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SeekLiberty
08-05-2007, 05:59 PM
Looking at all this socialism legislation in progress makes me sick!

What, are we a communist country now or something?

- SL

Here's our socialist "representatives" at work. :( (except for Ron Paul, of course)

Members

This committee has 70 members.

Chair
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] Ranking Member
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]
Rep. Richard Baker [R-LA]
Rep. Deborah Pryce [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Paul Gillmor [R-OH]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT]
Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]
Rep. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Rep. Tom Feeney [R-FL]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL]
Rep. James Barrett [R-SC]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
Rep. Steven Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R-NC] (no photo available)
Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]
Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL] (no photo available)
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN] (no photo available)
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D-NY]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
Rep. Julia Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. William Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D-NC]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN] (no photo available)
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] (no photo available)
Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH] (no photo available)
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] (no photo available)
Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL] (no photo available)
Rep. Tim Mahoney [D-FL] (no photo available)
Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH] (no photo available)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] (no photo available)
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] (no photo available)
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
Rep. James Marshall [D-GA]
Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]

Subcommittees
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

H.R. 41: To repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes.
H.R. 43: To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide financial assistance for the development and reuse of brownfields.
H.R. 44: To preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, and for other purposes.
H.R. 66: To establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes.
H.R. 91: To establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, and to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes.
H.R. 111: To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 127: To amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas.
H.R. 158: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
H.R. 172: To assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing.
H.R. 173: To protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from eviction by reason of criminal activity.
H.R. 174: To reauthorize the public and assisted housing drug elimination program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
H.R. 179: To confirm the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission with respect to releasing systems on residential window bars and to establish a consumer product safety standard ensuring that all such bars include a quick-release mechanism.
H.R. 201: To authorize 150,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing needs of low-income families.
H.R. 202: To authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
H.R. 217: To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
H.R. 266: To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.
H.R. 330: To establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance.
H.R. 336: To require the distribution by the National Technical Information Service of monthly updates of the Death Master List prepared by the Social Security Administration to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies, to require such consumer reporting agencies to maintain a permanent fraud alert in each file of a consumer whose name appears on the Death Master List, and for other purposes.
H.R. 382: To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to municipal deposits.
H.R. 403: To amend section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt residents of public housing who are determined by the Veterans Administration to be permanently and totally disabled from the requirement to perform community service.
H.R. 406: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Alice Paul in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.
H.R. 458: To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs.
H.R. 480: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to any individual who lacks a Social Security account number.
H.R. 537: To establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform.
H.R. 568: To amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage insurance program for such mortgages.
H.R. 622: To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Shirley Chisholm.
H.R. 624: To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
H.R. 647: To extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
H.R. 655: To provide for more accurate valuation of multifamily housing properties, and loans for such properties, that are sold at a discount by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to facilitate acquisition of such properties that maintains the properties as affordable housing.
H.R. 782: To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 840: To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 873: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 920: To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes.
H.R. 921: To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the national flood insurance program.
H.R. 922: To provide for a study by the Government Accountability Office on methods, practices, and incentives to increase the extent to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
H.R. 946: To extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1000: To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.
H.R. 1026: To facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
H.R. 1049: To reduce the unintended costs and burdens that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes on United States businesses, while maintaining that Act's goals of bolstering confidence in the integrity of publicly held companies.
H.R. 1069: To provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence.
H.R. 1081: To further competition in the insurance industry.
H.R. 1154: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
H.R. 1171: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules to provide for the comparable treatment and expanded use of qualified money market funds for broker-dealer financing.
H.R. 1208: To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1235: To amend section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to ensure that operating and capital assistance is provided for certain previously assisted public housing dwelling units.
H.R. 1243: To address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
H.R. 1259: To increase the use and research of sustainable building design technology, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1289: To 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, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1314: To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions.
H.R. 1341: To require corporate income reported to the Internal Revenue Service to be included in annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
H.R. 1357: To require divestiture of current investments in Iran, to prohibit future investments in Iran, and to require disclosure to investors of information relating to such investments.
H.R. 1373: To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.
H.R. 1391: To accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1411: To provide for the construction and rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas of the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
H.R. 1443: To treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1447: To amend sections 5313 and 5318 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1461: To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1508: To reform certain provisions of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make compliance with that section more efficient, with the goal of maintaining United States capital market global competitiveness.
H.R. 1510: To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1519: To prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts that contain in a single document both a mandatory arbitration agreement and other contract provisions, to prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent to entering into a homebuilding purchase contract, and to provide for the Federal Trade Commission to enforce violations of such prohibitions as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
H.R. 1537: To modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1548: To establish the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1550: To reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
H.R. 1566: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Stevie Wonder, in recognition of his ground-breaking musical achievements, activism, and contributions to the music industry.
H.R. 1598: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1600: To continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1609: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi.
H.R. 1619: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford Automobile and the 100th anniversary of the Highland Park Plant, Michigan, the birthplace of the assembly line, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1673: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the hijackers and caused the plane to crash.
H.R. 1679: To 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.
H.R. 1682: To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1685: To protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1692: To fight criminal gangs.
H.R. 1723: To amend the National Housing Act to ensure fair appraisals in connection with mortgages insured under the FHA single family mortgage insurance program.
H.R. 1739: To require the approval of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge or designated United States Magistrate Judge for the issuance of a national security letter, to require the Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1746: To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy.
H.R. 1752: To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1764: To establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families.
H.R. 1767: To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1780: To improve the implementation of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
H.R. 1801: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
H.R. 1849: To amend the Federal Credit Union Act and the Small Business Act to improve small business lending, improve cooperation between the National Credit Union Administration and the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1850: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1856: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 to further promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1869: To enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1886: To prevent public financing of oil or gas field development projects, surveying or extraction activities, processing facilities, pipelines, or terminals, or other oil and gas production or distribution operations or facilities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1894: To provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1931: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner which enables an individual who is blind to determine the denomination of each such note, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1960: To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable veterans to purchase residential homes or to assist organizations with the establishment of housing opportunities and assisted living facilities for veterans.
H.R. 1966: To fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students.
H.R. 1967: To 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, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1993: To improve the delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance by providing for greater interagency coordination and cooperation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1994: To provide more transparency in the financial aid process and to ensure that students are receiving the best information about financial aid opportunities.
H.R. 1996: To clarify the applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1999: To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
H.R. 2040: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
H.R. 2046: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2061: To protect home buyers from predatory lending practices.
H.R. 2068: To establish the Southwest Regional Border Authority.
H.R. 2096: To sunset Federal laws and regulations which treat the American people like children by denying them the opportunity to make their own decision regarding control of their bank accounts and what type of information they wish to receive from their banks, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2136: To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2140: To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify the proper response of the United States to the growth of Internet gambling.
H.R. 2146: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2261: To increase the diversity and independence of the United States energy supply by providing encouragement of energy sources from rural America, including biofuels and wind energy, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2268: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day.
H.R. 2332: To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.

