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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.2382 Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009</title>
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    <title>HR2382: Tax Return Due Date Simplification and ... - OpenCongress</title>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2382/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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13 May 2009 Related Bills 0 &amp;amp; Issues 10 Users Tracking HR2382 4 . Wiki Summary; Official Summary. This bill currently has no wiki summary. iso/iec 2382-4:1999 information technology &#8212; vocabulary &#8212; part 4: organization of data this part ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adstrend9.co.cc/?p=2988&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>[WATCH]: Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners ...</title>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aboutdebitcards.onlinemoneymaster.com/2010/11/28/watch-reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank, Ranking Member ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.diamondholiday.asia/?p=4594&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interchange fee changes coming, and what that means for consumers</title>
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Another challenge to credit card companies is HR 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. The bill would limit the amount that banks could charge for swipe fees. It has not been voted on by either house of Congress and has sat ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bankingmagazine.net/2010/11/25/interchange-fee-changes-coming-and-what-that-means-for-consumers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailybusinessnewsaustralia.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Shuster Speaks at an Interchange Fee Press Conference</title>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conferencecallblog.com/conference-calling-companies/rep-shuster-speaks-at-an-interchange-fee-press-conference&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called upon their associate lawmakers to await legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would assistance turn the personification margin in between consumers, tiny businesses as well as credit label ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbusinessbanking.com/20101028/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Congressman Bill Shuster STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee for 8 credit cards review of financial services and HR 2382, Credit Card TRANSFER FEES ACT in October 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://businesspayrollsmall.betheres.com/shuster-is-proof-of-its-recognition-of-the-legislative-program-for-the-right-to-change/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conference-calling-companies.internetyourbusiness.com/conference-calling-companies/conference-management-ensures-success-for-a-conference.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.conferencecallblog.com/conference-calling-companies/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topbusinesspick.com/lawn-care-scheduling-small-business-software-small-business-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadbandinternet-tricks.com/2010/10/13/bt-told-it-must-lower-access-fees-charged-to-rivals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conference-calling-companies.sitesanswer.com/conference-calling-companies/toll-free-audio-conference-calls.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conference-----calling-----companies.co.cc/?p=126&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://notebookforyou.com/conference-calling-companies/greatest-benefits-of-conference-calls.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Welch has been fighting for swipe fee reform since 2008 when he first introduced the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382). That legislation included a provision that would have allowed merchants to offer incentives to customers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/rep-welch-reacts-to-department-of-justice-announcement-on-credit-card-swipefees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Welch has been fighting for swipe fee reform since 2008 when he first introduced the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382). That legislation included a provision that would have allowed merchants to offer incentives to customers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cmemarkets.com/v3/2010/10/06/rep-welch-reacts-to-department-of-justice-announcement-on-credit-card-swipe-fees-rep-peter-welch-dvt-news-release/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank, Ranking Member ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbusinessbanking.com/20101004/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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credit card interchange STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009 Thank you Chairman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbusinessbanking.com/20101002/cell-phone-credit-card-processing-iphone-sled/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetvnet.com/watch-CZ-4hetvoos/abusive-business.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.creditfacts.ws/?p=160333&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ATM Fees: How To Avoid Paying ATM Fees | File-Claim.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-02:/commentary/8851433</id>
    <updated>2010-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>File-Claim.com </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://file-claim.com/2010/08/03/atm-fees-how-to-avoid-paying-atm-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster accompany baby business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://credit-card-australia.smashingarticle.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-accompany-baby-business-owners-calling-for-acclaim-and-debit-agenda-fairness" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-17:/commentary/8725934</id>
    <updated>2010-07-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>credit card australia </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://credit-card-australia.smashingarticle.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-accompany-baby-business-owners-calling-for-acclaim-and-debit-agenda-fairness&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://buycallingcard.org/800/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/9458285</id>
    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Buy Calling Card </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buycallingcard.org/800/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Debit Card Overdraft Coverage A Bank Ripoff, Consumer Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://file-claim.com/2010/07/05/debit-card-overdraft-coverage-a-bank-ripoff-consumer-federal-states/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-04:/commentary/8670386</id>
    <updated>2010-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>File-Claim.com </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://file-claim.com/2010/07/05/debit-card-overdraft-coverage-a-bank-ripoff-consumer-federal-states/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Best Small Business Credit Card &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Reps. Welch and ...</title>
    <link href="http://bestsmallbusinesscreditcard.blogshouse.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8406977</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Best Small Business Credit Card </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bestsmallbusinesscreditcard.blogshouse.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.profitable-it.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness-2.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-26:/commentary/8385572</id>
    <updated>2010-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Profitable-IT </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.profitable-it.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness-2.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://cardcitibankcredit.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-07:/commentary/8265009</id>
    <updated>2010-05-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Card Citibank Credit </name>
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titled on their man lawmakers to hold governing they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would support verify the activity earth between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring greater ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cardcitibankcredit.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Rep. Welch Introduces Legislation To Limit Debit Card Fees ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/u-s-rep-welch-introduces-legislation-to-limit-debit-card-fees-nacs-online/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8269150</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
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Bill Shuster (R-PA), is the author of the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382). To read more about ongoing efforts by NACS and retailers to urge Congress to act on swipe fee reform, read &#8220;Your Customers Have Spoken&#8221; in the May ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/u-s-rep-welch-introduces-legislation-to-limit-debit-card-fees-nacs-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Rep. Welch Introduces Legislation To Limit Debit Card Fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0505102.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-03:/commentary/8250459</id>
    <updated>2010-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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Bill Shuster (R-PA), is the author of the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382). To read more about ongoing efforts by NACS and retailers to urge Congress to act on swipe fee reform, read &#8220;Your Customers Have Spoken&#8221; in the May ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0505102.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.5199: To authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8392755</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Durbin amendment is based on two House bills sponsored by Welch: the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382) and the Electronic Check Parity Act (HR 5199). Small businesses are increasingly saddled with exorbitant swipe fees and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5199/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interchange Fee Legislation &#8211; Who Will Pay The Price?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-29:/commentary/8234199</id>
    <updated>2010-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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This spring, US Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Welch, the bill&amp;#39;s author, states that &#8220;credit card fees are killing small businesses. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentprocessingcanada.com/blogs/interchange-fee-legislation-%E2%80%93-who-will-pay-the-price/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.buynowpaylaternocreditcheck.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8209895</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buynowpaylaternocreditcheck.com/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACTION ALERT: Help Fight Unfair Credit Card Fees! &#171; iActNow We ...</title>
    <link href="http://iactnow.org/2010/04/29/action-alert-help-fight-unfair-credit-card-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8203620</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iActNow We turn progressive thinking into... </name>
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Send a message urging them to support the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act. H.R. 2382 would require swipe fee disclosure and prohibit the anticompetitive practices of Visa, MasterCard, and their big bank partners. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iactnow.org/2010/04/29/action-alert-help-fight-unfair-credit-card-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://financialpost.us/posts/13240" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/9207912</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Post- Personal Financial Resources </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialpost.us/posts/13240&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://creditcarddebtconsolidation.carddebtrelief.org/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/9160629</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Card Debt Consolidation </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditcarddebtconsolidation.carddebtrelief.org/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill&amp;#39;s Blog: Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling ...</title>
    <link href="http://billsblogpa09.blogspot.com/2010/04/welch-and-shuster-join-small-business.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8189602</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill's Blog </name>
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At a Capitol Hill press conference, Welch and Bill Shuster called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billsblogpa09.blogspot.com/2010/04/welch-and-shuster-join-small-business.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps. Welch and Shuster join small business owners calling for ...</title>
    <link href="http://oxmoney.net/credit-card-debt/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8189601</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ox Money </name>
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called on their fellow lawmakers to support legislation they wrote, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oxmoney.net/credit-card-debt/reps-welch-and-shuster-join-small-business-owners-calling-for-credit-and-debit-card-fairness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange fee legislation</title>
    <link href="http://best-creditcardrewards.com/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-20:/commentary/8402479</id>
    <updated>2010-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Best Credit Card Rewards </name>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank, Ranking Member ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://best-creditcardrewards.com/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Fly-in to DC Yields Great Results &#171; MN Hospitality ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-17:/commentary/8132596</id>
    <updated>2010-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MN Hospitality Advocate </name>
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Key issues we discussed included food safety (H.R. 2749 and S. 510); Restaurant Depreciation (H.R. 4306); Business Meal Deductiion (H.R. 3333 and S. 2905); Interchange Fees (H.R. 2382, H.R. 2695 and S. 1212) and Paid Sick Leave. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hospga.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/legislative-fly-in-to-dc-yields-great-results/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shuster demonstrates its recognition of the agenda for change pay ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-16:/commentary/8184261</id>
    <updated>2010-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Statement by Deputy Bill Shuster in the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee review and HR 2382 CREDIT CARD Credit Card Interchange Fee Through October 8, 2009 ACT Chairman Frank, Ranking Members Bachus, and members of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rewardscards.freeblogonline.com/shuster-demonstrates-its-recognition-of-the-agenda-for-change-pay-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation - NRF Urges Dodd to Include Credit Card ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8184260</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., would require increased transparency, give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prohibit interchange practices that violate consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=902&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation - NRF Urges Dodd to Include Credit Card ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8146837</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., would require increased transparency, give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prohibit interchange practices that violate consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrf.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=902&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange fee ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-27:/commentary/7971587</id>
    <updated>2010-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND H.R. 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009&#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation - NRF Urges Dodd to Include Credit Card ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-19:/commentary/7934969</id>
    <updated>2010-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., would require increased transparency, give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prohibit interchange practices that violate consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=902&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NRF Urges Dodd to Address Swipe Fees in Bill | CSP Daily News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cspnet.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&amp;amp;nm=&amp;amp;type=Publishing&amp;amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;amp;mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&amp;amp;tier=4&amp;amp;id=AE7867176E024C329806A4544D09AEA4" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7877548</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CSP NEWS HEADLINES </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) would require increased transparency, give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to prohibit interchange practices that violate consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cspnet.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&amp;amp;nm=&amp;amp;type=Publishing&amp;amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;amp;mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&amp;amp;tier=4&amp;amp;id=AE7867176E024C329806A4544D09AEA4&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NRF Urges Dodd to Address Swipe Fees in Bill (via CSP ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/nrf-urges-dodd-to-address-swipe-fees-in-bill-via-csp/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7867742</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) would require increased transparency, give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to prohibit interchange practices that violate consumer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/nrf-urges-dodd-to-address-swipe-fees-in-bill-via-csp/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Orwellian market principals; is legislation regulating interchange ...</title>
    <link href="http://thecompetitorscode.com/2010/03/10/orwellian-market-principals-is-legislation-regulating-interchange-fees-a-harbinger-of-greater-merchant-acceptance-of-government-control-over-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/9570652</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi's Blog </name>
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Close on the heels of Barney Frank&amp;#39;s decision not to pursue HR 2382, and as the industry plots its next step, merchants might want to consider the words of Canada&amp;#39;s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The Finance Minister is quoted as saying ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecompetitorscode.com/2010/03/10/orwellian-market-principals-is-legislation-regulating-interchange-fees-a-harbinger-of-greater-merchant-acceptance-of-government-control-over-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Orwellian market principals; is legislation regulating interchange ...</title>
    <link href="http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/orwellian-market-principals-is-legislation-regulating-interchange-fees-a-harbinger-of-greater-merchant-acceptance-of-government-control-over-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7837580</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Close on the heels of Barney Frank&amp;#39;s decision not to pursue HR 2382, and as the industry plots its next step, merchants might want to consider the words of Canada&amp;#39;s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The Finance Minister is quoted as saying ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/orwellian-market-principals-is-legislation-regulating-interchange-fees-a-harbinger-of-greater-merchant-acceptance-of-government-control-over-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Merchant Service Reports and News: Rep. Frank Says &amp;quot;No&amp;quot; to Merchants</title>
    <link href="http://www.merchant-service-reports.com/2010/03/rep-frank-says-no-to-merchants.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-01:/commentary/7696447</id>
    <updated>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merchant Service Reports and News </name>
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Last October, the committee held a hearing on H.R. 2382, the &#8220;Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009.&#8221; Labels: Consumers, credit card, credit card fraud, credit card processing, credit card processors, debit car, debit cards, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merchant-service-reports.com/2010/03/rep-frank-says-no-to-merchants.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#8220;It is not on our agenda this year,&#8221; is competition the only ...</title>
    <link href="http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/it-is-not-on-our-agenda-this-year-is-competition-the-only-option-in-the-battle-over-interchange/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7720156</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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With eight words, &#8220;It is not on our agenda this year,&#8221; Barney Frank ended the speculation over HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act legislation aimed at regulating interchange fees. Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/it-is-not-on-our-agenda-this-year-is-competition-the-only-option-in-the-battle-over-interchange/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>sparechange: Consumers Will Lose If House Takes a Pass on ...</title>
    <link href="http://sparechange.csnews.com/2010/02/consumers-will-lose-if-house-takes-a-pass-on-interchange-fee-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-27:/commentary/7696446</id>
    <updated>2010-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>sparechange </name>
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Peter Welch (D-VT) has introduced in the House, H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act. Unfortunately, it&amp;#39;s not a priority for Barney. &amp;quot;It is not on our agenda this year,&amp;quot; Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Thursday at the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sparechange.csnews.com/2010/02/consumers-will-lose-if-house-takes-a-pass-on-interchange-fee-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ND0226101</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0226101.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7696445</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
    </author>
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Peter Welch (D-VT) has introduced in the House, HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act. Specter&amp;#39;s legislation could address issues such as merchant ability to offer discounts for cash, minimum/maximum rules, and the &#8220;honor all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0226101.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FMI Praises California Banking Committee For Investigating Credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.foodequipmentnews.com/2010/02/fmi-praises-california-banking-committee-for-investigating-credit-card-swipe-fee-abuses.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-16:/commentary/7618154</id>
    <updated>2010-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Food &amp;amp; Food Equipment News </name>
    </author>
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The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382) requires disclosure of transaction fees and card acceptance rules. It would not allow rules that might foster competition in the marketplace such as allowing retailers to give discounts to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foodequipmentnews.com/2010/02/fmi-praises-california-banking-committee-for-investigating-credit-card-swipe-fee-abuses.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange fee legislation</title>
    <link href="http://creditcardsandgas.com/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-13:/commentary/7600885</id>
    <updated>2010-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Cards and Gas </name>
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I joined with Congressman Welch to introduce HR 2382, to curb this type of practice. This legislation focuses heavily on transparency in the hopes of determining whether credit card companies are pursuing anti-competitive practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditcardsandgas.com/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>California officials examine credit card interchange fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.merchantaccountguide.com/merchant-account-news/california-credit-card-interchange-fees.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-11:/commentary/9458287</id>
    <updated>2010-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MerchantAccountGuide.com News Top Story </name>
    </author>
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Peter Welch (D-Vermont) introduced H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, which has been referred to committee. Among other things, the bill would allow merchants to impose fees for consumers who use credit cards to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merchantaccountguide.com/merchant-account-news/california-credit-card-interchange-fees.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Small Business Credit Card Perks</title>
    <link href="http://basicsofbusinesscredit.m33r.com/business-credit/small-business-credit-card-perks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-29:/commentary/7921990</id>
    <updated>2010-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Basics Of Business Credit </name>
    </author>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD INTERCHANGE FEE ACT OCTOBER 8, 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank, Ranking Member ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://basicsofbusinesscredit.m33r.com/business-credit/small-business-credit-card-perks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FMI Praises California Banking Committee for Probing Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.beerprofitguide.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3ie02470437f8a20623fa7bd711dfa26b8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7600886</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Grocer - Latest News </name>
    </author>
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&#8212;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382) requires disclosure of transaction fees and card acceptance rules. It wouldn&amp;#39;t allow rules that might foster competition in the marketplace, such as allowing retailers to give discounts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beerprofitguide.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3ie02470437f8a20623fa7bd711dfa26b8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FMI Praises California Banking Committee for Probing Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3ie02470437f8a20623fa7bd711dfa26b8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7473748</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Grocer - Latest News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#8212;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382) requires disclosure of transaction fees and card acceptance rules. It wouldn&amp;#39;t allow rules that might foster competition in the marketplace, such as allowing retailers to give discounts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3ie02470437f8a20623fa7bd711dfa26b8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>LegalNewsline | Calif. officials probe credit card interchange fees</title>
    <link href="http://legalnewsline.com/news/225257-calif.-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/8088406</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LegalNewsLine.com </name>
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Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legalnewsline.com/news/225257-calif.-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>LegalNewsline | Calif. officials probe credit card interchange fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/225257-calif.-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7406757</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LegalNewsLine.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/225257-calif.-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Calif. officials probe credit card interchange fees - Legal News ...</title>
    <link href="http://creditcardbrief.com/2010/01/27/calif-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees-legal-news-line/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-25:/commentary/7395784</id>
    <updated>2010-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Card Brief </name>
    </author>
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Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditcardbrief.com/2010/01/27/calif-officials-probe-credit-card-interchange-fees-legal-news-line/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Focus of Investigative Hearing in Sacramento by Nava on Billions ...</title>
    <link href="http://enewschannels.com/2010/01/25/enc10386_145141.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/9458286</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNewsChannels </name>
    </author>
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In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 1212 and Congressmen Conyers (D-MI) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://enewschannels.com/2010/01/25/enc10386_145141.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Focus of Investigative Hearing in Sacramento by Nava on Billions ...</title>
    <link href="http://californianewswire.com/2010/01/25/CNW6536_185141.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7452644</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California Newswire </name>
    </author>
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In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 1212 and Congressmen Conyers (D-MI) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://californianewswire.com/2010/01/25/CNW6536_185141.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nava Investigating Hidden Credit Card Fees for California ...</title>
    <link href="http://enewschannels.com/2010/01/25/enc10406_213034.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7418383</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNewsChannels </name>
    </author>
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In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 1212 and Congressmen Conyers (D-MI) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://enewschannels.com/2010/01/25/enc10406_213034.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nava Investigating Hidden Credit Card Fees for California ...</title>
