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Hearing Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee · Jul 17, 2026 · Transcript · 34 transcript matches
TIMMONS, WILLIAM R. "recognized for five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is wonderful to be here as We are also getting closer to bringing the Clarity Act across the finish line with the goal of ensuring America leads the world in digital asset innovation and emerging technology. As we discuss what a fully implemented Clarity Act would mean for the future of digital assets in the United States, I want to begin with you, Mr. Samansatta. One of the Act's central goals is to establish a clear regulatory framework that promotes innovation while strengthening market integrity and consumer confidence. How will the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, focusing on tribal implications and beyond.
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 9 transcript matches
JAMIE HUMMINGBIRD "At first, Congress should make clear that sports-related and casino-style event contracts are gaming products when they involve staking value on uncertain outcomes for a possible payout. Second, Congress should enact express savings language confirming that nothing in the Commodity Exchange Act, the Clarity Act, or any federal market structure legislation preempts, supersedes, impairs or limits IGRA, tribal gaming laws, tribal state compacts, or other tribal state and federal gaming"
Hearing Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
HILL, J. FRENCH "One, this committee voted unanimously for a resolution on artificial intelligence, which outlined the responsibilities of not only our oversight, but the jurisdictions and oversight of the supervisors that we oversee on their responsibility to putting proper AI oversight in place in their regulations. Secondly, we passed last July, a year ago this month, with 78 Democratic votes, the Clarity Act, which this committee worked on for several years and passed last year, which lays out specifically the directives to the Securities and Exchange Commission on how to regulate and conduct oversight..."
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Crypto Legislation: An Overview of H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act
Legal Sidebar · Sep 30, 2025
On June 23, 2025, the House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture reported H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (or the CLARITY Act). The bill would give the Commodity...
CRS Report
Crypto Legislation: CLARITY Act’s (H.R. 3633) Potential Effects on SEC Jurisdiction
Posts · Jul 10, 2025
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY, H.R. 3633) passed the House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture on June 10, 2025. The bill aims to transform digital asset...
CRS Report
Claiming Age Clarity Act (H.R. 5284): Background for Congress
Legal Sidebar · Dec 18, 2025
The Claiming Age Clarity Act (H.R. 5284) was introduced by Representative Lloyd Smucker on September 10, 2025. S. 1504, an identical bill, was introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy on April 29, 2025....
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary,...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
WARNER, MARK R. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, Mr. Brook, I enjoyed our visit, and I know the last time you were before the nomination panel, I understand you didn't get any questions, so I'm going to make sure you get all my questions today. Let me, before my friend Senator Daines leaves, because I do want you to hear this. Is one bipartisan group still trying to get a clarity act done? We touched on this briefly. You would not want a clarity act that increased the ability of illicit finance to take place suddenly with the blessings of law,"
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The U.S. Mining Industry and the Rosemont Decision
Reports · Aug 26, 2024
The General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Act) formed the bedrock of U.S. mining policy during westward expansion in the 19th century. The law remains in effect. Among other provisions, it allows...
Hearing Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” • H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Request transcript · 4 transcript matches
WESTERMAN, BRUCE "First up will be HR 3073, the Chivowitz Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act, introduced by the gentlelady from Utah, Ms."
Hearing "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
MR. DAVID BEAN "One, we urge you to advance HR 7840, the Event Contracts Enforcement Act, which has been referred to this committee. Two, we ask that you ensure that the Clarity Act stops sports and casino gambling through prediction markets and provides that IGRA and state and tribal gambling laws have full force in effect. And three, we urge you to stop the outrageous CFTC proposed rules that constitutes the height of regulatory agency"
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An Overview of Decentralized Finance (Defi)
Report · Apr 17, 2026
Decentralized finance (or defi) refers to the suite of financial activities and services that are facilitated by cryptocurrency and intended to be conducted without any sort of reliance on...
Hearing H.R. 4776 – SPEED Act; H.R. 1366 – Mining Regulatory Clarity Act; H.R. 3616 – Reliable Power Act; H.R. 3632 – Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025;...
house Rules Committee · Dec 15, 2025 · Request transcript
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Cryptocurrency: Regulatory and Legislative Policy Issues
Report · May 29, 2026
Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that can be held and transacted using software and across networks of disparate groups that do not require financial intermediaries, such as banks. Their key...
Testimony RICKETTS, PETE
Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annu...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"of regulatory organizations who are responsible for doing this. I want to take the example of crypto kiosk ATM scams. The state of Nebraska and 28 other states have passed laws to protect consumers on this and combat those. In Nebraska from September of 2025 till June of 2026, the Banking Department of Banking- the Nebraska Department of Banking returned $325,000 back to consumers in our state stemming from these crypto ATMs, fraud, and scams. It wasn't the CFPB that did that. That was the..."
Testimony WARNER, MARK R.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, Mr. Brook, I enjoyed our visit, and I know the last time you were before the nomination panel, I understand you didn't get any questions, so I'm going to make sure you get all my questions today. Let me, before my friend Senator Daines leaves, because I do want you to hear this. Is one bipartisan group still trying to get a clarity act done? We touched on this briefly. You would not want a clarity act that increased the ability of illicit finance to take place..."
Testimony TIMMONS, WILLIAM R.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"recognized for five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is wonderful to be here as We are also getting closer to bringing the Clarity Act across the finish line with the goal of ensuring America leads the world in digital asset innovation and emerging technology. As we discuss what a fully implemented Clarity Act would mean for the future of digital assets in the United States, I want to begin with you, Mr. Samansatta. One of the Act's central goals is to establish a clear regulatory framework..."
