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• Latest Action: May 16, 2012 Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-482.

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• Committee Assignment: House Agriculture

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• Committee Assignment: House Agriculture - General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

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• Agricultural Retailers Association

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• American Petroleum Institute

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• Business Roundtable

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• Financial Executives International

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• National Association of Corporate Treasurers

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• Real Estate Roundtable

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• American Bankers Association

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• House Will Vote to Curb Red Tape Hurting Small Businesses ... - July 25, 2012 by Speaker John Boehner - Consideration by Commodity Futures Trading Commission of Certain Costs & Benefits (H.R. 1840) by Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX): requires the CFTC to conduct cost-benefit analysis of new rules to ensure the benefits ...

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  As noted by Speaker John Boehner on July 25, 2012, "Consideration by Commodity Futures Trading Commission of Certain Costs & Benefits (H.R. 1840) by Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX): requires the CFTC to conduct cost-benefit analysis of new rules to ensure the benefits ..." (/url?q=http://www.westernfreepress.com/2012/07/24/focused-on-jobs-house-will-vote-to-curb-excessive-red-tape-hurting-small-businesses/&sa=U&ei=6D0VUNTxEIak8QTJu4HIBg&ved=0CB8QmAEwAQ&usg=AFQjCNGaPxz26gWQ996IUc1OOcyEzWJ2Uw)
• The slow, painful death of dodd- frank - June 02, 2012 by admin - The nine bills being contemplated by Congress take a variety of approaches to gutting Dodd-Frank. Two bills, H.R. 1840 and H.R. 2308, are essentially stalling tactics, requiring regulators to undertake more of those sweeping ...

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  As noted by admin on June 02, 2012, "The nine bills being contemplated by Congress take a variety of approaches to gutting Dodd-Frank. Two bills, H.R. 1840 and H.R. 2308, are essentially stalling tactics, requiring regulators to undertake more of those sweeping ..." (/url?q=http://www.academic-articles.com/the-slow-painful-death-of-dodd-frank&sa=U&ei=BnjMT4nlG4PY2gXxy5CYBg&ved=0CDwQmAEwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFodK_DtCqj2Jj4DE8N_C9hh_9ycQ)
• CFTC Commissioner O'Malia Continues Emphasis on Cost-Benefit ... - March 23, 2012 by WKLB - H.R. 1840, introduced by Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), would require the CFTC's Office of the Chief Economist to include quantitative analysis and to propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the ...

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  As noted by WKLB on March 23, 2012, "H.R. 1840, introduced by Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), would require the CFTC's Office of the Chief Economist to include quantitative analysis and to propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the ..." (/url?q=http://financialreform.wolterskluwerlb.com/2012/03/cftc-commissioner-omalia-continues-emphasis-on-cost-benefit-analysis.html&sa=U&ei=_6J5T-6QI6bC2wXv49W1Bg&ved=0CDUQmAEwBA&usg=AFQjCNH8J6xICBbTojUeCWrFKkw0bsTEQA)

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• The Week Ahead: Jan. 23-29, 2012 - January 23, 2012 by AgWeb - and a bill (HR 1840) which would improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. The other bills include a measure (HR2779) that would exempt inter-affiliate swaps from ...

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  As noted by AgWeb on January 23, 2012, "and a bill (HR 1840) which would improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. The other bills include a measure (HR2779) that would exempt inter-affiliate swaps from ..." (http://www.agweb.com/article/the_week_ahead_jan._23-29_2012/)
• Financial services - January 22, 2012 by Lexology - a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1840), (ii) the Business Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (H.R. 2682), (iii) a bill to exempt inter ...

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  As noted by Lexology on January 22, 2012, "a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1840), (ii) the Business Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (H.R. 2682), (iii) a bill to exempt inter ..." (http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=85b38482-f9c6-446a-ac1c-6a6fe5685e72)