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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee about risks to financial stability and the U.S. economy. In his opening statement, Secretary Mnuchin…

The House voted on two suspension bills debated earlier in the day.

The House passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) extending government funding through December 20, 2019. Members also passed a bill debated the previous day under suspension of the r…

The House debated and passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one that prevents the sale of e-cigarettes to children by requiring online age verification for purchasing…

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on t…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria testified at a House Financial Services Commi…

The House voted on several bills debated previously under suspension of the rules.

The House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics incl…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on Facebook’s plans for a new digital currency called “Libra.” David Marcus, the co-creator of Libra who heads the social media and netw…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his prepared remarks, Mr. Powell said the…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one on whistleblower protection and another on housing financial literacy.

The House passed H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act, which would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((CFPB).

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing issues and his department’s policies. Committee members asked about affo…

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the state of the farm economy. Four farmers talked about the financial and trade i…

The House approved several suspension bills dealing with financial literacy, elder fraud, and renaming post offices.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee. on the state of the international financial system. Members asked questions on the state of the int…

Housing advocates and researchers testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing on housing discrimination, access, and affordability. Witnesses included representative…

The House debated a non-binding resolution calling for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to be made available to the public and to Congress once it is released. Members also paid tribu…

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan testified at a hearing on his company’s business practices. He explained what he claimed were improvements Wells Fargo had made in its approach to customer serv…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the state of the rural economy. Committee members asked questions on a wide range of topics, including …