Hearing H.R. 6392, the "Home School Graduation Recognition Act"; H.R. 6472, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Dec 11, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 1919 – Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act; H.R. 3633 – Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; S. 1582 – GENIUS Act; H.R. 4016 – Department...
house Rules Committee · Jul 14, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
MR. LAWRENCE ZLATKIN "and the bipartisan staff who have spent years working through these issues. The legislative bills before the committee represent the most comprehensive effort to modernize digital asset taxation that we have seen to date. Most importantly, this legislation recognizes a fundamental reality. Market structure and tax policy go hand in hand. Market structure sets the rules of the road. Tax policy determines whether Americans actually choose to use that road. The Clarity Act is moving through the Senate, but this committee shouldn't wait on the tax side. Clear tax rules will strengthen the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_01 "S4140, the Carleton H. Ingram Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, is not supported because VA has already implemented the Ingram court decision and already considers the use of medication in many areas of the rating schedule. For example, our hypertension criteria already account for when medication is required to control the condition. As we update other body systems, we will continue following that same approach to ensure the rating schedule remains consistent with the spirit of Ingram ruling. S3098, the Presumptive Clarity Act of 2025, while we support the underlying goal of transparency,..."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft: the “BEACON Act”; H.R.6444, the “Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act”; H.R.6526,...
house Health Subcommittee · Jan 13, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management areas, wildlife conservation areas, protection areas, recreation areas,...
senate Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
KATIE SWEENEY "Permitting efficiencies are paramount. Today, it takes an average of 29 years to bring a new mine online in America, the longest of almost all nations, driving increased import-reliance and making it more difficult for domestic producers to compete globally. Adversaries like China are already exploiting this vulnerability as they dominate the sourcing, processing, and supply of global mineral markets. The mining industry looks forward to working with this subcommittee to advance these two important bills, as well as other critical legislation under the committee's purview, including the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SCOTT, RICK "But we need to do more than that. Even if we get the RET repealed, seniors still face mountains of administrative red tape to get information on how their benefits are impacted by when they retire. The same red tape also makes it hard for seniors to decide when they should start withdrawing their benefits. Many Americans don't realize that when they start withdrawing, it can actually impact how much they'll be entitled to. This not only affects our seniors retiring today, but all Americans who are actively planning for their future. We shouldn't be making it more difficult for seniors or..."
Hearing Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "In fact, they could bypass credit cards that cost them 2.5%. However, for stable coins to reach their full potential, comprehensive digital asset marketing structure legislation like the CLARITY Act must also be enacted. Without clear rules of the road, digital assets, including stable coins, The Senate is currently debating the CLARITY Act with one of the key issues centering on paying interest on stable coins. Enacting the CLARITY Act will enhance"
Hearing the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 580, the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (UMATA); 2) H.R. 2409, the...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · May 21, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"maintained a leadership position in digital assets, digital currency, then we need a regime that is clear in terms of rules of engagement, and also we have to enforce those laws. So I would say that not having clarity around, not to make it a pun, but the clarity act and clarity, but not having clarity is fatal to the development and competitiveness of U.S. markets. your world? Any thoughts? Thank you for that question, Senator, and I really enjoyed meeting you. I should have asked you the..."
Testimony JAMIE HUMMINGBIRD
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"At first, Congress should make clear that sports-related and casino-style event contracts are gaming products when they involve staking value on uncertain outcomes for a possible payout. Second, Congress should enact express savings language confirming that nothing in the Commodity Exchange Act, the Clarity Act, or any federal market structure legislation preempts, supersedes, impairs or limits IGRA, tribal gaming laws, tribal state compacts, or other tribal state and federal gaming"
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An Overview of H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
Posts · May 17, 2024
On Friday May 10, the House Committee on Rules publicly noticed its intent to consider H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), which could lead to a floor...
CRS Report
Banking Legislation in the 118th Congress
Posts · Jun 13, 2024
This Insight outlines the banking and credit union bills that have seen committee or floor action in the 118th Congress and provides links to other CRS resources. It does not cover bills that...
Hearing Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
CODY CARBONE "This committee deserves real credit. The Genius Act is working, and finishing the job through the Clarity Act is the best chance Congress has had to set clear rules of the road. Clarity is closer than it has ever been, and I'd urge the Senate to finish it this"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, focusing on assessing the United States response.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "So you acknowledge the role that crypto is playing in fueling this, these scams, right? And so, are you aware of the debate here in the Senate with respect to what's known as the Clarity Act? Well, would you agree that anything that made it easier for scammers to use crypto would be a step in the wrong"
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining Derivatives’ Role in the Treasury Market
house Financial Services Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
CASTEN, SEAN "The SEC has been very clear that a tokenized equity is a derivative of an equity product and is therefore SEC jurisdictional. The Clarity Act that passed this committee says that if you're raising $200 million or less, that a tokenized equity is subject to CFTC jurisdiction. As somebody managing a market that deals with both, should we be concerned about split jurisdiction? Is there any ambiguity as to whether a tokenized equity is actually still subject to SEC jurisdiction in your"
Hearing H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MOYLAN, JAMES C. "Franchises are critical to our economy, and the franchise model is an engine of upward mobility for many Americans who would not be able to own their own businesses outside the franchise model. We must protect this industry and its workers from massive pendulum swings of joint employment standards. The American Franchise Act provides that clarity and stability. This is why I'm proud to support H.R. 5267, the American Franchise"
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Temporary Control of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and Related Substances Under the Controlled Substances Act
Legal Sidebar · Jul 17, 2026
On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its intent to temporarily place a chemical found in the kratom plant, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), and three related...
Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 280 (Rep. Hageman), “Combatting Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025” or the “COAL Act of...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Sep 3, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony TEHASSI HILL
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"to enforce laws of their states, your states. Some of these laws prohibit all forms of gambling. Some prohibit online gaming and some rely on revenue from gaming to support their communities. In closing, I leave you with three requests. One, we urge you to advance S4160, Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act. Two, we ask that you ensure the Clarity Act stops all sports and casino gambling through prediction markets and provides IGRA and state and tribal gambling laws are full force and effect...."
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High Court Strikes Down Provision of Crime of Violence Definition as Unconstitutionally Vague
Posts · Jul 17, 2019
UPDATE: In June 2019, following the publication of this Sidebar, the Supreme Court in United States v. Davis held that the residual clause of the “crime of violence” definition found in 18 U.S.C. §...
Testimony CODY CARBONE
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"This committee deserves real credit. The Genius Act is working, and finishing the job through the Clarity Act is the best chance Congress has had to set clear rules of the road. Clarity is closer than it has ever been, and I'd urge the Senate to finish it this"
CRS Report
Federal Requirements for Student Consumer Information Transparency in Higher Education
InFocus · May 12, 2026
In light of rising college costs and growing student loan debt, the availability of practical information about college costs, value, and quality has garnered congressional interest. Students and...
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SEC Issues Crypto Guidance as Congress Considers MarketStructure Legislation
Legal Sidebar · Apr 3, 2026
On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance addressing the application of federal securities law to certain types of crypto-assets and crypto-asset activities. The...
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Agency Use of Guidance Documents
Posts · Apr 19, 2021
Agencies often issue statements that, unlike legislative rules, do not carry the force of law. These statements include interpretative rules, which advise the public of an agency’s interpretation of...
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"issue. I know that Treasury and you and your office have been working hard on this over the past year. In the interim, we've been making the best we can with current laws and regulations. This is exactly why we need the Clarity Act to pass and why we need to move forward on proposals related to taxes for cryptocurrency. We need to make sure that the United States is the leader, that we're the ones setting the standards. We need to incentivize that the innovation takes place in the United..."
Testimony DAINES, STEVE
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"you to try to get this across the finish line. Mr. Brook, thank you. Dr. Katari, you've spent your career studying how government rules affect markets, affect capital formation, affect economic behavior. Could you tell us what the consequences might be for American competitiveness if Congress continues to leave digital asset taxpayers in businesses without clear Thank you. That's why we have staff here. They have clever names for our bills here, like the clarity act. So thank you, Dr. Katari...."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"on proposals related to taxes for cryptocurrency. We need to make sure that the United States is the leader, that we're the ones setting the standards. We need to incentivize that the innovation takes place in the United States, not abroad. This allows us to have more compliance with tax laws. It also ensures that anti-money laundering and illicit finance are able to be tracked and people are held accountable for their actions. So I just want to thank you for your leadership, and we stand ready..."
Testimony STEIL, BRYAN
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"The Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess of the Committee at any time. Today's hearing is titled, Building the Future of Finance, How the Clarity Act Unlocks Innovation. Without objection, all members will have five legislative days within which to submit additional material for the Chair to include in the record. I now recognize myself for four minutes for an opening..."
Testimony STEIL, BRYAN
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"we're here on Wall Street again. We gather at the threshold of the next generation of innovation. As the Senate prepares to consider the Clarity Act, we can complete nearly a decade of work. Since 2017, the House Committee on Financial Services, alongside our colleagues at the Committee on Agriculture, have worked to craft a durable framework for digital"
Testimony STEIL, BRYAN
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"For 250 years, America has led the world in financial innovation. For 15 years, blockchain technology has redefined what's possible. For 10 years, Congress has worked to write the rules of this new financial frontier. And for one year, we've had a statutory framework for payment stablecoins. Now, it's our turn to meet the moment. Today, we'll hear from experts who are building the next generation of financial innovation, and we'll hear from them on why they believe the Clarity Act is essential...."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"echo the success that Congress has had in spurring innovation and economic growth here for 250 years. Our leadership in finance and technology depends on clear, predictable rules. That's been at the heart of financial oversight throughout our nation's history. One year ago today, we passed the Clarity Act and also saw genius enacted into law. If we want to have the ultimate success in our economy and see the transition of a traditional finance on an analog basis to a distributed ledger or..."
Testimony MS. SARAH ABERG
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"It deters the companies that want to follow the rules, and it doesn't stop bad actors from breaking them. The Clarity Act fixes this, and that is why Nova Lab supports its passage. Clarity is not a call for"
Testimony MS. RANDI ABERNETHY
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"We are asking for a rulebook, and we intend to build under it. That is why the Clarity Act matters. One year ago today, the House passed it, 294 to 134, with strong bipartisan"
Testimony MS. RANDI ABERNETHY
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Strict segregation of customer assets, conflict of interest management, disclosure, and anti-manipulation enforcement. The Clarity Act applies that same proven architecture to digital assets. Third, FTX is invoked in this debate, and invoked"
Testimony MR. RYAN LOUVAR
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"digital assets, and tokenization, focused on legal, compliance, risk management, and policy. The Clarity Act matters because it can provide the market structure certainty around asset classification and SEC and CFTC jurisdiction with broader modernization provisions needed for responsible tokenization and blockchain-based infrastructure to scale in the United States. Section 505 is particularly important because it preserves the principle that a tokenized security should remain the security it..."
