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Vol. 7, Nos. 1-24, pp. 1-756 Jan. 2 -- June 12, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
LEASES
– Lessor accounting issues, FASB discussion paper expected, 110
– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House
– – Hill Watch Status of significant bills, chart, 522
– – HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, executive compensation amendments planned, 161; conference report will have Treasury regulating bonuses, golden parachutes, 220; chart compares limits with other programs, 221 – – HR 302, Short sales of securities, Ackerman (D-NY) introduces, Outlook, 148; referred to committee, 319 – – HR 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act, establishing new limits on executive compensation for TARP funds, Obama nears agreement, 67; House passes, 99 – – HR 627, Credit card industry regulation, Maloney (D-NY) reintroduces bill, 316 – – HR 682, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, to stop insider trading by legislative and executive branch employees, introduced by Slaughter (D-NY) and Baird (D-Wash), 135 – – HR 1068, Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bailout Act, taxing securities transactions, introduced by DeFazio (D-Or), strongly opposed by STA, 258 – – HR 1095, TARP Transparency Reporting Act, prohibiting use of funds for lobbying, AFL-CIO supports, 465 – – HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, increasing SEC funding, passes House, 285 – – HR 1212, Broker-dealer auditors, amending SOX to subject to PCAOB oversight and close Madoff loophole, introduced by Kanjorski (D-Pa), 297; AICPA urges Congress to tighten regulation, 553 – – HR 1349, Creating Federal Accounting Oversight Board, introduced by Perlmutter (D-Colo) and Lucas (R-Okla), 325 – – HR 1518, Taxing TARP recipient bonuses at 100 percent, introduced by Israel (D-NY), 344 – – HR 1542, Taxing bonuses at 100 percent if government owns majority stake, introduced by Maloney (D-NY), 344 – – HR 1586, Taxing bonuses by TARP recipients of more than $5M, passes House, 405; constitutional concerns raised, 406 – – HR 1664, Taxing excessive bonuses by TARP recipients, passes House, 405 – – HR 1748, Fight Fraud Act, passes House committee, 534 – – HR 1909, Mark-to-market accounting, suspending, introduced by Cohen (D-Tenn), 444
– – S 18, Strengthening TARP IG power, introduced by Snowe (R-Me), 161
– – S 133, TARP Transparency Reporting Act, prohibiting use of funds for lobbying, AFL-CIO supports, 465 – – S 331, Supplemental Anti-Fraud Enforcement Markets Act, introduced by Schumer (D-NY) and Shelby (R-Ala), 131 – – S 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, funding FBI white collar crime unit, amendments proposed would add SEC funding for fraud schemes, 501; passes Senate, 534; passes House with amendments, 568; passes both House and Senate with further amendments, 631; Pres. signs, 664; liability broader under new law, 697 – – S 431, Executive compensation, establishing quasi-judicial TARP enforcement mechanism, introduced by Whitehouse (D-RI), 253 – – S 651, Taxing bonuses by TARP recipients at 70%, introduced by Baucus (D-Mont) and Grassley (R-Iowa), 376; Baucus vows to push bill, 405; constitutional concerns raised, 406 – – S 681, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, Schapiro supports, 124 – – S 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, signed by Pres., 664 – – S 1006, Excessive Pay Shareholder Approval Act, requiring shareholder approval of large pay packages, introduced by Durbin (D-Ill), 725 – – S 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act, granting SEC authority over credit rating agencies, introduced by Reed (D-RI), 665 – – S 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights, granting proxy access and say on pay at public companies, introduced by Schumer (D-NY) and Cantwell (D-Wash), 629
– Auto industry loans, executive compensation deductions limited, 6
– Indenture notes, timely filing with SEC not required, debtor not in default (5th Cir.), 507 – Loss and credit risk, quarterly footnote disclosures, draft FASB rules coming, 513
– Bonuses were disguised dividends to be shared, minority shareholders claim should have been brought as derivative action (La. Ct. App.), 236
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