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http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom OpenCongress Wiki - Recent changes [en] 2013-05-24T18:01:50Z Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. MediaWiki 1.17.2 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=S.3217:_Restoring_American_Financial_Stability_Act_of_2010&diff=54280&oldid=prev S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 2013-05-24T17:54:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 17:54, May 24, 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>An amendment put forth by [[John McCain]] would have released Fannie and Freddie Mac from the government's control, and required them to try to survive in the free market. It was defeated, with only two Democrats ([[Evan Bayh]] and [[Russ Feingold]]) voting with the Republicans in favor of it.<ref name="ocb-fanniefreddie">Donny Shaw, [[http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1872-Dems-Defeat-a-McCain-Amendment-to-Wind-Down-Fannie-and-Freddie Dems Defeat a McCain Amendment to Wind Down Fannie and Freddie]]</ref> <usvoteinfo year="2010" chamber="senate" rollcall="140">></usvoteinfo> An amendment put forth by [[Chris Dodd]] would require the Secretary of the Treasury to study and make recommendations to Congress on ending the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The amendment passed, with all Democrats (besides [[Russ Feingold]]) and six Republicans voting for it.<ref name="ocb-fanniefreddie">_</ref> <usvoteinfo year="2010" chamber="senate" rollcall="139">></usvoteinfo></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>An amendment put forth by [[John McCain]] would have released Fannie and Freddie Mac from the government's control, and required them to try to survive in the free market. It was defeated, with only two Democrats ([[Evan Bayh]] and [[Russ Feingold]]) voting with the Republicans in favor of it.<ref name="ocb-fanniefreddie">Donny Shaw, [[http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1872-Dems-Defeat-a-McCain-Amendment-to-Wind-Down-Fannie-and-Freddie Dems Defeat a McCain Amendment to Wind Down Fannie and Freddie]]</ref> <usvoteinfo year="2010" chamber="senate" rollcall="140">></usvoteinfo> An amendment put forth by [[Chris Dodd]] would require the Secretary of the Treasury to study and make recommendations to Congress on ending the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The amendment passed, with all Democrats (besides [[Russ Feingold]]) and six Republicans voting for it.<ref name="ocb-fanniefreddie">_</ref> <usvoteinfo year="2010" chamber="senate" rollcall="139">></usvoteinfo></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.mypayday.co.uk payday loans]<br/></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[http://www.mypayday.co.uk payday advance]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[http://www.mypayday.co.uk payday advance]</div></td></tr> </table>

Johnmartin03 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Student_financial_aid_legislation&diff=54279&oldid=prev Student financial aid legislation 2013-05-23T13:21:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:21, May 23, 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 28:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The bill’s sponsor, [[House Committee on Education and Labor]] Chairman [[George Miller]] (D-Calif.), stated, “For students who use the subsidized program, the interest rate cut is a big deal...It's an important part of the (equation).” He also said, however, that the effort was merely one step of many he hoped to see to address the increasing financial burden of attending college. He voiced his supported for an increase in Federal Pell Grants, as well as an examination of university efforts to control tuition increases. Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, applauded the rate cut, but said he would also like to see the following changes:<ref> Carrie Sturrock, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/01/17/MNGFLNK19F1.DTL&type=politics "Student loan interest rate cut set for vote in House today,"] ''SF Chronicle'', January 17, 2007.</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The bill’s sponsor, [[House Committee on Education and Labor]] Chairman [[George Miller]] (D-Calif.), stated, “For students who use the subsidized program, the interest rate cut is a big deal...It's an important part of the (equation).” He also said, however, that the effort was merely one step of many he hoped to see to address the increasing financial burden of attending college. He voiced his supported for an increase in Federal Pell Grants, as well as an examination of university efforts to control tuition increases. Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt, applauded the rate cut, but said he would also like to see the following changes:<ref> Carrie Sturrock, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/01/17/MNGFLNK19F1.DTL&type=politics "Student loan interest rate cut set for vote in House today,"] ''SF Chronicle'', January 17, 2007.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[http://www.cashlady.co.uk Kerry Katona Loans]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*A change in the repayment system so that a student's loan payments are tied to a percentage of his or her income.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*A change in the repayment system so that a student's loan payments are tied to a percentage of his or her income.</div></td></tr>  </table>