Testimony MR. RYAN LOUVAR
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"WisdomTree's experience shows that responsible tokenization is possible today. The Clarity Act can help make it repeatable, scalable, and available to more investors. Thank you. And I look forward to your questions. Yeah, I look at it from a couple of different angles. First off, you know, digital assets under the umbrella of sort of crypto assets and then tokenization. So let me start off with crypto assets. And so we develop products, exchange-traded products, that invest in those assets. So..."
Testimony JASON SOMENSATTO
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"If Congress creates clear rules for centralized cryptocurrency businesses, but leaves developers exposed to open-ended liability for building noncustodial software, then the legislation will have protected part of the market while undermining the technology that makes that market possible. The Clarity Act recognizes this in several ways. First, it includes protections designed to ensure that software developers and"
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"for a security investment contract. And that's been at the heart of FIT 21, which we passed two Congresses ago, and then of course the Clarity Act last summer that we commemorate today with 78 Democratic votes. So this has been a bipartisan priority, and your clarion call today really, I think, helps us"
Testimony TIMMONS, WILLIAM R.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"As we discuss what a fully implemented Clarity Act would mean for the future of digital assets in the United States, I want to begin with you, Mr. Samansatta. One of the Act's central goals is to establish a clear regulatory framework that promotes innovation while strengthening market integrity and consumer confidence. How will the Clarity Act encourage responsible innovation while also safeguarding its illicit finance, market manipulation, and operational risks? Thank you for that. Regulation..."
Testimony TIMMONS, WILLIAM R.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"of authoritarianism, of autocracy, is information control and capital control. If you can control what your citizenry believes to be true and if you can control their resources, you can control them. And this is going to have a huge, it's going to have a huge impact on authoritarian governments' ability to control their population's wealth. Do you agree with that? The Clarity Act is incredibly important in maintaining the U.S. economy as the center of the global economy. Do you agree with that?..."
Testimony STUTZMAN, MARLIN A.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"just to be there and thinking about the history of our great country and the founding of our country and what we've done in the last 250 years. But our conversation today really is going to affect what the next 250 years is going to be like in our country. As we discussed earlier, one year ago today, this House passed the Clarity Act with one of the strongest bipartisan votes in Congress. It cleared Senate banking two months ago, yet it is still sitting on the Senate calendar. Every witness..."
Testimony STUTZMAN, MARLIN A.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Northeast Indiana, a lot of rural communities, we have a lot of underserved areas that are underserved by major internet providers. And we've spent billions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing broadband in this country, unfortunately with not so much to show for it. Can you tell us how rural Americans, especially Hoosiers watching at home, how your network can benefit them? and help their neighbors. You mentioned the lawsuit by the Biden administration in your testimony. If the Clarity Act had been..."
Testimony MS. SARAH ABERG
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"protocol, to that deployer. So that deployer is incentivized to create a signal that then benefits the community that deployer is in. So it empowers the people in those communities to serve themselves have happened at all? Absolutely not. As written, the Clarity Act clearly exempts transactions like those that pay HNT to Helium deployers under the programmatic and automatic distributions within the gratuitous distribution carve-out. That recognition explicitly identifies tokens that power..."
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"It's very, very important. And it's certainly fitting that we're here at Federal Hall, where capital formation began in our country, and the Clarity Act is about extending that same opportunity to more Americans, not"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"They were invited. And certainly, Republicans and Democrats will all benefit, all of America, by passing the Clarity Act. We've passed the Genius Act, as you well know, into law, signed by the"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"So Mr. Samansato, let me start with you, please. With your experience working at the CFTC and now the private sector, how does the Clarity Act make sure we're not creating new gaps for illicit finance and market manipulation while we're trying to give legitimate businesses"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Thank you. Mr. Loever, WisdomTrade Prime mobile app, tokenized securities for sales, do you think this will expand access to everyday investors to trade on blockchain and how does clarity, what role does clarity act play in that?"
Testimony MR. RYAN LOUVAR
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Now I can hold my tokenized share in my wallet, move it immediately. So just bringing back the power to the investor is critically important. The Clarity Act embodies and notes the power of tokenization, that securities that are tokenized or securities themselves also empowers the SEC and CFTC to continue to innovate. So that's really what's going to continue to allow innovation and growth in this space. It has historically, yes. I mean, from our historical experience, for instance, we tried..."
Testimony MR. RYAN LOUVAR
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"But it was such a complicated environment that we didn't have complete comfort. We then said, okay, help us understand why this shouldn't be just considered a commodity. And we just could not get an answer. And this Clarity Act would provide those knowable rules, those durable rules, to make clear that answer. I mean, we ultimately launched because we knew we were in the right there, that we had the clear answer, but you want the durable rule to allow you to really have the ultimate comfort..."
Testimony STEIL, BRYAN
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"in this space. I'll stay with you just for a minute here since we're in a second round. The Clarity Act really shores up the SEC's authority with respect to digital assets commodities sold as part of an investment contract and allows the SEC registered entities to offer digital commodities on their"
Testimony STUTZMAN, MARLIN A.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"But Ms. Abernathy, we were talking a little bit about, you know, companies that are going overseas. Can you talk a little bit about, you know, in acting clarity, it would encourage more firms to be here in America. We know the race that we have with China. We know the race that we have with other"
Testimony STUTZMAN, MARLIN A.
