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Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 3010 and S 1782 "Arbitration Fairness Act" (educated members of Congress on value of the use of arbitration for dispute resolution).

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th)

Education EDU

HR 5 "College Student Relief Act," HR 2669 "College Cost Reduction Act" and "Higher Education Access Act," HR 890 "Student Loan Sunshine Act," and S 1642 "Higher Education Amendments" (all concern reforms of student lending practices); S 1561 (concerns the non-dischargeability of private student loans in bankruptcy).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), H.R. 2669 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S 1639 (raise quota of H-1B visas).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Banking BAN

S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" (address concerns and educate members of Congress on credit card pricing and marketing practices);

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S 577 "Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act," HR 594 "Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act," HR 2419 "Food and Energy Security Act" (adds provision to Commodity Exchange Act on reporting, record-keeping of positions involving energy commodities); HR 1427 "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act" (reform the regulation of government sponsored enterprises);

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 594 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S 940 and HR 1509 (extend the active finance exception to subpart F of the IRC, which requires current taxation of income earned overseas); HR 1677 "Taxpayer Protection Act" (educate members re: the impact of restrictions on regulated, short term loan products);

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1509 (110th), H.R. 1677 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908 and S 1145 "Patent Reform Act" (provides for patent reform).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Housing HOU

HR 1227 and S 1668 "Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act" (concerns FHA conveyance of Katrina properties); Discuss Section 502 rural housing guaranteed loan program with members of Congress.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1227 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 280 "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act" (educate members of Congress on aspects of a proposed "cap & trade" regime to reduce the emission of green house gasses).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

Insurance INS

HR 2761 "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act" (extend the terrorism insurance program of the Treasury Dept); HR 1682 and HR 3121 "Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act" (restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 1682 (110th), H.R. 2761 (110th), H.R. 3121 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Discuss tax incentives for alternative energy investments; Work to implement the Dept. of Energy's Title 17 loan guarantee programs in effort to improve energy industry.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)