legislation: 110-s-3691

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110-s-3691 110 s 3691 Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008 Finance and Financial Sector 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 0 Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) subject credit-default swap trading clearinghouses to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); and (2) direct the CFTC to set reporting and recordkeeping requirements for positions involving credit-default swaps. Grants the Federal Reserve Board authority over investment-bank holding companies. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules to: (1) designate clearinghouses for credit-default swaps; and (2) prohibit fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative acts or practices in connection with such swaps. Establishes a temporary Commission on Financial Regulatory Reform to review the financial regulatory structure and propose a comprehensive framework for fundamental reform of financial regulation in the United States. 2017-12-15T00:45:32Z  

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