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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2011-03-08T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.977: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and ...</title>
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One of the most recent posts on the website www.donor.org.ua, which tries to help young people with cancer, says that 19-year-old Andriy Pakhalyuk from Lviv has received only Hr 977 to continue his much more expensive chemotherapy treatments. ... Source: K&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h977/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Amicus Briefs in AMP v. USPTO: Rosetta Genomics ...</title>
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Amici also point to Congress&amp;#39; failure to pass H.R. 977 as supportive of their position (see &amp;quot;Science Progress Article Examines Impact of Gene Patents on Research&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Continuing Threat to Human Gene Patenting&amp;quot;). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/12/amicus-briefs-in-amp-v-uspto-rosetta-genomics-george-mason-university.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RockSpot: Who Owns Your Genes? You Do.</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &amp;quot;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&amp;quot; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vickierock.blogspot.com/2010/11/who-owns-your-genes-you-do.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 46 - SHE&amp;#39;S UP TO HER EARS IN ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 977 the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 has been discharged from the Judiciary Committee and placed on the Union Calendar. HR 5629 the Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/10/case-against-lynn-jenkins-chapter-46.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The battle over &#8220;gene patents&#8221;: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The ACLU and other opponents of the patent system are not stopping their attack; the ACLU is now advocating for legislation proposed by Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) to bar the issuance of gene patents (HR 977, the &#8220;Genomic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vectorblog.org/the-battle-over-gene-patents-aclu-v-myriad-genetics/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLU of Washington:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8578209</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &amp;quot;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&amp;quot; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, but needs your help ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://action.aclu.org/marysville&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latest U.S. GDP Forecasts Make The Eurozone Crisis Look Way Over ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I&amp;#39;ll admit that I haven&amp;#39;t read HR 977, but my basic impulse would be that CDSs should be eliminated rather than regulated. A CDS is mostly just a form of insurance that is elaborately structured so that the insurer isn&amp;#39;t legally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.neurosoftware.ro/finance/insurance/economy/latest-u-s-gdp-forecasts-make-the-eurozone-crisis-look-way-over-hyped/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JOLT Digest &#187; Digest Comment: The Future of Gene Patenting after ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[6] H.R. 977, 110th Cong. (2007); see Christopher M. Holman, The Impact of Human Gene Patents on Innovation and Access: A Survey of Human Gene Patent Litigation, 76 U. Mo.-Kan. City L. Rev. 295 (2007). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/digest-comment-the-future-of-gene-patenting-after-association-for-molecular-pathology-v-u-s-patent-and-trademark-office&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLU of Florida:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-02:/commentary/8764372</id>
    <updated>2010-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &amp;quot;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&amp;quot; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, but needs your help ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;amp;page=UserAction&amp;amp;id=2323&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tell Congress: My Genes Aren&amp;#39;t For Sale</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced HR 977, the &amp;quot;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&amp;quot; during the 110th Congress to eliminate gene patents and would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year. But Rep. Becerra needs support from colleagues on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thisisar15.com/2010/04/tell-congress-my-genes-arent-for-sale/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tell Congress: My Genes Aren&amp;#39;t For Sale</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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introduced HR 977, the &amp;quot;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&amp;quot; during the 110th Congress to eliminate gene patents and would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year. But Rep. Becerra needs support from colleagues on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legalrights.abouteverythingsite.com/2010/04/27/tell-congress-my-genes-arent-for-sale/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tell Congress Your Genes Aren&amp;#39;t For Sale (ACLU Alerts)</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced HR 977, the &#8220;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&#8221; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.privacydigest.com/2010/04/24/tell%20congress%20your%20genes%20arent%20sale%20aclu%20alerts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLU:</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &#8220;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&#8221; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?id=2281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLU:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8224247</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &#8220;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&#8221; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://action.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;amp;id=2281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACLU:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8173668</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the &#8220;Genomic Research and Accessibility Act&#8221; during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;amp;id=2281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Accused SEAL passes lie detector test, another SEAL&amp;#39;s charges dropped</title>
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Shadegg is one of 77 co-sponsors of HR 977, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.). HR 977 honors McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe for their &#8220;heroic actions.&#8221; The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/21547&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Falsification charges dropped against SEAL Keefe</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/8132371</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Shadegg is one of 77 co-sponsors of HR 977, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.). HR 977 honors McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe for their &amp;quot;heroic actions.&amp;quot; The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/falsification-charges-dropped-against-seal-keefe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Falsification charges dropped against SEAL O&amp;#39;Keefe</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Shadegg is one of 77 co-sponsors of HR 977, a bipartisan bill honoring McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe for their &amp;quot;heroic actions.&amp;quot; The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to committee. Republicans in Congress, led by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/falsification-charges-dropped-against-seal-okeefe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unto the Breach &#187; Falsification charges dropped against SEAL Keefe</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Shadegg is one of 77 co-sponsors of HR 977, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.). HR 977 honors McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe for their &#8220;heroic actions.&#8221; The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.victoryinstitute.net/blogs/utb/2010/03/falsification-charges-dropped-against-seal-keefe/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Book Perpetuates Popular Misperceptions Surrounding Gene Patents</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... and irrational fears surrounding gene patents have been adopted by some members of Congress, as exemplified by the bill introduced a couple years ago by Congressman Becerra to outlaw gene patents (H.R. 977, 110th Congress (2007)). