The Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over all issues that affect the banking system, housing, insurance, and securities and exchanges. My responsibility on this Committee is to improve and strengthen regulatory processes, ensure we implement strong consumer protection standards, and monitor financial reporting tools that safeguard our national security. The Financial Services Committee is responsible for some of the most critical financial legislation over the last 20 years, including the Dodd-Frank Act, which was enacted after the 2008 Financial Crisis.
The Financial Services Committee is working hard to implement strong, practical solutions that keep families and households safe from financial schemes, maintain market integrity, and preserve financial technology businesses' potential to innovate responsibly.
In June 2022, I released a white paper discussing the need for a Centrally Backed Digital Currency. Along with many other benefits, the implementation of digital currency by the U.S. government could play a critical role in preserving the dollar’s role as the global reserve currency of choice. Read my proposal here.
Learn more about the work of the Financial Services Committee here.
More on Financial Services
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| 1/15/14 | Delaney, Carney, and Himes Announce Housing Finance Reform Proposal, Plan to Introduce Legislation this Spring |
| 1/12/14 | Himes, Colleagues Call for Hearing on Target Data Breach |
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| 12/11/13 | Himes Issues Statement on Volcker Rule |
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| 3/5/13 | Himes, Hultgren Introduce Bill to Help Keep Risk Management Costs Low for American Companies & Farmers, Protect Soundness of American Financial System |
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| 7/18/12 | In Case You Missed It: Treasury Says GOP Cuts Would Undermine Wall Street Reform |
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| 5/8/12 | Himes Supports Ex-Im Bank to Boost Local Exports |
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| 2/27/12 | Cantor’s Jobs Package Contains Replica of Himes Bill Passed by House on Nov. 2 |