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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Defeat Buck McKeon | Rep. McKeon Voted Against Every Bill to Help ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Buck Stops Now </name>
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H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. BUCK VOTED &#8220;NO&#8221;. H.R. 3221. Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. BUCK VOTED &#8220;NO&#8221;. H.R. 2847. Jobs for Main Street Act of 2009. BUCK VOTED &#8220;NO&#8221;. H.R. 2749 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebuckstopsnow.org/2010/10/rep-mckeon-voted-against-every-bill-to-help-middle-class/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Connolly&amp;#39;s BS must taste like Kool-Aid</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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11/4/2009, HR 3639, Yes, DEM. 11/4/2009, H RES 88, Yes, DEM. 11/4/2009, H RES 88, Yes, DEM. 10/29/2009, HR 3854, No, DEM. 10/29/2009, HR 2996, Yes, DEM. 10/29/2009, H RES 87, Yes, DEM. 10/27/2009, HR 2996, No, DEM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fadscientist.com/2010/10/connollys-bs-must-taste-like-kool-aid.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Colorado 7th District race: Republican Ryan Frazier takes on ...</title>
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Keenly aware of the financial hardships Wall Street and Main Street face, he championed legislation to enhance consumer-protection provisions guaranteed in H.R. 3639 and offer solid small-business incentives. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mmc-news.com/2010/09/29/2010-colorado-7th-district-race-republican-ryan-frazier-takes-on-incumbent-democrat-ed-perlmutter-the-newsroom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Insurance and Foreign Travel</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The insurance bro. </name>
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Wasserman Shultz has since sponsored legislation called the Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act, or LIFT Act (HR 3639). The Act was attached as an amendment to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision Act of 2005, and subsequently ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the-insurance-bro.blogspot.com/2010/09/life-insurance-and-foreign-travel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 3639 [110th]: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9135971</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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23 Sep 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3639&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Throwdown: John Boehner Calls For Total Tax Freeze</title>
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... (H.R. 4154) Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009; (H.R. 3962) Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009; (H.R. 3639) Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessinsider.com/john-boehner-tax-freeze-2010-9&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: Who VIRGINIA FOXX REALLY Represents!</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST </name>
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H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. TOPICS: Consumers, Credit cards, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy /NAY / NO H.R. 3548. Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 - House Version TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Unemployment, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-virginia-foxx-really-represents.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Idiot Factor: Todd Tiahrt&amp;#39;s folly: Yes SOMETIMES Moran is ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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4, 2009: HR 3639, a bill that moved up implementation of a bill regulating credit card companies. Supporters said consumers needed the protections because the bill gave too much power to credit card providers; opponents said banks would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tiahrtfolly.blogspot.com/2010/08/yes-sometimes-moran-is-different-from.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting records tell how Tiahrt, Moran differ - KansasCity.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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4, 2009: &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;HR 3639, a bill to move up implementation of a law regulating credit card companies. Supporters said consumers needed the protections because the law gave too much power to credit card providers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/31/2120246/voting-records-tell-how-tiahrt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Silence in Santa Clara; Eyes on Havana; (Still) Waiting in ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Hezbollah, and other terrorists who wish to change our way of life,&#8221; Wasserman Schultz remarked [in 2006] when announcing sponsorship of the bill (The Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act, or LIFT Act H.R. 3639). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubacentral.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/silence-in-santa-clara-eyes-on-havana-still-waiting-in-washington/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ClwtrBkAtty-Carol A. Lawson, Esq.: Pending Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-18:/commentary/8798524</id>
    <updated>2010-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3818, the &amp;quot;Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3817, the &amp;quot;Investor Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&amp;quot; Posted by Carol A. Lawson at 1:41 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://carollawsonpa.blogspot.com/2010/07/pending-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Kindle Blog Report: Retro Review: Run to Gold</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3639 The Expedited Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, also known as H.R. 627 The Credit CARD Act of 2009, will dramatically affect regulations on credit cards beginning in 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thekindlereport.blogspot.com/2010/07/retro-review-run-to-gold.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: Who MICHELE BACHMANN REALLY Represents!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-10:/commentary/8680233</id>
    <updated>2010-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. TOPICS: Consumers, Credit cards, Debt &amp;amp; Bankruptcy NAY/NO H.R. 3548. Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 - House Version TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Unemployment, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackjodell.blogspot.com/2010/07/who-michele-bachmann-really-represents.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Microsoft Word - Testimony - HR 3639 Expedited CC Reform- 10-6-09 ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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susswein.pdf house.gov Microsoft Word - Testimony - HR 3639 Expedited CC Reform- 10-6-09.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.findpdf.us/details-112893.pdf?microsoft-word-testimony-hr-3639-expedited-cc-reform-10-6-09&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Club for Growth gives slight nod to Tiahrt over Moran</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-20:/commentary/9224870</id>
    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8220;To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.state-politics.com/midwest/club-for-growth-gives-slight-nod-to-tiahrt-over-moran/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Club for Growth gives slight nod to Tiahrt over Moran</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8220;To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wichitaliberty.org/politics/club-for-growth-gives-slight-nod-to-tiahrt-over-moran/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Joe Barton is an example of shamelessness in Congress | Letters to ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act This bill would have put new consumer protections for credit cards in place sooner. Instead, banks and credit card companies had an additional three months to raise rates before the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor/2010/06/joe-barton-is-an-example-of-shamelessness-in-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 7: Risking Clean Energy ...</title>
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HR 3639, is a bill directing the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research, development, and demonstration of, among a long list, solar technology including photovoltaics, use of solar for heating and cooling buildings and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/06/case-against-lynn-jenkins-chapter-7.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pa Rock&amp;#39;s Ramble: Hey Big Oil, Wanna Party?</title>
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The SOLAR TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TECHNOLOGY ACT, H.R. 3639, is not part of the GOP&amp;#39;s all of the above approach. The bill passed the House and is pigeonholed in the Senate&amp;#39;s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pa-rocks-ramble.blogspot.com/2010/06/hey-big-oil-wanna-party.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gresham Barrett&amp;#39;s complete voting record</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-22:/commentary/8375380</id>
    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: HR 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. Nov 4, 2009 3:17 PM (Failed 171-253, 8 not voting). On Passage &#8211; House &#8211; H.Res. 863 Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/398&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; Rep. Barney Frank: They&amp;#39;ve Had Five And A Half Months To Study ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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This afternoon, the House passed HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act to speed up the credit card reforms. This bill will move up the effective date for nearly all of the credit card reforms to December 1, 2009 and marks ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebogard.ndesignsblog.com/2010/05/24/rep-barney-frank-theyve-had-five-and-a-half-months-to-study-it/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Insurance and Foreign Travel |</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/9538676</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act, or LIFT Act (H.R. 3639) was sponsored by a Florida congresswoman who was denied coverage by a major life insurance carrier because of her planned trip to Israel. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lifequote.com/blog/life-insurance-and-foreign-travel/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Insurance and Foreign Travel &#171; LifeQuote Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/8109871</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act, or LIFT Act (H.R. 3639) was sponsored by a Florida congresswoman who was denied coverage by a major life insurance carrier because of her planned trip to Israel. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifequoteblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/life-insurance-and-foreign-travel/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unemployed in the United States at around 9 &#8211; 10 percent doesn&amp;#39;t ...</title>
    <link href="http://cricketdiane.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/unemployed-in-the-united-states-at-around-9-10-percent-doesnt-mean-the-rest-of-the-90-are-employed-no-matter-what-cnn-says/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8076489</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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American Bankruptcy Institute | Home. H.R. 4677, the &#8220;Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010. ... H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ... www.abiworld.org/ - Cached - Similar ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cricketdiane.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/unemployed-in-the-united-states-at-around-9-10-percent-doesnt-mean-the-rest-of-the-90-are-employed-no-matter-what-cnn-says/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>States Consider Action on Gift Card Laws &#8211; Martindale.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Companies need to be aware that several states are considering action and that Congress is also considering an amendment to the CARD Act, H.R. 3639, which would establish an earlier effective date for gift card provisions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/business-law/article_Manatt-Phelps-Phillips-LLP_932398.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Passed in House, held up in Senate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7783058</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chellie Pingree </name>
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HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act This bill would have put new consumer protections for credit cards in place sooner. Instead, banks and credit card companies had an additional three months to raise rates before the new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pingree.house.gov/2010/01/passed-in-house-held-up-in-senate.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 3639 The Expedited Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, also known as H.R. 627 The Credit CARD Act of 2009, will dramatically affect regulations on credit cards beginning in 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thekindlereport.blogspot.com/2010/03/run-to-gold-business-and-investing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act HR 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act HR 577, Vision Care for Kids Act Cracking down on Wall Street HR 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cockytalk.com/showthread.php?t=120773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act H.R. 577, Vision Care for Kids Act. Cracking down on Wall Street. H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frumforum.com/trading-in-smoke-filled-rooms-for-gridlock&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1845, Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act H.R. 2664, Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/27/democrats-republicans-sti_n_479515.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Medicare Premium Fairness Act 259) HR 3632, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act 260) HR 3634, Naming George Kell Post Office in Swifton, Arkansas 261) HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 261) HR 3689, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.jonzu.com/z_uncategorized_crazy-fox-fringe-conspiracy-theories-debunked-the-republican-senate-is-not-blocking-legislation-from-passing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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261) H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 261) H.R. 3689, Extending legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 262) H.R. 3714, Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act 263) H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 4677, the &#8220;Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010. ... H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ... www.abiworld.org/ - Cached - Similar ... Source: Cricketdiane&amp;#39;s Weblog ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4677/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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261) HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act 261) HR 3689, Extending legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 262) HR 3714, Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act 263) HR 3726, Castle Nugent National Historic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicsdownanddirty.blogspot.com/2010/02/tarantino.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 3639: The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. 261. H.R. 3689: Extending legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. 262. H.R. 3714: The Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act. 263. H.R. 3726: The Castle Nugent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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best secured credit cards &amp;middot; H.R. 627 The Credit Card Act of 2009 is a sweeping reform of credit card law. Many consumers are concerned over how this act will affect their spending capacity throughout the new year. The act is called into ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seekingalpha.com/article/186936-how-the-credit-card-act-will-affect-you&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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How HR 627 the Card Act of 2009 will effect consumers and the economy with suggestions of how to starve the vampire squid credit card companies and banks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.runtogold.com/2010/02/how-hr-627-the-credit-card-act-blunts-the-vampire-squids-beak/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The second best protection is the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers [HR3639]. Even though it gave the banks eight months to raise rates and has several loopholes, it is a step forward toward consumer protection. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chessqueen000.blogspot.com/2010/01/credit-cards-part-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Credit card regulations, earlier effective dates for some provisions, S.1833, HR3639. Debt limit, increase to 13.029 trillion, HJRes.45. Derivatives, government regulation of over-the-counter markets, Title III, HR4173 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2010/01/21/your-congress-january/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 3639- . &#8220;Banks are working diligently to implement the CARD Act by next February, as Congress required, but it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for them to meet the new deadline contemplated by this bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberty2010.org/blog/?p=39&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBS NewsThe US Council overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured Lawmakers to Obama: 79.99% Credit Card Calls for Sort ActionShould Central Bank regulate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beaverpondmillworks.com/Bp-Gas-Credit-Card/Credit-Card-Bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The US House overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured by the Senate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsheadsup.com/creditcard/2009/12/20/hill-wants-swift-enactment-on-credit-card-law-376982.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The US House overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured by the Senate. Both wings of Congress passed HR 627 &#8212; the Credit Cardholders&amp;#39; Bill of Rights &#8212; this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freezecreditcards.com/card-company-credit/2009/12/card-company-credit-hill-wants-swift-enactment-on-credit-card-law-news-andtribunecom/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Hill wants swift enactment on credit card law. Evening News and Tribune The US House overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paypal-paypal08.blogspot.com/2009/12/credit-card-google-news-10_19.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Hill wants swift enactment on credit card law Evening News and Tribune The US House overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured ... and more &#187; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paypal-paypal08.blogspot.com/2009/12/credit-card-google-news-10_6390.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Hill wants swift enactment on credit card law. Evening News and Tribune The US House overwhelmingly passed HR 3639, but a bill that would speed-up restrictions on credit card companies has yet to be measured . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paypal-paypal08.blogspot.com/2009/12/credit-card-google-news-10_6382.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just a few weeks back, Roskam voted against another major reform bill designed to protect consumers from the worst abuses of the credit card companies: HR 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rubberstamproskam.com/2009/12/14/peter-roskam-does-finance-industrys-bidding-votes-against-regulatory-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As you know, on September 24, 2009, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) introduced the &#8220;Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act of 2009&#8243; (H.R. 3639), which would move the enactment date of most provisions of the CARD Act to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://debtgotoguy.com/blog/credit-card-debt/expediting-credit-card-protection-letter-from-senator-feinstein/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This afternoon, House Financial Service Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) and Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R.3639 to move up those effective dates to December 1, 2009. Rep. Maloney stated, The &amp;quot;Pew Charitable Trust ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-dates-december-1-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This afternoon, House Financial Service Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) and Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R.3639 to move up those effective dates to December 1, 2009. Rep. Maloney stated, The &amp;quot;Pew Charitable Trust ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-dates-december-1-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 3639 was &amp;quot;tabled&amp;quot; in committee when Senator Cochran (R) of Mississippi objected to the house bill being introduced in the Senate. For those that don&amp;#39;t know what HR 3639 was, it was a bill passed by the House accelerating the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rebelcanteen.blogspot.com/2009/12/credit-card-scam.html&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/7123256</id>
    <updated>2009-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prepaid Debit Cards | Teen Debit Card |... </name>
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HR3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. This bill, passed by the House in November 2009, would speed up the effective date of several key features of the CARD Act. In particular, the bill would to move up the effective ...&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>
    <link href="http://www.getdebit.com/debit-news/summary-of-pending-consumer-credit-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-29:/commentary/6851881</id>
    <updated>2009-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Prepaid Debit Cards | Teen Debit Card |... </name>
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HR3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. This bill, passed by the House in November 2009, would speed up the effective date of several key features of the CARD Act. In particular, the bill would to move up the effective ...&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>Banking and Finance Update November 2009</title>
    <link href="http://business.cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/november2009.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6931731</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Banking and Finance Update </name>
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Proponents of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, argue that some credit card companies have raised rates and fees in anticipation of the new rules. A story on H.R. 3639 appears in Report No. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.cch.com/updates/bankingfinance/november2009.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Banking and Finance Update November 2009</title>
    <link href="http://business.cch.com/updates/bankingFinance/november2009.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6824244</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Banking and Finance Update </name>
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Proponents of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, argue that some credit card companies have raised rates and fees in anticipation of the new rules. A story on H.R. 3639 appears in Report No. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://business.cch.com/updates/bankingFinance/november2009.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Carolyn Maloney On Expediting Credit Card Reforms ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mortgageratesaholic.com/22716/rep-carolyn-maloney-on-expediting-credit-card-reforms/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-20:/commentary/6741583</id>
    <updated>2009-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MortgageRatesAholic </name>
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Today, the House is considering HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act to speed up the credit card reforms. This bill will move up the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mortgageratesaholic.com/22716/rep-carolyn-maloney-on-expediting-credit-card-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rein In the Credit Card Banks Now! - The Petition Site</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/345360091" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6741582</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Overview Petitions - Care2: ThePetitionSite </name>
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I&amp;#39;m urging you to immediately pass the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (S 1833, HR 3639) so we can start getting the protections Congress already approved at a time we need them the most -- the holiday season. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/345360091&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Where The Rubber Meets The Road (11/13/09)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-rubber-meets-road-111309.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6688720</id>
    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 331-92, the House passed a bill (HR 3639) giving credit-card firms a tighter deadline for starting pro-consumer policies enacted by Congress in May. Under the bill, changes originally required to be in place by Feb. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-rubber-meets-road-111309.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ohio 15th District: Working for Middle Class? Show Me!</title>
    <link href="http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/11/working-for-middle-class-show-me.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6688717</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio 15th District </name>
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H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R.3639 Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, H.R. 3548 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, H.R. 3269 Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/11/working-for-middle-class-show-me.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call Report :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/1877285,pioneer-press-rollcall-111209-s1.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6676630</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Doings OakBrook :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to pass HR 3639. RELATED PDF. &#8226; Roll Call Report. Federal Reserve: Members defeated, 171-253, a GOP bid to allow the Federal Reserve to veto the Dec. 1 deadline in HR 3639 (above) and keep Feb. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/1877285,pioneer-press-rollcall-111209-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AAA-Fund Blog &#1042;&#187; WH Talk Call: Soundness Security against loss ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/encahem/post114260455/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6707503</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>encahem </name>
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HR 3639 targets the makor credit cadd issuers that have arbitrarily increased interest rxtes, spiked fees and hiked minimum payments. Along with 44 of my colleagues in the House, I also sent a letter to Bank of America and Citigroup ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/encahem/post114260455/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Approves Expediting Credit CARD Act &#8211; Consumerism Commentary ...</title>
    <link href="http://withopedia.co.cc/blog/house-approves-expediting-credit-card-act-consumerism-commentary.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6735182</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mortgage | Loan | Credit | Insurance | Debt </name>
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Expediting credit card reform bill: The House approved the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act (H.R. 3639), sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., to speed the enactment of an earlier bill reforming laws governing credit car . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://withopedia.co.cc/blog/house-approves-expediting-credit-card-act-consumerism-commentary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pete Sessions votes against chemical facility security, credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/pete-sessions-votes-against-chemical.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6667547</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sessions Watch </name>
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On Wednesday, November 4, the House once again showed overwhelming bipartisanship in passing HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, &amp;quot;To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/pete-sessions-votes-against-chemical.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Republican Study Committee Newsletter. UPDATE Nov. 10, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/republican-study-committee-bewsleter-update-nov-10-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6667546</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow </name>
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The House also passed HR 2868, legislation dealing with chemical facilities and HR 3639, which would move up the effective date of the CARD Act (legislation enacted earlier this year that results in increased credit card rates for all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/republican-study-committee-bewsleter-update-nov-10-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AAA-Fund Blog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Credits and Balances</title>
    <link href="http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=3365" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6651192</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AAA-Fund Blog </name>
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For this reason, the House will take up H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act, later this week. I am an original cosponsor of the bill, which moves up the effective date of all provisions of the new credit card law from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=3365&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health Care and Credit Cards &#171; Ohtinyrnbw&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
    <link href="http://ohtinyrnbw.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/health-care-and-credit-cards/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6651191</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohtinyrnbw's Blog </name>
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On Wednesday, the House considered H.R. 3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which I told you about two weeks ago when it passed the Financial Services Committee. This bill adjusts the effective dates contained in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohtinyrnbw.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/health-care-and-credit-cards/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Peter Roskam | Roskam Votes to Aid Predatory Credit Card Companies ...</title>
    <link href="http://rubberstamproskam.com/2009/11/10/roskam-votes-to-aid-predatory-credit-card-companies-rather-than-consumers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6650566</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rubberstamp Roskam </name>
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Back on May 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Credit CARD Act of 2009, a major reform credit card reform bill designed to protect consumers from the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rubberstamproskam.com/2009/11/10/roskam-votes-to-aid-predatory-credit-card-companies-rather-than-consumers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/1873844,pioneer-press-rollcall-111209-s1.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6644573</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Doings Weekly :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to pass HR 3639. Federal Reserve: Members defeated, 171-253, a GOP bid to allow the Federal Reserve to veto the Dec. 1 deadline in HR 3639 (above) and keep Feb. 22, 2010, as the date for starting credit-card reforms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/1873844,pioneer-press-rollcall-111209-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Nov 9th 2009 | Bad Idea News</title>
