Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a Full Committee hearing to examine the impact of asset tokenization on capital markets, including its regulatory implications and the need to balance innovation with investor protection and market integrity.
Read Chairman Hill's remarks as prepared for delivery:
"Good morning. We stand at… Read more »
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, chaired by Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02), evaluated the accountability, efficiency, and transparency of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB).
On Transparency and Accountability of Self-Regulatory Organizations:
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Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), successfully reported 5 bills to the House of Representatives.
"The bills before us reflect President Trump and Republicans’ shared commitment to promoting pro-growth, America-first policies,” said Chairman Hill. “We are working to strengthen Main Street, expand access to capital, support American… Read more »
House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address:
“Tonight, President Trump made clear that his number one priority is the economy and reclaiming the American Dream for families across our nation.
“The Financial Services Committee is advancing President Trump’s agenda… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several bipartisan pieces of financial services legislation, including H.R. 1602, introduced by Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee. The bipartisan Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act will establish a digital asset working group to ensure collaboration… Read more »
The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments held a hearing today to examine the mission, operations, and activities of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management to ensure it is conducting itself consistently with the SEC’s tri-fold mission to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.
“Hardworking families in… Read more »
WASHINGTON – In a near unanimous vote of 406-4, today the House passed the bipartisan “JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018.” The bill – which is comprised of 32 individual pieces of legislation that have passed the Financial Services Committee or the House this Congress with broad bipartisan support – was the third and largest installment of “Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS)… Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced today that they have reached an agreement on a package of strong, bipartisan capital-formation legislation to help America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs and to protect investors. The package, known as the “JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018,” is… Read more »
The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments held a hearing today to examine how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to enforcing Federal securities laws is complimentary to all three prongs of the SEC’s statutory mission to protect investors, to maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and to facilitate capital formation. This hearing… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Investment held a hearing Thursday to examine the security of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), a central repository for order and trading activity data.
“The importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated,” said Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI). “The ability … to safeguard non-public financial information… Read more »
