foreclosure on any mortgage loan if the mortgagee or servicer has at any time failed to comply with specified loss
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HB-3451: Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/31/2009
Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act [HB-3310]
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Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act - Amends the Judicial Code to prescribe the venue for cases involving non-bank financial institutions. Amends federal bankruptcy law to prescribe procedures for the adjustment of the debts of a non-bank financial institution. Establishes the Market Stability and Capital Adequacy Board (Board) to: (1) monitor the interactions of various sectors of the financial system; and (2) identify risks that could endanger the stability and soundness of the system. Establishes in the executive branch the Financial
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HB-3310: Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 06/22/2010