WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Credit

S. 3677, The Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3677 would establish a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes....

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S. 3510, A bill to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from making funds available at a discount rate to private individuals, partnerships, and corporations

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3510 would prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from making funds available at a discount rate to private individuals, partnerships, and corporations....

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H.R. 6230, The Credit Rating Agency Transparency and Disclosure Act

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6230 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require nationally registered statistical rating organizations to provide additional disclosures with respect to the rating of certain structured securities....

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S. 1998, The International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1998 would reduce child marriage....

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S. 985, The Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2007

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 985 would establish a pilot program to provide low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending intermediaries, and it would provide midsize loans to small business concerns....

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H.R. 4777, The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.38

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4777 would broaden the coverage of the current laws against Internet gambling and would increase penalties for such offenses. The bill would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010 for the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute violators of the bill's provisions....

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H.R. 4411, The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4411 would prohibit businesses from accepting credit cards, checks, or other bank instruments from gamblers who illegally bet over the Internet. It also would direct the Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve) to issue regulations outlining policies and procedures that could be used by financial institutions to identify and block gambling-related transactions that are transmitted through their payment systems. Compliance with...

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