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Introduction to Financial Services: Financial Cybersecurity
Resources · Jan 5, 2023
Cybersecurity is a major concern of financial institutions and financial regulators. Recent data breaches at large financial institutions have increased concerns about the privacy and security of...
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Financial Literacy and Financial Education Policy Issues
Reports · Oct 18, 2021
Throughout their lives, Americans make financial decisions about saving, borrowing, and investing that can be complex and affect their financial well-being both now and in the future. Informed...
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Introduction to Financial Services: Systemic Risk
Resources · Jan 5, 2023
Recent Episodes of Financial Instability Systemic risk is financial market risk that poses a threat to financial stability. The 2007-2009 financial crisis was characterized by system-wide financial...
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Financial Regulation: Systemic Risk
Reports · Feb 1, 2022
The U.S. financial system has experienced two major episodes of financial instability in the 21st century (as well as a few minor incidents)—the 2007-2009 financial crisis and instability surrounding...
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Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and FIU Operational Independence
Resources · Sep 8, 2023
As Congress considers anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policy options, one factor may include their effect on Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) “operational...
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The Office of Federal Financial Management: An Overview
Resources · Aug 13, 2020
Introduction In an effort to improve federal financial management, Congress established the Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM). A component of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),...
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Special Financial Assistance to Multiemployer Plans
Resources · Mar 18, 2021
Section 9704 in Title IX, Subtitle H, of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) provides financial assistance to certain financially troubled multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension...
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Federal Financial Reporting: An Overview
Reports · Oct 22, 2013
Federal financial reporting—defined here as the process of recording retrospective executive department-level financial and performance information—can provide both a snapshot of the government’s...
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S.1242, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry...
senate Water and Power Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S.1242, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry...
senate Water and Power Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 1526 – No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025; H.R. 22 – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act; S.J. Res. 18 – Disapproving the rule submitted by...
house Rules Committee · Apr 7, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 1526 – No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025; H.R. 22 – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act; S.J. Res. 18 – Disapproving the rule submitted by...
house Rules Committee · Mar 31, 2025 · Request transcript
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Financial Disclosure and the Supreme Court
Posts · Nov 22, 2023
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EIGA) established financial disclosure reporting requirements for many high-level government officials and employees, including the Chief Justice of the United...
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Federal Financial and Budgetary Reporting: A Primer
Resources · Sep 20, 2022
Introduction To improve the transparency and integrity of the federal government and its activities, Congress has established in law an evolving framework for budgetary and financial reporting. This...
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Could the Global Legal Entity Identifier Be Useful for Financial Transparency Legislation in the 116th Congress?
Resources · Oct 22, 2019
Overview The 116th Congress is examining legislation related to financial transparency. This has come in the form of bills—H.R. 2513, S. 2563, S. 1978, or S. 1889—that would mandate greater...
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Financial Services for Marijuana Businesses
Resources · Nov 27, 2019
A number of states have adopted laws permitting marijuana sales and other marijuana-related activities, even though those same activities remain unlawful under federal drug and financial laws....
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Regulatory Sandboxes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Resources · Jan 15, 2025
Policymakers in recent years have considered implementing regulatory sandboxes in financial services. Regulatory sandboxes are frameworks set up by regulators where firms are exempt from legal risk...
Witness Kate Griffin
Aspen Institute Financial Security Program · 1 hearing
Witness Norbert Michel
Cato Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives · 1 hearing
Witness Robert James
Carver Financial Corporation · 1 hearing
Witness Andrea Gacki
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) · 2 hearings
Witness Robert Mujica
Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico · 1 hearing
Witness Ken Bentsen
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association · 1 hearing
Witness Rostin "Russ" Behnam
Psaros Center for Financial Markets & Policy, Georgetown University and Former Chairman, U.S. CFTC · 1 hearing
Witness Erie Meyer
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission · 1 hearing
Witness J. Radcliffe
Community Financial Services Bank · 1 hearing
Witness Justin Hooper
Cross Timbers Region, First Financial Bank · 1 hearing
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews,...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant...
senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 29, 2026 · Request transcript
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
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Effect of Rescheduling Marijuana on Access to Financial Services
Posts · Aug 26, 2024
Although federal law prohibits most marijuana-related activities, a majority of U.S. states and territories have adopted laws permitting certain types of marijuana sales and other marijuana-related...
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Nominee Financial Disclosure During a Presidential Transition
Resources · Jan 2, 2025
Every four years, the United States conducts a presidential election. In instances where a transition from one presidential Administration to another occurs, one of the President-elect’s tasks is to...
Hearing Business meeting to markup S.1759, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Rostin "Russ" Behnam, Psaros Center for Financial Markets & Policy, Georgetown University and Former Chairman, U.S. CFTC
Hearing Oversight Hearing on: “Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Recovery Under PROMESA and the Road Ahead”
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · Jul 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Robert Mujica, Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico
Hearing Promoting the Health of the Banking Sector: Reforming Resolution and Broadening Funding Access for Long-Term Resilience
house Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee · Sep 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Norbert Michel, Cato Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives
Hearing Evaluating the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Sep 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Andrea Gacki, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Hearing Dodd-Frank Turns 15: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Ken Bentsen, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Hearing Driving Economic Growth: SBA Lending Programs and the Vital Role of Community Banks
house Small Business Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Justin Hooper, Cross Timbers Region, First Financial Bank
Hearing Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Andrea Gacki, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Hearing “Unlocking Government Efficiency Through IT Modernization”
house Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Erie Meyer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission
Hearing Regulatory Overreach: The Price Tag on American Prosperity
house Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: J. Radcliffe, Community Financial Services Bank
Hearing Fraud in Focus: Exposing Financial Threats to American Families
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Kate Griffin, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program
Committee Financial Services Committee
house Standing
Committee Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Committee National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee
house Financial Services Committee
Committee Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
house Appropriations Committee
Committee Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee
house Financial Services Committee
Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee
house Financial Services Committee
Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Committee Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
senate Appropriations Committee