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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at an oversight hearing on on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers pressed the secret…

The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from the CEOs of several cryptocurrency and financial technology companies. Topics included the growth and challenges of cryptocurrency…

The House considered a number of homeland security and financial services suspension bills. Votes on those bills were likely to occur throughout the week as the House Freedom Caucus continue…

The House passed a bill to provide $1.9 billion in additional funding to improve U.S. Capitol security in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It creates a quick-reaction …

CEOs from the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee on their operating practices. The heads of Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Cha…

The House considered a number of suspension bills concerning Native American lands and casino gaming.

The House Committee on Modernizing Congress holds a hearing on ways Congress can strengthen its oversight function.

Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and William Timmons (R-SC), heads of the Modernization of Congress Committee, discussed efforts to improve and modernize the legislative branch. The lawma…

The House Select Modernization of Congress Committee held its second in a series of hearings focusing on civility and bipartisanship in Congress. Psychologists, scholars, and journalists tes…

The House Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing on the need for coronavirus pandemic economic aid. Members debated the proposed $15 minimum wage increase, funding for state and…

Representatives from the three major consumer reporting agencies testified before a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on consumer credit reporting practices. They answered questi…

Community and housing advocates, landlords, and affordable housing developers testified at a House Financial Services Committee virtual hearing on COVID-19 pandemic-related reforms to aid re…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing on financial institutions and their treatment of minority communities. Several topics were discussed durin…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and investment firm executives testified before the House Financial Services Committee on GameStop’s rapid stock price increase and Robinhood’s decision to halt cust…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge testified on infrastructure equity before the House Financial Services Committee. She answered questions on several topics, including aff…

Finance experts testified on the cryptocurrency boom and the potential impact on the U.S. financial system and future retirees before a House Oversight subcommittee. They also discussed whet…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to examine the impacts a cashless economy can have on low income and disadvantaged communities. A pan…

The House approved the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, and members also considered several other suspension bills. La…

The House approved several suspension bills, including post office-naming bills for the late Representative Ben Gilman (R-NY) and country singer Patsy Cline.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on several topics, including the labor s…