News List

  • WEEK IN REVIEW
    Oct 30, 2015 - House Passes Bill to Protect Low and Middle-Income Savers The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 245-186. This bill was designed to put a stop to the Department of Labor's (DOL) propose... More
  • Committee Releases Hearing Schedule for Week of November 2
    Oct 30, 2015 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s tentative hearing schedule for the week of November 2nd. November 3rd at 10 a.m. – A full committee markup of bring much-needed accountability, transparency, and reform to some of the Dodd-Frank Act’s m... More
  • Federal Reserve Chair to Testify on Central Bank’s Regulatory Activities Next Week
    Oct 27, 2015 - President Obama’s failure to fulfill a requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act and appoint a Vice Chairman for Supervision at the Federal Reserve means Fed Chair Janet Yellen will testify next week before the House Financial Services Committee. Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced Federal Reser... More
  • House Passes Bill to Protect Access to Affordable Retirement Investment Advice for Americans
    Oct 27, 2015 - The House on Tuesday passed H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act, by a vote of 245-186. The bill, sponsored by Financial Services Committee member Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), would stop the Department of Labor from finalizing its proposed fiduciary rule until the Securities and Exchange Commis... More
  • Chairman Hensarling Releases Statement on Ex-Im Bank Vote
    Oct 27, 2015 - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement concerning the House’s vote on the Export-Import Bank: The more Americans learn about the Export-Import Bank’s political lending, corruption and fundamental unfairness, the more they want it to end. Th... More
  • Subcommittee Conducts Oversight of SEC’s Division of Investment Management
    Oct 23, 2015 - The Financial Services Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management . The Division of Investment Management is responsible for the SEC’s regulation of investment companies,... More
  • WEEK IN REVIEW
    Oct 23, 2015 - HUD at 50 The Financial Services Committee held a hearing Thursday to review the role and impact the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has had on federal housing policy in the 50 years since its creation. Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said, "Our collective goal cannot be limited to ... More
  • What Successful Innovation in Housing Looks Like
    Oct 22, 2015 - One of the witnesses at today’s committee hearing on the Future of Housing in America is Renee Glover, who has been actively involved in affordable housing for more than 30 years from several different vantage points: the private sector, the public sector and the international non-government sector... More
  • Hensarling Opening Statement at Future of Housing in America Hearing
    Oct 22, 2015 - Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing to examine the Future of Housing in America and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during its 50th anniversary year: In launching the War on Poverty, President ... More
  • Committee Examines HUD, Future of Housing in America at Hearing
    Oct 22, 2015 - The Financial Services Committee continued its in-depth examination of federal housing policy with a hearing today focused on the role of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). One of the chief weapons in the “War on Poverty” launched by President Lyndon Johnson, HUD became a cabine... More