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SeekLiberty
08-05-2007, 05:59 PM
H.R. 2341: To prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2388: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking.
H.R. 2392: To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.
H.R. 2393: To amend the American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act.
H.R. 2395: To promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2403: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources.
H.R. 2415: To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.
H.R. 2440: To reauthorize the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
H.R. 2442: To provide job creation and assistance, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2475: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee home equity conversion mortgages for elderly veteran homeowners.
H.R. 2500: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
H.R. 2510: To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the inscription "In God We Trust" to appear on a face of the $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the United States.
H.R. 2536: To require all public housing revitalization projects assisted under the HOPE VI program to meet green communities standards.
H.R. 2541: To amend title VI of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to authorize Indian tribes to issue notes and other obligations to finance community and economic development activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2556: To enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting biofuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2568: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to establish additional reporting requirements to enhance the detection of identity theft, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2574: To implement the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group.
H.R. 2586: To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Commission to require the registration of hedge fund advisers under that Act.
H.R. 2595: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of proxy votes relating to executive and director compensation by beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of a company's shares.
H.R. 2599: To establish a program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to certain homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making home mortgage payments resulting from their call or order to active duty while a member of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces or the inactive National Guard.
H.R. 2610: To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and section 1084 of title 18 of such Code to clarify the applicability of such provisions to games of skill, and establish certain requirements with respect to such games, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2634: To provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2651: To require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2679: To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States.
H.R. 2680: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States.
H.R. 2727: To extend the current moratorium for small businesses complying with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by 1 year.
H.R. 2730: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide a clear line of demarcation with regard to private ownership of any coin, medal, or numismatic item made or issued by the United States Government before January 1, 1933, and of any piece produced by the United States Mint before such date, that is not in the possession of the United States Government, to establish requirements with respect to the inventory of certain United States coins, medals, numismatic items, and other pieces produced by the United States Mint that are owned by the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2754: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate, and its components, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2755: To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2756: To repeal section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
H.R. 2781: To award a congressional gold medal to Ray Charles in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.
H.R. 2787: To amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United States.
H.R. 2809: To ensure that the United States leads the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming.
H.R. 2811: To improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.
H.R. 2819: To facilitate the export of United States agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2840: To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow the direct support by a financial institution of a qualified community-based financial literacy program provided to consumers and borrowers to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2848: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2865: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world, for close to half a century.
H.R. 2868: To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges.
H.R. 2871: To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit payday loans based on checks drawn on, or authorized withdrawals from, depository institutions and to prohibit insured depository institutions from making payday loans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2880: To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include the importation of refined petroleum.
H.R. 2885: To amend the Credit Repair Organizations Act to clarify the applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2886: To address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the United States dollar, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2894: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2895: To establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.
H.R. 2911: To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide similar protections under that Act for consumers as apply under the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2921: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study on the feasibility of authorizing the Department of the Treasury to create and issue annuity products, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2926: To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2930: To amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2942: To provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2950: To reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2973: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a store in which a consumer may apply to open a credit or charge card account to display a sign, at each location where the application may be made, containing the same information required by such Act to be prominently placed in a tabular format on the application.
H.R. 2974: To protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2985: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with regard to the Arab Bank, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2986: To prohibit assistance to Saudi Arabia.
H.R. 3002: To establish a demonstration program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee obligations issued by Indian tribes to finance community and economic development activities.
H.R. 3012: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the establishment of fair mortgage practices, generally, and for subprime mortgages in particular, to provide for a national system for licensing or registering residential mortgage loan originators, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3019: To establish an Office of Housing Counseling to carry out and coordinate the responsibilities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to make grants to entities for providing such counseling, to launch a national housing counseling advertising campaign, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3031: To promote the construction of green buildings in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3035: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
