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Senate passes healthcare reform legislation in 60-39 vote
The Hill: "The Senate approved sweeping healthcare reform legislation by the narrowest of partisan margins early Christmas Eve morning, placing President Barack Obama closer than ever to signing a longtime Democratic priority into law...

Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill
The Senate passed its version of a financial regulatory bill Thursday evening. Now the process of reconciling the House version with the Senate version begins, but it looks like we will soon see the most sweeping overhaul of our nation's financial regulatory systems since the 1930s...

Obama/Treasury Propose New Regulatory Reform Legislation: A Few Oddities
Obama/Treasury Propose New Regulatory Reform Legislation: A Few Oddities On Friday, the White House and the Treasury Department released proposed legislation - the "Investor Protection Act of 2009" - to effectuate some of the regulatory reforms that had been mentioned...

Senate Judiciary Committee Unanmiously Passes Cybersafety Legislation
Senate Judiciary Committee Unanmiously Passes Cybersafety Legislation Attorney General Jack Conway today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously passing House Bill 367, legislation that he drafted, which was sponsored by Rep....

Financial Regulatory Reform in 2010 - It's Up to the Senate
Later this month, financial regulatory reform will again be on the Congressional agenda, this time in the Senate. It won't be an easy task. Key issues: Will the FDIC keep bank supervisory authority over state-chartered banks? Which agency or agencies...

Senator Shelby & the CFPA
Before the Spring Recess, the Senate Banking passed financial reform legislation on March 23 -- along party lines. Republican Senators decided to reserve objections for the Senate floor...

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.