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Mr. Somansatta, you're shaking your head there. I'm kind of curious what some of your thoughts are. What should the American people, why should they support the Clarity Act? Because it's going to help them in their daily"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Ms. Abert, the status quo is clearly not protecting consumers or investors or providing an environment that fosters innovation. How would the Clarity Act better protect consumers from crypto-related scams? Right. Thank"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Ms. Abernethy, how do traditional IPOs compare to digital asset capital raises when it comes to investor protection and how companies can use the money they raise? Okay. Thank you. And Mr. Lova, I see you're sort of biting at the bit to maybe answer that question, but I got another question for you first. If you were speaking to the Senate, what would you say to them about the importance of passing the Clarity Act? Mr. Samensato, same"
Testimony MR. RYAN LOUVAR
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"We've seen a lot of players offshore. And so, you know, really the Clarity Act and providing that durable framework that it's proposed to provide, I think, will really ensure that America continue to be the powerhouse of innovation in capital markets. And we want to build here and continue to do so to have that durability. you know, pass the Clarity"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 17, 2026
"Very well said. Ms. Hayberg, if you were speaking to the Senate, what would you say to them about the importance of passing the Clarity Act? Thank"
Testimony TEHASSI HILL
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"to work off of. There is definitely forward movement. We are actually expecting that phase one of that report due in about 10 or 15 days. I think the amendments to the Clarity Act would be probably step one, or moving forward with the Senate bill that prediction markets are sports"
Testimony SMITH, TINA
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Thank you. Mr. Macarro? That is great. Just quickly, following up on what Senator Schatz was asking about, would it not make sense to have an amendment to the Clarity Act or potentially to the Farm Bill, which would just clarify that the CFTC does not preempt IGRA or tribal state compacts or tribal sovereignty, that prediction markets should abide by existing law? Mr. Hummingbird, you laid out, I think I heard, three things that we would want to accomplish. It seems to me that we have..."
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"So let me see if I understand and clarify this. If we do not address this issue in the Clarity Act, but for instance, we do pass the Predictions in Markets or Gambling Act and outlaw it everywhere else, but it's allowed in this legislation, crypto and on the blockchain, there is a world where in crypto and the blockchain, prediction markets could exist and still do sports wagering and gambling in casino, serial gambling, gambling, correct? So what you're looking for is just the clear definition..."
Testimony TEHASSI HILL
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Yes, that's correct. And I think looking at those as, looking at, you know, polymarket is doing this offshore right now. The Clarity Act brings it into the United States, as you mentioned. So again, that's just creating that loophole, again, for these markets to move into another form and further unregulated area that raises very, very broad concern from the tribes across the"
Testimony MARK MACARRO
Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, f...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Those are the reports that we are all seeing. I agree with Chairman Doss. Okay. I wanted to touch on a broader point regarding Clarity Act, if you're done. Well, look, the Clarity Act represents the most significant expansion of the CEA since 2010, since Dodd-Frank, significant expansion. Well, look, the Clarity Act represents the most significant expansion of the CEA since 2010, since Dodd-Frank, significant expansion. The question is, why would Congress support expanding the CFTC's..."
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Nothing happens in the Senate. 85 to 4. We cut red tape. We are unlocking housing supply and preserving local control. I look forward to President Trump signing that legislation into law. The Genius Act, signed into law last year, established a first-of-its-kind regulatory framework for payment stable coins, fueling financial innovation in America and creating economic opportunity. The next step is solidifying American leadership in digital assets, in completing market structure legislation,..."
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"That seems like common sense to make sure we protect a level playing field. The challenge we have right here is the Clarity Act, which is proposed legislation before the Senate, has the same problem. And here's how a Wall Street Journal editorial board put it on"
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"So you acknowledge the role that crypto is playing in fueling this, these scams, right? And so, are you aware of the debate here in the Senate with respect to what's known as the Clarity Act? Well, would you agree that anything that made it easier for scammers to use crypto would be a step in the wrong"
Testimony MR. DAVID BEDARD
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Senator, in my role as a DAS in INL, I would prefer not to comment on the Clarity Act or regulation of crypto. Senator, I do not have a response on the technical language of the clarity"
Testimony MR. DAVID BEAN
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"One, we urge you to advance HR 7840, the Event Contracts Enforcement Act, which has been referred to this committee. Two, we ask that you ensure that the Clarity Act stops sports and casino gambling through prediction markets and provides that IGRA and state and tribal gambling laws have full force in effect. And three, we urge you to stop the outrageous CFTC proposed rules that constitutes the height of regulatory agency"
Testimony MR. CARL KENNEDY
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"and its oversight during that time also included significant enforcement of CFTC rules, both the rules that existed before Dodd-Frank and then the new authorities they received under Dodd-Frank. The agency, though, is short-staffed, but I do believe that with additional resources they are about to perhaps receive additional authorities under the Clarity Act, with additional to deal with the explosive growth in prediction markets. I think that the CFTC certainly should receive additional..."
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Like I said, I appreciate the discussion. Just a couple of questions. For you first, Chairman Bean. In your testimony, you raised concern that the Clarity Act would permit sports event contract through the language related to protecting decentralized finance software developers. That concern is at odds with the careful work the committee did to limit any relief in the decentralized finance safe harbor activities related to the spot"
Testimony MR. DAVID BEAN
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"that prohibit DCMs from listing contracts relating to involving or referencing. The language in the Clarity Act opens the door to expand beyond its current illegal activity in the sports betting space into the gaming space. Thank you for that question. Yes, yes, we do. We have regulations in place that have been scrutinized by the National Gaming"
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I think it's a important issue. Mr. Schwartz, would you care to comment? You've examined the Clarity Act. Do you believe the D5 provisions provide an opportunity for the unregulated offer of derivatives? Well, I appreciate, you know, two opposing views on it, but I think it's something this committee needs to continue to look at and take into"
Testimony KATIE SWEENEY
Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management ar...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Permitting efficiencies are paramount. Today, it takes an average of 29 years to bring a new mine online in America, the longest of almost all nations, driving increased import-reliance and making it more difficult for domestic producers to compete globally. Adversaries like China are already exploiting this vulnerability as they dominate the sourcing, processing, and supply of global mineral markets. The mining industry looks forward to working with this subcommittee to advance these two..."