H.R. 3081: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3113: To clarify congressional intent with respect to the provision of affordable financial services by all types of Federal credit unions in underserved areas, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3121: To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3126: To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3133: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to States, units of general local government, and nonprofit organizations for counseling and education programs for the prevention of predatory lending and to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints regarding predatory lending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3146: To provide additional tools and resources to combat terrorism financing.
H.R. 3156: To control violent crime.
H.R. 3164: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of issuing tax-exempt governmental bonds, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3189: To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3200: To authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3205: To amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3225: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to improve the disclosure of fees and expenses of open-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
H.R. 3229: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
H.R. 3296: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish transparency and accountability requirements for mortgage brokers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3310: To amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people.
H.R. 3316: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide individuals the ability to control access to their credit reports, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3329: To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
H.R. 3330: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3347: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3349: To authorize the Alaska Native Self-Governance in Housing Demonstration Program.
H.R. 3355: To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.
H.R. 3377: To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
H.R. 3385: To establish a task force to examine homelessness in the United States and make recommendations to alleviate the causes and effects of such homelessness.
H.R. 3390: To impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in developing a nuclear program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3397: To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level.
H.R. 3400: To fund capital projects of State and local governments, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3401: To establish the National Infrastructure Bank to provide funding for qualified infrastructure projects, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3409: To create the conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3421: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts and to require minimum payment disclosures for accounts under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
H.Con.Res. 127: Supporting home ownership and responsible lending.
H.Con.Res. 160: Regarding the endoresement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defaulted Chinese bonds.
H.Res. 71: Recognizing the importance of community development corporations (CDCs).
H.Res. 164: Encouraging the Federal Government and State and municipal governments, universities, companies, and other institutions in the United States, and all Americans to divest from companies that do business with Sudan.
H.Res. 204: Expressing support for the first annual America Saves Week.
H.Res. 241: Urging multilateral financial institutions to cancel completely and immediately Haiti's debts to such institutions, and for other purposes.
H.Res. 449: Encouraging the Federal Government and State and municipal governments, universities, companies, and other institutions in the United States, and all Americans to divest from companies that do business with Sudan.
H.Res. 499: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
H.Res. 507: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week.
H.Res. 552: Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to remove barriers to United States financial services firms doing business in China.
H.Res. 621: Recognizing the community development block grant program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and its role as the Nation's largest and most visible source of financial assistance to support State- and local government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, and economic development activities.
Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar
H.R. 926: To prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property for private commercial development or that fails to pay relocation costs to persons displaced by use of the power of eminent domain for economic development purposes.
H.R. 1400: Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007
H.R. 1852: Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007
H.R. 2761: To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2786: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007
H.R. 3246: To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the Nation.
H.Con.Res. 140: Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.
Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage
H.R. 180: Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
H.R. 323: Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2007
H.R. 391: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act.
H.R. 392: District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act
H.R. 634: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 644: Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
H.R. 698: Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007
H.R. 755: Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2007
H.R. 835: Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007
H.R. 890: Student Loan Sunshine Act
H.R. 957: To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed.
H.R. 1065: Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 1066: Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act
H.R. 1227: Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007
H.R. 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act
H.R. 1427: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 1515: To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development block grant program.
H.R. 1851: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 1980: Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007
H.R. 1982: Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007
H.R. 2139: FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007
H.R. 2347: Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
H.R. 2358: Native American $1 Coin Act
H.R. 2547: FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act
H.R. 2750: NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 3067: Small Public Housing Authority Act
H.Res. 408: Recognizing and honoring the Cathedral Square Corporation on its 30th anniversary.
H.Res. 477: Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States.
H.Res. 526: Supporting home ownership and responsible lending.
H.Res. 561: Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the impact it has made on homelessness and endeavoring to continue working to eliminate homelessness in the United States.
S. 254: A bill to award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.
S. 474: A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
S. 682: Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act
Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted
H.R. 188: To provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions of law to Public Law 105-331.
H.R. 556: Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
H.R. 1675: Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007
H.R. 1676: Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007

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