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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White testified at an oversight hearing on the SEC’s operations and fiscal year 2018 budget request. She said she believes the financial syst…

The House reconvened following a recess for a meeting to discuss possible rule changes for the 115th Congress. Members debated a bill prohibiting sales of aircraft to Iran.

The House passed a bill extending sanctions on Iran for another ten years, and another bill requiring the State Department to impose sanctions on people and entities found to be responsible …

At a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew presented the findings of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report for 2015. …

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade hosted a hearing about Federal Reserve district banks and their impact on monetary policy and the economy. Subcommittee…

Wells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the House Financial Services Committee apologizing for the sales practices of his company that involved the creation of an estimated 2 m…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified at a hearing on the central bank’s oversight responsibilities for the nation’s financial institutions. She talked about the proposed changes bein…

The House passed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to report to Congress on assets of Iranian political and military leaders. Members also approved another bill that delays government…

The House debated and voted on a rule governing two bills dealing with Guantanamo detainee transfers and regulations.

Representatives from the State, Justice, and Treasury departments as well as foreign affairs analysts testified before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee …

The House debated bills under suspension of the rules.

The House Financial Services Committee Taskforce to Investigate Terrorism Financing held a hearing on efforts by Hezbollah and other terrorist groups to raise funds in South America through …

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee. 

The House debated the combined rule for two bills dealing with energy policy and congressional approval of the Washington, D.C. budget. Members also resumed consideration of an energy and wa…

The House passed two bills. The first relates to Zika virus prevention that amends federal law on pesticide use in or near navigable water. The other measure makes a number of changes to Env…

The House passed two bills. The first bill allocates $622 million for Zika virus research and prevention. Members also voted 277-147 in favor of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization…

The House approved legislation to set up a task force to update best practices for prescribing pain medications.

The Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on how ISIS* is profiting from its theft and looting of antiquities, a…

Representative Robert Pittenger (R-NC) talked about efforts to combat terrorism and the role of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, which he chairs, as well…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the international financial system. When asked about the terrorist attacks that took place in Brussel…