Gold Act of 2008. , 2008-02-13. To provide that no tax or fee may be imposed on certain coins and bullion. Prohibits taxation on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion and transactions, and state taxation on gold and silver legal tender currencies and instruments in interstate or foreign commerce. Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. , 2009-02-26. To reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported. Ensures the audit results are available to Congress, and includes the Fed's "discount window", its funding facilities, its open market operations, and its agreements with foreign bankers. Proponents state that the Fed has never been audited by Congress since the Fed's creation in 1913. Also in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the San Bernardino County Sun, and the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The Federal Reserve states that "the financial statements of the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors are audited annually by an independent outside auditor." Paul says that the present audit process exempts the Fed's "most crucial activities". Significant advocacy for the Transparency Act has ensued. At a rally in Bloomington, Indiana, outside the office of Baron Hill (D-IN), a Young Americans for Liberty petition encouraging Hill to vote in favor of the bill circulated among a crowd of 200; Hill did not comment to YAL, according to member Meredith Milton. The advocacy group Campaign for Liberty (CFL) encourages members to petition representatives to cosponsor the Transparency Act, sponsoring hundreds of pro-bill rallies in cities like Boone, North Carolina; Peoria, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and (CFL regional conference) St. Louis, Missouri. Glenn Beck of Fox News mentioned the Transparency Act while discussing ways for the average person to remind Congress, "Hey, you work for me". During Beck's April 15 show from his rally at the Alamo in San Antonio, Pat Gray interviewed a local supporter of the Transparency Act, drawing cheers from the crowd. A blogger on The Motley Fool website called the bill "the first attempt at a true audit of the Federal Reserve since its inception in 1913" and affirmed Paul's Congressionally published column describing his legislation. Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. , 2009-03-05. Requires the Federal Reserve to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities during the bailout of 2008;