H.R.6604 - Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 as passed house.

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12/22/08
Air Transport Association Statement on Reports that Ray LaHood ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and ...

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12/11/08
Air Transport Association Expects 43 Million Passengers To Travel ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and Balanced Energy Policy ...

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12/09/08
Air Transport Association Applauds Appeals Court Decision To Stay ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and Balanced Energy Policy ...

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12/07/08
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Offshore Oil Drilling Ban

Many efforts stalled or failed, including attempts to rein in speculation on energy commodity trading ( HR 6604 , S 3268 ), to expand drilling while investing as much as $20 billion in developing renewable and alternative energy ...

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12/07/08
United Airlines Chief Executive Glenn Tilton to Chair Air ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and Balanced Energy Policy ...

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12/07/08
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Offshore Oil Drilling Ban

Many efforts stalled or failed, including attempts to rein in speculation on energy commodity trading ( HR 6604 , S 3268 ), to expand drilling while investing as much as $20 billion in developing renewable and alternative energy ...

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12/02/08
Practising Law Institute - Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2008 ...

Edward J. Rosen; Commodity Markets Transparency And Accountability Act Of 2008, H.R. 6604, 110th CONG., 2D Sess. (2008) Edward J. Rosen; FGI Draft Act To Amend The Insurance Law To Enhance The Regulation Of Financial Guaranty Insurers, ...

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11/25/08
Air Transport Association Opposes U.K. Air Passenger Duty Tax Grab ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and Balanced Energy Policy ...

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11/19/08
Air Transport Association Applauds Administrations Efforts to ...

Air Transport Association Comments on Passage of H.R. 6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act · Air Transport Association Chairman Calls on Congress to Swiftly Move Forward with Bipartisan and Balanced Energy Policy ...

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11/12/08
Playing politics at FIA Chicago

Ronald Oppenheimer, general counsel at Merrill Lynch Commodities, said that of the 30-plus speculation bills floating around in Congress, three will be at the top of the radar in 2009: HR 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and ...

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11/09/08
Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2008

Edward J. Rosen; Commodity Markets Transparency And Accountability Act Of 2008, HR 6604, 110th CONG., 2D Sess. (2008) Edward J. Rosen; FGI Draft Act To Amend The Insurance Law To Enhance The Regulation Of Financial Guaranty Insurers, ...

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11/06/08
Election Rundown | CSP Daily News / Magazine | CSP Information ...

Mahoney is on the Agriculture Committee and voted in favor of H.R. 6604. In an open-seat race, Bill Posey (R) defeated Stephen Blythe to represent Florida's 15th Congressional district. Retiring member Dave Weldon is assigned to the ...

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10/21/08
Scrutiny Hooligans » Daniel Johnson Tells The Truth About Patrick ...

-McHenry voted “no” to cracking down on oil speculators that artificially inflate the price of oil (H.R. 6604, 7/30/08). -McHenry voted “no” to releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6578, 7/24/08). ...

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10/15/08
Blythe Masters, JPM-Speak Out of Both Sides of Mouth

Dingell (D-MI), the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following statement regarding HR 6604, the “Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act,” which passed the House of Representatives 283 to 133 ...

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10/13/08
Bailouts would be avoided with greater market transparency

I find it interesting that neither presidential candidate made mention in their last debate of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, or the subsequent passage of HR 6604 on Sept. 18 (this is not the bailout bill, but a...

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10/12/08
Effects of Speculation on the Commodities Market

Just last month, the House of Representatives passed HR 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008. This bill, if it became law, would increase the regulatory power of the Commodities Futures Trading ...

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10/10/08
Bill For Georgia Blogosphere: New Television Ads (web versions)

[HR 5244 of 2008, HR 6604 of 2008, HR 3221 of 2008, HR 3915 of 2007, HR 1375 of 2004]. - This year Kingston voted against the new GI Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, then later voted for it after political pressure from my ...

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10/07/08
DownsizeDC.org

Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008: The House passed H.R. 6604, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, by a recorded vote of 283 ayes to 133 ...

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10/05/08
washingtonwatch.com digest - october 6, 2008

hr 6604 the commodity markets transparency and accountability act of 2008 costs $1.67 per family. hr 6694 the fha seller-financed downpayment reform and risk-based pricing authorization act of 2008 saves $0.13 per family ...

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10/04/08
patrick mchenry’s questionable voting

congressman patrick mchenry, running for reelection in north carolina’s 10th congressional district, voted against the commodity market transparency and accountability act (hr 6604), a bill to regulate excessive energy speculation that ...

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10/03/08
Commodity Markets Speculation Bill - Bill Passed

At this time, we have posted the voting record for HR 6604 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.

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09/29/08
H.R. 6604

H.R. 6604. Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008. As passed by the House of Representatives on September 18, 2008. SUMMARY. H.R. 6604 would expand the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...

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09/29/08
HR 6604, Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on September 18, 2008.

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09/24/08
recent activity on the oil commodity market speculation issue

sep 25: on september 18, the us house of representatives passed the commodity markets transparency and accountability act of 2008 (hr 6604) introduced by representative collin peterson (d-mn), chairman of the house agricultural ...

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09/24/08
MNMuseTube: Peterson Updates...

Collin Peterson was on the floor trying once again to pass the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 (HR 6604). The bill had been brought up in late July but failed to gain the 2/3 vote needed to pass. ...

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09/23/08
Project Vote Smart - HR 6604 - Commodity Markets Speculation Bill

HR 6604: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. Highlights:. - Limits off-shore trading by prohibiting foreign boards of trade from providing ...

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09/23/08
chpp daily brief - september 24, 2008

(hr 6604) spending bills - cr is short for "continuing resolution." it is a stopgap spending bill congress always approves when it hasn't finished its appropriations work by sept. 30, the end of the government's fiscal year. ...

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09/22/08
Speculation Provisions In Wall Street Bailout

... control this market and that forcing Index Speculators out of these markets would bring prices down right away. This could be easily accomplished by the Senate passing HR 6604 which would re-regulate commodities futures and OTC swaps.

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09/22/08
House Approves Speculation Limiting Bill

... Progress)--The House of Representatives voted to approve a bipartisan bill to increase the transparency, oversight, and anti-manipulation authority over commodity futures and options markets. The House overwhelmingly passed HR 6604, th.

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09/21/08
NEON: NEFI Energy Online News

Congress is poised to make good on this threat, as the House of Representatives was poised for a vote on the "Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008" (H.R. 6604) as this issue went to press. ...

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