    <link href="http://badideanews.com/?p=1931" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6629851</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bad Idea News </name>
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Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3639, Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. 11/4/09. Passed. N. Session 1, roll call 841: On Ordering the Previous Question Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3639, Expedited Card Reform ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://badideanews.com/?p=1931&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blue in the Bluegrass: Brett Guthrie, Geoff Davis vote to protect ...</title>
    <link href="http://blueinthebluegrass.blogspot.com/2009/11/brett-guthrie-geoff-davis-vote-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6629849</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue in the Bluegrass </name>
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Yesterday (Wednesday) the House overwhelmingly passed-- though not without some tough fights-- Carolyn Maloney&amp;#39;s H.R. 3639, a much needed amendment to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blueinthebluegrass.blogspot.com/2009/11/brett-guthrie-geoff-davis-vote-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[TJH] Re: Fw: Federal Insider: Shootings at Fort Hood: Suspect ...</title>
    <link href="http://truthjustice-honor.blogspot.com/2009/11/tjh-re-fw-federal-insider-shootings-at_7093.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/7843611</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TruthJusticeHonor </name>
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US Congress. Browse every vote in the US Congress since 1991. &#187; EXPLORE THE DATABASE | House Votes | Senate Votes. &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 848: HR 3639 &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 847: HR 3639 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthjustice-honor.blogspot.com/2009/11/tjh-re-fw-federal-insider-shootings-at_7093.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Racine Post: Ryan: &amp;#39;This is not about health care, it&amp;#39;s about ...</title>
    <link href="http://news.racinepost.com/2009/11/ryan-this-isnt-about-health-care-its.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6794363</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Racine Post </name>
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No comment just the actual certified version of HR 3639 Health care reform bill: http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf. I came across it and thought maybe people might want to see it. It requires Adobe Acrobat to read it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.racinepost.com/2009/11/ryan-this-isnt-about-health-care-its.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Winston &amp;amp; Strawn LLP: Financial Services Update - October 26, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Vol4,Issue39.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6794362</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Winston.com: Global Financial Markets Spotlight </name>
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On October 22nd, the House Financial Services Committee reported H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would move up the effective date for credit card reforms from February 22, 2010, to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Vol4,Issue39.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House clears CARD Act acceleration bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.cusecure.org/2009/11/07/house-clears-card-act-acceleration-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6629850</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CU*Secure </name>
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The House this week passed HR 3639, the &#8220;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009,&#8221; by a 331 to 92 vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cusecure.org/2009/11/07/house-clears-card-act-acceleration-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Republican Study Committee Newsletter: Pelosi Health Care Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/republican-study-committee-newsletter/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6629847</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow </name>
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The House is also scheduled to consider H.R. 2868, legislation dealing with chemical facilities and H.R. 3639, which would move up the effective date of the CARD Act (legislation enacted earlier this year that results in increased ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brendabowers.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/republican-study-committee-newsletter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>[TJH] Re: Fw: Federal Insider: Shootings at Fort Hood: Suspect ...</title>
    <link href="http://truthjustice-honor.blogspot.com/2009/11/tjh-re-fw-federal-insider-shootings-at_4431.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/7907075</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TruthJusticeHonor </name>
    </author>
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US Congress. Browse every vote in the US Congress since 1991. &#187; EXPLORE THE DATABASE | House Votes | Senate Votes. &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 848: HR 3639 &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 847: HR 3639 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthjustice-honor.blogspot.com/2009/11/tjh-re-fw-federal-insider-shootings-at_4431.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Politics News &amp;amp; Analysis: At Fort Hood, a day of mourning</title>
    <link href="http://diogenes-light.blogspot.com/2009/11/politics-news-analysis-at-fort-hood-day.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6613835</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Diogenes-light </name>
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Congress 111, House vote: Vote 848: HR 3639 &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 847: HR 3639 &#8226; Congress 111, House vote: Vote 846: HR 3639. Web-Wide News Alerts MyWebpost. Get The Post&amp;#39;s take on whatever you&amp;#39;re reading -- anywhere on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://diogenes-light.blogspot.com/2009/11/politics-news-analysis-at-fort-hood-day.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Betrayed.</title>
    <link href="http://cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com/2009/11/betrayed.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6613834</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Random Musings </name>
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Witness their &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; votes on HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. That one sets an earlier effective date for some consumer protections regarding credit cards. However, the fact that Kirkpatrick, Pastor, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com/2009/11/betrayed.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Perkins Coie Blog Home</title>
    <link href="http://www.digestiblelaw.com/financial_services/blogQ.aspx?entry=6275" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6688719</id>
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    <author>
      <name>Perkins Coie Digestible Law All Subjects </name>
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H.R. 3639 moves up the remaining dates by which banks and credit card issuers would have to comply and applies to the largest card issuers that control over 80% of the credit card market. The bill passed by a vote of 331-92. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digestiblelaw.com/financial_services/blogQ.aspx?entry=6275&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CardTrak.com - News - Card Reform Express</title>
    <link href="http://www.cardtrak.com/news/2009/11/05/card_reform_express" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6667548</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CardTrak.com Credit Card News </name>
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By a vote of 331-92 the H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009&amp;quot; was passed. The Senate has also taken up a similar measure but it appears, at this point, unlikely to pass. The &amp;quot;Credit CARD Act&amp;quot; had three staged &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cardtrak.com/news/2009/11/05/card_reform_express&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Expedited Credit Card Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/11/house-passes-expedited-credit-card-reform-bill-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6613833</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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The House of Representatives voted 331 to 92 on November 4 in favor of HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would speed up the effective date of credit card reform legislation from Feb. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/11/house-passes-expedited-credit-card-reform-bill-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expedited Credit Card Act passes House; Lamborn, Coffman oppose</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.fwix.com/~r/fwix/denver/~3/DiD6QoVEZTs/27_47dafee896" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604930</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fwix / Denver </name>
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The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, HR 3639, passed the House in a 331-92 vote Wednesday, with a number of Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Colorado&amp;#39;s... Nov 5th, 2009, at 3:00pm CST.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.fwix.com/~r/fwix/denver/~3/DiD6QoVEZTs/27_47dafee896&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes A Stinging Rebuke Of Crooked Credit Card Banksters ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-passes-stinging-rebuke-of-crooked.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604929</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
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Yesterday the House overwhelmingly passed-- though not without some tough fights-- Carolyn Maloney&amp;#39;s HR 3639, a much needed amendment to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. The idea was to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-passes-stinging-rebuke-of-crooked.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Speed Up Credit CARD Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialserviceslitigationmonitor.com/2009/11/articles/legislation/house-votes-to-speed-up-credit-card-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604928</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Services Litigation &amp;amp; Investigati... </name>
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HR 3639 moves up the remaining dates by which banks and credit card issuers would have to comply and applies to the largest card issuers that control over 80% of the credit card market. The bill passed by a vote of 331-92. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialserviceslitigationmonitor.com/2009/11/articles/legislation/house-votes-to-speed-up-credit-card-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Some Members of Congress Just Like to Help and Protect Bankers</title>
    <link href="http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-members-of-congress-just-like-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6604926</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio 15th District </name>
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HR 3639 was passed to stop banks and credit card companies from increasing rates to high, obscene percentages before a law kicks in next year. From Thomas, the Library of Congress, HR 3639 is described as--- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/11/some-members-of-congress-just-like-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Crisis News Center: House Passes Expedited Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/11/house-passes-expedited-credit-card-reform-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6600973</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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This story appeared in Bank Digest. The House of Representatives voted 331 to 92 on Nov. 4, 2009, in favor of HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would speed up the effective date of...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/11/house-passes-expedited-credit-card-reform-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rules Changing: Watch Credit Card Statements Carefully for New ...</title>
    <link href="http://wp.kern.org/finance/?p=1821" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6591388</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Administration &amp; Finance </name>
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Y., co-sponsored the original Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 that President Obama signed into law in May, as well as H.R. 3639, a separate bill passed in the House on Wednesday that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wp.kern.org/finance/?p=1821&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hirono looks to halt abusive credit card practices | Hawaii 24/7</title>
    <link href="http://www.hawaii247.org/2009/11/05/hirono-looks-to-halt-abusive-credit-card-practices/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6589461</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hawaii 24/7 </name>
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For this reason, the House will take up H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act, later this week. I am an original cosponsor of the bill, which moves up the effective date of all provisions of the new credit card law from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawaii247.org/2009/11/05/hirono-looks-to-halt-abusive-credit-card-practices/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expedited Credit Card Act passes House; Lamborn, Coffman oppose ...</title>
    <link href="http://coloradoindependent.com/41545/expedited-credit-card-act-passes-house-lamborn-coffman-oppose" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6588131</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Colorado Independent &#187; Blog </name>
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The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, H.R. 3639, passed the House in a 331-92 vote Wednesday, with a number of Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the bill. Colorado&amp;#39;s Republicans, however, were not among them. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coloradoindependent.com/41545/expedited-credit-card-act-passes-house-lamborn-coffman-oppose&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR3639</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6300" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/9988166</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] </name>
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Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to HR 3639 regarding HR3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6300&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR3639</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6292" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/8945677</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] </name>
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Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to HR 3639 regarding HR3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6292&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Page Not Found</title>
    <link href="http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/110409HousePassageHR3639.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/8702947</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Press Releases </name>
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404 Page Not Found. Sorry but the page you requested has been moved or no longer exists. If you typed the URL yourself, please make sure that the spelling is correct. Please try the following options to locate the information you need: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/110409HousePassageHR3639.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House vote moves up date for credit card reforms</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/7971367</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Consumers Union - All Articles </name>
