Legislative Correspondence
4/15/08
Joint letter to Committee on Education and Labor Chair RE: HR3185
4/7/08
SIFMA submits letter in opposition to Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act
03/13/08
SIFMA sends letters in support of efforts to negotiate high standard bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) with the BRIC countries, Brazil, Russia, India, and China2008
- View Letter to the Secretary of State
- View Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
- View Letter to the United States Trade Representative
03/07/08
SIFMA Sends Recommendations to Enhance Competitiveness of U.S. Capital Markets
2/13/08
SIFMA sends a letter in support of the SAVE Act (H.R.5160)
02/07/08
SIFMA signs joint letter to House Ways and Means Committee Leaders
01/24/08
SIFMA Urges Inclusion of AFE Extension in Stimulus Plan
01/22/08
Coalition Urges Floor Consideration of Patent Reform Bill
01/18/08
SIFMA with the Active Financing Working Group letter urging an extension of AFE in the stimulus bill.
01/17/08
SIFMA Letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson RE: changes to the Mortgage Revenue Bond program that will enhance flexibility and capacity of state and local governments
12/12/07
Joint trade associations letter in support of legislation reauthorizing the Commodity Exchange Act
12/12/07
SIFMA's comment letter in support of the recent announcement by Treasury to allow State and local governments to use the qualified Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) program to assist troubled homeowners
12/05/07
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association opposes the basis reporting revenue raiser included in the tax title of H.R. 6, the Clean Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Act of 2007
11/30/07
Letter to NYS Department of Taxation and Finance Regarding Draft Proposed Regulations on Repurchase Agreements and Securities Loans
11/15/07
SIFMA/ASF letter on HR 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007
11/06/07
SIFMA and ASF letter opposing H.R. 3609, the Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007
11/05/07
SIFMA and ASF letter to House Financial Services Committee in appreciation of their leadership in crafting H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, and the open and inclusive process employed
10/24/07
Coalition for Patent Fairness express strong support for S. 1145, the Patent Reform Act of 2007
10/17/07
Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell: SIFMA strongly supports the Patent Reform Act of 2007 (S.1145) and urges that the bill be scheduled for floor action without delay
10/17/07
SIFMA expresses their support for the President’s recent statements promoting the trade agenda
09/21/07
Coalition to Preserve Arbitration Letter to the Senate opposing S.1782, the "Arbitration Fairness Act"
09/21/07
Coalition to Preserve Arbitration Letter to the House opposing H.R. 3010, the "Arbitration Fairness Act"
09/13/07
SIFMA Letter to the Treasury Re: Final 403(b) regulations
09/05/07
SIFMA Letter to House Leadership Urging the Passage of Patent Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1908)
08/03/07
Joint comment letter from SIFMA and ASF regarding the home equity lending market and a proposed HOEPA rulemaking filed with the Federal Reserve
07/24/07
Associations Letter to Dept. of Labor, Joint Recommendations on participant Fee Disclosure Re: 401K
07/24/07
SIFMA comment letter to Dept. of Labor Re: 401K participant fee disclosure RFI
06/29/07
SIFMA letter of opposition on California SB 573 sent to CA State Senate
06/29/07
SIFMA and ASF comment letter on mortgage broker and lender regulations submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General
06/28/07
SIFMA comment letter on the Senate Finance Committee's bipartisan discussion draft on basis reporting
06/25/07
SIFMA comment letter on the initiative petition to amend the South Dakota's Uniform Securities Act of 2002
06/12/07
SIFMA comment letter on proposed new rules N.J.A.C. 13:45F that was filed with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
06/11/07
SIFMA comment letter on facilitating cross-border capital markets transactions
06/04/07
SIFMA comment letter on NJ Secondary Market Trading-Exempt Transactions that was filed with the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
05/29/07
SIFMA comment letter sent to the SEC on the Interagency Proposed Rule for Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
05/15/07
SIFMA comment letter on the proposed new rule 21 VAC 5-20-65 that was filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission
05/03/07
SIFMA Comments to CA State Assembly in strong support of AB 819, as amended; legislation would affect California residents who contribute to any qualified 529 and plan to deduct the amount of that contribution
04/23/07
SIFMA Letter to Employee Benefit Security Administration re: Cross-Trading Policies and Procedures Interim Final Rule
01/31/07
SIFMA Letter Re: Response to Request for Information Regarding Computer Models for the Provision of Investment Advice to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
01/31/07
SIFMA Letter Re: Response to Request for Information Regarding Computer Models for the Provision of Investment Advice to 401(k) Plans
01/22/07
Letter of Concern with Provisions that may be included in H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, and which the Senate is scheduled to begin debating as of January 22, 2007
01/05/07
Comments on New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission's Proposed New Rules Regarding Disclosure of Contributions by Business Entities (N.J.A.C. 19:25-26)
01/04/07
SIFMA Letter RE Proposed Amendments to NASAA Statement of Policy for Direct Participation Programs
12/11/06
SIFMA Submits Comments on the Massachusetts Securities Division's Proposed Regulations on the Use of Senior Designations
11/30/06
Comments and Recommendations Re: New Discussion Option from the Joint Committee on Taxation to Require Brokers to Report to the IRS and to Investors the Adjusted Basis of Publicly Traded Securities that are Sold During the Preceding Year