    <link href="http://californianewswire.com/2010/01/26/CNW6543_013034.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-24:/commentary/7381845</id>
    <updated>2010-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California Newswire </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 1212 and Congressmen Conyers (D-MI) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://californianewswire.com/2010/01/26/CNW6543_013034.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Interchange fees: Obama&amp;#39;s next bank tax target</title>
    <link href="http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/interchange-fees-obama%E2%80%99s-next-bank-tax-target/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7369855</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
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2010 will bring high anxiety as congress schedules votes on both HR 2695 &amp;amp; HR 2382. We can only wonder what kind of difference Scott Brown will bring to the debate. Can legislation or litigation succeed and what happens if these efforts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/interchange-fees-obama%E2%80%99s-next-bank-tax-target/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A merchant fee debate - - Aftermarket Business - Wholesaler ...</title>
    <link href="http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=652607" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7549302</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Search Auto Parts | Automotive News </name>
    </author>
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Peter Welch (D-Vt.), called the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). The bill was introduced after the Credit CARD Act passed Congress last May; so its pro-merchant provisions could not be included in that earlier bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=652607&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A merchant fee debate - - Aftermarket Business - Wholesaler ...</title>
    <link href="http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/A-merchant-fee-debate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/652607" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7497500</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Search Auto Parts | Automotive News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Peter Welch (D-Vt.), called the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). The bill was introduced after the Credit CARD Act passed Congress last May; so its pro-merchant provisions could not be included in that earlier bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/A-merchant-fee-debate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/652607&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A merchant fee debate - - Aftermarket Business - Wholesaler ...</title>
    <link href="http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/A-merchant-fee-debate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/652607?contextCategoryId=41884&amp;amp;ref=25" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7327070</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Search Auto Parts | Automotive News - Industry... </name>
    </author>
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Peter Welch (D-Vt.), called the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). The bill was introduced after the Credit CARD Act passed Congress last May; so its pro-merchant provisions could not be included in that earlier bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/A-merchant-fee-debate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/652607?contextCategoryId=41884&amp;amp;ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Update &#8211; Proposed Regulations on Payments Processors</title>
    <link href="http://transfs.com/blog/967/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-08:/commentary/8706174</id>
    <updated>2010-01-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financially Speaking | by TransFS </name>
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Nevertheless, Congresscritters do love to spout off about their love for small business, so maybe there is some chance that we can make them do something useful, such as pass S.1212 or H.R. 2382. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://transfs.com/blog/967/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Update &#8211; Proposed Regulations on Payments Processors</title>
    <link href="http://transfs.com/blog/2010/01/09/967/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-08:/commentary/7217179</id>
    <updated>2010-01-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financially Speaking | TransFS </name>
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Summary: H.R. 2382 takes aim at regulating discrete elements of the payment processors&amp;#39; unfair business practices, by (1) protecting rights of merchants to post interchange rates information for customers, (2) protecting rights of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://transfs.com/blog/2010/01/09/967/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New York Times says Visa uses card fees to dominate debit card market</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.nrf.com/~r/RetailsBigBlog/~3/BwS3H4oYEVQ/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7519288</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Retail&amp;#39;s BIG Blog </name>
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Another bill, , the Credit Card Interchange Act, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., (HR 2382) would require increased transparency and give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prohibit interchange practices that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.nrf.com/~r/RetailsBigBlog/~3/BwS3H4oYEVQ/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New York Times says Visa uses card fees to dominate debit card market</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7189596</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Retail&amp;#39;s BIG Blog </name>
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Another bill, , the Credit Card Interchange Act, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., (HR 2382) would require increased transparency and give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prohibit interchange practices that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.nrf.com/2010/01/05/new-york-times-says-visa-uses-card-fees-to-dominate-debit-card-market/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange fee legislation</title>
    <link href="http://businesscardexamples.bigblog.us/2010/01/01/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Bill Shuster STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Financial CREDIT CARD RENEWAL AND HR 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fee ACT 8th October 2009 Thank you Chairman Frank share, Ranking Member Bachus, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://businesscardexamples.bigblog.us/2010/01/01/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interchange Fee Legislation &#8211; Who Will Pay The Price?</title>
    <link href="http://www.tmspay.com/2009/12/29/interchange-fee-legislation-who-will-pay-the-price/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7109498</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Transaction Management &amp;amp; Solutions | TM&amp;amp;S </name>
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This spring, US Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Welch, the bill&amp;#39;s author, states that &#8220;credit card fees are killing small businesses. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tmspay.com/2009/12/29/interchange-fee-legislation-who-will-pay-the-price/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.2905: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2905/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/8162522</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] </name>
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Key issues we discussed included food safety (H.R. 2749 and S. 510); Restaurant Depreciation (H.R. 4306); Business Meal Deductiion (H.R. 3333 and S. 2905); Interchange Fees (H.R. 2382, H.R. 2695 and S. 1212) and Paid Sick Leave. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2905/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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Bills, People. H.R.3408 Taxpayer Responsibili... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3590 Patient Protection an... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3962 Affordable Health Car... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.2221 Data Accountability a... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2382 Credit Card Interchan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2882/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interchange Legislation as Counterproductive Consumer Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://truthonthemarket.com/2009/12/08/interchange-legislation-as-counterproductive-consumer-protection-regulation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/8629931</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TRUTH ON THE MARKET </name>
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I joined with Congressman Welch to introduce H.R. 2382, to curb this type of practice. This legislation focuses heavily on transparency in the hopes of determining whether credit card companies are pursuing anti-competitive practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthonthemarket.com/2009/12/08/interchange-legislation-as-counterproductive-consumer-protection-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FightSwipeFees.com Credit Card Interchange Background</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/2118/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6927105</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
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HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act. This bill will repeal some of the rules imposed by credit card companies on merchants that are anti-competitive, empower the Federal Trade Commission to take further action if necessary and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/2118/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interchange Legislation as Counterproductive Consumer Protection ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/12/08/interchange-legislation-as-counterproductive-consumer-protection-regulation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6927104</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TRUTH ON THE MARKET </name>
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I joined with Congressman Welch to introduce HR 2382, to curb this type of practice. This legislation focuses heavily on transparency in the hopes of determining whether credit card companies are pursuing anti-competitive practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/12/08/interchange-legislation-as-counterproductive-consumer-protection-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Summary of Pending Consumer Credit Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/2032/summary-of-pending-consumer-credit-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-29:/commentary/7124727</id>
    <updated>2009-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prepaid Debit Cards | Teen Debit Card |... </name>
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HR2382 &#8211; Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Interchange is a hot topic. This bill, introduced in October 2009, would Amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit specified electronic payment system network practices, including the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/2032/summary-of-pending-consumer-credit-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Summary of Pending Consumer Credit Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-29:/commentary/6842049</id>
    <updated>2009-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Prepaid Debit Cards | Teen Debit Card |... </name>
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HR2382 &#8211; Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Interchange is a hot topic. This bill, introduced in October 2009, would Amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit specified electronic payment system network practices, including the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/summary-of-pending-consumer-credit-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Market Power or Perfect Competition: The &#8220;Apples and Oranges&#8221; of ...</title>
    <link href="http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/market-power-or-perfect-competition-the-%E2%80%9Capples-and-oranges%E2%80%9D-of-the-interchange-pricing-debate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6809651</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi's Blog </name>
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During testimony on H.R. 2382, the Representative of The Merchants Payment Coalition stated that &#8220;there is no competitive market for interchange fees &#8211; just naked price fixing&#8221;. On the other side, the Representative from The Electronic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/market-power-or-perfect-competition-the-%E2%80%9Capples-and-oranges%E2%80%9D-of-the-interchange-pricing-debate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation - NRF Welcomes GAO Report on Credit ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-21:/commentary/6817068</id>
    <updated>2009-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., would require card companies to disclose interchange rates, terms and conditions, and would give the Federal Trade Commission authority ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=832&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NRF Welcomes GAO Report on Credit Card &amp;#39;Swipe Fees&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://www.flagstaffkids.org/?p=236" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6743371</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>flagstaffkids.org </name>
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HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., would require card companies to disclose interchange rates, terms and conditions, and would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flagstaffkids.org/?p=236&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LegalNewsline | GAO: Credit card companies&amp;#39; fees hurt businesses</title>
    <link href="http://legalnewsline.com/news/224109-gao-credit-card-companies-fees-hurt-businesses" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6817067</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LegalNewsLine.com </name>
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Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legalnewsline.com/news/224109-gao-credit-card-companies-fees-hurt-businesses&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LegalNewsline | GAO: Credit card companies&amp;#39; fees hurt businesses</title>
    <link href="http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/224109-gao-credit-card-companies-fees-hurt-businesses" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6743370</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LegalNewsLine.com </name>
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Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/224109-gao-credit-card-companies-fees-hurt-businesses&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Merchant Services guarantees firms save on swipe costs</title>
    <link href="http://community.outdoortradersuk.com/romanticchess/2009/11/18/merchant-services-guarantees-firms-save-on-swipe-costs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/7560763</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>romanticchess </name>
