Tagged: house financial services committee

November 8, 2018 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, an ardent supporter of small business and Fintech innovation, has announced his intent to become the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee. Following the loss of the US House of Representatives to the Democrats, all Committee Chairs migrate to… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 2:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, part of the Financial Services Committee, has announced a hearing  entitled “Examining Opportunities for Financial Markets in the Digital Era.” Of course finance + digital equals Fintech. The hearing is in response to a report issued… Read More

July 20, 2018 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

On July 24th, the House Financial Services Committee will consider legislation entitled the ‘‘Financial Technology Protection Act’’ (HR 5036). This bill, along with several others, will be discussed in front of the full Committee. The Act is described as seeking: “To establish an Independent Financial Technology… Read More

July 18, 2018 @ 6:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Policy Subcommittee, part of the House Financial Services Committee, held a hearing today addressing the emerging world of cryptocurrencies. Over the past several months, several Congressional committees have held similar hearings as policy makers seek to better understand crypto and perhaps hinder, or… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has updated the information on the forthcoming hearing entitled “The Future of Money: Digital Currency.” The Hearing, which will be live streamed on the Committee web site, will include the following… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade has scheduled a hearing entitled “The Future of Money: Digital Currency”. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 2:00 PM. There is no additional information at this time as to who… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Steven Mnuchin, the US Secretary of the Treasury, will testify before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow (July 12) at 10AM ET. According to the Committee memo, Mnuchin may be expected to discuss: any progress made in reforming the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the status… Read More

July 10, 2018 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance has updated on witnesses for the hearing entitled “Countering the Financial Networks of Weapons Proliferation.” The hearing will take place this Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. According to the Subcommittee, the following witnesses… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “Countering the Financial Networks of Weapons Proliferation.” The Hearing will take place on July 12th at 2PM ET and will be live streamed on the Committee’s website. While the Hearing memo is yet to be released… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, the crypto markets quivered with repressed joy and moved higher when Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Corporate Finance, William Hinman, declared that Ethereum is not a security. ETH advocates breathed a sigh of relief. Hinman stated; “And putting aside the… Read More

June 18, 2018 @ 6:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, has scheduled a hearing on June 20th on the topic of “Illicit Use of Virtual Currency and the Law Enforcement Response.” This is an important topic that impacts all cryptocurrencies so expect wide viewership from… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “Financial Industry Regulation: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.” The hearing, which will involve the Comptroller of the OCC Joseph Otting, will take place on Wednesday, June 13 at 10AM ET at the Rayburn… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Chair Jay Clayton will be visiting Capitol Hill together once again to testify before a Senate Subcommittee. This time, Clayton and Giancarlo will be testifying before the Senate Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee on Budget Requests, tomorrow (June 5, 2018)… Read More

March 12, 2018 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

As Crowdfund Insider shared last week, the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets.” The Hearing will take place at Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC but the proceedings will… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a Hearing on “Examining the Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets.” The Hearing will take place on March 14th at 10AM and  should be live streamed on the Committee website. Details are thin for the moment but as soon as we… Read More

November 11, 2017 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has been rather busy of late. The powerful Committee led by Chair Jeb Hensarling has been pushing through legislation at a brisk pace. Next Tuesday (November 14th), the Committee has over 20 bills to consider. One of the bills, HR… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, has scheduled a hearing to discuss, “Legislative Proposals to Improve Small Businesses’ and Communities’ Access to Capital”. This hearing, which will be live streamed on the HFSC site, is scheduled to take place… Read More

October 6, 2017 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday, October 11 with an entire battalion of bills to consider. The more than twenty bills include several interesting acts of legislation.  Included on the list is a fix to the onerous definition of… Read More

October 4, 2017 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, visited with the House Financial Services Committee today. In his prepared remarks and along with subsequent questioning, Clayton aptly defended the importance of capital formation and the need to have a robust Initial Public Offering… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, held a hearing yesterday to analyze strategies to combat financial backing of lone-wolf and small-scale terrorist attacks. As part of the discussion the usage of using cryptocurrencies as a method for transferring funds was addressed…. Read More