Johnmartin03 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Auto_Industry_Financing_and_Restructuring_Act_of_2008&diff=54278&oldid=prev Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act of 2008 2013-05-22T19:13:58Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 19:13, May 22, 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 23:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 23:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The '''Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act of 2008''' (H.R. 7321) is legislation providing $14 billion in emergency loans to eligible U.S. automakers. As a condition of the loans, participating firms must restructure their business operations. One or more administrators (or car czars) would be appointed to oversee the loans. Firms would have to submit plans to these administrators by March. If the administrator does not approve a firm's plan, the loans could be withdrawn immediately. The car czar could then order further restructuring or require the automaker to enter into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<ref name="WaPo_12-09">Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120903055.html "Vote on Detroit Bailout Draws Near,"] ''The Washington Post'', December 9, 2008</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The '''Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act of 2008''' (H.R. 7321) is legislation providing $14 billion in emergency loans to eligible U.S. automakers. As a condition of the loans, participating firms must restructure their business operations. One or more administrators (or car czars) would be appointed to oversee the loans. Firms would have to submit plans to these administrators by March. If the administrator does not approve a firm's plan, the loans could be withdrawn immediately. The car czar could then order further restructuring or require the automaker to enter into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<ref name="WaPo_12-09">Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/09/AR2008120903055.html "Vote on Detroit Bailout Draws Near,"] ''The Washington Post'', December 9, 2008</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://www.cashlady.co.uk Kerry Katona Loans]<br/></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[http://www.kwikcash.co.uk quick cash]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[http://www.kwikcash.co.uk quick cash]</div></td></tr>  </table>

Johnmartin03 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Credit_Cardholders%27_Bill_of_Rights_Act_of_2008&diff=54277&oldid=prev Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 2013-05-21T14:40:25Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 14:40, May 21, 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 33:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 33:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Requires Fair Allocation of Consumer Payments.<ref name="maloney">_</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Requires Fair Allocation of Consumer Payments.<ref name="maloney">_</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>**Many companies credit payments to a cardholder’s lowest interest rate balances first, making it impossible for the consumer to pay off high-rate debt. The bill bans this practice, generally requiring payments to be allocated proportionally to balances that have different rates.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>**Many companies credit payments to a cardholder’s lowest interest rate balances first, making it impossible for the consumer to pay off high-rate debt. The bill bans this practice, generally requiring payments to be allocated proportionally to balances that have different rates.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[http://www.kwikpayday.co.uk quickquid]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Protects Cardholders from Due Date Gimmicks.<ref name="maloney">_</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Protects Cardholders from Due Date Gimmicks.<ref name="maloney">_</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>**Among other measures, requires card companies to mail billing statements 25 calendar days before the due date (up from the current 14 days), and to credit as “on time” payments made before 5 p.m. local time on the due date.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>**Among other measures, requires card companies to mail billing statements 25 calendar days before the due date (up from the current 14 days), and to credit as “on time” payments made before 5 p.m. local time on the due date.</div></td></tr>  </table>

Johnmartin03 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_housing_and_mortgage_legislation_(U.S.)&diff=54276&oldid=prev Federal housing and mortgage legislation (U.S.) 2013-05-21T13:33:25Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 13:33, May 21, 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 231:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 231:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*[[Public housing legislation]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*[[Public housing legislation]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*[[Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*[[Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[http://paydaypro.co.uk Quick Cash]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Relevant committees:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Relevant committees:</div></td></tr>  </table>

Kobe123 http://www.opencongress.org/w/index.php?title=Obama_Campaign_Finance_Rhetoric&diff=54275&oldid=prev Obama Campaign Finance Rhetoric 2013-05-17T16:27:46Z

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