H.R.2589 - Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009

To establish the Office of Public Finance in the Department of the Treasury to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To establish the Office of Public Finance in the Department of the Treasury to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds. as introduced.

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5/21/2009--Introduced.Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Public Finance. Requires the Director of such Office to carry out a program to provide reinsurance for insured losses of municipal bond insurers. Directs the

Official Summary

5/21/2009--Introduced.Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Public Finance. Requires the Director of such Office to carry out a program to provide reinsurance for insured losses of municipal bond insurers. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and submit to Congress within five years after the enactment of this Act a plan for the sale of reinsurance assets acquired under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that reinsurance provided by this Act shall not be treated as a federal guarantee for purposes of disallowing the exemption of interest on municipal bonds.

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07/19/10
Copyright Term Extension Act - Wikipedia, the free ...

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05/24/10
The Lee's Summit Conservative: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, MO 5th ...

H.R. 2589: Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 3037: Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2009. Look at each against my list up at the top, or the list you made for yourself. How many of the bills he sponsored have ...

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06/03/09
Congress Launches Capital Markets Reforms

The four bills would: (1) standardize credit rating of municipal bonds ( HR 2549, Municipal Bond Fairness Act); (2) establish a federal reinsurance program for municipal bond issuers ( HR 2589, Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act); ...

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