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Washington, D.C.&#8212;Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today praised the bipartisan House vote of 331-92 in favor of a bill (H.R. 3639) to move up the effective date of the Credit CARD Act from the scheduled date ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_financial_services/015322.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Online Office of Congressman Mike Michaud - Michaud Applauds ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=843&amp;amp;Itemid=76" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6794361</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mike Michaud's RSS Feed </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, Congressman Mike Michaud praised House passage of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. The bill moves up the effective date for credit card reforms contained in the Credit Cardholder&amp;#39;s Bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=843&amp;amp;Itemid=76&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/4/1827/-On-the-Floor:-H.R.-3639Expedited-CARD-Reform-for-Consumers-Act-of-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6794360</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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The Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act, H.R. 3639, will move the 9 month (February 20, 2010) and 15 month (August 22, 2010) implementation dates up to December 1, 2009. Became effective on August 20, 2009: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/4/1827/-On-the-Floor:-H.R.-3639Expedited-CARD-Reform-for-Consumers-Act-of-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Michaud Applauds House Passage of Bill to Expedite Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=843&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6629848</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mike Michaud&amp;#39;s RSS Feed </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, Congressman Mike Michaud praised House passage of HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. The bill moves up the effective date for credit card reforms contained in the Credit Cardholder&amp;#39;s Bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaud.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=843&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Votes to Pass Credit Card Bill That Protects Consumers ...</title>
    <link href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=327" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6613836</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News from Congresswoman Betty Sutton </name>
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11/4/2009 - Today, the House passed HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH), passed by a margin of 331-92. This legislation will move up the effective date for all credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=327&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to Expedite Credit Card Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.michnews.org/2009/11/house-votes-to-expedite-credit-card-reform/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6604927</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Michigan News </name>
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The Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act, HR 3639, will move the nine-month (February 22, 2010) and 15-month (August 22, 2010) implementation dates up to the date HR 3639 is signed by the President. These reforms include an end to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michnews.org/2009/11/house-votes-to-expedite-credit-card-reform/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ABA Statement on House Passage of HR 3639, the Expedited CARD ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/110409HousePassageHR3639.htm#Thu%2C+05+Nov+2009+01%3A46%3A44+GMT" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6604925</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Press Releases </name>
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&amp;quot;The CARD Act represents the most sweeping reform of the credit card industry in decades and banks are working diligently to implement its provisions by next February, as Congress required.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/110409HousePassageHR3639.htm#Thu%2C+05+Nov+2009+01%3A46%3A44+GMT&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR3639</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6297" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6604924</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] </name>
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Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: HR 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 regarding HR3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6297&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 | TheMiddleClass.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/expedited-card-reform-consumers-act-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6600974</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legislation RSS Feed </name>
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We strongly support the solution spelled out in H.R. 3639 &#8211; to expedite the implementation date of the law that would help protect cardholders from many of these abusive tactics. Card issuers&amp;#39; actions have ensured that the need for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/expedited-card-reform-consumers-act-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 | TheMiddleClass.org</title>
    <link href="http://themiddleclass.org/bill/expedited-card-reform-consumers-act-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6599694</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legislation RSS Feed </name>
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We strongly support the solution spelled out in H.R. 3639 &#8211; to expedite the implementation date of the law that would help protect cardholders from many of these abusive tactics. Card issuers&amp;#39; actions have ensured that the need for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themiddleclass.org/bill/expedited-card-reform-consumers-act-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Online Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui - Congresswoman ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.matsui.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2117&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6598600</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rep. Matsuis RSS </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D &#8211; Sacramento) joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, of which she is a co-sponsor. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.matsui.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=2117&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dragyn&amp;#39;s Breath: Goodhair v Hairhelmet</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6591341</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dragyn's Breath </name>
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On the Floor: H.R. 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - From the Daily WhipLine: *Summary of H.R. 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009* H.R. 3639 was introduced on September 24 by Congresswo. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragynsbreath.blogspot.com/2009/11/goodhair-v-hairhelmet.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Roll Call #851 Details - OpenCongress</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] </name>
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H.R.3639: To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes. Back to Main Bill Page ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6302&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). Suspensions (6 Bills). H.Res. 868 - Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://malarkynews.com/today-in-congress-55/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amherst Times &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Congressman Higgins Votes to ...</title>
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Today, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) voted with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to approve H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act, timely legislation which accelerates the implementation of credit card ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2009/11/04/congressman-higgins-votes-to-approve-consumer-protection-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congresswoman Matsui Votes to End Abusive Credit Card Practices ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6578090</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OBSNews.com) &#8211; Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D &#8211; Sacramento) joined her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, of which she is a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obsnews.com/news/article100656_congresswoman-matsui-votes-end-abusive-credit-card-practices&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Markey amendment to credit card reform bill passes | Politics West</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... at freezing credit card rate hikes and fee increases sponsored by U.S. Rep Betsy Markey, D-Colo., passed the House Wednesday in the form of an amendment to H.R. 3639, known as the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicswest.com/49452/markey_amendment_credit_card_reform_bill_passes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>11-04-09 MARKEY PASSES KEY MEASURE TO FREEZE UNFAIR CREDIT CARD ...</title>
    <link href="http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/11-04-09-markey-passes-key-measure-to-freeze-unfair-credit-card-rate-hikes/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the McCarthy/Markey amendment to HR 3639. I have received an alarming number of reports from my constituents regarding unreasonable credit card rate increases prior to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/11-04-09-markey-passes-key-measure-to-freeze-unfair-credit-card-rate-hikes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WANTED: Part time Writers &#187; Congress moves to expedite the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6578055</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On the other hand, the HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, does not apply to prepaid gift cards &#8211; which are already printed and will be out in the market soon, and small credit card issuers &#8211; which control less ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homebasewriters.com/wp/congress-moves-to-expedite-the-implementation-card-reform-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Prin&amp;#39;s Links for Social Work Students: It&amp;#39;s to little to late for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6578054</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Prin's Links for Social Work Students </name>
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H.R. 3639 moves up the remaining dates by which banks and credit card issuers would have to comply and applies to the largest card issuers that control over 80% of the credit card market. The bill passed by a vote of 331-92. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prinslinks.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-to-little-to-late-for-us-but.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dragyn&amp;#39;s Breath: Rush Explains It All</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6578015</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dragyn's Breath </name>
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On the Floor: H.R. 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - From the Daily WhipLine: *Summary of H.R. 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009* H.R. 3639 was introduced on September 24 by Congresswo. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dragynsbreath.blogspot.com/2009/11/rush-explains-it-all.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/4/122518/707" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-03:/commentary/6578013</id>
    <updated>2009-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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The Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act, H.R. 3639, will move the 9 month (February 20, 2010) and 15 month (August 22, 2010) implementation dates up to December 1, 2009. Became effective on August 20, 2009: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/4/122518/707&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kansas Court Whores: MegaVote for Kansas&amp;#39; 2nd Congressional District</title>
    <link href="http://kscourtwhores.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/8554858</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kansas Court Whores </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - H.R.3639. This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kscourtwhores.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Maritime Sentry: Update from the House Republican Study ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/7326154</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Maritime Sentry </name>
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The House is also scheduled to consider H.R. 2868, legislation dealing with chemical facilities and H.R. 3639, which would move up the effective date of the CARD Act (legislation enacted earlier this year that results in increased ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themaritimesentry.com/2009/11/update-from-house-republican-study.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to H.R. 3639 ...</title>
    <link href="http://rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4493" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6667545</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the... </name>
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Summary of Amendments Submitted to HR 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4493&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amendments - HR 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152990" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6613832</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
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5 Accelerates to the date of enactment of HR 3639 the restrictions on increasing annual percentage rates, fees and finance charges, and restrictions on changing the terms for repayment of outstanding balances on credit card accounts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152990&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to H.R. 3639 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4493" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6601005</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the... </name>
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Summary of Amendments Submitted to HR 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=4493&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.Res. 884: Providing for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-884" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6588136</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation (Except New Bills) --... </name>
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This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation (Except New Bills) ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-884&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=3542" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6588135</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - Daily Leader... </name>
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HR 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, Suspensions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=3542&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Schedule</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152924" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6588133</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009 House meets at 10:00 am Fifteen One Minutes per side. HR 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services). Structured Rule, One Hour of Debate. Rule, Y, N ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152924&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>See How Your Senators And Reps Vote - Tennessee Gun Owners</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6588132</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tennessee Gun Owners </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - H.R.3639. This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/national-politics-legislation/29819-see-how-your-senators-reps-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MegaVote Details, 11-2-09</title>
    <link href="http://www.northernillinoisliberty.com/2009/11/megavote-details-11-2-09/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6584158</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Northern Illinois Campaign for Liberty </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8211; HR3639 This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernillinoisliberty.com/2009/11/megavote-details-11-2-09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kansas Mothers For Custodial Justice: MegaVote for Kansas&amp;#39; 2nd ...</title>