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biotechjobsandcareers.com/new-book-perpetuates-popular-misperceptions-surrounding-gene-patents/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Featured Legislation</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009; HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; S. 1536: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 (&amp;quot;ALERT Drivers Act&amp;quot;) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c809bec0100hp41.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Common</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7912933</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009; HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; S. 1536: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 (&amp;quot;ALERT Drivers Act&amp;quot;) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c809bec0100hjdg.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7849185</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009; HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; S. 1536: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 (&amp;quot;ALERT Drivers Act&amp;quot;) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c809bec0100hfbz.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7756018</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009; HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; S. 1536: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 (&amp;quot;ALERT Drivers Act&amp;quot;) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c809bec0100ha0i.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>;ussed of pa- strued ;ment.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-15:/commentary/7637412</id>
    <updated>2010-02-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 977 &#167; 2(a). For Congressman Xavier. Becerra&amp;#39;s statement in support of the bill see Congressman Xavier Becerra, H.R. 977, The Genomic. Research and Accessibility Act: Common Sense Legislation That Will End the Practice of Gene ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/patent/020310conley.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your Congress January</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7348388</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Even smaller government programs have conservative critics. Read more about five ideas for job creation. S. 566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009. HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 ...&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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Xavier Becerra (D-CA) grabbed the anti-gene patent baton when he introduced a bill (H.R. 977) in the House that would have prohibited patents from being granted for &amp;quot;a nucleotide sequence, or its functions or correlations, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/01/top-stories-of-2009-4-to-1.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PatentDocs+(Patent+Docs)&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Xavier Becerra (D-CA) grabbed the anti-gene patent baton when he introduced a bill (H.R. 977) in the House that would have prohibited patents from being granted for &amp;quot;a nucleotide sequence, or its functions or correlations, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/01/top-stories-of-2009-4-to-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Services (October 15, 2009) and House Agriculture (October 21, 2009) committees, H.R. 977, reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on February 12, 2009, and H.R. 2454 (the capand- trade bill) that passed the House on June 26, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/global-financial-crisis-policy-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the House, Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) introduced H.R. 977 which would enact mandatory central clearing of OTC derivatives and suspend &amp;quot;naked&amp;quot; CDS trading. The Agriculture Committee marked up and reported ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditriskchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/12/sifmas-position-on-us-otc-derivative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 977 (introduced February 11, 2009, as the &#8220;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009&#8221;) would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/congressional-interest-in.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Legislation in the 111th Congress (H.R. 977) would require reporting of OTC derivatives trades to the CFTC, require centralized clearing of OTC contracts, restrict participation in the credit default swap market, and direct the CFTC to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/unregulated-financial-markets-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Prior to passage of a market oversight bill by the House Agriculture Committee last week, committee counsel Andy Baker outlined the changes between it and an earlier version, HR 977, passed in February. Like 977, said Baker, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southwestfarmpress.com/legislative/market-oversight-1030/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Agriculture Committee&amp;#39;s proposal also incorporates elements from its earlier bill (H.R. 977) approved by the Agriculture Committee in February 2009. Under the Agriculture Committee&amp;#39;s proposal, sweeping additions to the Commodity ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisrecovery.com/?p=927&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#8220;The bill also contains provisions from H.R. 977, passed by the House Agriculture Committee in February, including the strengthening of position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable and OTC commodities as a way to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southwestfarmpress.com/legislative/market-oversight-1028/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#8220;The bill also contains provisions from H.R. 977, passed by the House Agriculture Committee in February, including the strengthening of position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable and OTC commodities as a way to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southeastfarmpress.com/legislation/commodity-markets-1028/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#8220;This builds on the bill we passed in February, HR 977. &#8220;We&amp;#39;ve made significant improvements, incorporated ideas from the (Obama) administration, and from a lot of other folks we&amp;#39;ve talked to. We have a bill here that will bring all ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beefmagazine.com/government/1028-house-bill-tightens-market-oversight/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Prior to passage of a market oversight bill by the House Agriculture Committee last week, committee counsel Andy Baker outlined the changes between it and an earlier version, HR 977, passed in February.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deltafarmpress.com/legislative/market-bill-1027/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Prior to passage of a market oversight bill by the House Agriculture Committee last week, committee counsel Andy Baker outlined the changes between it and an earlier version, HR 977, passed in February.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deltafarmpress.com/legislative/market-bill-1027&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill also contains provisions from H.R. 977, passed by the House Agriculture Committee in February, including the strengthening of position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable and over -the-counter commodities as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grainnet.com/articles/House_Ag_Committee_Approves_Legislation_Strengthening_Derivatives_Regulation-84203.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The bill also contains provisions from H.R. 977, passed by the House Agriculture Committee in February, including the strengthening. of position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable and over -the-counter commodities as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/10-22-09-house-agriculture-committee-approves-legislation-strengthening-derivatives-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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derivatives reform provisions include H.R. 3795, reported out of both the House Financial Services (October 15, 2009) and House Agriculture (October 21, 2009) committees, H.R. 977, reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3795/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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It builds on legislation the House Agriculture Committee passed earlier this year, H.R. 977. Peterson says this discussion draft legislation will &#8211; help us move forward quickly to enact much-needed legislation to restore accountability ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/10-12-09-nafbs-national-ag-news-as-heard-inside-the-barns-morning-ag-news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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It builds on legislation the House Agriculture Committee passed earlier this year, H.R. 977, to strengthen the oversight of futures, options and OTC markets. The legislative text and a side-by-side comparison of recent derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/10-09-09-peterson-introduces-otc-derivatives-discussion-draft/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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It builds on legislation the House Agriculture Committee passed earlier this year, H.R. 977, to strengthen the oversight of futures, options and OTC markets. The legislative text and a side-by-side comparison of recent derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grainnet.com/articles/House_Ag_Chairman_Peterson_Introduces_OTC_Derivatives_Discussion_Draft-83572.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... to regulate derivative transactions follows the Treasury&amp;#39;s proposed Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 (the &#8220;Treasury Proposal&#8221;) and the draft Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financialcrisisrecovery.com/?p=891&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This Committee took leadership on OTC derivatives regulation by passing H.R. 977 in February. The joint framework for OTC derivatives legislation announced by Chairmen Peterson and Frank also includes essential provisions to protect the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futuresmag.com/News/2009/9/Pages/Gensler-outlines-OTC-reform.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In February, the Committee passed H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, legislation which imposes a clearing requirement on OTC derivatives contracts and empowers regulators with the ability to suspend ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grainnet.com/articles/House_Ag_Committee_Reviews_Treasury_Dept__OTC_Derivatives_Legislation_Proposal-82364.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... and irrational fears surrounding gene patents have been adopted by some members of Congress, as exemplified by the bill introduced a couple years ago by Congressman Becerra to outlaw gene patents (H.R. 977, 110th Congress (2007)). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-book-perpetuates-popular.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Peterson&amp;#39;s Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977), aims to prevent investment strategies from disrupting prices and impairing markets&amp;#39; ability to reflect supply and demand forces. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.institutenotes.org/2009/08/corn-ethanol-production-and-food-prices-its-not-so-simple.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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NACS supports legislation pending in the House of Representatives (H.R 977) that would increase transparency in the commodities futures market and initiate a process through which position limits would be set to prevent market ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0730094.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bester News - FACTBOX: U.S. works to expand CFTC role, commodities ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.besternews.com/article/Bester%20News%20-%20Top%20News/FACTBOX:%20U.S.%20works%20to%20expand%20CFTC%20role,%20commodities%20oversight/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5704484</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Approved by the House Agriculture Committee, HR 977 requires clearing of OTC transactions, expands CFTC's powers to control speculation and gives CFTC criminal-prosecution power. Its main points are: * OTC transactions must be cleared ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.besternews.com/article/Bester%20News%20-%20Top%20News/FACTBOX:%20U.S.%20works%20to%20expand%20CFTC%20role,%20commodities%20oversight/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CFTC Blames Oil Speculators For Price Spike</title>
    <link href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cftc-blames-oil-speculators-for-price-spike-2009-7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5704483</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Business Insider: Economy </name>
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H.R. 977 would require foreign boards of trade that provide services to U.S. participants to adopt, for each of its contracts, position limits or position accountability standards for speculators, requires large trader reporting, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessinsider.com/cftc-blames-oil-speculators-for-price-spike-2009-7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FarmPolicy.com &#194;&#187; Blog Archives &#194;&#187; G-8 (Food Aid, Trade); Climate ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/5533028</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;'Several of the Administration's key provisions regarding over-the-counter derivatives are similar to a strong, bipartisan bill, H.R. 977, which our Committee passed in February,' Chairman Peterson said. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=1275&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>We Need to Protect Consumers - Congresswoman Michele Bachmann ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5846506</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Michele Bachmann RSS Articles </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The proposal submitted by the President, the legislation reported out of the Agriculture Committee in February (H.R. 977), and the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill (H.R. 2454) all cast very wide nets and do not seem to make any attempt ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bachmann.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=136732&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bachmann: We Need to Protect Consumers&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Choices</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5560838</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Michele Bachmann RSS Articles </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The proposal submitted by the President, the legislation reported out of the Agriculture Committee in February (HR 977), and the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill (HR 2454) all cast very wide nets and do not seem to make any attempt to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bachmann.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=136732&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5542895</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, calling for the amendment to impose limits on speculation across all markets and passage of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 977). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=8b7cd421-0340-4b4d-a4a8-9c25b3b10ef8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=8b7cd421-0340-4b4d-a4a8-9c25b3b10ef8" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5460403</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Aero-News Network </name>
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chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, calling for the amendment to impose limits on speculation across all markets and passage of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 977). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=8b7cd421-0340-4b4d-a4a8-9c25b3b10ef8&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oil Watchdog: Articles: Reality Check on Oil Prices</title>
    <link href="http://www.oilwatchdog.org/?storyId=28090" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5389495</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Oil Watchdog </name>
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... (OilWatchdog is a member), will urge the House Agriculture Committee (which also and unaccountably controls petroleum trading) to get a move on and pass the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oilwatchdog.org/?storyId=28090&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Senator Targets Speculation</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0622093.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5412377</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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NACS supports legislation (H.R. 977) introduced by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) that seeks to establish specific compliance requirements for foreign boards of trade, additional reporting requirements, position limits on non-commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0622093.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dennis Thornsberry R-Calf, NAIS Commentary</title>
