THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. for GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General tax issues.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, all sections; sovereign wealth funds; general economic conditions; P.L. 110-227, Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 5914, Student Loan Access Act of 2008, all sections; S. 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007, all sections; financial reform; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabalization Act, all sections; US-Australia Mutual Recognition Agreement.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 1356 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 5914 (110th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

S. 3255, Over-the-Counter Speculation Act, all sections; S. 3248, Commodity Speculation Reform Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3185, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3183, End Oil Speculation Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3134, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, and for other purposes, all sections; S. 3131, Oil Speculation and Control Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3130, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3129, Close the London Loophole Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3122, Policing United States Oil Commodities Markets Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3081, to establish a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within the Department of Justice, all sections; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008, all sections; S. 2995, Oil Trading Transparency Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6279, Oil Speculation Reduction Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6264, to prevent excessive speculation in the over-the-counter derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets to persons who are capable of producing, manufacturing, or taking physical delivery of the commodities, all sections; H.R. 6238, to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group to conduct a study to identify the factors that affect the pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products, and to make recommendations on appropriate coordination of oversight and regulation, all sections; H.R. 6330, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6130, to provide for a study of the effects of speculation in the futures markets for natural gas, crude oil, and gasoline on cash market and retail prices for the commodities and on the choice of trading venue, and to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding comparability of foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading, all sections; H.R. 5768, CFTC Improvement Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6334, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6341, Energy Markets Anti-Manipulation and Integrity Restoration Act, all sections; H.R. 6372, Commodity Futures Restoration Act, all sections; H.R. 6377, Commodity Futures Restoration Act, all sections.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3131 (110th), H.R. 6377 (110th), S. 3122 (110th), H.R. 6330 (110th), H.R. 6341 (110th), S. 3130 (110th), S. 3134 (110th), H.R. 6130 (110th), S. 2995 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), S. 3255 (110th), S. 3129 (110th), S. 3248 (110th), S. 3183 (110th), H.R. 6334 (110th), H.R. 6238 (110th), H.R. 5768 (110th), S. 3185 (110th), S. 3081 (110th), H.R. 6279 (110th), H.R. 6264 (110th), H.R. 6372 (110th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 5976, United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act, all sections; H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility and Efficiency Act of 2007, all sections; S. 1926, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007, all sections; P.L. 109-59, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, all sections.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5102 (110th), H.R. 3896 (110th), H.R. 5976 (110th), H.R. 3401 (110th), S. 1926 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3240, Better Energy Strategy for Tomorrow Act of 2008, all sections; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 3089, No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 2279, to expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes, all sections; H.R. 5656, to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, section 1; H.R. 2208, Coal Liquid Fuel Act, all sections; H.R. 2493, Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 6107, American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act, all sections; H.R. 6108, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008, all sections; H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, all sections; S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act, all sections; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all sections.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3240 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 6107 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), H.R. 2493 (110th), H.R. 3089 (110th), H.R. 6108 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 2279 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), H.R. 5656 (110th), H.R. 2208 (110th)