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12/20/99 - Lugar, Gramm Seek Detailed Report on Stock Futures, Commodity Legislation

12/06/99 - Committee Republicans Urge Federal Reserve to Drop Plan to Collect Data on Credit Applicants

12/02/99 - Gramm Praises New York Stock Exchange Board for Repeal of Anti-Competitive Rule 390

11/22/99 - Gramm Wins Senate Approval for Gold Medal Honoring Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman

11/18/99 - Gramm's Statement on the United Kingdom and NAFTA

11/12/99 - Gramm's Statement at Signing Ceremony for Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

11/09/99 - Gramm's Statement on Loan Guarantee in Satellite Television Bill

11/09/99 - Committee Approves Nominess to Treasury, HUD

11/05/99 - Time Line of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

11/05/99 - Gramm's Statement on Nominees to Treasury, HUD

11/04/99 - Senate Approves Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -- Vote Paves Way for Financial Services Modernization

11/02/99 - Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on Nominees for Treasury, HUD

11/02/99 - Gramm's Statement at Hearing on World Trade Organization

11/01/99 - Gramm's Statement on the Conference Report on Financial Services Modernization

10/29/99 - Banking Committee Announces Hearing on the WTO's Millennium Round

10/27/99 - Gramm's Statement at Hearing on Electronic Communications Networks

10/25/99 - Securities Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Electronic Communications Networks

10/22/99 - Gramm's Statement on Financial Services Compromise

10/22/99 - FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION -- Statement of U.S. Senator Phil Gramm

10/21/99 - Gramm Schedules News Conference on Financial Services Modernization

10/20/99 - Gramm Comments on Meeting with Summers on Financial Services Modernization

10/19/99 - Chairman Gramm's Comments on Meetings with Administration on Financial Services Modernization

10/15/99 - Gramm Amendment on Securities Oversight Approved by Financial Services Conferees

10/14/99 - Chairman Gramm's Opening Statement at Conference Mark-up of Financial Services Modernization

10/12/99 - Chairman Gramm's Comments at Press Briefing on Chairman's Mark of Financial Services Modernization Act

10/01/99 - Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation Sets Hearing on Manufactured Housing Improvement Act

09/30/99 - Gramm's Comments on Plan to Expedite Financial Services Conference

09/28/99 - Chairman Gramm's Statement at Hearing on Public Ownership of U.S. Stock Markets -- Future Hearings to Focus on ECNs, SEC Response

09/23/99 - Committee Votes 20-0 to Approve Export Administration Act of 1999

09/23/99 - Committee Votes to Approve Six Nominees

09/21/99 - Gramm Announces Committee Hearing on Public Ownership of the U.S. Stock Markets

09/20/99 - Committee Print of Export Administration Act Released in Preparation for Mark-up

09/16/99 - Gramm Announces Export Administration Act Mark-up and Vote on Six Nominations

09/16/99 - Gramm Statement on Staff Report on Political Activities by Bank Examiners

09/16/99 - Bank Examiners Were Active in Fulfilling White House Political Initiative -- Staff Report Details OCC's Role in Political Activities; Clears Way for Committee Vote on Hawke Nomination

09/09/99 - Gramm's Statement at News Conference on Credit Unions and CRA-Like Proposal

09/08/99 - Gramm to Unveil Credit Unions' Response to Proposed CRA-Like Mandates

08/09/99 - Gramm, Enzi Release Revised Draft of Export Administration Act

08/04/99 - Gramm Plans Hearing on Effort to Impose CRA-Like Mandates on Credit Unions

08/04/99 - Committee Hearing on Nominations Rescheduled

08/03/99 - Housing Subcommittee Announces Oversight Hearing

07/30/99 - Gramm Issues Statement on House Conferees, Instructions on S. 900

07/29/99 - Gramm Slams Plan to Make Credit Unions Jump Through CRA Hoops

07/28/99 - Gramm Announces Hearing on Five Nominations

07/23/99 - Grams Announces Securities Subcommittee Hearing on Accounting for Loan Loss Reserves

07/23/99 - Full Banking Committee to Serve on Conference for S. 900, Financial Services Modernization

07/22/99 - Deadline Set for Comments on Securities Markets Enhancement -- Three Proposals Removed from Consideration

07/14/99 - Gramm Sets Date for Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony

07/14/99 - Subcommittees to Hear from Economists on Dollarization in Latin America Countries

07/01/99 - Gramm's Statement on House Passage of H.R. 10

06/28/99 - Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation Sets Hearing on Section 8 Housing

06/28/99 - Comments Sought on Suggestions for Securities Markets Enhancement

06/21/99 - Gramm Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange

06/21/99 - Gramm Announces Hearing on Private Sector Views of the Export Administration Act

06/21/99 - Gramm Announces Hearing on Government Views of the Export Administration Act

06/17/99 - Gramm, Enzi Release Draft of Legislation to Reauthorize the Export Administration Act

06/15/99 - Gramm Announces Committee Hearing on Summers' Nomination to Head Treasury

06/15/99 - Technology Executives Set to Testify on Export Administration Act

06/10/99 - Gramm, Enzi Set Aggressive Schedule for Reauthorization of the Export Administration Act