    <link href="http://endgamenow.com/big-brother-legislation/dennis-thornsberry-r-calf-nais-commentary/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5279573</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>End Game Now </name>
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Dennis Thornsberry also supports Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977): http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=301610. Share and Enjoy: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://endgamenow.com/big-brother-legislation/dennis-thornsberry-r-calf-nais-commentary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Financial Services</title>
    <link href="http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Stupak_Briefing_6_1_09.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5271403</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Winston.com: Global Financial Markets Spotlight </name>
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4 See Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, H.R.977, 111th Cong. (2009), introduced by Representative C. Peterson. 5 See Derivatives Trading Integrity Act, S .272, 111th Cong. (2009), introduced by Senator T. Harkin. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.winston.com/siteFiles/Publications/Stupak_Briefing_6_1_09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Derivatives Regulation Debate Intensifies on Capitol Hill</title>
    <link href="http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0605093.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5180280</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NACS Daily News </name>
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Earlier this year, the NACS Board of Directors officially endorsed H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, and NACS is fully engaged with the Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition in advocating for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0605093.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oil Is Plentiful, Demand Weak. Why Are Gas Prices Going Up ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govcentral.com/news/articles/10314-oil-is-plentiful-demand-weak-why-are-gas-prices-going-up" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-28:/commentary/5224117</id>
    <updated>2009-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovCentral </name>
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Accountability Act of 2009,&quot; (H.R. 977) sponsored by Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN). This bill is important and I ask that you cosponsor H.R. 977 right away. To cosponsor, Members should contact: Jeremy Bratt, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govcentral.com/news/articles/10314-oil-is-plentiful-demand-weak-why-are-gas-prices-going-up&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Climate Change Bill Works Its Way Through the 111th ...</title>
    <link href="http://dustintill.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/federal-climate-change-bill-works-its-way-through-the-111th-congress-update-day-135/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5113097</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Co-authored with Svend Brandt-Erichsen. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is spending this week marking up the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (HR 2425), a massive 946 page energy and climate change bill, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dustintill.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/federal-climate-change-bill-works-its-way-through-the-111th-congress-update-day-135/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>May 18, 2009 Page 1 of 14 NEFI Energy Online News NEON-May 18 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nefi.com/NEON/neon_PDFS/Neon_18may2009.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5494646</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New England Fuel Institute </name>
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Accountability Act&quot; or H.R.977. So far, the U.S. Senate has seen the introduction on several bills, but Senate Agriculture Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) has not yet found a &quot;way forward.&quot; Expect the issue to heat up in the Senate as things ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nefi.com/NEON/neon_PDFS/Neon_18may2009.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACLU Files Frivolous Lawsuit Challenging Patents | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/14/aclu-files-frivolous-lawsuit-challenging-patents/id=3417/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5060286</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
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introduced a bill (H.R.977) ) It's a shame that the people at the PTO can't see the fact of this themselves. The purposes of the Patent Act must satisfy Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which are to &#226;&#8364;&#339;Promote the Progress of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/14/aclu-files-frivolous-lawsuit-challenging-patents/id=3417/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CompliancEX: Obama administration mum on derivatives regulator</title>
    <link href="http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/05/obama-administration-mum-on-derivatives-regulator.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-14:/commentary/5016582</id>
    <updated>2009-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CompliancEX </name>
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&quot;The administration outline closely parallels the work our committee has already done in H.R. 977 (the anti-speculation bill) earlier this year,&quot; said Frank Lucas, the Republican leader on the committee. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://compliancex.typepad.com/compliancex/2009/05/obama-administration-mum-on-derivatives-regulator.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACLU Files Frivolous Lawsuit Challenging Patents | IPWatchdog.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/14/aclu-files-frivolous-lawsuit-challenging-patents/id=3417/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-13:/commentary/9325086</id>
    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPWatchdog </name>
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introduced a bill (H.R.977) ) It&amp;#39;s a shame that the people at the PTO can&amp;#39;t see the fact of this themselves. The purposes of the Patent Act must satisfy Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which are to &#8220;Promote the Progress of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/14/aclu-files-frivolous-lawsuit-challenging-patents/id=3417/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama administration mum on derivatives regulator</title>
    <link href="http://www.financial24.org/economy/obama-administration-mum-on-derivatives-regulator/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-13:/commentary/5007240</id>
    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Financial 24 - Top News </name>
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'The administration outline closely parallels the work our committee has already done in H.R. 977 earlier this year,' said Frank Lucas, the Republican leader on the committee. 'This announcement also recognizes the strong role CFTC has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financial24.org/economy/obama-administration-mum-on-derivatives-regulator/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GasMart 2009 Speaker to Explore Regulatory Changes to Commodity ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thealternativeenergynews.com/2009/05/gasmart-2009-speaker-to-explore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/8040644</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Alternative Energy News </name>
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\&amp;quot;I expect either the Peterson bill (HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) or some form of legislation will get through Congress this year,\&amp;quot; Mocek, now a partner specializing in energy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thealternativeenergynews.com/2009/05/gasmart-2009-speaker-to-explore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Media outlet: Ethanol&amp;#39;s minor impact on food prices ignored by ...</title>
    <link href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/05/06/media-outlet-ethanols-minor-impact-on-food-prices-ignored-by-m/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/6128196</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Autoblog Green </name>
