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Committee Schedule for the Week of April 27


Washington, Apr 27 -

Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) announced the following hearing schedule for the week of April 27:

Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00 A.M.- The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the impact of international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers. Specifically, the hearing will focus on international regulatory standards considered by the G-20, the Financial Stability Board and other international supervisory authorities.

Witnesses invited to appear:

Mr. Michael McRaith, Director, Federal Insurance Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mr. Mark van der Weide, Deputy Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Mr. Kevin McCarty, Commissioner, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

The hearing will take place in room HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor Center.

Wednesday, April 29th at 2:00 P.M.- The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will hold a hearing to review legislative proposals to enhance capital formation and reduce regulatory burdens. The list of legislative proposals can be found here.

Witnesses invited to appear:

Mr. Thomas C. Deas, Vice President and Treasurer, FMC Corporation, on behalf of the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users

Professor Theresa A. Gabaldon, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University

Ms. Gayle Hughes, Partner, Merion Investment Partners, on behalf of the Small Business Investor Alliance

Mr. Shane Kovacs, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development, PTC Therapeutics, Inc., on behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization

Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The hearing will take place in room HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor Center.

Thursday, April 30th at 1:00 P.M.-  The Financial Services Committee’s Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing to examine the mandates of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

This is the second joint hearing of the subcommittees to examine the Export-Import Bank. During the April 15, 2015 hearing, the Export-Import Bank’s Inspector General admitted additional future indictments surrounding illegal employee activity might be forthcoming.

Witnesses invited to appear:

Fred Hochberg, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States

The hearing will take place in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building

Friday, May 1st at 9:15 A.M.- The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Witnesses invited to appear:

Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO, FINRA

The hearing will take place in room HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitors Center.

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