Follow up to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, House of Representatives, 111th Congress, 2nd Session, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – House Report 111-517, dated June 29, 2010, ordered to be printed. Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Category Archives: Legislation
President Obama, Vice President Biden Announce $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail Projects Across the Country
Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in America, this news release: “President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden…[announced] that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop Americas first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Foreign Medical Schools, FDIC Financial Audit, Export Controls, Recovery Act
Foreign Medical Schools: Education Should Improve Monitoring of Schools That Participate in the Federal Student Loan Program, GAO-10-412, June 28, 2010 Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements, GAO-10-705, June 25, 2010 Export Controls: Observations on Selected Countries’ Systems and Proposed Treaties, GAO-10-557, May 27, 2010 Information Technology: Management Improvements… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Follow up to postings on Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the “CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $17.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $26.9 billion over the 2011-2020 period and increase direct spending by $14.9 billion and $26.9 billion,… Continue Reading
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
House Financial Services Committee press release: “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – Create a Sound Economic Foundation to Grow Jobs, Protect Consumers,Rein in Wall Street, End Too Big to Fail, Prevent Another Financial Crisis: “Americans have faced the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Millions have lost their jobs, businesses have… Continue Reading
Legislating Consumer Privacy Online & Off
Legislating Consumer Privacy Online & Off: Last month, Congressmen Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns, respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, released a discussion draft of legislation “to assure the privacy of information about individuals both on the Internet and offline.” This is the most significant movement… Continue Reading
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 – This webpage links to facts sheets, summaries, comparisons and other relevant documents on this controversial legislation. Myth v. Reality The Facts About S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator… Continue Reading
Privacy International: UK Police begin investigation into Google Wi-Fi grab
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, via Privacy International, “Crime reference number 2318672/10 was today issued by London’s Metropolitan Police, marking the commencement of investigations into Google for alleged criminal interception of Wireless communications content. Privacy International, which brought the complaint, has been briefed by police on… Continue Reading
Barney Frank Announces House Offer on Prudential Regulation
News release: “House Financial Services Chairman Frank, on behalf of the House conferees, released the House offer on the titles listed below. The issues will be subject to debate when the House-Senate Conference Committee convenes in room SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. Title VI of base text: Improvements to Regulation of… Continue Reading
The Wall Street Reform Bill: June 22, 2010 Conference Update
News release: “Today House and Senate conferees again met on the bill to bring accountability to Wall Street. The bill creates a new consumer financial protection watchdog, ends too big to fail bailouts, sets up an early warning system to predict and prevent the next crisis, and brings transparency and accountability to exotic instruments such… Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation Showcases Best Redesigned .Gov Sites and How A Bill Becomes a Law
“The Design for America contest led to the most compelling, interesting visualizations of any of our contests. With about 72 entries, the design community stepped up and showed amazing ways for us to view government and imagine new ways for government to serve citizens. [The winners are here] The category most illustrative of how government… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
“CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $12.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $33.5 billion over the 2011-2020 period and increase direct spending by $25.0 billion and $53.2 billion over the same periods, respectively. In total, CBO estimates those changes would increase budget… Continue Reading