    <link href="http://kmfcj.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6584157</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kansas Mothers For Custodial Justice </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - H.R.3639. This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kmfcj.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>District#8~Tennessee - Recent Votes...11/03/09</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6584156</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Underdog </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - HR3639 This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2009/11/district8tennessee-recent-votes110309.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/3/799955/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6584155</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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HR 3639- Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). HR 2868 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Rep. Thompson (MS) &#8211; Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/3/799955/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MegaVote for Kansas&amp;#39; 2nd Congressional District</title>
    <link href="http://ks-fcrc.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6583153</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas Family Court Reform Coalition </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - HR3639 This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ks-fcrc.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-kansas-2nd-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bennet, Udall, and Perlmutter Watch 11-2-09: Recent and Upcoming ...</title>
    <link href="http://conservativefirst.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/bennet-udall-and-perlmutter-watch-11-2-09-recent-and-upcoming-votes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/commentary/6573578</id>
    <updated>2009-11-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative First </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 &#8211; H.R.3639. This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativefirst.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/bennet-udall-and-perlmutter-watch-11-2-09-recent-and-upcoming-votes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week on Capitol Hill November 2-6: University of Washington ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/9702283</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>University of Washington Federal Relations </name>
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Tuesday and later in the week the House will consider HR 3639, Consumer Protection; HR 2868, Chemical Facility Security; and HR 3962, Affordable Health Care. The House and Senate are scheduled to meet for a joint session on Tuesday at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/federalrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-november-2-6/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Left:: House Rules Committee Still Hasn&amp;#39;t Scheduled Health ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6688718</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In fact, according to its website, tomorrow the committee is scheduled to mark-up a different piece of legislation, H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. This calls into question reports that the House will be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://openleft.com/diary/15801/house-rules-committee-still-hasnt-scheduled-health-care-markup&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress - Health Care Hits the Floor</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). HR 2868 &#8211; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Rep. Thompson (MS) &#8211; Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1335-This-Week-in-Congress-Health-Care-Hits-the-Floor&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.Res.884: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3639) to ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.Res.884 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3639) to amend the Credit Card Accountablity Responsibility and Disclosure Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr884/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152737" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6578014</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009?? Thursday: 10:00 a.m. &#8211; Schedule Uncertain H.R. 2868 &#8211; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009?? Friday: 9:00 a.m.. Health Care??? Saturday: Session? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152737&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest &#8211; November 2, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/11/02/washingtonwatch-com-digest-november-2-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6574574</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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HR 3639 The Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 Costs $1.41 per family. S. 1692 The USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 Costs $0.10 per family. S. 1782 The Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/11/02/washingtonwatch-com-digest-november-2-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dispatch from the Front: The Week of November 2</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/11/02/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-november-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6574573</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Shopfloor </name>
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Major legislation on the floor this week is HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act; HR 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act; and HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America. For the full floor schedule, see the Majority ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/11/02/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-november-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/3/04054/7573" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6574572</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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HR 3639- Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). HR 2868 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Rep. Thompson (MS) &#8211; Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/11/3/04054/7573&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week on Capitol Hill November 2-6 : University of Washington ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-november-2-6/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564927</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>University of Washington Federal Relations </name>
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Tuesday and later in the week the House will consider HR 3639, Consumer Protection; HR 2868, Chemical Facility Security; and HR 3962, Affordable Health Care. The House and Senate are scheduled to meet for a joint session on Tuesday at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-november-2-6/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The House Cloakroom: Nov. 2 &#8211; 6 | Fix Health Care Policy</title>
    <link href="http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/in-the-news/the-house-cloakroom-nov-2-%E2%80%93-6/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564925</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fix Health Care Policy </name>
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Bills expected earlier in the week including H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. Major Committee Action &#8211;. On Wednesday the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fixhealthcarepolicy.com/in-the-news/the-house-cloakroom-nov-2-%E2%80%93-6/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open Left:: House Rules Committee Still Hasn&amp;#39;t Scheduled Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.openleft.com/diary/15801/house-rules-committee-still-hasnt-scheduled-health-care-markup" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564924</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Left - Front Page </name>
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In fact, according to its website, tomorrow the committee is scheduled to mark-up a different piece of legislation, H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. This calls into question reports that the House will be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openleft.com/diary/15801/house-rules-committee-still-hasnt-scheduled-health-care-markup&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: MegaVote for S.C.&amp;#39;s 1st ...</title>
    <link href="http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6564923</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson </name>
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 - H.R.3639. This House bill would move the date credit card companies would have to comply with new credit card regulations from February 22, 2010 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/11/megavote-for-scs-1st-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The House Cloakroom: Nov. 2 &#8211; 6 &#187; The Foundry</title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/01/the-house-cloakroom-nov-2-%E2%80%93-6/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6589462</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Foundry </name>
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Bills expected earlier in the week including H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act. Major Committee Action &#8211;. On Wednesday the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/01/the-house-cloakroom-nov-2-%E2%80%93-6/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152514" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-31:/commentary/6564926</id>
    <updated>2009-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
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H.R. 3639 - Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services). Subject to a Rule Being Granted. Rule, Y, N. Passage, Y, N. H.R. 2868 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=152514&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Week&amp;#39;s Legislative Calendar | The People&amp;#39;s Place</title>
    <link href="http://anitaestellblog.com/?p=658" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-30:/commentary/6547428</id>
    <updated>2009-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The People's Place </name>
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H.R. 3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#8211; Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule). H.R. 2868 &#8211; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Rep. Thompson (MS) &#8211; Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anitaestellblog.com/?p=658&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NCBM &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Week Ahead: Health Care Bill Headlines ...</title>
    <link href="http://ncbm.org/2009/11/the-week-ahead-health-care-bill-headlines-house-action-senate-to-focus-on-unemployment-and-spending/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-30:/commentary/6547426</id>
    <updated>2009-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NCBM </name>
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Before that, however, the House will take up a bill that would modify credit card regulations (HR 3639). The measure is part of the Financial Services Committee&amp;#39;s effort to overhaul the nation&amp;#39;s financial sector in response to last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ncbm.org/2009/11/the-week-ahead-health-care-bill-headlines-house-action-senate-to-focus-on-unemployment-and-spending/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card reform and the CPA-Consumer Protection Agency ...</title>
    <link href="http://mansbestfriends.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/credit-card-reform-cpa-consumer-protection-agency/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6540501</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mansbestfriends's Blog </name>
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HR 3639 will move up the implementation date of the Credit CARD Reform Act to Dec. 1, rather than Feb. 22, 2010. Since Congress passed this bill in May, credit card companies have been hiking interest rates on customers&amp;#39; balances, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mansbestfriends.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/credit-card-reform-cpa-consumer-protection-agency/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>unemployment benefits extension, plus credit card reform acceleration.</title>
    <link href="http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/10/unemployment-benefits-extension-plus-credit-card-reform-acceleration.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6547424</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thieves in the Temple. </name>
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But HR 3639 would move credit card reform&amp;#39;s kick-in date for the biggest credit-card issuers up to December 1, so that you might get some relief during the holidays. HR 3639 should get a House vote soon; Consumers Union provides the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amento.typepad.com/thieves/2009/10/unemployment-benefits-extension-plus-credit-card-reform-acceleration.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Track Your Favorite Credit Card Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://creditcardsindex.net/credit-cards/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6540500</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Complete Credit Card Index </name>
    </author>
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H.R.3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. As the name implies, this bill seeks to move up the effective date of the CARD Act to December 1, 2009 and was introduced on September 24, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditcardsindex.net/credit-cards/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Track Your Favorite Credit Card Legislation | Master Your Card</title>
    <link href="http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/10/28/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6514738</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Master Your Card </name>
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Right now is a pretty interesting time for credit card issuers and credit card users alike. The entire industry is in flux, thanks to the recent economic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://masteryourcard.com/blog/2009/10/28/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support Dec. 1 trigger for consumer-friendly Credit CARD Act!</title>
    <link href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/l?s=_googlebot&amp;amp;r=googlebot&amp;amp;he=68747470253341253246253246626c6f67732e636f6e73756d65727265706f7274732e6f72672532466d6f6e65792532463230303925324631302532466372656469742d636172642d6c61772d6566666563746976652d646563656d6265722d686f6c696461792d73686f7070696e672d686f7573652d636f6d6d69747465652d636f6e73756d6572732d62656e656669742d66656272756172792d73656e61742e68746d6c&amp;amp;i=727373696e3a687474703a2f2f626c6f67732e636f6e73756d65727265706f7274732e6f72672f6d6f6e65792f323030392f31302f6372656469742d636172642d6c61772d6566666563746976652d646563656d6265722d686f6c696461792d73686f7070696e672d686f7573652d636f6d6d69747465652d636f6e73756d6572732d62656e656669742d66656272756172792d73656e61742e68746d6c" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6547425</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Consumer Reports </name>
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There, you&amp;#39;ll find a suggested e-mail text to send to your Representative, encouraging passage of HR 3639, an accelerated trigger date for the Credit CARD Act of 2009, as well a support for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/l?s=_googlebot&amp;amp;r=googlebot&amp;amp;he=68747470253341253246253246626c6f67732e636f6e73756d65727265706f7274732e6f72672532466d6f6e65792532463230303925324631302532466372656469742d636172642d6c61772d6566666563746976652d646563656d6265722d686f6c696461792d73686f7070696e672d686f7573652d636f6d6d69747465652d636f6e73756d6572732d62656e656669742d66656272756172792d73656e61742e68746d6c&amp;amp;i=727373696e3a687474703a2f2f626c6f67732e636f6e73756d65727265706f7274732e6f72672f6d6f6e65792f323030392f31302f6372656469742d636172642d6c61772d6566666563746976652d646563656d6265722d686f6c696461792d73686f7070696e672d686f7573652d636f6d6d69747465652d636f6e73756d6572732d62656e656669742d66656272756172792d73656e61742e68746d6c&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Update</title>