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The House Agriculture Committee wrote a bill, H.R. 977, to set position limits for speculators, to prevent them from becoming the dominant force in the futures markets and return those markets to their correct function of price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://green.autoblog.com/2009/05/06/media-outlet-ethanols-minor-impact-on-food-prices-ignored-by-m/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GasMart 2009 Speaker to Explore Regulatory Changes to Commodity ...</title>
    <link href="http://thealternativeenergynews.blogspot.com/2009/05/gasmart-2009-speaker-to-explore.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/5122095</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Potentially big regulatory changes lie ahead for the natural gas industry as the Congress gets down to business in the next few months on legislation to limit speculation in the commodity markets. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thealternativeenergynews.blogspot.com/2009/05/gasmart-2009-speaker-to-explore.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Media outlet: Ethanol's minor impact on food prices ignored by media</title>
    <link href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/05/06/media-outlet-ethanols-minor-impact-on-food-prices-ignored-by-m/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/4973076</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AutoblogGreen </name>
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The House Agriculture Committee wrote a bill, H.R. 977, to set position limits for speculators, to prevent them from becoming the dominant force in the futures markets and return those markets to their correct function of price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/05/06/media-outlet-ethanols-minor-impact-on-food-prices-ignored-by-m/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Problem with the Stock Market &#194;&#171; blog maverick</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>blog maverick </name>
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And here is everyone favorite: H.R. 977&#226;&#8364;&#8220;The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountavility Act proposed by Collin Peterson (Minnesota) Chairman of the HOuse Mittee on Agriculture. His board overseesCommidty Futures Trading ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/06/the-problem-with-the-stock-market/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GasMart 2009 Speaker to Explore Regulatory Changes to Commodity ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-04:/commentary/5050713</id>
    <updated>2009-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>: iStockAnalyst.com Symbols Feed </name>
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&quot;I expect either the Peterson bill (HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) or some form of legislation will get through Congress this year,&quot; Mocek, now a partner specializing in energy, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3218619&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GasMart 2009 Speaker to Explore Regulatory Changes to Commodity ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3218619" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-04:/commentary/4954294</id>
    <updated>2009-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>: iStockAnalyst.com Symbols Feed </name>
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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Potentially big regulatory changes lie ahead for the natural gas industry as the Congress gets down to business in the next few months on legislation to limit speculation in the commodity markets. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;The real que&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3218619&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Using the market to solve the market crisis | Daily Estimate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-27:/commentary/5050714</id>
    <updated>2009-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Estimate </name>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyestimate.com/article.asp?id=19047&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Session of Congress: 111th Congress (2009-10), 110th Congress (2007-08), 109th Congress (2005-06), 108th Congress (2003-04), 107th Congress (2001-02), 106th Congress (1999-00), 105th Congress (1997-98), 104th Congress (1995-96) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://duh-no.blogspot.com/2009/04/your-tax-dollars-at-work_25.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/04/credit-derivatives-market-solutions-to-the-market-crisis&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/04/Credit-Derivatives-Market-Solutions-to-the-Market-Crisis&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/regulation/bg2262.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/regulation/bg2262.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[14]Derivatives Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, 111th Cong., 1st Sess. [15]Private-sector regulation of financial markets is common. Stock exchanges regulate their members. The Financial Industry Regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/bg2262.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Part F&#226;&#8364;&#8221;Carbon Market Assurance&#226;&#8364;* in new Title VII, &#194;&#167;761, p. 449 in discussion draft. H.R. 977, &#194;&#167;14. New Title VII, &#194;&#167;705, discussion draft p. 337. New Title VII, &#194;&#167;713, discussion draft p. 348. CSS provisions begin at &#194;&#167;111, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blahseblog.com/2009/04/20/serving-up-aces/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 977, the Genomic Research and Accessibility Act first introduced in 1997 by Rep Xavier Becerra (D-CA) to ban the practice of gene patenting, languishes still in committee, but it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s time to renew this debate. Science demands it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/04/gene-patents/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The legislation, H.R. 977, is designed to bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. Further, on 17 March 2009, the FASB issued a news release announcing its intentions to provide additional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gtnews.com/article/7598.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 12 approved HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Although the legislation is a long way from becoming law, it is likely to have an important role in t ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=18123&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In &quot;Futures Industry: by Will Acworth: The House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 12 approved HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Although the legislation is a long way from becoming law, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creditriskchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-agriculture-committee-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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12 approved H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Although the legislation is a long way from becoming law, it is likely to have an important role in t Congressional efforts to limit speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=18123&amp;amp;PHPSESSID=c78a6db2e4ddcd7d4a9b3b81fd7a636f&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We are writing to thank you and your colleagues for your work on the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977). This legislation is urgently needed to restore confidence in our nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s futures markets, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accidentalhuntbrothers.com/?p=209&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson passed legislation out of his committee (H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) that takes important first steps to prevent excess speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prismwebcastnews.com/2009/03/27/food-water-watch-joins-200-groups-to-urge-an-end-to-speculation-that-drove-global-food-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson passed legislation out of his committee (H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) that takes important first steps to prevent excess speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prismwebcastnews.com/?p=4497&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson passed legislation out of his committee (H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) that takes important first steps to prevent excess speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://us.oneworld.net/article/361303-groups-call-obama-act-food-crisis&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 977 contains many initiatives, but one of particular interest is the language that permits the CFTC to conduct criminal inquiry and prosecution for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act. This power would only apply to cases ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://got-pilk.blogspot.com/2009/03/soros-calls-for-limitations-on-credit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson passed legislation out of his committee (H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) that takes important first steps to prevent excess speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/press/releases/food-water-watch-joins-200-groups-to-urge-an-end-to-speculation-that-drove-global-food-crisis20090324&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson passed legislation out of his committee (H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009) that takes important first steps to prevent excess speculation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lucidnutrition.com/2009/03/end-speculation-that-drove-global-food-crisis.