Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act, by a vote of 279-136, including 71 votes from Democrats. The bill passed despite opposition from the White House...more
On February 14, 2023, the 118th Congress held its first hearing on cryptocurrency following the volatile events of 2022. Several issues were discussed, including the proper regulatory authority, property rights, financial...more
Two congressional committees of the U.S. House of Representatives commenced the new year by announcing the creation of new subcommittees for the 118th Congress that are expected to analyze issues concerning cryptocurrency and...more
US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman, Maxine Waters (D-CA), has introduced new legislation H.R. 8833 “Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act.” The proposed...more
July 13, 2022- Michael Barr, President Biden's nominee for Governor and Vice Chair for Supervision at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate....more
On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the House Committee on Financial Services unanimously (57-0) approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP). The program is currently set to expire...more
Over the past several weeks, competing views have emerged from Capitol Hill and the SEC over how the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) should approach waivers of collateral consequences for parties...more
On June 18, the Libra Association released a whitepaper describing a new global cryptocurrency and financial infrastructure named Libra. The whitepaper sparked immediate bipartisan Congressional challenges, with Congresswoman...more
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently requested in a January 22, 2019 letter to Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Financial Services...more
On January 16, 2019, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, outlined her priorities during her first policy speech in the 116th Congress. In her remarks, she indicated the...more
On September 12, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade conducted a joint hearing titled,...more
US Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Esther George (Kansas City) and Dr. Jeffrey Lacker (Richmond) testified before the US House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, in a hearing...more
On November 4, 2015, the House Financial Services Committee voted 53-4 in favor of HR 3868 sponsored by Congressman Mulvaney. Among other things, the bill would make needed changes to the Securities Act that would bring the...more