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ppWhile Congress considers reform of merchant fees with HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, introduced in May, merchants are doing what they can to fight back./ppThen she heard about Robert Livingstone, president of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.outdoortradersuk.com/romanticchess/2009/11/18/merchant-services-guarantees-firms-save-on-swipe-costs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Swipe charges cost us as much as for every 0</title>
    <link href="http://meekbison.blogozel.com/2009/11/18/swipe-charges-cost-us-as-much-as-for-every-0/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/7440924</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>meekbison </name>
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ppWhile Congress considers reform of merchant fees with HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, introduced in May, merchants are doing what they can to fight back./ppJean Ehrbar, owner of Wholesale Verticals on Georgia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meekbison.blogozel.com/2009/11/18/swipe-charges-cost-us-as-much-as-for-every-0/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Merchant Services assists companies minimize swipe fees</title>
    <link href="http://wearyposition.escortblogs.com/2009/11/18/merchant-services-assists-companies-minimize-swipe-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6743372</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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While Congress considers reform of merchant fees with HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, introduced in May, merchants are doing what they can to fight back. Then she heard about Robert Livingstone, president of West ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wearyposition.escortblogs.com/2009/11/18/merchant-services-assists-companies-minimize-swipe-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interchanges fees and fairness, who&amp;#39;s money is it anyway? &#171; Peter ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/9509901</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Peter Guidi's Blog </name>
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Last month the House Financial Services Committee took testimony on H.R. 2382 from both the Financial Industry and representatives of the Merchants Payments Coalition which represents NACS. Both parties represented their point of view. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecompetitorscode.com/2009/11/12/interchanges-fees-and-fairness-whose-money-is-it-anyway/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interchanges fees and fairness, whose money is it anyway? &#171; Peter ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6677351</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Last month the House Financial Services Committee took testimony on H.R. 2382 from both the Financial Industry and representatives of the Merchants Payments Coalition which represents NACS. Both parties represented their point of view. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://peterguidi.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/interchanges-fees-and-fairness-whose-money-is-it-anyway/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/7406758</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Christopher Bond (R-MO) introduced amendments to HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://massmediacontent.com/2009/11/09/MMC1832_203243.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Calif. Assemblymember Nava to Investigate Hidden Credit Card Fees ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In response, Congressmen Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Additionally, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Christopher Bond (R-MO) introduced amendments to HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://californianewswire.com/2009/11/09/CNW5974_203243.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa, have introduced HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. On the Senate side, Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Christopher Bond, R-Mo., have introduced amendments to HR 627, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/223901-ag-candidate-nava-to-tackle-credit-card-interchange-fees&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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during a hearing on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by. Representative Bill Shuster, R-Pa. The bill would require credit card ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavastreet.com/?p=170&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Bills, People. H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice ... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2695 Credit Card Fair Fee ... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2454 American Clean Energ... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2382 Credit Card Interchan... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.2129 Federal Price Gouging. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4016/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>anniedillonap - Banking, charge plate combine so elated by greed ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6500182</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>anniedillonap </name>
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Hr 2382 is one of the most rank assaults on consumer protection that this nation holds seen in some clip. Masked as a step to leave cash deductions - something that is already permited by federal jurisprudence and by all card web ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniedillonap.livejournal.com/8004.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Considering Bills to Reform Bank Fees and Save Consumers ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2009/10/credit-card-reforms-could-save.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6460454</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Denise Richardson </name>
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H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009. The bill would require credit card companies to disclose interchange rates, terms and conditions, prohibit any practices that violate consumer protection or anti-competition laws, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2009/10/credit-card-reforms-could-save.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Retail Federation Accuses Credit Card Companies of Being ...</title>
    <link href="http://feefighters.com/blog/national-retail-federation-accuses-credit-card-companies-of-being-in-%E2%80%9Carms-race%E2%80%9D-to-raise-interchange-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/10339293</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financially Speaking | by TransFS </name>
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The testimony was delivered to the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing of H.R. 2382, also known as the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009. The basic aim of this bill is to require credit card companies to fully disclose ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feefighters.com/blog/national-retail-federation-accuses-credit-card-companies-of-being-in-%E2%80%9Carms-race%E2%80%9D-to-raise-interchange-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation Accuses Credit Card Companies of Being ...</title>
    <link href="http://transfs.com/blog/2009/10/21/national-retail-federation-accuses-credit-card-companies-of-being-in-%E2%80%9Carms-race%E2%80%9D-to-raise-interchange-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6472620</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financially Speaking | by TransFS </name>
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The testimony was delivered to the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing of HR 2382, also known as the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009. The basic aim of this bill is to require credit card companies to fully disclose ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://transfs.com/blog/2009/10/21/national-retail-federation-accuses-credit-card-companies-of-being-in-%E2%80%9Carms-race%E2%80%9D-to-raise-interchange-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://lawyers.martindale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Alston-Bird-LLP_816398.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/7618153</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business law Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382) introduced by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) on May 13, and the Expedited CARD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawyers.martindale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Alston-Bird-LLP_816398.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Retail Federation testifies before Congress on credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/national-retail-federation-testifies-before-congress-on-credit-card-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6783599</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NevoPay </name>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee today during a hearing on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill Shuster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/national-retail-federation-testifies-before-congress-on-credit-card-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Retail Federation testifies before Congress on credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://stiel.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/national-retail-federation-testifies-before-congress-on-credit-card-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6437058</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>World According to... </name>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee today during a hearing on HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill Shuster, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stiel.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/national-retail-federation-testifies-before-congress-on-credit-card-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Alston-Bird-LLP_816398.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6419479</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business law Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382) introduced by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) on May 13, and the Expedited CARD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/banking-financial-services/article_Alston-Bird-LLP_816398.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Retail Federation testifies before Congress on credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://stieldirect.blogspot.com/2009/10/national-retail-federation-testifies.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6406800</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The World According to... </name>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee today during a hearing on HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill Shuster, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stieldirect.blogspot.com/2009/10/national-retail-federation-testifies.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>I want to take my boy fishing, but I find I&amp;#39;m just wishing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.changeinterms.com/2009/10/15/i-want-to-take-my-boy-fishing-but-i-find-im-just-wishing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6406797</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ChangeinTerms.com </name>
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It is the hearings on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. It is very MUCH in the support of small business. Here is a copy of what I posted at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.changeinterms.com/2009/10/15/i-want-to-take-my-boy-fishing-but-i-find-im-just-wishing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TRUTH ON THE MARKET &#187; Don&amp;#39;t kill interchange fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-interchange-fees/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6391657</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TRUTH ON THE MARKET </name>
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Speaking of Josh&amp;#39;s co-author, David Evans, David just testified the other day before the House Financial Services Committee on a bill, the Welch Bill, HR 2382, that would regulate the fees banks charge to each other to process credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-interchange-fees/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Don&amp;#39;t Kill Credit &#171; Truth on the Market</title>
    <link href="http://truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-credit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/9899977</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TRUTH ON THE MARKET </name>
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Speaking of Josh&amp;#39;s co-author, David Evans, David just testified the other day before the House Financial Services Committee on a bill, the Welch Bill, HR 2382, that would regulate the fees banks charge to each other to process credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-credit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TRUTH ON THE MARKET &#187; Don&amp;#39;t Kill Credit</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-credit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6427733</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TRUTH ON THE MARKET </name>
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Speaking of Josh&amp;#39;s co-author, David Evans, David just testified the other day before the House Financial Services Committee on a bill, the Welch Bill, HR 2382, that would regulate the fees banks charge to each other to process credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2009/10/14/dont-kill-credit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Payment Processing: Interchange Debate Continues to Heat Up</title>
    <link href="http://paymentprocessingnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/interchange-debate-continues-to-heat-up.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6382455</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payment Processing </name>
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Retail interests argued in favor of H.R. 2382 while banking interests argued against. Prior to the hearing lobbyists for the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) which represents card networks and banks issued a statement that accused ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paymentprocessingnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/interchange-debate-continues-to-heat-up.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Memo to Congress: Folk are getting tired of being robbed through ...</title>
    <link href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/theslant/blog/2009/10/memo_to_congress_folk_are_gett.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6406798</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Slant </name>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee this week during a hearing on HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/theslant/blog/2009/10/memo_to_congress_folk_are_gett.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NATIONAL GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO REFORM CREDIT CARD PRACTICES AND &#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://usefulcards.com/national-groups-urge-congress-to-reform-credit-card-practices-and/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6396805</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Cards of the month </name>
