http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_302.html#55871 All they need to do is prohibit naked short selling. The ability to gamble with no money down is exactly the same thing that is at the root of all of the excesses on Wall St., from MBSs (remember those? they seem like a widow's and orphan's thing now) to CDSs (AIG's "nuclear option").... 55871@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_302.html?rev=41602 <p>H.R. 302 would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (the uptick rule) governing short sales of securities; (2) rescind the prohibition against applying certain price tests to short sales; and (3) reinstate price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities prior to SEC action in a specified proceeding on June 28, 2007.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 41602@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_302.html?rev=36123 <p>H.R. 302 would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 36123@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_302.html?rev=36124 <p>H.R. 302 would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 36124@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_302.html 1/8/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 42188@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST