Is there a website that keeps track of bills in congress that will be coming up for a vote within the upcoming week? (and hopefully gives a summary instead of just a title)
"It's not illegal for lawmakers to disclose information that is not publicly known about the workings of Congress, even if it could affect stock prices." ______________________________________________ Friday, December 08, 2006 By Brody Mullins and Kara Scannell, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- As federal authorities try to crack down on illegal trading using secrets leaked from companies, some hedge-fund managers are tapping another source of information: the corridors of the Capitol. Hedge funds are finding that Washington can be a gold mine of market-moving information, easily gathered by the politically connected. The funds are hiring lobbyists -- not to influence government, but to tell them what it's going to do. Several lobbying firms are ramping up their "political-intelligence" units and charging hedge funds between $5,000 and $20,000 a month for tips and predictions. The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether laws are being broken somewhere in the transfer of information between Congress and Wall Street. It's not illegal for lawmakers to disclose information that is not publicly known about the workings of Congress, even if it could affect stock prices. It breaks congressional ethics rules only if they or their aides profit directly. But one question the SEC is trying to resolve is whether the passing of market-sensitive information by lobbyists to investors could violate insider-trading law. cont on link..... http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06342/744652-28.stm
OK, So far I've found these: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/ http://www.govtrack.us/users/events.xpd?monitors=misc:activebills I like the govtrack site better. Cash