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Last week the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on two credit card reform bills, HR 2382, The Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009 to reform interchange &amp;quot;swipe&amp;quot; fees and HR 3639, The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usefulcards.com/national-groups-urge-congress-to-reform-credit-card-practices-and/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Groups urge Congress to Reform Credit Card Practices and Fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2009/10/national-groups-urge-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6396803</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Denise Richardson </name>
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Last week the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on two credit card reform bills, HR 2382, The Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009 to reform interchange &amp;quot;swipe&amp;quot; fees and HR 3639, The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.givemebackmycredit.com/blog/2009/10/national-groups-urge-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Savings Account Saving Your Live: Bank Deals - Best Rates and Deals</title>
    <link href="http://savings-account-go.blogspot.com/2009/10/bank-deals-best-rates-and-deals_13.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382456</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Savings Account Saving Your Live </name>
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The legislation that is currently being discussed is H.R. 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Banks and credit unions are fighting this legislation. Dan Mica, the president of the Credit Union National Association, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://savings-account-go.blogspot.com/2009/10/bank-deals-best-rates-and-deals_13.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>UPDATE: The House Committee on Financial Services &#171; NevoPay</title>
    <link href="http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/update-the-house-committee-on-financial-services/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6372336</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NevoPay </name>
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&amp;quot;H.R. 2382 is one of the most egregious assaults on consumer protection that this country has seen in some time. Disguised as a measure to allow for cash discounts - something that is already allowed [&#8230;] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/update-the-house-committee-on-financial-services/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Electronic Payments Coalition comments on HR 2382</title>
    <link href="http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/electronic-payments-coalition-comments-on-h-r-2382/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/7889107</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NevoPay </name>
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According to the EPC, &amp;quot;HR 2382 is one of the most egregious assaults on consumer protection that this country has seen in some time. Disguised as a measure to allow for cash discounts &#8211; something that is already allowed by federal law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nevopay.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/electronic-payments-coalition-comments-on-h-r-2382/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Would Regulate Credit Card Interchange Fees - Pratt&amp;#39;s Letter ...</title>
    <link href="http://prattsletter.com/cms/?itemid=5518" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6427732</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pratt's Letter Online </name>
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Furthermore, ABA stressed that despite the attempt of H.R. 2382 to cloak interchange as a consumer protection issue, it is really a business-to-business concern. &#8220;The interchange fee is not paid by consumers but by acquiring banks to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prattsletter.com/cms/?itemid=5518&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bank Deals &#8211; Best Rates and Deals: Credit Card Fee Legislation May &#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://bestcreditcardsblog.com/bank-deals-best-rates-and-deals-credit-card-fee-legislation-may-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6382457</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Best Credit Cards Blog </name>
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Both reward checking accounts and credit card rewards may be affected if new legislation that&amp;#39;s being considered in Congress becomes law. The legislation that is currently being discussed is HR 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bestcreditcardsblog.com/bank-deals-best-rates-and-deals-credit-card-fee-legislation-may-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bankers lash out against Walmart</title>
    <link href="http://stieldirect.blogspot.com/2009/10/bankers-lash-out-against-walmart.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6382453</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The World According to... </name>
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&#8220;HR 2382 would transform the Federal Trade Commission from a consumer protection agency to the Wal-Mart Protection Agency (&amp;quot;WMPA&amp;quot;). The WMPA would be charged with protecting Wal-Mart from practices designed to ensure that credit unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stieldirect.blogspot.com/2009/10/bankers-lash-out-against-walmart.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card Fee Legislation May Impact Reward Checking Accounts</title>
    <link href="http://bankdeals.blogspot.com/2009/10/credit-card-fee-legislation-may-impact.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6382449</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bank Deals - Best Rates and Deals </name>
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The legislation that is currently being discussed is HR 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. Banks and credit unions are fighting this legislation. Dan Mica, the president of the Credit Union National Association, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bankdeals.blogspot.com/2009/10/credit-card-fee-legislation-may-impact.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bankers lash out against Walmart &#171; World According to&#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://stiel.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/bankers-lash-out-against-walmart/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6372335</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>World According to... </name>
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&#8220;H.R. 2382 would transform the Federal Trade Commission from a consumer protection agency to the Wal-Mart Protection Agency (&amp;quot;WMPA&amp;quot;). The WMPA would be charged with protecting Wal-Mart from practices designed to ensure that credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stiel.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/bankers-lash-out-against-walmart/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cash Rewards - This open enrollment period, expect rewards and ...</title>
    <link href="http://myhugerewards.com/cash-rewards/2009/10/cash-rewards-this-open-enrollment-period-expect-rewards-and-penalties-los-angeles-times/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-10:/commentary/7960692</id>
    <updated>2009-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cash Rewards </name>
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Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t - So What Would HR 2382 &#8230; PR-USA.net (press release) Dramatically reduce - or eliminate - the card rewards programs that are used by 80% of American households. HR 2382 would prohibit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myhugerewards.com/cash-rewards/2009/10/cash-rewards-this-open-enrollment-period-expect-rewards-and-penalties-los-angeles-times/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Below is a paragraph from a bill that is currently being ...</title>
    <link href="http://timeimmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/below-is-paragraph-from-bill-that-is.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-10:/commentary/6382454</id>
    <updated>2009-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The eternal issues </name>
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This could represent a new approach to government regulation and the dissemination of knowledge. HR 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. This is an excerpt from the text of the bill (status: Introduced in House). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timeimmemorial.blogspot.com/2009/10/below-is-paragraph-from-bill-that-is.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Retail Federation -</title>
    <link href="http://nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=800" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6956855</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
    </author>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee today during a hearing on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill Shuster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=800&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>National Retail Federation -</title>
    <link href="http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=800" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6391658</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Retail Federation News </name>
    </author>
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Duncan testified before the House Financial Services Committee today during a hearing on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Act of 2009, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by Representative Bill Shuster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;op=viewlive&amp;amp;sp_id=800&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Considers Credit Card Rules</title>
    <link href="http://www.csdecisions.com/news/8032/congress-considers-credit-card-rules.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/10153886</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Convenience Store Decisions </name>
    </author>
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One solution debated, which is strongly supported by NACS, was the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). This bill, sponsored by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), would eliminate the anticompetitive rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csdecisions.com/news/8032/congress-considers-credit-card-rules.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Successful Entrepreneur Blog - BusinessWeek</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/10/small_merchants_attempt_to_hold_down_interchange_fees.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/8257383</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The New Entrepreneur - BusinessWeek </name>
    </author>
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Unfortunately H.R. 2382 is nothing more than a renewed effort by lobbyists representing some national retailers and trade associations to shift the normal cost of business onto consumers, while retailers continue to reap the benefits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/10/small_merchants_attempt_to_hold_down_interchange_fees.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Retailer Testimony: Interchange Fees Hurt Profits</title>
    <link href="http://supermarketnews.com/news/interchange_testimony_1009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6419480</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RSS </name>
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Her testimony was made in favor of H.R. 2382, which advocates reform of the credit-card payment system to include lower rates that are cost-based and more transparent to consumers &#8212; legislation endorsed by the National Grocers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://supermarketnews.com/news/interchange_testimony_1009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Considers Credit Card Rules</title>
    <link href="http://www.csdecisions.com/article/8032/congress-considers-credit-card-rules.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6406796</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Convenience Store Decisions </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
One solution debated, which is strongly supported by NACS, was the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). This bill, sponsored by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), would eliminate the anticompetitive rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csdecisions.com/article/8032/congress-considers-credit-card-rules.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Student Loan Consolidation: Financial Aid News</title>
    <link href="http://financial-student-loan.blogspot.com/2009/10/financial-aid-news_09.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6391659</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Student Loan Consolidation </name>
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&amp;quot;Momentum is building in Congress for legislation, HR 2382, that could lower the fees that colleges pay when their students use credit cards to pay for tuition or books,&amp;quot; Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-student-loan.blogspot.com/2009/10/financial-aid-news_09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Interchange Bill Brings Out the Venom on Both Sides ...</title>
    <link href="http://payment-times.com/wordpress/?p=344" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6382450</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payment-Times.com </name>
    </author>
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Retail interests argued in favor of H.R. 2382 while banking interests argued against. In fact, the Electronic Payments Coalition, a lobbying group of card networks and banks, didn&amp;#39;t wait for the hearing and instead issued an acidic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://payment-times.com/wordpress/?p=344&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2382/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6363829</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for HR2382 Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2382/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPC Responds to Pending Interchange Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/epc-responds-to-pending-interchange-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6357410</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payments News - from Glenbrook Partners </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;HR 2382 is one of the most egregious assaults on consumer protection that this country has seen in some time. Disguised as a measure to allow for cash discounts - something that is already allowed by federal law and by all card network ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/epc-responds-to-pending-interchange-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Small Merchants&amp;#39; Attempt to Hold Down Interchange Fees - BusinessWeek</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/10/small_merchants.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6357409</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The New Entrepreneur - BusinessWeek </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Unfortunately H.R. 2382 is nothing more than a renewed effort by lobbyists representing some national retailers and trade associations to shift the normal cost of business onto consumers, while retailers continue to reap the benefits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/10/small_merchants.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Please call your Congressman today</title>