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Hearings to examine S.1791, to designate certain special management ar...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"would have come out in Douglas County. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman, thank you. I know, but I will add I appreciate the NMA being here and the shout out for the Mining Clarity Act. I would hope that my colleagues will be open to helping us address this issue, which is important as we are looking to our needs for minerals in the future, whether they are hard rock mining minerals, critical minerals, rare earth minerals. The key here is to make sure we still have the ability to extract those..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"One, this committee voted unanimously for a resolution on artificial intelligence, which outlined the responsibilities of not only our oversight, but the jurisdictions and oversight of the supervisors that we oversee on their responsibility to putting proper AI oversight in place in their regulations. Secondly, we passed last July, a year ago this month, with 78 Democratic votes, the Clarity Act, which this committee worked on for several years and passed last year, which lays out specifically..."
Testimony MR. LAWRENCE ZLATKIN
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"and the bipartisan staff who have spent years working through these issues. The legislative bills before the committee represent the most comprehensive effort to modernize digital asset taxation that we have seen to date. Most importantly, this legislation recognizes a fundamental reality. Market structure and tax policy go hand in hand. Market structure sets the rules of the road. Tax policy determines whether Americans actually choose to use that road. The Clarity Act is moving through the..."
Testimony MR. MIKE KAERCHER
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Here's one example of how this could play out in the real world. The Clarity Act would allow consumers to earn deposit-like interest on stable coin balances held in accounts. If clarity and deferral become law, consumers will get a better tax result by investing in stable coin accounts than in high-yield savings accounts at a"
Testimony DOGGETT, LLOYD
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Thank you. Mr. Karcher, am I correct from your testimony that the mining and staking legislation before us does not even the playing field for crypto, but it gives it special tax advantages? And is there any doubt that, as you pointed out, not just this legislation, but combined with the Clarity Act legislation that the crypto industry has invested literally tens of millions of dollars to gain approval for, that the goal is to strengthen and expand the crypto industry? Okay. And as far as..."
Testimony MILLER, MAX L.
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"We've seen meaningful progress. The Senate Banking Committee has advanced the Clarity Act to build a market structure framework. Additionally, I, along with my colleague to my left over"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"S4140, the Carleton H. Ingram Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, is not supported because VA has already implemented the Ingram court decision and already considers the use of medication in many areas of the rating schedule. For example, our hypertension criteria already account for when medication is required to control the condition. As we update other body systems, we will continue following that same approach to ensure the rating schedule remains consistent with the spirit of Ingram ruling...."
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"What reforms should Congress consider that would improve the timeliness and accuracy of board decisions? Mr. Devlin, my presumptive Clarity Act requires the VA to publish information about conditions and cohorts it's considering for the purposes of establishing"
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"do more and my time has expired. Maybe I'll follow up. Senator Kramer. Thank you. Ms. Goodale, I take it from your testimony that you believe that a measure like the Clarity Act is important to notify veterans about what their rights are, about changes in conditions and regulations. Well, I support Senator Kaine-Cassidy's legislation to provide notification in public places, and there may be more that we can"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Thank you for the opportunity to testify, and I look forward to your questions. Senator, that's a great point, and we appreciate the Clarity Act. From VA's first panel and their response about that there's already a requirement to publish it to the Federal"
Testimony CASTEN, SEAN
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"The SEC has been very clear that a tokenized equity is a derivative of an equity product and is therefore SEC jurisdictional. The Clarity Act that passed this committee says that if you're raising $200 million or less, that a tokenized equity is subject to CFTC jurisdiction. As somebody managing a market that deals with both, should we be concerned about split jurisdiction? Is there any ambiguity as to whether a tokenized equity is actually still subject to SEC jurisdiction in your"
Testimony MR. TERRENCE DUFFY
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"I have certain concerns with a lot of this stuff, because how does it not go into other products, including treasuries, besides equities? I don't think that we should be moving things from a regulator just because of the size of it. I'd like to see products be regulated, because I think good, smart, credible regulation is what's in the best interest of the United States to grow all of its capital markets, including equities, treasuries, and the like. I am a bit concerned by that in the Clarity..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"But we need to do more than that. Even if we get the RET repealed, seniors still face mountains of administrative red tape to get information on how their benefits are impacted by when they retire. The same red tape also makes it hard for seniors to decide when they should start withdrawing their benefits. Many Americans don't realize that when they start withdrawing, it can actually impact how much they'll be entitled to. This not only affects our seniors retiring today, but all Americans who..."
