Financial Stability and the Economy
Members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) testified at a hearing on the council’s agenda and operations.
1,007 viewsMembers of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) testified at a hearing on the council’s agenda and operations.
1,007 viewsMary Jo White testified at a hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operations, as well as the commission’s fiscal year 2017 budget request. Republican committee members told Ms…
549 viewsThe House approved two bills. One would ease mortgage lending standards under the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law, and the other deals with auto lending regulation.
View in Congressional Chronicle992 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified at a hearing on monetary policy and bank regulation and supervision. She told committee members the U.S. economy was performing well and that an …
2,835 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,089 viewsThe House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,346 viewsThe House debated the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act under suspension of the rules. Members also took up a discharge petition to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, th…
View in Congressional Chronicle697 viewsThe House voted 242-184 to establish a panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Members also voted 240-183 to defeat a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter (D-…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,452 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration through March 2016.
View in Congressional Chronicle637 viewsThe House reconvened following a closed-door briefing on Iran, with members expected to debate several amendments to H.R. 1734, a bill dealing with coal ash disposal regulations.
View in Congressional Chronicle506 viewsThe House passed two bills under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1557, the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act, and H.R. 2256, the Veterans Information Modernization Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle352 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee. She answered several questions on interest rates, in reply to…
2,695 viewsSecretary Jack Lew testified at a hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. The report includes information on financial regulatory developments and potent…
957 viewsThe House began debate on a bill allowing states to delay their compliance with the EPA’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,383 viewsThe House debated 14 bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle751 viewsSecretary Julian Castro testifies at a hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s priorities, budget, operations, and programs. Topics included veterans' homelessness, affo…
2,045 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. The House debate H.R. 2685, a fiscal year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill and voted on amendments
View in Congressional Chronicle2,779 viewsBanking and retail industry group officials testified at a hearing on financial data security issues. The witnesses answered questions on such issues as protection of consumer data and liabi…
741 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. The House debated the fiscal year 2016 Military Construction and Energy and Water Appropriations bills. The bill was pulled from floor considera…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,501 viewsThe House reconvened for a legislative session and passed two bills altering federal mortgage rules. Members delivered speeches on any topic.
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