WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Investment advisers

H.R. 6513, The Securities Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6513 would amend the Federal securities laws to enhance the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs....

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S. 3219, The Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3219 would enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors....

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H.R. 6275, The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $120.00

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6275 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax....

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H.R. 6165, The End the Pain at the Pump Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6165 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist individuals confronting high gasoline and diesel fuel costs in commuting to work by allowing a refundable credit against income tax based on the business standard mileage rate for commuting miles....

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H.R. 6069, The Enhanced Emergency and Enforcement Authority Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6069 would provide additional emergency and enhanced enforcement authority to the Securities and Exchange Commission....

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S. 2936, The Responsible Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2936 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program and to limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled....

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S. 2794, The Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2794 would protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security....

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H.R. 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3970 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, it would repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and it would reform the corporate income tax....

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H.R. 3505, The Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3505 would make various technical and clerical amendments to the Federal securities laws....

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H.R. 2834, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2834 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services....

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H.R. 2785, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2785 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services....

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H.R. 2586, The Securities and Exchange Commission Authority Restoration Act of 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2586 would amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that Act....

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H.R. 2341, The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2341 would prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and it would require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction....

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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. 2990, The Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2990 would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a registration process for credit rating agencies (groups that determine credit worthiness of securities or money market instruments) that seek to be designated by the SEC as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). Under current law, there is no formal registration process; SEC staff currently recognizes five credit rating agencies as NRSROs. Under the bill, SEC would impose disclosure and ...

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H.R. 2830, The Pension Protection Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $50.79

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 2830 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that would affect the operations of private pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for taxqualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). It would also extend certain tax incentives for retirement savings and modify tax provisions related to spending for health care. Ma...

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H.R. 3505, The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.24

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3505 would affect the operations of financial institutions and the agencies that regulate them. Some provisions would address specific sectors: national banks could more easily operate as S corporations or adopt other alternative organizational structures; thrift institutions would be given some of the same investment, lending, and ownership options available to banks; credit unions would have new options for investments, lending, mergers, and leasing federal property; and certain privately...

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S. 1783, The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $5.41

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1783 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private-pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for tax-qualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The bill would also make changes to the Railroad Retirement program, Black Lung disability trusts, treatment of unemployment compensation, ...

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H.R. 458, The Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $6.48

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 458 would ban the sale of mutual funds sold though contractual plans. The bill also would require insurance companies to provide certain notices about insurance policies offered by the U.S. government when selling an insurance policy to servicemembers or while marketing on military installations. The bill would require the Department of Defense to maintain a list of agents and advisors barred from doing business on military installations. Finally, the bill would amend securities law to requ...

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