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The legislation, H.R. 977, will bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. It toughens position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable commodities as a way to prevent potential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=1051&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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These regulations needs to be put back in place, starting with the current legislation in the pipeline H.R. 977 - The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 which has passed the House Committee and needs to be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hoboken411.com/archives/17249&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar. H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. GovTrack.us is not affiliated with the U.S. government or any other group. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSAG&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 977 would generally require the clearing of all swap transactions, but would leave open the possibility of reporting certain swap transactions to the CFTC if a clearing organization did not want to clear them. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalfinancialmarketwatch.com/2009/03/articles/cftc-nominee-calls-for-increased-regulation-of-derivatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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agage bad ideas carma dc examiner derivatives deval patrick h.r. 977 irwin stelzer james kanter keith johnson london times massachusetts maureen dowd michael morris michelle obama montreal protocol new york times outrage pigou club ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://captaintrade.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/uh-oh/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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From how I read the new Ag Committee bill H.R.977 Section 16 doesn't put much teeth in stopping or reforming these going forward because of so-called need for &quot;liquidity&quot;--hogwash I say. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:43 PM on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/obama-administration-must_b_175172.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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agage bad ideas carma dc examiner derivatives deval patrick h.r. 977 irwin stelzer james kanter keith johnson london times massachusetts maureen dowd michael morris michelle obama montreal protocol new york times outrage pigou club ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://captaintrade.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/captains-log-march-13-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As you may know, H.R. 977, introduced by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets. Specifically, this bill would expand the authority of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://njrereport.com/index.php/2009/03/13/foreclosures-increase-in-ny/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Much of Peterson&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s address to NFU members focused on his committee&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s passage last month of H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. &#226;&#8364;&#339;We have put a pretty tough bill together,&#226;&#8364;* he said, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/colin-peterson-wants-nais-mandatory/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Even smaller government programs have conservative critics. Read more about five ideas for job creation. S. 566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009. HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s566/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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bad ideas dc examiner derivatives deval patrick h.r. 977 irwin stelzer james kanter Legislation london times massachusetts maureen dowd michael morris michelle obama new york times outrage pigou club revenue neutrality ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://captaintrade.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/james-kanter-hits-the-nail-upon-the-head/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2009. H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 12, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=245&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2009. H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 12, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=221&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2009. H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 12, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=199&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2009. H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 12, 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=161&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(#19 is pretty awesome.) Here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s a little analysis of the bill from securities blogger Jim Hamilton. And here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s more from Dairy Herd Management. OpenCongress page for HR 977. Posted in Bloviation Tagged: derivatives, hr 977, legislation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://captaintrade.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/finance-reform-bill-takes-aim-at-carbon-market/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Saves $85.65 per family. H.R. 977. The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Costs $1.99 per family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/03/02/washingtonwatchcom-digest-march-2-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We have some legislation, HR 977 Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, winding through Congress. One analyst claims the bill could kill the credit default swaps (CDS) market. Right, Yeah, we know the shadow banking system ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/regulating-alphabet-soup&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We have some legislation, HR 977 Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, winding through Congress. One analyst claims the bill could kill the credit default swaps (CDS) market. Right, Yeah, we know the shadow banking system ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/?q=content/regulating-alphabet-soup&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb. 24th, 2009. 12:26 AM. H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 http://ping.fm/s479c &#183; Leave a comment &#183; Add to Memories &#183; Tell a Friend &#183; Link ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usdemocrats.livejournal.com/1801141.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. February 23, 2009. H.R. 977. Derivatives Markets Transparency and. Accountability Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 12, 2009. SUMMARY ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/100xx/doc10006/hr977.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 23, 2009; Report: Budget Report for H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 - Feb 22, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: S.Res. 51: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr51/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 977, The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_977.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/water-woes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H. R. 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Acc... BOTTOM FEEDER PRESIDENTS, LAISSE-FAIRE = FREE MARK... LYNN JENKINS DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND VO. ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: Entia non sunt multiplicanda ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h200/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/national-retail-report-feb-20.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/cpi-january.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 977 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Bringing greater transparency to commodity markets. * S 3714 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Ensuring that all commodity transactions are carried out on regulated exchanges. * S 3691 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Requiring reporting and record keeping for credit default swaps ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://speculativedebauch.blogspot.com/2009/02/doctor-will-see-you-now.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By voice vote on February 12, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture approved H.R. 977, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* Because of various provisions in this bill, portions of it will be referred ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopyield.com/2009/02/cds-regs-move-along/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/stimulus-breakdown.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, H.R. 977, sponsored by Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., would give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission primary oversight of derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farminguk.com/?show=newsArticle&amp;amp;id=11628&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Analysis: H.R. 977, is designed to bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. It toughens position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable commodities as a way to prevent potential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.glgroup.com/News/Regulatory-Turf-Battles-over-CDSs-and-other-OTC-Derivatives-34259.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House legislation, H.R. 977, will bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. It toughens position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable commodities as a way to prevent potential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broker-go.blogspot.com/2009/02/jim-hamiltons-world-of-securities_17.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On February 12, the House Agriculture Committee passed H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, by voice vote. Barney Frank is reportedly is disappointed that the House Agriculture Committee has ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://njrereport.com/index.php/2009/02/16/worst-yet-to-come-for-nj/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Derivatives Oversight Bill The House Agriculture Committee has approved legislation to increase the transparency of and strengthen the oversight of futures, options and over-the-counter (OTC) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/house-agriculture-committee-reports-out.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ag Cttee Acts Against Derivatives</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House Agriculture Committee, which has legislative and oversight responsibility over the Commodities Futures Trading Commission passed HR 977 last week by voice vote. The resolution regulates and re-regulates speculative and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/3681&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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What H.R. 977 does is exert the authority of The CFTC, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, over London's Intercontinental Exchange, (ICE). An excellent resource is an article written last June by Bart Chilton, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xobekim.blogspot.com/2009/02/h-r-977-derivatives-markets.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h977/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h977/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Words from the Wise&#226;&#8364;* this week comes to you from my abode in a visibly depressed Europe, from where I am compiling this report as welcome relief from gloomy conversations with taxi drivers and cheerless meals in deserted eateries. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greenlightadvisor.com/glablog/2009/02/15/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-february-9-%E2%80%93-15-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (February 9 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 15, 2009). &#226;&#8364;&#339;Words from the Wise&#226;&#8364;* this week comes to you from my abode in a visibly depressed Europe, from where I am compiling this report as welcome relief from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/words-from-the-investment-wise-21509/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;H.R. 977 (The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009), from the brilliant mind of Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), puts restrictions on OTC contracts and would &#226;&#8364;&#732;deny the Federal Reserve the authority to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article8907.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/horticultural-trade-usda-baseline.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;H.R. 977 (The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009), from the brilliant mind of Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), puts restrictions on OTC contracts and would 'deny the Federal Reserve the authority to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.safehaven.com/article-12611.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Feb 11, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 1002: To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina. - Feb 10, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/consumers-union-increase-penalties.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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While HR 977, the &amp;quot;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009,&amp;quot; includes valuable measures to further enhance both transparency and adequate staffing and information resources for the CFTC, CME Group does not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.johnlothiannewsletter.com/2009/02/february-13-2009-lse-calls-in-rolet-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Washington&#226;&#8364;&#8221;The House Agriculture Committee approved Feb. 12 legislation to increase the transparency and strengthen oversight of futures, options and over-the-counter (OTC) markets. By voice vote, the Committee approved the Derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grainnet.com/articles/House_Ag_Committee_Passes_Legislation_to_Bring_Transparency_to_Derivatives_Markets-70807.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CME Group Statement On US House Bill Updating Financial Markets</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has issued the following statement regarding US House of Representatives Bill 977: CME Group commends the efforts of the House Agriculture Committee to ensure that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondovisione.com/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=80759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The legislation, H.R. 977, will bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. It toughens position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable commodities as a way to prevent potential ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=996&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CME Group Statement On U.S. House Bill Updating Financial Markets</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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While HR 977, the &quot;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009,&quot; includes valuable measures to further enhance both transparency and adequate staffing and information resources for the CFTC, CME Group does not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index.cfm?section=news&amp;amp;action=detail&amp;amp;id=80759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representative Peterson introduces derivatives regulation bill</title>
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US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977), that amends draft language on the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Oil/News/8353230.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Swapping the devil you know</title>
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Dealbreaker.com Feb 12, 2009, 2:49pm HR 977 (The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009), from the brilliant mind of Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), puts restrictions on OTC contracts and would &quot;deny the Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anonymousmonetarist.blogspot.com/2009/02/cdobituary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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One day after the House Agriculture Committee approved HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, Global commodities exchange CME Group on Friday bashed the legislation, saying it would drive &quot;a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://intelligencepress.com/news/item/67917.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Chicago&#226;&#8364;&#8221;CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has issued the following statement regarding US House of Representatives Bill 977: CME Group commends the efforts of the House Agriculture Committee to ensure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grainnet.com/articles/CME_Group_Opposes__Derivatives_Markets_Transparency_and_Accountability_Act_of_2009_-70835.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977), that amends draft language on the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8353230.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... of the new Congress for members of the Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition (or &quot;CMOC&quot;), the House Committee on Agriculture today finished work on the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nefi.com/NEON/NEON_issues/NEON_February_12_2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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ISDA yesterday made the following comment on the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee's efforts in regards to drafting HR 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Click on headline to get more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.riskcenter.com/story.php?id=17845&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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While HR 977, the &quot;Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009,&quot; includes valuable measures to further enhance both transparency and adequate staffing and information resources for the CFTC, CME Group does not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futuresmag.com/cms/futures/Breaking%20News/2009/02/13-Feb05&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representative Peterson introduces derivatives regulation bill</title>
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US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (H.R. 977), that amends draft language on the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Natural%20Gas/News/8353230.xml?src=Natural%20Gasrssheadlines1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representative Peterson introduces derivatives regulation bill</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Washington (Platts) --12 Feb 2009 -- [Coal] US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (HR 977), that amends draft language on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8353230.xml?src=rssheadlines0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Washington (Platts) -- 12Feb2009 -- US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (HR 977), that amends draft language on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Oil/News/8353230.xml?src=Oilrssheadlines1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CDS Death Bill Introduced In The House - [image: peter9.jpg]H.R. 977 (The Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009), from the brilliant mind of Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://belgiumstuds.blogspot.com/2009/02/joaquin-phoenix-makes-bizarre-letterman.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AG Watch Network</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4379996</id>
    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON-(Farm Progress)--House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., on Wednesday introduced the latest version of his bill, H.R. 977, to grant more power to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to curb excessive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.agwatchnetwork.com/newsView.cfm/uuid/6AEDACDD-B632-5DCC-887A19CD3654895C&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RealClearMarkets - AP - Markets - Feb 12, 2009 - House panel ...</title>
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The bill is H.R. 977. ___. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. (This version CORRECTS that the bill would allow agency to suspend trading in 'naked' credit default swaps). The Associated Press ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realclearmarkets.com/news/ap/finance_business/2009/Feb/12/house_panel_adopts_financial_oversight_bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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An update posted recently at the House Agriculture Committee webpage stated that, &#226;&#8364;&#339;On February 11, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota introduced H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=995&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>02-13-09 House Agriculture Committee Passes Legislation to Bring ...</title>
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HR 977 Builds on Last Year&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s House-Passed Bill to Strengthen Oversight and Prevent Manipulation of Futures Markets WASHINGTON - Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved legislation to increase the transparency and strengthen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/02-13-09-house-agriculture-committee-passes-legislation-to-bring-transparency-and-accountability-to-derivatives-markets/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Chairman Peterson Introduces Speculation Bill</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON-(Farm Progress)--House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., on Wednesday introduced the latest version of his bill, HR 977, to grant more power to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to curb excessive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.agwatchnetwork.com/newsView.cfm/uuid/6AEDACDD-B632-5DCC-887A19CD3654895C/from/rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representative Peterson introduces derivatives regulation bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4336545</id>
    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Washington (Platts) -- 12 Feb 2009 -- [Natural Gas] US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (HR 977), that amends draft language ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Natural%20Gas/News/8353230.xml?src=rssheadlines0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representative Peterson introduces derivatives regulation bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4336543</id>
    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Washington (Platts) -- 12Feb2009 -- US House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson on Wednesday introduced the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (HR 977), that amends draft language on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8353230.xml?src=Coalrssheadlines1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Derivatives: 02-11-09 HR 977 Markets Transparency and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-11:/commentary/4336535</id>
    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The legislation, H.R. 977, will bring greater transparency and oversight to futures and OTC derivatives markets. It toughens position limits on futures contracts for physically-deliverable commodities as a way to prevent potential price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alaskakid.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/derivatives-02-11-09-hr-977-markets-transparency-and-accountability-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Here We Go Again: Peterson's New CDS Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-10:/commentary/4336542</id>
    <updated>2009-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committe, has introduced the final version of the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 (HR 977). The draft bill included an absurb attempt to ban ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economicsofcontempt.blogspot.com/2009/02/here-we-go-again-petersons-new-cds-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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All Bill Titles. Short: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 as introduced. Official: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other .... which   tries to &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://74.86.203.132/bill/111-h977/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 977, To amend the Commodity Exchange ...</title>
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US Congress: HR 977, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200514863.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.598 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.554 National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.197 National Right-to-Carry &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/new-online-radio/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 977 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_977.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 977: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater ...</title>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-977&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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