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Wagner: Access to Capital is Not a Partisan Issue, It's About Ensuring That Businesses, Investors, and Workers Have the Tools They Need to Succeed

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner (MO-02), to examine the critical role of capital formation in driving economic growth. Read Subcommittee Chair Wagner’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Good morning and thank you all for joining us today. We’re going to be discussing ways to…

Financial Services Committee Examines Policy Tools to Outcompete China

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The House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing entitled, "Examining Policies to Counter China." The hearing highlighted the challenges posed by China across a range of policy issues, including China's dominance as an official creditor and its influence in the international financial institutions, energy security, the development of…

Financial Services Committee Requests Feedback on Legislative Proposals to Increase Investor Access and Facilitate Capital Formation

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Following today’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets hearing focused on strengthening public and private markets by increasing investor access and facilitating capital formation, the House Financial Services Committee is requesting feedback from the public on capital formation and the slate of bills the Committee considered during the hearing. Interested member of the public may send their…

Chairman Hill: Today’s Hearing Is Based On The Idea That Beating China Means Doubling Down On Our Strengths

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing entitled "Examining Policies to Counter China." Watch Chairman Hill’s opening remarks here. Read Chairman Hill’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "I want to welcome our Members to this hearing on China, and I look forward to our witnesses’ testimony. "Everyone in this…

HEARINGS NOTICE: House Financial Services Committee Schedule for March 2025

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Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) announced the following hearings and markup for March 2025: Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force Hearing Entitled: “Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity” Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Housing and…

Hill, Meuser, Barr, and Steil Provide FDIC With Recommendations to Help Clarify Digital Asset Regulations, Prevent Debanking

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The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, French Hill (AR-02), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Dan Meuser (PA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Andy Barr (KY-06), and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, Bryan Steil (WI-01), sent a letter to Federal…

ICYMI: Chairman Hill, Rep. Steil Publish Op-Ed on the Importance of Congressional Action on Digital Assets

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Last week, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) published an opinion piece in Coindesk to highlight the need for timely digital asset legislation. The full op-ed is available here or below: Last November, the American people clearly spoke. They…

ICYMI: Financial Services Committee Presses Fed Chair Powell on Inflation, Monetary Policy, and Fed Independence

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Earlier this week, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report. Committee members pressed Chairman Powell on being too deferential to the statutory Vice Chair of Supervision under the Biden-Harris Administration, monetary policy,…

Hill, Scott Lead Effort to Roll Back Biden-Era CFPB Overdraft Rule

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Today, House Financial Service Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden Administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rule capping overdraft fees at banks and credit unions. The committee leaders cited the rule’s impact on access to…

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