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Reports on the business and financial industry lobbyists' opposition to both financial privacy measures and legislation curtailing unsolicited commercial electronic mail in the U.S. Support of Senators Conrad Burns and Ron Wyden for Can Spam bill to check unsolicited commercial electronic mails; Possible impact of the legislation; Other bills which are to be passed by Congress in its coming session.

Reports that United States Senate Banking Committee chairman Paul Sarbanes will make financial privacy a cornerstone of his legislative agenda. Financial services industry's failure to reach a consensus on the key question of federal preemption; How the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill gives supremacy to state laws that give consumers greater privacy projections.

The article reports that U.S. Senator Mary Bono Mack has drafted a legislation that would require companies to provide a basic level of protection for consumers' personal information and notify the government when data is stolen.

The article reports that U.S. Republicans opposed the DISCLOSE Act and defeated a cloture vote to bring a campaign finance disclosure bill, and it is stated that by doing this, the GOP is protecting corporate interests.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate is set for a cloture vote on a motion to take up a campaign finance disclosure bill, in its efforts to close the debate on the DISCLOSE Act, which requires corporations and unions to disclose their spending on campaigns.

The article reports on the plan of Senate Democrats to bring up a campaign finance measure in the U.S. through the disclose act that would implement strict disclosure laws on campaign ads.

The article reports that six U.S. Senators including Robert Menendez, have written to Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro to issue rules to mandate public companies to disclose all their off-balance sheet investments.

The article reports that the U.S. Democrats legislators have unveiled a legislation that will require corporations and labor unions to disclose their involvement on political ads.

The article reports that the Democratic freshmen joined the Grand Old Party (GOP) to expand and pass a bundling measure in the U.S. The House approved a lobbyist bundling disclosure bill by expanding the scope of disclosure to include leadership in the political action committees (PACs). Democratic freshmen joined Republicans to approve a Republican motion to recommit. Furthermore , the bundling bill requires lobbyists to disclose fund raising activity for members and candidates.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate Armed Services Chairman Michael Levin is voluntarily complying with the Senate-passed earmark disclosure requirements. It states that Senators requesting earmarks in the FY08 defense authorization bill will be required to disclose their backing for a project, name and location of recipient, and the purpose of the earmark. However earmark critics state that unless disclosure requirements are applied to all committees, authorizing panels could continue to allow earmarks.

The article reports that U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, and other Senate earmark critics are reviving their quest for additional disclosure requirements as part of the chamber's rules change. In a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the earmark critics Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Michael Enzi and Saxby Chambliss along with DeMint, wrote that they will seek unanimous consent to adopt the rule change.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of the Treasury proposed a raft of information reporting requirements on February 5, 2007 that would affect brokerage firms and credit card companies in particular. A new proposal would require brokerage houses to track the basis price, or original purchase price of securities, and report that price to the investor upon the sale of the stock.

The article reports that U.S. Senate Rules ranking member Robert Bennett's amendment which targets grassroots lobbying disclosure provision, has raised a controversy that may even lead to strike the provision from the Senate lobbying bill. Senator Joseph Lieberman who sponsored the disclosure requirement in the lobbying bill last year, however, disagreed with Bennett and said that disclosure requirement is part of the base bill and should remain.

The article reports that U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to lobbying and ethics law, offered by Republican Senator David Vitter that would increase civil and criminal penalties on members of Congress who falsify a financial disclosure report. It has also authorized the attorney-general to file criminal charges that include up to a year of jail time The change is applicable also to high-level administration officials and some legislative and judicial branch employees.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to sign an executive order to improve public disclosure under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The policy change requires each federal agency to designate a senior official as the chief FOIA officer to take a close look at the agency's FOIA programs and come up with a plan to improve them. News organizations have complained that too much information is withheld under the disclosure law.

Reports on the approval of a bill by the House Education and the Workforce Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee to give the Labor secretary authority to impose civil penalties on individuals, labor unions or companies who fail to meet reporting and disclosure requirements. Criticism of the bill by Democrats; Importance of disclosure of stock options by corporations according to the Democrats.

Focuses on the bill that would require the disclosure of campaign finance in the United States. Refusal to accept the loss of the veil of secrecy; Requirement to report contributor and expenditure information; Exemption from disclosure of political action committees.

Focuses on the efforts of bipartisan campaign finance reformers to pursue the legislation on campaign finance disclosure in the United States. Aim of the reformers to broaden campaign reforms; List of legislators supporting the unified reform strategy; Opposition of Senator Mitch McConnell to the disclosure bill.

Reports the efforts to form a coalition support for substitute disclosure legislation in the United States. Plans for discussions between the House majority leadership and disclosure backers; Commitment of the leadership to vote on the legislation before Independence Day recess; Intention of disclosure advocates to persuade potential supporters for the substitute.

Reports plan of the Senate Majority leader to take up a broad financial disclosure bill scheduled for House floor consideration in the United States. Removal of a Senate-passed amendment to the defense authorization bill; Agreement on a scheduling framework for the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bills; Amendments provided for several bills.

Focuses on the United States House of Congress' rejection on the proposed disclosure of political spending of organizations. Assurance from House leaders on the consideration of the issue; Reference of the House decision to the Senate vote on the amendment of senators requiring the groups to disclose contributions; Coverage of Accountability and Disclosure Act.