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Committee Announces Schedule for Remainder of July


Washington, July 15, 2011 -

 Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus today announced the Committee’s schedule for the remainder of July.

“Our Committee will continue promoting policies that encourage growth, investment and new jobs, and we will remain focused on our important oversight duties,” said Chairman Bachus.

The Committee schedule remains tentative and will depend upon witness availability and other factors that may require changes. Therefore, each meeting will become final only when the official notice is distributed.  Additional information about each hearing, as well as hearing witnesses, will be announced at later dates.

All meetings will take place in Room 2128 Rayburn

Wednesday, July 20:
The Full Committee will meet for a markup of pending legislation at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, July 26:
The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the rent-to-own industry at 10 a.m.

The Domestic and Monetary Policy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the impact of monetary policy on the economy at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, July 27:
The International and Monetary Policy Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the relationship between the health of the U.S. housing finance system and global financial stability at 10 a.m.

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on credit rating agencies at 2 p.m.

Thursday, July 28:
The Full Committee will meet for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the state of the international financial system and the first annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at 9:30 a.m.

The Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Federal Insurance Office at 2 p.m.

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