Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. Legislative oversight of implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Commodities and derivatives regulatory reform in non-U.S.. jurisdictions. H.R. 1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. H.R. 1573 -- To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. H.R. 1840 -- Would direct the CFTC to comply with President Obama's Executive Order which calls for certain federal agencies and departments to evaluate the cost of regulations on economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation. H.R.2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. H.R.2328 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. To require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes. H.R.2003 -- Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, and for other purposes. S.1200 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. A bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes. S.1598 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.3006 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.2779 -- To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R.2586 -- Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act. To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S.1619 -- Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. Pending legislation regarding the definition of swap dealers. Amendment authored by Senator Mike Crapo to modify Title VII of PL 111-203 -- the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Pending legislation to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of swap dealer.

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Commodity speculation bills (S. 1598, H.R. 3006) Alternative fuels; fuel prices

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. Legislative oversight of implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Commodities and derivatives regulatory reform in non-U.S.. jurisdictions. H.R. 1610 -- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. H.R. 1573 -- To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. H.R. 1840 -- Would direct the CFTC to comply with President Obama's Executive Order which calls for certain federal agencies and departments to evaluate the cost of regulations on economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation. H.R.2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. H.R.2328 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. To require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes. H.R.2003 -- Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, and for other purposes. S.1200 -- End Excessive Oil Speculation Now Act of 2011. A bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes. S.1598 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.3006 -- Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011. To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other purposes. H.R.2779 -- To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R.2586 -- Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act. To refine the definition of swap execution facility in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S.1619 -- Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. Pending legislation regarding the definition of swap dealers.

Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of