H.R.977 - Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • 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 purposes. as introduced.

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03/08/11
H.R.977: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and ...

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

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12/07/10
Patent Docs: Amicus Briefs in AMP v. USPTO: Rosetta Genomics ...

Amici also point to Congress' failure to pass H.R. 977 as supportive of their position (see "Science Progress Article Examines Impact of Gene Patents on Research" and "The Continuing Threat to Human Gene Patenting"). ...

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11/04/10
RockSpot: Who Owns Your Genes? You Do.

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the "Genomic Research and Accessibility Act" during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...

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10/18/10
THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 46 - SHE'S UP TO HER EARS IN ...

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 ...

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06/22/10
The battle over “gene patents”: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics

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 “Genomic ...

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06/17/10
ACLU of Washington:

Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the "Genomic Research and Accessibility Act" 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 ...

Source: ACLU Alerts
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05/22/10
Latest U.S. GDP Forecasts Make The Eurozone Crisis Look Way Over ...

I'll admit that I haven'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't legally ...

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05/13/10
JOLT Digest » Digest Comment: The Future of Gene Patenting after ...

[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). ...

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05/02/10
ACLU of Florida:

Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the "Genomic Research and Accessibility Act" 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 ...

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04/26/10
Tell Congress: My Genes Aren't For Sale

introduced HR 977, the "Genomic Research and Accessibility Act" 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 ...

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04/26/10
Tell Congress: My Genes Aren't For Sale

introduced HR 977, the "Genomic Research and Accessibility Act" 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 ...

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04/23/10
Tell Congress Your Genes Aren't For Sale (ACLU Alerts)

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced HR 977, the “Genomic Research and Accessibility Act” during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...

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04/22/10
ACLU:

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the “Genomic Research and Accessibility Act” during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...

Source: ACLU Alerts
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04/22/10
ACLU:

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the “Genomic Research and Accessibility Act” during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...

Source: ACLU Alerts
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04/22/10
ACLU:

Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 977, the “Genomic Research and Accessibility Act” during the 110th Congress to bar the issuance of gene patents. He would like to reintroduce a new version of the bill this year, ...

Source: ACLU Alerts
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03/30/10
Accused SEAL passes lie detector test, another SEAL's charges dropped

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 “heroic actions.” The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...

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03/29/10
Falsification charges dropped against SEAL Keefe

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 "heroic actions." The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...

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03/29/10
Falsification charges dropped against SEAL O'Keefe

Shadegg is one of 77 co-sponsors of HR 977, a bipartisan bill honoring McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe for their "heroic actions." The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to committee. Republicans in Congress, led by Rep. ...

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03/29/10
Unto the Breach » Falsification charges dropped against SEAL Keefe

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 “heroic actions.” The bill was introduced in December, and has been referred to ...

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03/26/10
New Book Perpetuates Popular Misperceptions Surrounding Gene Patents

... 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)). ...

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03/26/10
Featured Legislation

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 ("ALERT Drivers Act") ...

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03/18/10
Congress Common

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 ("ALERT Drivers Act") ...

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03/11/10
Legislative

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 ("ALERT Drivers Act") ...

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02/28/10
Legislative

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 ("ALERT Drivers Act") ...

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02/15/10
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H.R. 977 § 2(a). For Congressman Xavier. Becerra'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 ...

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01/19/10
Your Congress January

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 ...

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01/03/10
Patent Docs: Top Stories of 2009: #4 to #1

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 "a nucleotide sequence, or its functions or correlations, ...

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01/03/10
Patent Docs: Top Stories of 2009: #4 to #1

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 "a nucleotide sequence, or its functions or correlations, ...

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01/02/10
Congress and Law: The Global Financial Crisis: Policy and Legislation

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, ...

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12/27/09
Credit Risk Chronicles: SIFMA's position on US OTC derivative ...

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 "naked" CDS trading. The Agriculture Committee marked up and reported ...

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