Legislation
Breaking news and analysis on the latest legislation and activities affecting financial services from Capitol Hill.
July 22, 2007
Lawmakers Cautioned On Pay Discrimination BillLegislation passed by a House panel recently that would reverse a spring Supreme Court decision narrowing the time period employees have to file suit claiming ...
July 22, 2007
Lawmakers Cautioned On Pay Discrimination BillLegislation passed by a House panel recently that would reverse a spring Supreme Court decision narrowing the time period employees have to file suit claiming ...
May 01, 2006
Pension Reform Bill Near?Lawmakers failed to unveil the much-anticipated compromise bill on pension reform before leaving for spring break in mid-April, which means the unveiling of a final...
April 03, 2006
Irish Authorities Withdraw CFD Stamp TaxLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Ireland's Revenue Commissioners, the country's tax authority, has withdrawn a compliance notice that aimed to extend the 1% tax on equities transactions to contracts for difference after the Finance Ministry said it would review the relevant legislation. The climb-down ends two weeks of uncertainty following a Compliance Notice published...
January 22, 2006
Senate Not Buying House Line On Medicare Part D ChangesThe Senate is seen as likely to act relatively promptly to amend legislation governing the prescription drug benefit under Medicare, but the sweeping modification to ...
May 18, 2005
Baker Letter Attacks NAIC Response On ReformBY ARTHUR D. POSTALNU Online News Service, May 18, 2005, 2:00 pm. EDTThe NAIC's recent response to Congress' efforts to draft insurance modernization legislation ...
February 09, 2005
House Passes Class Action Bill; Next Stop Is Bush's DeskHouse Passes Class-Action Bill; Next Stop Is Bushs DeskWashingtonThe House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Feb. 17 that would take large multistate class-action lawsuits out of ...
June 01, 2003
ACLI Supports Legislation On Consolidated Tax ReturnsACLI Supports Legislation On Consolidated Tax ReturnsByWashington ACLI is strongly supporting new bipartisan legislation that addresses the removal of the current restraints on filing consolidated ...
March 02, 2003
Will Canning Spam Hurt Commerce?ByWashington "Low interest loans!" "Clear yourself of debt!" "Get a Ph.D. in theoretical physics in six months!"As Internet users become more and more angry over ...
November 13, 2002
Reports: Terrorism Backstop Legislation In TroubleNU Online News Service, Nov. 13, 9:04 a.m. -- Congress will have trouble passing federal terrorism "backstop" legislation this term, according to press reports.Efforts ...