(Formerly Advocacy Updates)
GovWatch Archvies: 2008
GovWatch is a short summary of breaking legislative and regulatory news of interest to NAIFA members. GovWatch helps NAIFA members keep a watchful eye on important legislative and regulatory developments that could positively or negatively impact your business.
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- December 23, 2008: Bush Signs Legislation Suspending Penalties for Not Taking Minimum Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts in 2009
- December 17, 2008: SEC Adopts Rule 151A
- November 21, 2008: NAIFA and ACLI Publish STOLI Alert Volume 2, Issue 4
- November 20, 2008: Congress Postpones Vote on Pension Relief Package
- November 12, 2008: Senate Finance Chairman Baucus Releases Detailed Health Care Reform Plan
- October 24, 2008: Cox and Snow Cite Lack of Financial Services Coordination as Contributor to Market Crisis; Greenspan Differs
- October 3, 2008: House Approves Economic Rescue Package
- October 2, 2008: Senate Passes Market Rescue Bill; Tax Extenders and Mental Health Parity Included
- September 29, 2008: House Rejects Economic Rescue Plan
- September 24, 2008: House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Financial Market Crisis
- September 23, 2008: Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Market Rescue Plan
- September 22, 2008: House and Senate to Take Up Market Rescue Plan; NAIFA Encourages New Office of Insurance Information
- September 17, 2008: U.S. House of Representatives Advances Legislation to Streamline Agent Licensing
- September 16, 2008: NAIFA-California Blunts Attack on Life Insurance
- September 15, 2008: NAIFA Files Comments with SEC on Proposed Rule 151A
- August 21, 2008: NAIFA Opposes SEC Indexed Annuity Proposal
- July 29, 2008: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking Holds Hearing on the State of Insurance Regulation
- July 16, 2008: House & Senate Override President's Medicare Advantage Veto
- July 15, 2008: NAIC Life Committee Approves Senior Designations Model Regulation
- July 9, 2008: House Insurance Subcommittee Approves Agent Licensing Reform Legislation and Measure to Create Federal Office of Insurance Information
- June 16, 2008: NAIFA Questions Intent of FINRA Rule Proposal, Requests Clarification
- May 29, 2008: NAIFA and ACLI Publish STOLI Alert
- May 22, 2008: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Tax Extender Bill
- May 15, 2008: House Ways & Means Committee Approves Tax Extender Package
- April 17, 2008: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Options for Insurance Regulatory Reform
- April 16, 2008: House Passes HSA Documentation Rules
- April 8, 2008: House Ways & Means Committee May Impose HSA Documentation Rules
- March 31, 2008: U.S. Treasury Department Proposes Far Reaching Financial Services Regulatory Reform Plan
- March 21, 2008: NAIFA, AALU and ACLI Issue STOLI Primer
- March 13, 2008: U.S. House Introduces the National Association of Registered Agents & Brokers Reform Act
- March 11, 2008: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Offers Permanent Estate Tax Reform as Budget Amendment
- March 7, 2008: Congressional Budget Committees Approve FY 09 Budget Blueprints
- February 7, 2008: Economic Stimulus Package Heads to President's Desk
- February 4, 2008: President Bush Releases Proposed FY 09 Budget
- January 29, 2008: Congressional Reaction to State of the Union
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Also see NAIFA Advocacy Updates for watches sent prior to January 2008.
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