Testimony JASON FICHTNER
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"But the language we're using we know is confusing, Senator, and that's why we very much want to change the language on the Claiming Act and also get rid of the retirement earnings test. If the chairman will indulge me with 30 seconds, I can bring it back to the Claiming Clarity Act, which I think is very important because culturally, we still have this notion that you turn 65 and you retire, and I think that's a cultural thing. The language we use, the terms we use, people hear the term early..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"In fact, they could bypass credit cards that cost them 2.5%. However, for stable coins to reach their full potential, comprehensive digital asset marketing structure legislation like the CLARITY Act must also be enacted. Without clear rules of the road, digital assets, including stable coins, The Senate is currently debating the CLARITY Act with one of the key issues centering on paying interest on stable coins. Enacting the CLARITY Act will enhance"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Feb 5, 2026
"Look, I think that it's impossible to proceed without it. We have to get this Clarity Act across the finish line, and any market participants who don't want it should move to El"
Testimony WESTERMAN, BRUCE
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"First up will be HR 3073, the Chivowitz Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act, introduced by the gentlelady from Utah, Ms."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"to speak on behalf of HR 3073, the Shibwitz Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act, which has a long name, but it's really important for a small band of"
Testimony WESTERMAN, BRUCE
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"H.R. 2130 Tribal Land or Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 and H.R. 3073 the Shivowitz Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act without objection so ordered. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on"
Testimony WESTERMAN, BRUCE
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, H.R. 3073 Shivowitz Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act, H.R. 3340 Modernizing Access to our Public Oceans Act, H.R. 4294 Mitigation Action and Waterman Support Act of 2025 or MALS"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"that we discussed earlier today is really the breadth of what's happening in these digital asset markets. There's a wide range of new types of blockchain networks, applications, and assets, and so the legislation, I think this is a great, great effort to bring clarity, certainty, and consumer protection to these wide-ranging novel markets. I believe that the legislation, you know, the efforts in this committee as well as the Clarity Act and the efforts in the House are just absolutely critical...."
Hearing Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annual Report, focusing on a new day at the CFPB through reform.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
RICKETTS, PETE "of regulatory organizations who are responsible for doing this. I want to take the example of crypto kiosk ATM scams. The state of Nebraska and 28 other states have passed laws to protect consumers on this and combat those. In Nebraska from September of 2025 till June of 2026, the Banking Department of Banking- the Nebraska Department of Banking returned $325,000 back to consumers in our state stemming from these crypto ATMs, fraud, and scams. It wasn't the CFPB that did that. That was the state of Nebraska Department of Banking. In the Clarity Act, I worked to ensure that that bill, the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capital.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "That seems like common sense to make sure we protect a level playing field. The challenge we have right here is the Clarity Act, which is proposed legislation before the Senate, has the same problem. And here's how a Wall Street Journal editorial board put it on"
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
MILLER, MAX L. "We've seen meaningful progress. The Senate Banking Committee has advanced the Clarity Act to build a market structure framework. Additionally, I, along with my colleague to my left over"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual Report to Congress.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Feb 5, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "Look, I think that it's impossible to proceed without it. We have to get this Clarity Act across the finish line, and any market participants who don't want it should move to El"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
MICHAEL SELIG "that we discussed earlier today is really the breadth of what's happening in these digital asset markets. There's a wide range of new types of blockchain networks, applications, and assets, and so the legislation, I think this is a great, great effort to bring clarity, certainty, and consumer protection to these wide-ranging novel markets. I believe that the legislation, you know, the efforts in this committee as well as the Clarity Act and the efforts in the House are just absolutely critical. They provide the scaffolding and the infrastructure that we need to make sure that we have a..."
Hearing Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
BARR, ANDY "ensuring regulators focus on material financial risks rather than subjective or process-oriented concerns. The same commitment to transparency and objective decision-making should extend to the approval process as well. The Bank Failure Prevention Act increases clarity in the merger process by setting clear expectations and timelines for merger reviews to prevent prolonged reviews that unnecessarily consume time and resources. Ensuring a risk-focused regulatory system also requires tailoring requirements appropriately to the financial institution's size and risk profile. I'm glad to see that..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
HAGERTY, BILL "America must be the global leader in this sector if we want to retain our position as the world's reserve currency. Our nation has demonstrated that it can lead innovation across any industry when it's provided with the regulatory certainty that's necessary to grow and to invest. That's why last year, President Trump signed into law my stablecoin legislation, the Genius Act, which provided regulatory clarity to help the U.S. remain a leader in digital assets and financial innovation. Your department, Mr. Secretary, played a critical role in the success of this legislation, particularly Luke..."
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
LATTA, ROBERT E. "reducing costs, and increasing predictability in the permitting process, all while maintaining its position as the world's premier leader in nuclear safety. Our work also laid the foundation for a revitalized domestic nuclear fuel industry. The Nuclear Fuel Security Act provided funding to jumpstart the development of advanced fuels, and the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act banned the import of Russian fuels to create the market conditions needed to incentivize new domestic fuel production capacity. Five of the bills under consideration today amend the Atomic Energy Act to extend these..."
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE KATHRYN HUFF "Maintaining effective, transparent, trusted institutions is incredibly important. I believe the policies under discussion today are strongest when they do precisely that, when they strengthen regulatory effectiveness and transparency simultaneously. The Nuclear Refuel Act aims to provide regulatory clarity for nuclear fuel cycle technologies and facilities. There is merit in clarifying licensing pathways for innovative approaches that seek to recover additional value from spent nuclear fuel and improve the sustainability of this"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” H.R. 2388 (Rep. Randall), “Lower Elwha...
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Request transcript
CRS Report
To Possess or Not to Possess: The Second Amendment and Unlawful Users of Controlled Substances
Legal Sidebar · Nov 24, 2025
The Gun Control Act of 1968 bars nine categories of individuals from possessing firearms or ammunition. One such prohibition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), forbids any person “who is an unlawful user of or...
