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Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 888-business travel facilitation; H.R. 2942-currency reform in China; H.R. 5724-US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; S. 1607-exchange rate oversight; S. 1677-exchange rates; S. 2830-US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; (no bill number)-FINSA Implementation; H.R. 7081/S. 3548-US-India Agreement for cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2942 (110th), S. 2830 (110th), H.R. 888 (110th), H.R. 5724 (110th), H.R. 7081 (110th), S. 1677 (110th), S. 1607 (110th), S. 3548 (110th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 5818- The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008; H.R. 5830- the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 3915- Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5830 (110th), H.R. 5818 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145-Patent Reform

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 698 & S. 1356-Industrial Loan Companies; H.R. 3010 & S. 1782-Arbitration; H.R. 6312-Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory relief Act of 2008; H.R. 6513-Securities Act of 2008; H.R. 1424, Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 6513 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), H.R. 6312 (110th), S. 1356 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1433, H.R. 3010 & S. 1782-makes arbitration clauses in consumer contracts enforceable; S. 221-abrogates arbitration agreements in farm product contracts; S. 1135-amends arbitrations provided by contract; (no bill number)-fee based accounts

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1782 (110th), S. 221 (110th), H.R. 1433 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), S. 1135 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6- Energy Independence Security Act of 2007; H.R. 878 & S. 601- broker reporting; H.R. 1509 & S. 940- Subpart F; H.R. 2136, H.R. 2345 & S. 681- tax shelters; H.R. 3970- tax reform/corporate tax; H.R. 3996- Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 4912- prepaid derivatives; H.R. 5351 & S. 1508- energy tax credit extensions; S. 2- minimum wage; S. 349- small business tax issues; S. 2242- alternative energy tax incentives; (no bill #)- regulations re: foreign tax credit & non-compulsory payments; continued . . . H.R. 5160- Small Business Add Value for Employees Act of 2008; H.R. 2167- Automatic IRA Act of 2007; H.R. 3361- Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.R. 6382- Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1508 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 940 (110th), S. 2242 (110th), S. 2 (110th), S. 681 (110th), H.R. 878 (110th), H.R. 5160 (110th), H.R. 4912 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), S. 601 (110th), H.R. 6382 (110th), H.R. 2167 (110th), H.R. 2345 (110th), H.R. 1509 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 3361 (110th), H.R. 2136 (110th), S. 349 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2419- Farm Bill, CEA provisions; H.R. 2776- renewable energy, climate change; H.R. 5351- tax incentives for renewable energy; H.R. 5575- coal generation emissions; S. 577- oil and gas trading oversight; S. 2191- climate change; S. 2555- state control of GHG emissions; S. 2642- renewable energy; S. 2821- clean energy production incentives; S. 2991/S.3044--market speculaton; S. 2995--oil trading; S. 3122--energy commodities regulation; S. 3130--energy prices; S. 3131--energy markets; continued . . . S. 3183--CFTC authority on speculation; S. 3185--energy prices; S. 3202--gas prices; S. 3205--CFTC authority; S. 3248--commodity markets; S. 3255--CFTC large trade oversight; H.R. 6130--futures markets; H.R. 6238--CFTC oversight; H.R. 6264--commodities markets; H.R. 6330--energy commodities; H.R. 6334--CFTC oversight and energy prices; H.R. 6349--energy prices; H.R. 6377--CFTC authority for energy markets; S. 3335, Energy Extenders Act; H.R. 6049, Energy Extenders Act; H.R. 6346, Energy Speculation Act; H.R. 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive Energy Act; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy Job Creation Act; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act; S. 3036, Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action & Protection Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Act; S. 3714 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act; S. 3577 Prevent Excessive Seculation Act

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 6264 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 6130 (110th), S. 3205 (110th), H.R. 6238 (110th), S. 3183 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 3131 (110th), H.R. 6330 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th), S. 577 (110th), S. 2995 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 3577 (110th), H.R. 6316 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 6377 (110th), S. 3130 (110th), S. 3255 (110th), S. 2555 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 6349 (110th), S. 3248 (110th), S. 2821 (110th), S. 3122 (110th), S. 2642 (110th), S. 3185 (110th), S. 3202 (110th), H.R. 6346 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 6334 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), H.R. 6604 (110th), H.R. 5575 (110th), S. 3335 (110th), S. 3714 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th)