MONEY

Articles and editorials

Accounting Misery Is Down to Lack of a Gold Standard, E1229 [10JY]

All That Glitters Is Not Gold, E163 [14FE]

Classic Hayekian Hangover, E1399 [25JY]

In God We Trust Threatened by Pledge Suit—Under the Glass, E1437 [29JY]

Why Gold?, E1537 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see S.J. Res. 43), S7900 [1AU] (see H.J. Res. 108), H5790 [25JY]

Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 2772), S7226 [23JY] (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]

Coins: clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (see H.R. 4846), H3036 [23MY]

———ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see S. 2772), S7226 [23JY] (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]

———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (see H.R. 4903), H3453 [11JN]

Consumers: establish security measures for automatic teller machines to ensure convenience and safety (see H.R. 3662), H104 [29JA]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 4612), H1674 [25AP]

———expand membership, services for financially underserved communities, investment opportunities, and enhance member protections in certain credit union conversions (see H.R. 5621), H7893 [10OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of copper-plated zinc penny (see H. Con. Res. 433), H4325 [27JN]

———authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (see S. 2594), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 4971), H3774 [20JN]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see S. 2885), S7900 [1AU]

Exchange Stabilization Fund: limit use to buy or sell gold without congressional approval (see H.R. 3732), H365 [13FE]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see S. 3034), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5414), H6417 [19SE]

———merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 1945), S852 [14FE]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (see S.J. Res. 39), S6127 [26JN]

Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date of soft money ban, H402-H404, H452-H455 [13FE]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (H.J. Res. 108), E1374 [25JY]

Coins: clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (H.R. 4846), H3909-H3914 [25JN]

———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (H.R. 4903), H5019-H5021 [22JY]

Credit unions: expand membership, services for financially underserved communities, investment opportunities, and enhance member protections in certain credit union conversions (H.R. 5621), E1841 [11OC]

Cuba: lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5246, H5248, H5298, H5299 [23JY], H5346 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (H.R. 4971), H3778, H3779 [21JN]

———authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), H4320, H4321 [27JN]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 4005), H7053-H7056 [7OC]

———produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 2509), H958-H960 [19MR]

Economy: effects of gold standard, E1229 [10JY]

———impact of the value of the dollar and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, H3779 [21JN]

———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, H221-H223 [7FE]

Exchange Stabilization Fund: limit use to buy or sell gold without congressional approval (H.R. 3732), E162 [14FE]

FRS: impact of money supply on economic conditions, H3205 [5JN], E1399 [25JY]

``In God We Trust'': support continued use on U.S. currency, E1437 [29JY]

New York, NY: tribute to Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union, E192 [26FE]

Political campaigns: use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456-H459 [13FE]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (S.J. Res. 43), S7858, S8020 [1AU], S8036 [3SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), S5208 [6JN], S5360 [11JN], S5915, S5916 [21JN]

Economy: role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S9655-S9660 [1OC], S10033 [7OC], S10350 [10OC], S10403-S10412 [15OC], S10553-S10557 [16OC]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (S. 2885), S7951 [1AU]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (S. 3034), S9852 [2OC]

———merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (S. 1945), S854 [14FE], S895 [15FE]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (S.J. Res. 39), S6107, S6108 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2509, Dept. of the Treasury production of certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H958 [19MR]

H.R. 4005, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7053 [7OC]

H.R. 4846, Silver Eagle Coin Continuation Act, H3909-H3911 [25JN]

H.R. 4903, American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act, H5019 [22JY]

S. 2594, Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act, S5916 [21JN], H4320 [27JN]

S. 2885, Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act, S7952 [1AU]

S.J. Res. 43, constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto, S8020 [1AU]