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HEARING NOTICE: Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission” Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additional information regarding the hearing—including the livestream, committee memo, and witness list—can be found here and will be updated as the hearing date approaches. ###

McHenry at Markup of National Security, Privacy, & Anti-CBDC Legislation: Today, the House Financial Services Committee is Walking the Walk

Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a markup of measures to strengthen American national security, protect Americans’ financial privacy, and prohibit the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Watch Chairman McHenry’s opening remarks here. Read Chairman McHenry’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: “Today, we will consider a slate of legislation to bolster our national security, protect Americans’ financial privacy...

House Financial Services Committee Advances National Security, Financial Privacy, Anti-CBDC Legislation

Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed eleven pieces of legislation out of Committee that strengthen national security, protects Americans’ financial privacy, and prevents the issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) without explicit authorization from Congress. More information on all eleven bills reported out of the Financial Services Committee can be found below: H.R. 3378, the "Agricultural Security Risk Review Act," offered by Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), safeguards th...

Wagner Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing to Conduct Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management

Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, led by Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02), is holding a hearing entitled “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.” Watch Chairman Wagner’s opening remarks here. Read Chairman Wagner’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: “This hearing will examine the actions taken by the SEC’s Division of Investment Management under Director William Birdthistle’s leadership that have compromised the Commission’s mission to prot...