    <link href="http://zeusiswatching.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/please-call-your-congressman-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6357408</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Zeus is watching </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please ask your Representative to support HR-2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fee Act of 2009. This legislation is an important step towards reigning in outrageous credit card interest rates and fees because it addresses the very heavy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zeusiswatching.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/please-call-your-congressman-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Advances in Congress to Cut Colleges&amp;#39; Credit-Card Fees ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialaidnews.com/2009/10/09/legislation-advances-in-congress-to-cut-colleges-credit-card-fees-chronicle-of-higher-education/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6345292</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Aid News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Momentum is building in Congress for legislation, HR 2382, that could lower the fees that colleges pay when their students use credit cards to pay for tuition or books, Chronicle of Higher Education reports. The bill, which a US House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialaidnews.com/2009/10/09/legislation-advances-in-congress-to-cut-colleges-credit-card-fees-chronicle-of-higher-education/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange fee legislation</title>
    <link href="http://dynaway.org/gas-reward-credit-card/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6335401</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dynaway.org </name>
    </author>
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES CREDIT CARD OVERHAUL AND HR 2382, THE CREDIT CARD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dynaway.org/gas-reward-credit-card/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card-interchange-fee-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interchange Reduction Service: House Committee on Financial ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.interchangereduction.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/8472432</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Interchange Reduction Service </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The House Committee on FInancial Services is holding a hearing today on interchange fees - and, specifically, H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. The website has been updated with today&amp;#39;s witnesses and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.interchangereduction.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Card Credit Offer - Wells Fargo raises rates on most of its credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://freezecreditcards.com/card-credit-offer/2009/10/card-credit-offer-wells-fargo-raises-rates-on-most-of-its-credit-cards-bizjournalscom/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/7560762</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Card Credit Offer </name>
    </author>
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Look at All Costs When Weighing a Prepaid CardNew York Times Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t - So What Would HR 2382PR Newswire (press release) Exchange Morning Post -PR-USA.net (press release) all 73 news articles &#187; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freezecreditcards.com/card-credit-offer/2009/10/card-credit-offer-wells-fargo-raises-rates-on-most-of-its-credit-cards-bizjournalscom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>10/8/09 &#8211; Welch and Vermont country store owner urge reform of ...</title>
    <link href="http://careertrainingassistance.com/1220/10809-welch-and-vermont-country-store-owner-urge-reform-of-unfair-credit-card-fees-at-house-fin/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/7395785</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CAREERTRAININGASSISTANCE.COM </name>
    </author>
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At a hearing to debate Welch&amp;#39;s Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), Welch and Miller asked the committee to consider the plight of small retailers forced to pay close to two percent of every purchase in swipe fees to credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://careertrainingassistance.com/1220/10809-welch-and-vermont-country-store-owner-urge-reform-of-unfair-credit-card-fees-at-house-fin/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Online Office of Congressman Peter Welch - 10/8/09 - Welch and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=586" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6645307</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News (Latest News) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
At a hearing to debate Welch&amp;#39;s Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), Welch and Miller asked the committee to consider the plight of small retailers forced to pay close to two percent of every purchase in swipe fees to credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=586&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Ninja Robot: House Committee on Financial Services Hearing on ...</title>
    <link href="http://theninjarobot.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6396804</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ninja Robot </name>
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    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;The House Committee on FInancial Services is holding a hearing today on interchange fees - and, specifically, H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. The website has been updated with today&amp;#39;s witnesses and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theninjarobot.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Consumer Credit Down, But Credit Cards Still Up -- Seeking Alpha</title>
    <link href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/165552-consumer-credit-down-but-credit-cards-still-up" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6382458</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page </name>
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Ironically, the industry could be looking down the barrel of more legislation from Capitol Hill which contemplates interchange fees when they debate a couple of bills, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act 2009 HR 2382 and the Expedited ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekingalpha.com/article/165552-consumer-credit-down-but-credit-cards-still-up&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>10/8/09 - Welch and Vermont country store owner urge reform of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=586&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6382452</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest News (Latest News) </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
At a hearing to debate Welch&amp;#39;s Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382), Welch and Miller asked the committee to consider the plight of small retailers forced to pay close to two percent of every purchase in swipe fees to credit card ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=586&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washington Report: Congress Looks at Oppressive Credit Card Rules ...</title>
    <link href="http://bestcreditcardsblog.com/washington-report-congress-looks-at-oppressive-credit-card-rules-nacs-online/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6372337</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Best Credit Cards Blog </name>
    </author>
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A solution strongly supported by NACS was debated, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382). This bill, sponsored by Reps. ... Democrats want credit card reform effective soonerReuters 3 Myths About Credit Card Fees for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bestcreditcardsblog.com/washington-report-congress-looks-at-oppressive-credit-card-rules-nacs-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ABA Submits Statement for the Record on Credit Card Interchange ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/100809InterchangeHR2382.htm#Thu%2C+08+Oct+2009+19%3A15%3A18+GMT" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6363828</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Press Releases </name>
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8 -- In a statement for the record submitted to the House Financial Services Committee today, the American Bankers Association urged Members of Congress to oppose HR 2382, saying that the bill would undercut a 50 year old electronic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/100809InterchangeHR2382.htm#Thu%2C+08+Oct+2009+19%3A15%3A18+GMT&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WStreet Market Commentary</title>
    <link href="http://www.bulletinboardprofiles.com/newletters/wstreet-market-commentary-31/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6357412</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bulletin Board Stocks </name>
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Interchange Fees Act 2009 HR 2382 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 2009 HR 3639. It&amp;#39;s clear the market is banking on money breaking the banking dam through banks, government programs, and even corporations stepping up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bulletinboardprofiles.com/newletters/wstreet-market-commentary-31/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Industry Groups Applaud House Committee Interchange Reform Hearing</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i731d7f0f9e7e4ab11cc41d4f1533a5be" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6357411</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Grocer - Latest News </name>
    </author>
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Following a hearing this week on HR 2382 -- the Credit Card Interchanges Fee Act of 2009 -- by the House Financial Services Committee, leaders from the National Grocers Association (NGA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/content_display/supermarket-industry-news/e3i731d7f0f9e7e4ab11cc41d4f1533a5be&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ND1009091</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1009091.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6357407</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A solution strongly supported by NACS was debated, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382). This bill, sponsored by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), would eliminate the anticompetitive rules Visa and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1009091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee on Financial Services Hearing on Interchange Fees</title>
    <link href="http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services-hearing-on-interchange-fees.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6345289</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payments News - from Glenbrook Partners </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House Committee on FInancial Services is holding a hearing today on interchange fees - and, specifically, HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009. The website has been updated with today&amp;#39;s witnesses and, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/house-committee-on-financial-services-hearing-on-interchange-fees.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>10/8/09 &#8211; Welch and Vermont country store owner urge reform of ...</title>
    <link href="http://careertrainingassistance.com/?p=1220" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6335403</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CAREERTRAININGASSISTANCE.COM </name>
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At a hearing to debate Welch&amp;#39;s Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), Welch and Miller asked the committee to consider the plight of small retailers forced to pay close to two percent of every purchase in swipe fees to credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://careertrainingassistance.com/?p=1220&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Creditvised &#187; Washington Report: Congress Looks at Oppressive ...</title>
    <link href="http://creditvised.com/2009/10/washington-report-congress-looks-at-oppressive-credit-card-rules-nacs-online/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6335402</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Creditvised </name>
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NACS Online A solution strongly supported by NACS was debated, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382). This bill, sponsored by Reps. ... 3 Myths About Credit Card Fees for BusinessesU.S. News &amp;amp; World Report ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditvised.com/2009/10/washington-report-congress-looks-at-oppressive-credit-card-rules-nacs-online/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WStreet Market Commentary : Stock-Profiles.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.stock-profiles.com/newsletters/wstreet-market-commentary-204/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6335399</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Stock-Profiles.com </name>
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Interchange Fees Act 2009 HR 2382 and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 2009. HR 3639. It&amp;#39;s clear the market is banking on money breaking the banking dam through banks, government programs, and even corporations stepping up ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stock-profiles.com/newsletters/wstreet-market-commentary-204/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill&amp;#39;s Blog: Shuster testifies about his credit card interchange ...</title>
    <link href="http://billsblogpa09.blogspot.com/2009/10/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6335397</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bill's Blog </name>
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Congressman Shuster testified today before the House Financial Services Committee on his legislation, H.R.2382 which would reform the interchange fees banks charge on credit cards for small business transactions: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billsblogpa09.blogspot.com/2009/10/shuster-testifies-about-his-credit-card.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t - So What Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.interchangereduction.com/2009/10/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/8449283</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Interchange Reduction Service </name>
    </author>
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&amp;quot;HR 2382 is one of the most egregious assaults on consumer protection that this country has seen in some time. Disguised as a measure to allow for cash discounts - something that is already allowed by federal law and by all card network ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.interchangereduction.com/2009/10/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Card Credit Reward - Winn-Dixie Launches fuelperks!(R) to Offer ...</title>
    <link href="http://myhugerewards.com/card-credit-reward/2009/10/card-credit-reward-winn-dixie-launches-fuelperksr-to-offer-north-floridasouth-georgia-streetinsidercom/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/7960693</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Card Credit Reward </name>
    </author>
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7 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &#8220;The Credit. La. prosecutor probes ACORN after embezzlement - The Sun News NEW ORLEANS &#8212; Louisiana&amp;#39;s attorney general said ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myhugerewards.com/card-credit-reward/2009/10/card-credit-reward-winn-dixie-launches-fuelperksr-to-offer-north-floridasouth-georgia-streetinsidercom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t - So What Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1657431.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/7951066</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com: Press Releases: PR Newswire </name>