    <link href="http://positivereform.com/2009/10/congressional-budget-office-update/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6516566</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PositiveReform </name>
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http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10675; H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 22, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/2009/10/congressional-budget-office-update/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3639</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10678&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/9527480</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. October 23, 2009. H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 22, 2009. H.R. 3639 would accelerate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10678&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3639</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10678" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6564922</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. October 23, 2009. H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 22, 2009. H.R. 3639 would accelerate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10678&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3639</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10678&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6503549</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. October 23, 2009. H.R. 3639. Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 22, 2009. H.R. 3639 would accelerate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10678&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Financial Services Committee Approves CFPA &#171; ConsumerFirewall</title>
    <link href="http://www.consumerfirewall.org/?p=264" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6499815</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ConsumerFirewall </name>
    </author>
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HR 3639 passed in the House Financial Services Committee last week on October 22nd. Approval to move forward with the new agency was said to &amp;#39;delight&amp;#39; author Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consumerfirewall.org/?p=264&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Effective Dates May Move Up. CARD Act Update.</title>
    <link href="http://cucheatsheet.blogspot.com/2009/10/effective-dates-may-move-up-card-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6499810</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Union Cheat Sheet </name>
    </author>
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On October 22nd, 2009, th House Financial Services Committee approved HR 3639 (read it here), which would move up the remaining effective dates of the Credit CARD Act from February 2010 to December 2009. However, two key amendments were ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cucheatsheet.blogspot.com/2009/10/effective-dates-may-move-up-card-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dodd Bill Would Freeze Credit Card Rates &#171; The Washington Independent</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/65174/dodd-bill-would-freeze-credit-card-rates" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6494285</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
    </author>
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Attempting to fix a problem that his panel helped create, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) will introduce legislation today to prevent credit card companies from hiking rates on existing balances. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/65174/dodd-bill-would-freeze-credit-card-rates&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Track Your Favorite Credit Card Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://compare-credit-card-deals.com/credit-card-comparison/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6573579</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Compare Credit Card Deals </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R.3639 &#8211; Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. As the name implies, this bill seeks to move up the effective date of the CARD Act to December 1, 2009 and was introduced on September 24, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compare-credit-card-deals.com/credit-card-comparison/track-your-favorite-credit-card-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Financial Services Committee Approves Maloney-Frank bill to Speed ...</title>
    <link href="http://econpers.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/financial-services-committee-approves-maloney-frank-bill-to-speed-up-credit-card-reforms/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6491385</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economic Perspectives </name>
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The Financial Services Committee unanimously passed H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would move up the effective date for credit card reforms from February 22 to December 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://econpers.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/financial-services-committee-approves-maloney-frank-bill-to-speed-up-credit-card-reforms/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expedited CARD Act moves forward, with CU amendments : CU*Secure</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6479474</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CU*Secure </name>
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Expedited CARD Act moves forward, with CU amendments. Posted October 24, 2009 in CUNA News | Comments Off. The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday approved 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/2009/10/24/expedited-card-act-moves-forward-with-cu-amendments/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kirk Tanter&amp;#39;s Blog: House of Representatives Week of 10-26-09</title>
    <link href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-of-representatives-week-of-10-26.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6479473</id>
    <updated>2009-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kirk Tanter's Blog </name>
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Also this week the Financial Services Committee unanimously passed H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would move up the effective date for credit card reforms from February 22 to December 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-of-representatives-week-of-10-26.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>InsideARM: ABA Comments on House Committee Pasage of H.R. 3639 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/aba-comments-on-house-committee-pasage-of-h-r-3639-the-expedited-card-reform-for-consumer-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6594110</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consumer/Retail </name>
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WASHINGTON &#8211; Following passage of the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (H.R. 3639) today by the House Financial Services Committee, ABA Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kenneth J. Clayton reiterated concerns that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/aba-comments-on-house-committee-pasage-of-h-r-3639-the-expedited-card-reform-for-consumer-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Roundup &#8212; October 19, 2009 to October 23, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-october-19-2009-to-october-23-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6588137</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BankBryanCave </name>
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The House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, which would move up the effective date for credit card reforms from February 22 to December 1, 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bankbryancave.com/news-roundup-october-19-2009-to-october-23-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee: Move up credit card law</title>
    <link href="http://38kg.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-committee-move-up-credit-card-law.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6499814</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Car - Laptop - Mobile - Money </name>
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Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, said during debate on the bill (HR 3639). &amp;quot;Some consumers are not only being hurt, they are really being crushed in this economy.&amp;quot; Credit card issuers lobbied hard for delayed implementation because ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://38kg.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-committee-move-up-credit-card-law.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Credit Card Acceleration Bill Passes House Panel</title>
    <link href="http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/10/credit-card-acceleration-bill-passes-house-panel.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6499812</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial Crisis News Center </name>
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HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, would maintain the original implementation date for issuers with fewer than 2 million cards in circulation, which accounts for about 10 percent of the market. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/2009/10/credit-card-acceleration-bill-passes-house-panel.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/7228692</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Denise Richardson </name>
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credit card practices,; Credit card reforms,; HR 2382,; HR 3639,; legislation,; lending industry,; S.1799,; swipe fees. A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, ...&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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    <title>Committee passes landmark consumer agency bill</title>
    <link href="http://static.uspirg.org/consumer/archives/2009/10/committee_passe_1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6499813</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US PIRG Consumer Blog </name>
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Update: The committee will return at 2pm to pass the PIRG-backed HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, to make credit card reforms already enacted happen this year, not next year, because banks have been behaving ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://static.uspirg.org/consumer/archives/2009/10/committee_passe_1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Financial Services Cmte. Mark Up</title>
    <link href="http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?ProgramId=HP-A-44877" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6499811</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>C-SPAN Recent Video </name>
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They passed the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act (HR 3639) by a voice vote. Members passed HR 3126, which creates a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The vote was 39 to 29. Length: Published: Thursday at 10am (ET)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?ProgramId=HP-A-44877&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ABA Comments on House Committee Passage of HR 3639, The Expedited ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/102209HFSCPassageHR3639.htm#Thu%2C+22+Oct+2009+23%3A32%3A28+GMT" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6472615</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABA Press Releases </name>
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22 -- Following passage of the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (HR 3639) today by the House Financial Services Committee, ABA Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kenneth J. Clayton reiterated concerns that this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/102209HFSCPassageHR3639.htm#Thu%2C+22+Oct+2009+23%3A32%3A28+GMT&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Truth to Power: United States Representative Ken Calvert</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/united-states-representative-ken.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6460470</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Committee passes landmark consumer agency bill - Update: The committee will return at 2pm to pass the PIRG-backed H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, to make credit card reforms alre... 8 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/united-states-representative-ken.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Push to Expedite Credit Card Reforms Gains Momentum &#171; The ...</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/64762/push-to-expedite-credit-card-reforms-gains-momentum" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6458581</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
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Democrats on Capitol Hill were all cheers when they passed first-of-its-kind credit card reform earlier in the year &#8212; only to become publicly indignant when the card companies began hiking rates and fees in advance of those changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/64762/push-to-expedite-credit-card-reforms-gains-momentum&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel votes to give states power to regulate large national ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-panel-votes-to-give-states-power-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-202172/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6547427</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breaking News </name>
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... proposal that would give large national banks a chance to appeal state laws. &#8220;We should not be picking around the edges of consumer protections,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We should be bold. We should be revolutionary.&#8221; The bill is H.R. 3639. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-panel-votes-to-give-states-power-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-202172/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel says states can protect consumers - SignOnSanDiego.com</title>
    <link href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/21/us-financial-overhaul-102109/?politics" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6520324</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SignOnSanDiego.com: Politics </name>
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&amp;quot;We should not be picking around the edges of consumer protections,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;We should be bold. We should be revolutionary.&amp;quot; &#8211;&#8211;&#8211;. The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/21/us-financial-overhaul-102109/?politics&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel says states can protect consumers</title>
    <link href="http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2009/10/21/house_panel_says_states_can_protect_consumers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6499817</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics &amp;amp; Government </name>
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&amp;quot;We should not be picking around the edges of consumer protections,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;We should be bold. We should be revolutionary.&amp;quot; ___. The bill is HR 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2009/10/21/house_panel_says_states_can_protect_consumers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>| House panel ensures state oversight of big banks</title>
    <link href="http://ionmania3o.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-panel-ensures-state-oversight-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6499816</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>We have studied the child </name>
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If this bill gets delayed too long, it risks becoming bogged down by the politics that often accompanies an election year. ___. AP Business Writer Marcy Gordon contributed to this report. ___. The bill is HR 3639. On the Net: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ionmania3o.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-panel-ensures-state-oversight-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3639" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6499809</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3639&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EcoBizWatch - House console ensures accompaniment blank of big banks</title>
