Congressional and Regulatory Comments > Positions

Letters of Comment

(04/13)
Public Pension Network urges House members not to co-sponsor the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act

(04/13)
NASACT Sends Comments to the Ways and Means Tax Reform Working Group Regarding Retention of the Municipal Bond Tax Exemption

(04/13)
State and Local Groups Reiterate Opposition to Public Pension Transparency Legislation

(03/13)
State and Local Groups Continue to Urge Retention of the Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds

(02/13)
Government Groups Respond to FSOC Recommendations on Money Market Mutual Funds

(12/12)
NASACT joins other State and Local Groups in Urging Retention of the Municipal Bond Tax Exemption During Year-end Negotiations to Avert the Fiscal Cliff

(11/12)
NASACT Responds to SEC Report on Municipal Market

(11/12)
NASACT Supports New Senate Version of DATA Act

(10/12)
Public Finance Network Requests That Agencies Set a Risk-Weight Category That Reflect the True Risk of Municipal Securities

(09/12)
NASACT Responds to Moody’s Proposed Adjustments to Pension Liability, Asset and Cost Information

(07/12)
NASACT's statement to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on federal spending transparency

(02/12)
Government groups release "2012 Fact Sheet" on bankruptcy, bonds and pensions

(04/12)
NASACT Members Respond to OMB Grant Reform Ideas

(04/12)
State and Local Groups Express Concerns About DATA Act Requirements

(03/12)
State and Local Groups Urge SEC to Retain Stable Net Asset Value of Money Market Mutual Funds

(02/12)
State and Local Groups Urge Congress to Reject Proposal to Limit Municipal Tax Exemption for High Income Earners

(02/12)
State and Local Groups Urge Consistency in Definition of Municipal Securities in Proposed Volcker Rule

(01/12)
NASACT Responds to Federal Register Notice on FINRA’s GASB Support Fee

(12/11)
NASACT Responds to Part 1 of GAO Survey on Municipal Market Disclosure

(11/11)
NASACT urges OMB to add state and local reps to proposed Council on Financial Assistance Reform

(11/11)
NASACT Urges House Support of H.R. 674 to Repeal 3% Withholding

(11/11)
NASACT Urges Senate Repeal of 3% Withholding

(10/11)
NASACT Urges House Repeal of 3% Withholding

(10/11)
NASACT continues urging Congress to repeal the 3% withholding requirement

(08/11)
NASACT Responds to FINRA’s GASB Funding Proposal

(05/11)
State and Local Organization's Statement for the Record: Repeal of the 3% Withholding Requirement

(04/11)
State and Local Groups Reiterate Municipal Bond Facts

(03/11)
NASACT and Other State and Local Organization Urge Quick Action on Repeal of the 3% Withholding

(02/11)
Joint Letter on SEC Financial Advisory Proposal

(01/11)
Muni-Market Groups Comment on Money Market Funds and Urge SEC to Retain Fixed Net Asset Value

(11/10)
Public Finance Network Urging Exclusion of Municipal Securities from SEC ABS Rules

(07/10)
PFN Acknowledges Chairman Levin's Support for Inclusion of Muni Provisions in Recent Legislation

(04/10)
NASACT Response to IRS Notice on Truncating Social Security Numbers on Paper Payee Statements

(01/10)
Members of the Public Finance Network Express Opposition to any Preemption of State and Local Taxing Authority Over Online Travel Companies (OTC)

(10/09)
Public Finance Network Members Write in Support of the Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act

(10/09)
Public Finance Network Members Comment on MSRB Board Composition

(09/09)
NASACT Response to the IRS’s proposal, Substantiating Business Use of Employer-Provided Cell Phones

(07/09)
NASACT's Testimony to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on ARRA Implementation Issues

(05/09)
NASACT’s Response to OMB on Standard Data Elements for Section 1512 Reports Required by the Recovery Act

(05/09)
NASACT and other Organizations Write in Support of Removal of Cell Phones from the Definition of Listed Property

(04/09)
Group Letter on Municpal Bond Rating Parity

(03/09)
NASACT and Other State and Local Groups Respond to Treasury on Proposed Regulations Implementing the 3% Withholding Requirement

(09/09)
Members of the Public Finance Network Respond to MSRB Voluntary Disclosure Proposal

(02/09)
NASACT and Other State and Local Groups Push for Inclusion of Repeal of 3% Withholding Requirement in Final Stimulus Package

(09/08)
NASACT Responds to SEC’s Proposed Rule 15c2-12

(08/08)
NASACT Responds to IRS Request for Comment on Expansion of Definition of Qualified Non-Personal Use Vehicles

(08/08)
NASACT's Statement for the Record - Market Value of Liabilities for Public Pension Plans

(07/08)
Joint JEC Letter on the Benefits and Strengths of the Nation's State and Local Retirement System

(07/08)
NASACT's Response to OMB's Request for Comment on Transparency Act Guidance

(07/08)
Department of State Response to National Organizations Letter Dated June 6, 2005

(07/08)
Department of Commmerce Response to National Organizations Letter Dated June 6, 2005

(06/08)
NASACT Comments on S.3077, Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, and Requests a Delay in the FFATA Implementation Date for Sub-Award Information

(04/08)
NASACT and Other State and Local Groups Support Legislation to Remove Cell Phones From the Definition of Listed Property

(04/08)
NASACT and Other Government Groups Applaud Committee for Consideration of Legislation of Significance to State and Local Governments

(04/08)
NASACT and Other State and Local Groups Respond to Treasury on 3% Withholding

(01/08)
Comments to SEC on Mechanisms to Access Disclosures Relating to Business Activities in or With Countries Designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism