WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Financial institutions

H.R. 4049, The Money Service Business Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4049 would amend section 5318 of title 31, United States Code, to eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on insured depository institutions and money services businesses and enhance the availability of transaction accounts at depository institutions for such business....

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H.R. 1967, The Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1967 would amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates....

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H.R. 1679, The Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1679 would protect the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone....

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S. 876, A bill to exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have made investments contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 876 would exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have made investments contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources....

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H.R. 1447, The CTR Modernization Act

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1447 would amend sections 5313 and 5318 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions....

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H.R. 1361, The RECOVER Act - Cost per Average Family: $25.41

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1361 would improve the disaster relief programs of the Small Business Administration....

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H.R. 1314, The Photo Identification Security Act

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1314 would provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions....

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H.R. 1289, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1289 would enhance the availability of capital and credit for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act....

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H.R. 957, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 957 would amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed....

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H.R. 323, The Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 323 would amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions....

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H.R. 41, The Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 41 would repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits....

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H.R. 1224, The Business Checking Freedom Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $14.93

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1224, the Business Checking Freedom Act of 2005, would allow depository institutions to pay interest on business demand deposit accounts. H.R. 1224 also would allow the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on any reserve balances held on deposit at the Federal Reserve by insured depository institutions, except nonqualified industrial loan companies. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) would have greater flexibility in setting reserve requirements and would be require...

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

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

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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H.R. 3997, The Financial Data Protection Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3997 would require private companies with access to consumers' personal information to take certain precautions to safeguard that information. Under the bill, private companies would be required to notify consumers and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) whenever there is a breach in the security of a consumer's personal information. The bill also would require companies that maintain databases containing individuals¿ personal information to supply individuals with their personal ...

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H.R. 282, The Iran Freedom Support Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.76

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 282 would codify certain sanctions currently imposed by executive order with respect to Iran. Additionally, the bill would require the President to publish in the Federal Register a list of all foreign and domestic entities that have invested more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector. If an agency or instrumentality of a country, or a person owing allegiance to that country, has invested more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector, the bill would prohibit the provision of assistance t...

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