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Hearing Entitled: Safeguarding Main Street: Combatting Fraud and Exploitation in Our Capital Markets

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 10:00 | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
Click here to view the livestream of this hearing.

Click here to view the Committee Memorandum.

Witnesses

  • Mr. Bryan Smith, Senior Vice President of Complex Investigations and Intelligence, FINRA
  • Ms. Jilenne Gunther, National Director of BankSafe Initiative, AARP
  • Mr. Matthew Michel, Founder and Managing Partner, InvestorLink Capital Markets, LLC
  • Mr. Andrew Verstein, Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Curricular and Academic Affairs, UCLA School of Law

Legislation:

  • H.R. 2478, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
  • H.R. 6161, the SEC Data Protection Act
  • H.R___, the Honesty in Your Promotions and Endorsements (HYPE) Act of 2026