    <link href="http://ecobizwatch.com/read/house-console-ensures-accompaniment-blank-of-big-banks" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6460471</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economy and Business News Watch </name>
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The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. Write on Business &amp;amp; Economy | October 22, 2009 |. Free search and download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, Break, Spike, Blip.tv, Dailymotion, Pornput, Redtube ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecobizwatch.com/read/house-console-ensures-accompaniment-blank-of-big-banks&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel ensures state oversight of big banks (AP) | Rss News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rssnewsonline.com/rssnews/house-panel-ensures-state-oversight-of-big-banks-ap.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454788</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rss News Online </name>
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The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov &amp;middot; Original address. Categories: CNET News Tags: elections. Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback. No comments yet. No trackbacks yet. Name (required) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rssnewsonline.com/rssnews/house-panel-ensures-state-oversight-of-big-banks-ap.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel says states can protect consumers | Savvy Investor</title>
    <link href="http://www.savvyinvestor.com/house-panel-says-states-can-protect-consumers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454787</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Savvy Investor </name>
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... proposal that would give large national banks a chance to appeal state laws. &#8220;We should not be picking around the edges of consumer protections,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We should be bold. We should be revolutionary.&#8221; The bill is H.R. 3639. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.savvyinvestor.com/house-panel-says-states-can-protect-consumers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel says states can protect consumers - The Liberty Lounge ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/48759-house-panel-says-states-can-protect.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454786</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
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The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. source: AP - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/ap_on_go_co/us_financial_overhaul [link]. Digg this Post! Add Post to del.icio.us &amp;middot; Bookmark Post in Technorati &amp;middot; Furl ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/48759-house-panel-says-states-can-protect.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel votes to give states power to regulate banks ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65172292.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454784</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Examiner Site Feed </name>
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The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65172292.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee agrees to allow states to provide their own ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-committee-agrees-to-allow-states-to-provide-their-own-oversight-of-big-banks-202581/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6454783</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breaking News </name>
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&#8220;If this bill gets delayed too long, it risks becoming bogged down by the politics that often accompanies an election year.&#8221; AP Business Writer Marcy Gordon contributed to this report. The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-committee-agrees-to-allow-states-to-provide-their-own-oversight-of-big-banks-202581/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3890: Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/8848720</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
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H.R. 3890, the &amp;quot;Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act.&amp;quot; H.R. 3818, the &amp;quot;Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3817, the &amp;quot;Investor Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3890/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel to give states new powers to regulate large national ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-panel-to-give-states-new-powers-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-65072137.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6540499</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics/AP </name>
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Mike Castle, R-Del. ___. The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-panel-to-give-states-new-powers-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-65072137.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel to empower states to protect consumers - KHQ Right Now ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=11348670" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6503550</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KHQ - News </name>
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The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Powered by WorldNow ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=11348670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel to empower states to protect consumers</title>
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... we could end up with a patchwork quilt of regulation from state to state that will make it very hard for people to follow and make it very hard for people to do business in,&amp;quot; said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. ___. The bill is HR 3639. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2009/10/20/house_panel_to_empower_states_to_protect_consumers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel to empower states to protect consumers - KSWT: Local ...</title>
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Mike Castle, R-Del. ___. The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kswt.com/global/story.asp?s=11348670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Laugh together: | House panel to empower states to protect consumers</title>
    <link href="http://lxpfks2j9g.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-panel-to-empower-states-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
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... we could end up with a patchwork quilt of regulation from state to state that will make it very hard for people to follow and make it very hard for people to do business in, said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. ___. The bill is H.R. 3639. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lxpfks2j9g.blogspot.com/2009/10/house-panel-to-empower-states-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel to give states new powers to regulate large national ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-panel-to-give-states-new-powers-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-201428/" rel="alternate"/>
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... that we could end up with a patchwork quilt of regulation from state to state that will make it very hard for people to follow and make it very hard for people to do business in,&#8221; said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. The bill is H.R. 3639. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-panel-to-give-states-new-powers-to-regulate-large-national-banks-to-protect-consumers-201428/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel to give states new powers to regulate large national ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65072137.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445064</id>
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Mike Castle, R-Del. ___. The bill is H.R. 3639. On the Net: Congress: http://www.thomas.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Most Popular Headlines ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/65072137.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today At TRNS &#8211; Talk Radio News Service</title>
    <link href="http://talkradionews.com/2009/10/today-at-trns-136/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/6445063</id>
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... Protection Agency Act of 2009&#8243;; H.R.3763, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses; and H.R.3639, the &#8220;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talkradionews.com/2009/10/today-at-trns-136/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3818: Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/8886519</id>
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H.R. 3818, the &amp;quot;Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3817, the &amp;quot;Investor Protection Act of 2009.&amp;quot; H.R. 3639, the &amp;quot;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&amp;quot; Posted by Carol A. Lawson at 1:41 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3818/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <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/7616833</id>
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H.R. 3639 would effectively move up the implementation date of the remaining provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act) from February 22, 2010 and August 22, 2010, ...&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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    <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/6419478</id>
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Peter Welch (D-VT) on May 13, and the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (H.R. 3639), introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) on September 24. Briefly, H.R. 2382 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit specified ...&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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    <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/6406768</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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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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    <title>House Financial Service CFPA and other money</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/15/93859/459" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6406767</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act to establish an earlier effective date HR 3639. Members Notable Democrats: Chair Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Alan Grayson ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/10/15/93859/459&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Times Versus the Truth, Part 2</title>
    <link href="http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2009/10/times-versus-truth-part-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6406770</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>No Oil for Pacifists </name>
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Naturally, the NYT&amp;#39;s solution is more regulation, specifically championing HR 3639, introduced last month. But a law setting standards for such practices, PL 111-24, was just enacted on May 22nd -- it already is operative in part, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2009/10/times-versus-truth-part-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maffei Co-Sponsors Bill to Change Effective Date of Credit Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://maffei.house.gov/2009/10/maffei-co-sponsors-bill-to-change-effective-date-of-credit-card-reforms-to-dec-1-1.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6406769</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Dan Maffei </name>
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HR 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009,&#8221; would move up the effective date of the remaining provisions of the Credit CARD Act, which are now scheduled for February and August 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maffei.house.gov/2009/10/maffei-co-sponsors-bill-to-change-effective-date-of-credit-card-reforms-to-dec-1-1.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Chronicle | Local Reps. working on financial regulations</title>
    <link href="http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/10/14/75521426/index.xml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6396833</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD _ Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. Move up the Feb. 22, 2010 implementation date of provisions that will control bank fees, gift cards, interest rate hikes and canceling ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/10/14/75521426/index.xml&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/6460473</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <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>Financial Regulatory Reform Update | Blog Detail | InsureReinsure ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6396836</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition, legislation that would exclude some businesses under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (H.R. 3763) and a bill to provide credit card abuse protection to consumers (H.R. 3639) are up for consideration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insurereinsure.com/BlogHome.aspx?entry=1962&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>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6396835</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <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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    <title>House Begins Considering Financial Services Reform Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.investmentadvisor.com/news/2009/10/Pages/House-Begins-Considering-Financial-Services-Reform-Bills-.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/8301401</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Investment Advisor </name>
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... 2009 (to be reported as H.R. 3126);; &#183; H.R. 3763, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses; and; &#183; H.R. 3639, Expedited Card Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investmentadvisor.com/news/2009/10/Pages/House-Begins-Considering-Financial-Services-Reform-Bills-.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week on Capitol Hill Octer 12-16</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-octer-12-16/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-11:/commentary/6382395</id>
    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>University of Washington Federal Relations </name>
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House Financial Services marks up draft legislation regarding over-the-counter derivatives, as well as bills on consumer protection (HR 3126 &amp;amp; HR 3639) and business protection (HR 3763). 10:00 am all three days. Thursday: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-octer-12-16/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Banks and Credit Unions Merge &#171; Victory 1 Project</title>
    <link href="http://victory1project.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/banks-and-credit-unions-merge/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Victory 1 Project </name>
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H.R. 3639 and H.R. 2382 come at a time when many credit unions are already struggling with an ever-increasing regulatory burden, he noted. New amendments to Regulation Z, additional regulation on unfair or deceptive acts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://victory1project.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/banks-and-credit-unions-merge/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Document of the Day: Financial Oversight Bills</title>
    <link href="http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=9976" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6372309</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In addition, a measure offered by Rep. John Adler (DN.J.) would provide a red flag exemption for certain businesses (HR 3763) and a bill from Rep. Carolyn Maloney (DN.Y.) would speed up implementation of the CARD Act (HR 3639). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=9976&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New credit card protections coming sooner?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6356909</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Watchdog with Paul Muschick </name>
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... otherwise squeezing them because their hands may be tied in the near future. A House committee held a hearing on the legislation, HR 3639, this week. As you&amp;#39;d expect, banks are fighting the effort to expedite the consumer safeguards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.mcall.com/watchdog/2009/10/new-credit-card-protections-coming-sooner.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee considers credit card measures including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=125540" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass) said the committee will probably vote on the latter bill, HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, next week. The move comes in the wake of consumer and Congressional outcry over the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=125540&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Committee release</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. WHO: House Financial Services Committee WHAT: Markup of OTC Derivatives Markets Act, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, HR3763, and HR 3606 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paydaypundit.org/2009/10/09/house-committee-release/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <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/6382398</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page </name>
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... 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 CARD Reform for Consumers Act 2009 HR 3639. ...&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>
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    <title>WStreet Market Commentary</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6382397</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bulletin Board Stocks </name>
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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 with greater cap ex. spending. It&amp;#39;s clear the market thinks there will be some animal ...&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>
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  <entry>
    <title>ABA Testifies on Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/100809ExpeditedCARDReform.htm#Thu%2C+08+Oct+2009+18%3A12%3A09+GMT" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, Oct 8 -- The American Bankers Association today raised concerns regarding the accelerated effective dates contained in HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aba.com/Pressrss/100809ExpeditedCARDReform.htm#Thu%2C+08+Oct+2009+18%3A12%3A09+GMT&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/6334591</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stock-Profiles.com </name>
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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 with greater cap ex. spending. It&amp;#39;s clear the market thinks there will be some animal ...&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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  <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/6510159</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BankBryanCave </name>
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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>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3763: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3763/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6396834</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Financial Services... </name>
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House Financial Services marks up draft legislation regarding over-the-counter derivatives, as well as bills on consumer protection (HR 3126 &amp;amp; HR 3639) and business protection (HR 3763). 10:00 am all three days. Thursday: . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3763/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>10-07-09 MARKEY CALLS ON CREDIT CARD COMPANIES TO HALT UNFAIR RATE ...</title>
    <link href="http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/10-07-09-markey-calls-on-credit-card-companies-to-halt-unfair-rate-hikes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6322554</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BARN OnAir &amp; OnLine 24/7/365 </name>
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Representative Maloney has introduced H.R. 3639, which has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Yesterday, Bank of America announced that due to concerns from their customers, they would not implement any changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/10-07-09-markey-calls-on-credit-card-companies-to-halt-unfair-rate-hikes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Try To Speed Up Credit Card Reform Timeline | Progress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressillinois.com/2009/10/6/dems-speed-up-credit-cards" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6382396</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progress Illinois - </name>
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Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Barney Frank (D-MA) have introduced legislation (H.R. 3639) to speed up implementation for most of the reforms by three months. This change would be hugely important for consumers stretching their budgets to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressillinois.com/2009/10/6/dems-speed-up-credit-cards&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <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/6334589</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Payments News - from Glenbrook Partners </name>
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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>Democrats Try To Speed Up Credit Card Reform Timeline | Progress ...</title>
    <link href="http://progressillinois.com/2009/10/6/dems-speed-up-credit-cards" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6313913</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progress Illinois - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Barney Frank (D-MA) have introduced legislation (H.R. 3639) to speed up implementation for most of the reforms by three months. This change would be hugely important for consumers stretching their budgets to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressillinois.com/2009/10/6/dems-speed-up-credit-cards&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3631: Medicare Premium Fairness Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3631/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/7692810</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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258) H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act 259) H.R. 3632, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act 260) H.R. 3634, Naming George Kell Post Office in Swifton, Arkansas 261) H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3631/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <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/6322555</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>CompliancEX: The U.S. Congress Review October 3, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/10/the-us-congress-review-october-3-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6322556</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CompliancEX </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. A bill introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney to amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/10/the-us-congress-review-october-3-2009.html&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/6298216</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 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.cusecure.org/2009/10/03/house-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-interchange-card-act-changes/&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/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6290636</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>The Washington Independent &#187; Hearing Announced to Expedite Credit ...</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/62154/hearing-announced-to-expedite-credit-card-reforms" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6272349</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
    </author>
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In April, we ran a piece about how some Democrats had bowed to the wishes of the banking industry and delayed their credit card reforms until next year, even as consumers have struggled to keep up amid the recession. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/62154/hearing-announced-to-expedite-credit-card-reforms&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Digital Nirvana &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Countdown to the CARD ACT ...</title>
    <link href="http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/09/countdown-to-the-card-act-clock-to-speed-up" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6246722</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Digital Nirvana </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) who authored the credit card reform bill, and Barney Frank (D-MA), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, have introduced H.R. 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/09/countdown-to-the-card-act-clock-to-speed-up&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>For the &#8220;Well, Duh!&#8221; Files</title>
    <link href="http://www.triskele.com/2009/09/25/for-the-well-duh-files" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-25:/commentary/6209965</id>
    <updated>2009-09-25T05:30:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mike The Actuary's Musings &#187; Actuarial Musings</name>
    </author>
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Pete Davis at the Capital Gains and Games blog passed along  this bit of news  on the Credit Card Reform Act:    This afternoon, House Financial Service Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) and Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced  H.R.3639  to move u&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.triskele.com/2009/09/25/for-the-well-duh-files&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Barney Frank, et al move up Credit Card Reform date to Dec 1 ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicogogo.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/barney-frank-et-al-move-up-credit-card-reform-date-to-dec-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/commentary/6503553</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PoliticoGoGo </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009,&#8221; would move up the effective date of the remaining provisions of the Credit CARD Act, which are now scheduled for February and August 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicogogo.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/barney-frank-et-al-move-up-credit-card-reform-date-to-dec-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>PoliticoGoGo: Barney Frank, et al move up Credit Card Reform date ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.politicogogo.com/2009/09/barney-frank-et-al-move-up-credit-card.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/commentary/6207986</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PoliticoGoGo </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009,&#226;&#8364;* would move up the effective date of the remaining provisions of the Credit CARD Act, which are now scheduled for February and August 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicogogo.com/2009/09/barney-frank-et-al-move-up-credit-card.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney - Statement on Introduction of HR ...</title>
    <link href="http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1947&amp;amp;Itemid=63" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6363817</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney </name>
    </author>
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Chairman Frank and I are here today to announce the introduction of the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009&amp;#39;&amp;#39;, H.R. 3639, which would change the effective date of the remaining provisions the Credit CARD Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1947&amp;amp;Itemid=63&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Carolyn Maloney : Biography, news, pictures, videos</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio-people.com/n/Carolyn_Maloney" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6290638</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pedro Espada - Radio-People </name>
    </author>
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... Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the legislation last week. The legislation changes the effective date for the reforms in that bill to December 1, 2009. H.R. 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio-people.com/n/Carolyn_Maloney&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>News Dissector Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; DAILY FINANCIAL CRISIS ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2009/09/24/daily-financial-crisis-capsule-effort-against-too-big-to-fail-fails-climate-change-ongoing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6215659</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Dissector Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 3639, the &amp;#39;&amp;#39;Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009,&#226;&#8364;* would move up the effective date of the remaining provisions of the Credit CARD Act, which are now scheduled for February and August 2010. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2009/09/24/daily-financial-crisis-capsule-effort-against-too-big-to-fail-fails-climate-change-ongoing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Advancing the Credit Card Reform Act effective dates to December 1 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-date-december-1-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6215658</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capital Gains and Games </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This afternoon, House Financial Service Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) and Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced HR3639 to move up those effective dates to December 1, 2009. Rep. Maloney stated, The &amp;quot;Pew Charitable Trust ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-date-december-1-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Advancing the Credit Card Reform Act effective dates to December 1 ...</title>
    <link href="http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-date-december-1-2009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6207987</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capital Gains and Games </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This afternoon, House Financial Service Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) and Subcommittee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R.3639 to move up those effective dates to December 1, 2009. Rep. Maloney stated, The &amp;quot;Pew Charitable Trust ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/1127/advancing-credit-card-reform-act-effective-date-december-1-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5mRtT93iAqbEsQKZud2CBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNEMRuU1D5UarV4gQLLK17NJd8vg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/13697398</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5mRtT93iAqbEsQKZud2CBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNEMRuU1D5UarV4gQLLK17NJd8vg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=RsdsT-WNAerO2gXiyfWSBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWeKfPLKzO4bI_wHBBtQ7EQnYFlA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/13676717</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=RsdsT-WNAerO2gXiyfWSBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFWeKfPLKzO4bI_wHBBtQ7EQnYFlA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cBZsT-G6EOWg2AWYvrX2BQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFqgvctSfDSJP5UpiCM5kYlDk11DA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/13655648</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3639/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cBZsT-G6EOWg2AWYvrX2BQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFqgvctSfDSJP5UpiCM5kYlDk11DA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
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