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    <content type="html">
In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &amp;quot;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&amp;quot; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Electronic Payments Coalition has issued the following ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/1657431.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cash Rewards - THE HOT CORNER: Final party can&amp;#39;t cover ugly mess ...</title>
    <link href="http://myhugerewards.com/cash-rewards/2009/10/cash-rewards-the-hot-corner-final-party-cant-cover-ugly-mess-daily-yomiuri-on-line/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/7907395</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cash Rewards </name>
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7 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &#8220;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&#8221; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Electronic Payments Coalition has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myhugerewards.com/cash-rewards/2009/10/cash-rewards-the-hot-corner-final-party-cant-cover-ugly-mess-daily-yomiuri-on-line/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t &#8211; So What Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.merchantscenter.com/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont-so-what-would-h-r-2382-really-do-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/7440923</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merchants Center.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &amp;quot;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&amp;quot; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch , the Electronic Payments Coalition has issued the following statement:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merchantscenter.com/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont-so-what-would-h-r-2382-really-do-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Roundup &#8212; September 28, 2009 to October 7, 2009 | BankBryanCave</title>
    <link href="http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-september-28-2009-to-october-7-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6510453</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BankBryanCave </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The topic will be pending legislation relating to interchange fees, specifically HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-september-28-2009-to-october-7-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Ninja Robot: Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don ...</title>
    <link href="http://theninjarobot.blogspot.com/2009/10/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6382451</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ninja Robot </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;quot;H.R. 2382 is one of the most egregious assaults on consumer protection that this country has seen in some time. Disguised as a measure to allow for cash discounts - something that is already allowed by federal law and by all card ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theninjarobot.blogspot.com/2009/10/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Press Release - Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t ...</title>
    <link href="http://pressrelated.com/press-release-merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont---so-what-would-hr-2382-really-do.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6345294</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Press Related Breaking News PR Releases - RSS Feed </name>
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    <content type="html">
7 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &amp;quot;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&amp;quot; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Electronic Payments Coalition has issued the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressrelated.com/press-release-merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont---so-what-would-hr-2382-really-do.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Police: Credit union robber left fake bomb (East Valley Tribune)</title>
    <link href="http://www.merchantscenter.com/police-credit-union-robber-left-fake-bomb-east-valley-tribune/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6345288</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merchants Center.com </name>
    </author>
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Finance); Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t &#8211; So What Would HR 2382 Really Do? (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance); IIM-A&amp;#39;s Amaethon to focus on credit availability in agri (Business Standard India) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merchantscenter.com/police-credit-union-robber-left-fake-bomb-east-valley-tribune/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card Interchange Hearing Begins Today</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1008092.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6345286</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON &#8211; As announced in last Friday&amp;#39;s Washington Report, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing today on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382). NACS supports H.R. 2382 bill because it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1008092.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Merchants Can Already Discount for Cash, But Don&amp;#39;t &#8211; So What Would ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.merchantscenter.com/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont-so-what-would-h-r-2382-really-do-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6335396</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Merchants Center.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &amp;quot;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&amp;quot; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch , the Electronic Payments Coalition has issued the following statement:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merchantscenter.com/merchants-can-already-discount-for-cash-but-dont-so-what-would-h-r-2382-really-do-pr-newswire-via-yahoo-finance-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interchange: Frank &#8211; Not Gutierrez &#8211; (Apparently) to Chair HFSC ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capalphadc.com/2009/10/07/interchange-frank-chair-hfsc-hearing-majority-memo/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6335395</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capital Alpha Partners, LLC </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Separately, a majority staff memo prepared for the event provides (we think) helpful analysis of the measures in Representative Peter Welch&amp;#39;s (D-VT) bill [HR 2382] to prohibit &#8220;anti-competitive practices&#8221; allegedly perpetrated as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capalphadc.com/2009/10/07/interchange-frank-chair-hfsc-hearing-majority-memo/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Banking, credit card cartel so intoxicated by greed that their ...</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/banking-credit-card-cartel-so-intoxicated-by-greed-that-their-advocacy-lobbyists-just-issued-this/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6335394</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on H.R. 2382, &#8220;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&#8221; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Electronic Payments ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/banking-credit-card-cartel-so-intoxicated-by-greed-that-their-advocacy-lobbyists-just-issued-this/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What Would HR 2382 Really Do?</title>
    <link href="http://invest-money-stocks.com/credit-cards/what-would-hr-2382-really-do" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6323670</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Investment Advice </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In advance of the October 8th hearing in the House Financial Services Committee on HR 2382, &#8220;The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act,&#8221; sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), the Electronic Payments Coalition has issued the following ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://invest-money-stocks.com/credit-cards/what-would-hr-2382-really-do&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee Holds Interchange Fee Hearing This Thursday</title>
    <link href="http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/house-committee-holds-interchange-fee-hearing-this-thursday.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6314784</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payments News - from Glenbrook Partners </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing this Thursday on two pieces of legislation: HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentsnews.com/2009/10/house-committee-holds-interchange-fee-hearing-this-thursday.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hearings Of Note: Congress Presses Forward With Reform Efforts</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/hearings-note-congress-presses-forward-reform-efforts/356" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6323669</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Fraud Law </name>
    </author>
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The committee also is holding a hearing on Wednesday on &#8220;Reform of the Over-the-Counter Derivative Market: Limiting Risk and Ensuring Fairness,&#8221; and one on Thursday, on &#8220;HR 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and HR 3639, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/hearings-note-congress-presses-forward-reform-efforts/356&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress This Week Oct 2, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/comment-page-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6645308</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
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Oct 8, 2009 &#8211; Committee Hearing House Financial Services Hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009; and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8212; Oct 8, 2009 at 10 a.m. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/comment-page-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Committee To Review Interchange Bill</title>
    <link href="http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/house-committee-to-review-interchange-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6298690</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WayTooHigh.com </name>
    </author>
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Posted in banking, credit card antitrust, credit cards, debit cards, interchange fee, mastercard, merchant account, merchant interchange, merchant payment, price-fixing, visa Tagged: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR 2382, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://waytoohigh.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/house-committee-to-review-interchange-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress This Week Oct 2, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6291324</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
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Oct 8, 2009 - Committee Hearing House Financial Services Hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009; and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8212; Oct 8, 2009 at 10 a.m. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/03/congress-this-week-oct-2-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House committee to hold hearing on Interchange, CARD Act changes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cusecure.org/2009/10/03/house-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-interchange-card-act-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6277397</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CU*Secure </name>
    </author>
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The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday announced that it has scheduled for Oct. 8 a hearing on H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 and H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cusecure.org/2009/10/03/house-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-interchange-card-act-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Committee To Review Interchange Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.csdecisions.com/article/7996/house-committee-to-review-interchange-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6520796</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Convenience Store Decisions </name>
    </author>
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The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 8 to receive testimony on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), NACS reported. This legislation, introduced by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csdecisions.com/article/7996/house-committee-to-review-interchange-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Washington Report: House Committee Schedules Hearing on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1002091.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6277396</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House Financial Services Committee yesterday announced a hearing scheduled for October 8 to receive testimony on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382). This legislation, introduced by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1002091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Online Office of Congressman Peter Welch - 9/30/09 - Welch ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=577&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6345291</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latest News (Latest News) </name>
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Welch is the author and lead sponsor of H.R. 2382, which would help level the playing field between consumers, small businesses and credit card companies by requiring greater transparency and prohibiting unfair and abusive practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.welch.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=577&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Officials consider bailouts from $700 billion fund to prop up ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-consider-bailouts-from-700-billion-fund-to-prop-up-struggling-community-banks-178934/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/commentary/6372338</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Breaking News </name>
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... Financial Services Committee scheduled hearing tomorrow to receive testimony on Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382); how2getsponsors Daimler Financial Services forms joint venture with Al Fahim Group ... http://bit.ly/JQKJR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-consider-bailouts-from-700-billion-fund-to-prop-up-struggling-community-banks-178934/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6323667</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
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Oct 8, 2009 - Committee Hearing House Financial Services Hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009; and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8212; Oct 8, 2009 at 10 a.m. . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washington Report: Political Battles Hit Main Street</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0814091.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-12:/commentary/5873985</id>