06/09/99 - The Export Administration Act and The Cox Report

06/08/99 - Committee to Hear from Authors of Cox Report -- Testimony to Focus on Export Control Issues

06/07/99 - Gramm Announces Panel of Lawmakers to Discuss Privacy Proposals With Banking Committee

06/01/99 - Banking Committee Plans Hearings, Legislation on Export Controls -- Recommendations in Cox Report Will Help Guide Committee

05/25/99 - Grams Announces Securities Subcommittee Hearing on Transparency for Corporate Bond Prices

05/24/99 - Chairman Gramm's Statement on Banks' Loan Loss Reserves

05/19/99 - Chairman Gramm's Statement on Derivatives Standard

05/14/99 - Gramm Announces Committee Hearing on Financial Privacy Issues

05/12/99 - Gramm's Statement on Rubin's Resignation

05/10/99 - Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation to Hold Hearing on Low Income Housing Tax Credit

05/10/99 - Three Federal Banking Regulators Join OCC in Barring Political Issues from Exam Process

05/07/99 - Summary of Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999

05/07/99 - Banks' CRA Agreements to be Made Public Under Senate Version of Financial Services Modernization

05/06/99 - Senate Approves Gramm Amendment to Outlaw Pretext Calls -- Gramm Pledges 'Comprehensive Hearings' on Privacy Issues

05/05/99 - Chairman Gramm's Opening Statement on the Financial Services Modernization Act

05/04/99 - Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Schedules Hearing on Bankruptcy Treatment of Swaps and Forward Contracts

05/04/99 - Chairman Gramm Issues Statement on Community Reinvestment Act

04/29/99 - Majority Leader Lott Schedules May 3 Floor Consideration of Financial Services Bill -- Gramm Discusses S. 900 with Lott, Daschle, Sarbanes

04/29/99 - Gramm, Grams Receive Wide Array of Suggestions for Securities Markets Enhancement Act

04/28/99 - Financial Services Modernization Act Formally Filed in Senate -- Background on S.900 Available on Committee Website

04/27/99 - Housing Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Hud Grant Management, Plans Release of GAO Report

04/22/99 - Subcommittees Set Hearing on Use of U.S. Dollar as Official Currency in Emerging-Market Countries

04/14/99 - Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance Announces Hearing on the Export Control Process

04/09/99 - Gramm Commends OCC for New Ethics Rule Barring Political Issues from Exam Process

04/08/99 - Greenspan Finds Significant Expansion of CRA In House Banking Legislation

03/25/99 - Gramm Pledges Committee Oversight of Banking Issues in Bankruptcy Reform

03/23/99 - Gramm Calls for Committee Investigation of HUD's Cancellation of Criminal Audits

03/23/99 - Gramm Applauds Bank Regulators for Dropping 'Know Your Customer' Rule

03/23/99 - Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation Announces Oversight Hearing on the Financial State of the Federal Housing Authority Single Family Insurance Fund

03/23/99 - Subcommittee on Securities Announces Hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission Fees

03/19/99 - Senate Banking Committee Sets Hearings for Week of March 22

03/11/99 - Gramm, Grams Preparing Securities Markets Enhancement Act

03/05/99 - 'Know Your Customer' Rules Blocked in Unanimous Senate Vote on Amendment Offered by Gramm, Banking Committee Members

03/04/99 - Committee Approves Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999

03/03/99 - Statement of Chairman Gramm on Impending Markup of Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999

03/01/99 - Summary of Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999

02/25/99 - Statement of Chairman Gramm on Financial Services Modernization

02/24/99 - Gramm Announces Additional Panel of Witnesses Scheduled to Testify on Financial Services

02/19/99 - Chairman Gramm Announces Witnesses for Legislative Hearings on Financial Services Modernization

02/16/99 - Statement of Chairman Gramm on the Release of the Staff Draft of Financial Services Legislation

02/12/99 - Chairman Gramm Sets Schedule for Hearings, Vote on Financial Services Modernization

02/11/99 - Banking Committee Approves PUHCA Repeal, Financial Regulatory Relief Act of 1999

02/10/99 - Gramm and Bennett Urge Regulators to Withdraw "Know Your Customer" Rules

02/09/99 - **Media Advisory** Procedures for Covering Feb. 23 Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony

02/08/99 - Chairman Gramm Warns Banks of Improper Request from Examiners

02/02/99 - Committee Reschedules Votes on PUHCA, Regulatory Relief & Hawke Nomination

02/01/99 - Statement from Chairman Gramm on SEC Fees

01/29/99 - Chairman Gramm to Testify in Favor of Increasing Trade with Africa

01/20/99 - Gramm, Greenspan Agree: Giving Bureaucrats Control of Investments is Dangerous

01/15/99 - Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance to Hold Hearing on Export Administration Act

01/15/99 - Committee Organizational Meeting Scheduled

01/14/99 - Chairman Gramm Sets Date for Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony

01/13/99 - Excerpts from the January 12, 1999 News Conference on the Committee's Agenda

01/13/99 - Subcommittee Chairmen Named

01/12/99 - Banking Committee Agenda for 1999

01/7/99 - Linda L. Lord Named Chief Counsel


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