CRS Report
Private Sector: Accounting and Auditing Regulatory Structure
Report · Aug 26, 2025
In the United States, accounting and auditing standards are promulgated and regulated by various federal, state, and self-regulatory agencies. Accounting and auditing standards are also influenced by...
Hearing • H.R. 1366 (Rep. Amodei), “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025” • H.R. 2306 (Rep. Moolenaar), “The Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act” •...
house Natural Resources Committee · Sep 17, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony BARR, ANDY
Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"ensuring regulators focus on material financial risks rather than subjective or process-oriented concerns. The same commitment to transparency and objective decision-making should extend to the approval process as well. The Bank Failure Prevention Act increases clarity in the merger process by setting clear expectations and timelines for merger reviews to prevent prolonged reviews that unnecessarily consume time and resources. Ensuring a risk-focused regulatory system also requires tailoring..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"our markets. Building confidence in our financial system also requires accurate and reliable information. Those are the same principles of transparency and accountability that should our financial regulators. H.R. 9329, the SEC Reform and Restructuring Act, which was introduced by our Capital Markets Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner, strengthens the SEC and public company audit oversight, improves transparency and cybersecurity, modernizes the SEC operations, and reinforces the Commission's focus..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Excuse me. Pursuant, I call for notice H.R. 7187, Clarity for Compensation Act, which was introduced by Representative Nunn of Iowa. Clerk will report the bill, which was distributed in"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to my fellow members of the House Financial Services Committee here today. I strongly support this bill, H.R. 7187, and the Clarity for Compensation Act, and in noted my home state of Iowa, local financial advisors work hard to provide their families financial well-being. Unfortunately, they often find themselves tangled up in a complex rulebook created for Wall Street firms, not hometown"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Thank you, Chair. And I ask that my colleagues join me in supporting Clarity for Compensation Act. With that, I thank you all, and I yield"
Testimony WAGNER, ANN
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the last word. The Clarity for Compensation Act introduced by my colleague, Mr. Nunn, and Mr. Meeks offers a common-sense solution that puts local financial advisors on a level playing field with other licensed professionals. Many Missourians aren't using Wall Street wealth"
Testimony MEUSER, DANIEL
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I agree with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and congratulations to Congressman Greg Meeks and Congressman Nunn. I, too, support H.R. 7187, the Clarity for Compensation Act. It's common sense. It's an important bill that supports independent financial advisors across Pennsylvania and throughout the"
Testimony UNKNOWN
Various Measures
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"A majority having voted in favor of H.R. 9329 as amended, the bill is ordered favorably reported to the House. Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. We'll now take the vote pending on ordering H.R. 7187, the Clarity for Compensation Act, as amended, favorably reported. Members will vote electronically. The clerk will open the"
Testimony MOYLAN, JAMES C.
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Franchises are critical to our economy, and the franchise model is an engine of upward mobility for many Americans who would not be able to own their own businesses outside the franchise model. We must protect this industry and its workers from massive pendulum swings of joint employment standards. The American Franchise Act provides that clarity and stability. This is why I'm proud to support H.R. 5267, the American Franchise"
Testimony HAGERTY, BILL
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"America must be the global leader in this sector if we want to retain our position as the world's reserve currency. Our nation has demonstrated that it can lead innovation across any industry when it's provided with the regulatory certainty that's necessary to grow and to invest. That's why last year, President Trump signed into law my stablecoin legislation, the Genius Act, which provided regulatory clarity to help the U.S. remain a leader in digital assets and financial innovation. Your..."
Testimony RACHEL GRESZLER
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"into part-time, more flexible work, enabling them to first be able to have that opportunity. So things like clarity and what is an independent worker versus an employee, and there are two bills on that, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act and 21st Century Worker Act, that would just provide that clarity to make those opportunities available, and then addressing the benefits side of things. So if somebody is, say, 62 and they want to start transitioning out, but they don't want to lose access to..."
Testimony LATTA, ROBERT E.
Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"reducing costs, and increasing predictability in the permitting process, all while maintaining its position as the world's premier leader in nuclear safety. Our work also laid the foundation for a revitalized domestic nuclear fuel industry. The Nuclear Fuel Security Act provided funding to jumpstart the development of advanced fuels, and the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act banned the import of Russian fuels to create the market conditions needed to incentivize new domestic fuel..."
Testimony JASON SOMENSATTO
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"for most commodity-like assets, and would create substantial new compliance burdens. If Congress nevertheless imposes them, the simplified accounting election offered by Representative Yockham would be an essential mitigation and not a substitute for getting the underlying policy right. Finally, we appreciate the committee's effort to clarify the tax treatment of block rewards in the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act from Mr. Kerry. Coin Center has long argued that newly issued..."
Testimony WALBERG, TIM
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"making youth fitness a national priority. Additionally, the committee will consider H.R. 8660, Valuing Employee Stock Today Act, or VEST Act, introduced by Representative Ryan McKenzie. This bill clarifies that restricted stock units are excluded from non-exempt, exempt, make that clear, non-exempt employees regular rate of pay, providing employers with much-needed clarity under Fair Labor Standards Act. Next, the committee will consider H.R. 8347, Reinforcing Underserved Rural and Local Health..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE KATHRYN HUFF
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Maintaining effective, transparent, trusted institutions is incredibly important. I believe the policies under discussion today are strongest when they do precisely that, when they strengthen regulatory effectiveness and transparency simultaneously. The Nuclear Refuel Act aims to provide regulatory clarity for nuclear fuel cycle technologies and facilities. There is merit in clarifying licensing pathways for innovative approaches that seek to recover additional value from spent nuclear fuel and..."