    <updated>2009-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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Ask them also to cosponsor the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (HR. 2382), which will begin unraveling the onerous operating rules the credit card companies push onto your business. Just because the popular noise of the day is centered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0814091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why Won&amp;#39;t Visa Give U.S. Competition &amp;amp; Transparency Promised to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0813092.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-11:/commentary/5840201</id>
    <updated>2009-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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In the U.S., current bills in Congress to reform swipe fees include the Credit Card Fair Fee Act (H.R. 2695/S. 1212), which would allow merchants to negotiate for fairer swipe fees, and the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0813092.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>You Call This Transparency?</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0807092.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5830649</id>
    <updated>2009-08-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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Urge them to cosponsor both the Credit Card Fair Fee Act (H.R. 2695), which will empower retailers to join together and negotiate fees and rules with Visa and MasterCard, and the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0807092.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Washington Report: Opportunities Abound for Retailers to Press ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0807091.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5820800</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382): Eliminates anti-competitive rules imposed on retailers: Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01); Rep. Danny David (IL-07). Work on Health Care Reform to Continue Through August ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0807091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card Interchange Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://tylerhannan.com/2009/07/credit-card-interchange-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5623926</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>reflections on emergent commerce and technology </name>
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1212 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Introduced in Senate); HR 2382 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (Introduced in House); HR 2695 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 (Introduced in House). Other sources of information**: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tylerhannan.com/2009/07/credit-card-interchange-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Timing Is Everything</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0710093.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5568772</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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There are three bills circulating through Congress that address interchange fees, including the Credit Card Fair Fee Act (S. 1212 and H.R. 2695) and the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382). To add your voice to the effort, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0710093.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IMF raises Asia 2009 growth forecast on improved prospects for ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-raises-asia-2009-growth-forecast-on-improved-prospects-for-china-india-103120/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/6357413</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Breaking News </name>
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... WayTooHigh House Financial Services Committee scheduled hearing Oct. 8 to receive testimony on Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382); a_thelwell Global survey finds women most underserved in financial services and healthcare: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/imf-raises-asia-2009-growth-forecast-on-improved-prospects-for-china-india-103120/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News Roundup &#226;&#8364;&#8221; June 15, 2009 to June 19, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-june-15-2009-to-june-19-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5401167</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bank Bryan Cave </name>
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Digital Transactions reports that the total number of pending bills in Congress relating to interchange fees now numbers three: (1) HR 2382, introduced by Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in May, (2) S 1212, introduced by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-june-15-2009-to-june-19-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interchange Legislation Overview</title>
    <link href="http://www.paymentinsights.com/2009/06/interchange-legislation-overview.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5371670</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payment Industry Insights </name>
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And third, there is the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, HR 2382, sponsored by Representative Welch. I think it is useful to summarize what these bills would do and their approaches to interchange regulation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentinsights.com/2009/06/interchange-legislation-overview.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PIN Debit Payments Blog: Interchange Wars</title>
    <link href="http://pindebit.blogspot.com/2009/06/interchange-wars.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5278603</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PIN Debit Payments Blog </name>
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The Welch bill, H.R. 2382, would ban the card networks from setting higher interchange rates for premium cards than for non-premium cards. Welch's bill also would overturn many of the networks' longstanding rules to prevent merchants ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pindebit.blogspot.com/2009/06/interchange-wars.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Payment Systems Go to Guys: Test</title>
    <link href="http://www.paymentsystemsgotoguys.com/2009/06/test.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5262605</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Payment Systems Go to Guys </name>
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HR 2382 IH. 111th CONGRESS. 1st Session. H. R. 2382. To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. May 13, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paymentsystemsgotoguys.com/2009/06/test.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>interchange legislation overview</title>
    <link href="http://creditcards.thecreditcardfiles.com/interchange-legislation-overview/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/7097014</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Cards - Thecreditcardfiles.com </name>
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and third, there is the credit card interchange fees act of 2009, hr 2382, sponsored by representative welch. i think it is useful to summarize what these bills would do and their approaches to interchange regulation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditcards.thecreditcardfiles.com/interchange-legislation-overview/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Washington Report: Food Safety Moves, FDA Tobacco Passes Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0612091.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5251759</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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NACS members are urged to send letters to their representatives and senators asking them to cosponsor the Credit Card Fair Fee Act, as well as H.R. 2382, the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act, introduced by Reps. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0612091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Slips: Interchange Legislation Overview</title>
    <link href="http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2009/06/its-summer-so-it-must-be-interchange-season-here-in-dc-a-trio-of-interchange-related-bills-have-been-introduced-or-really.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5245002</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Credit Slips </name>
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And third, there is the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, H.R. 2382, sponsored by Representative Welch. I think it is useful to summarize what these bills would do and their approaches to interchange regulation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2009/06/its-summer-so-it-must-be-interchange-season-here-in-dc-a-trio-of-interchange-related-bills-have-been-introduced-or-really.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Javelin Strategy and Research &#194;&#187; Card Legislation that is &#226;&#8364;&#339;Good for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.javelinstrategy.com/2009/06/09/card-legislation-that-is-good-for-consumers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5236567</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Javelin Strategy and Research </name>
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HR 2382, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, and 2. HR 2695 , the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;*. So Congress is going to try and &#226;&#8364;&#339;do something&#226;&#8364;* about interchange. Again under the guise of what's best for consume&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.javelinstrategy.com/2009/06/09/card-legislation-that-is-good-for-consumers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1212: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - U.S.... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1212/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5270434</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major... </name>
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Second, there is the Senate version of the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, S. 1212, sponsored by Senator Durbin. And third, there is the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, H.R. 2382, sponsored by Representative Welch. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1212/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2695: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 -... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2695/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5577008</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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There are three bills circulating through Congress that address interchange fees, including the Credit Card Fair Fee Act (S. 1212 and H.R. 2695) and the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382). To add your voice to the effort, . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2695/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Proposed OSHA Standard Would Prevent Injury for Nurses and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.seiu.org/2009/05/proposed-osha-standard-would-prevent-injury-for-nurses-and-healthcare-workers.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5090252</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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ConyersNurses.jpg Last week, Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) laid the first steps toward the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act (HR 2381). Direct care nurses have a higher rate of injury than laborers, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seiu.org/2009/05/proposed-osha-standard-would-prevent-injury-for-nurses-and-healthcare-workers.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation on Credit Card Fees Moves through Congress</title>
    <link href="http://rolloverusa.com/2009/05/legislation-on-credit-card-fees-moves-through-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/6027624</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rollover USA </name>
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The proposed Welch-Shuster Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, or HR 2382 is intended &#226;&#8364;&#339;to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes,&#226;&#8364;* according to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rolloverusa.com/2009/05/legislation-on-credit-card-fees-moves-through-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation on Credit Card Fees Moves through Congress</title>
    <link href="http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2009/05/15/legislation-on-credit-card-fees-moves-through-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5058351</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Fat Finance Blog </name>
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Lost in much of the hoopla regarding pending credit card legislation is the impact a proposed amendment may have on businesses, as well as consumers. The proposed Welch-Shuster Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigfatfinanceblog.com/2009/05/15/legislation-on-credit-card-fees-moves-through-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card Relief - Some US financial firms selling bonds without ...</title>
    <link href="http://freezecreditcards.com/credit-card-debt-relief/2009/05/credit-card-relief-some-us-financial-firms-selling-bonds-without-help-reuters/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-13:/commentary/7898584</id>
    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Credit Card Debt Relief </name>
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The new House legislation is known as the Welch-Shuster Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (HR 2382) and was introduced by Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bill Shuster (R-Pa.). The bill would bring transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freezecreditcards.com/credit-card-debt-relief/2009/05/credit-card-relief-some-us-financial-firms-selling-bonds-without-help-reuters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Washington Report: Senate Vote on Discount for Debit Amendment</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-13:/commentary/5015277</id>
    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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This translated into additional support and is reflected in the following list of cosponsors to H.R. 2382: Reps. John Barrow (D-GA), Chris Carney (D-PA), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Todd Platts (R-PA) and Keith Ellison ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0515091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2382, The Credit Card Interchange Fees ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200517414.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/5103056</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Human rights </name>
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US Congress: HR 2382, The Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200517414.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2382, To amend the Truth in Lending Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2382.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/5001062</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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US Congress: HR 2382, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2382.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/5001061</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2382&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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