12/10/09 8:20 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kanjorski amendment.
12/10/09 8:19 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Kanjorski.
12/10/09 8:19 PM
An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 111-370 to strike the provisions exempting public companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization from the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act related to the external audit of internal controls.
On agreeing to the Matsui amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
12/10/09 8:06 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Matsui amendment.
Amendment offered by Ms. Matsui.
12/10/09 8:06 PM
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-370 to require any mortgage servicer or lender participating in the Making Home Affordable Program, to report to the Department of Treasury on a monthly basis. The Department shall make such a report available on their website within two weeks of receiving such information for public viewing. The report to Treasury shall include, but not limited to the following, with respect to the Making Home Affordable Plan: A) the number of loan modification requests received; B) number of loan modification requests being processed; C) the number of loan modification requests that have been approved; D) the number of loan modification requests that have been denied. The amendment gives the Secretary of Treasury authority to publicly release any other relevant data the Secretary deems necessary.
12/10/09 8:05 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stupak amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Frank (MA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
12/10/09 7:53 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment no. 2.
Amendment offered by Mr. Stupak.
12/10/09 7:53 PM
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-370 to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps, amends any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk, and maintains any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act will not be valid.
12/10/09 7:52 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stupak amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stupak demanded a recorded vote and the Chair po stponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
12/10/09 7:43 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment no. 1.
