Witness List

• Jeremy Allaire, CEO, Circle
  
  
• Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX
  
  
• Brian Brooks, CEO, Bitfury
  
  
• Chad Cascarilla, CEO, Paxos
  
  
• Denelle Dixon, CEO, Stellar Development Foundation
  
  
• Alesia Haas, CEO, Coinbase Inc. and CFO, Coinbase Global Inc.

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• The Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  
  
• The Honorable Jerome Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Legislation

• H.R. 2311, the “Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2021” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by voice vote.
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 1, offered by Mr. Emmer was AGREED TO by voice vote.
    
    
• H.R. 2620, the “Investor Choice Act of 2021” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by a recorded vote of 27 ayes and 23 nays (FC-78).
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 2, offered by Mr. Foster was AGREED TO by voice vote.
  • Second degree “Manager’s” amendment to Foster amendment offered by Mr. Foster, no. 2a, was AGREED TO by voice vote.
    
    
• H.R. 5910, the “Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by a recorded vote of 27 ayes and 23 nays (FC-77).
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 3, offered by Mr. San Nicolas.
  • Amendments EnBloc #1 were NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 ayes and 27 nays (FC-76)
    • An amendment offered by Mr. Huizenga, no. 3a.
      
    • An amendment offered by Mr. Steil, no. 3b.
      
      
• H.R. 5911, the “Fair Hiring in Banking Act” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by voice vote.
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 4, offered by Mrs. Beatty was AGREED TO by voice vote.
    
    
• H.R. 5913, the “Protecting Investors from Excessive SPACs Fees Act of 2021” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by a recorded vote of 29 ayes and 23 nays (FC-80).
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 5, offered by Mr. Sherman.
    • An amendment offered by Mr. Huizenga, no. 5a, was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 23 ayes and 27 nays (FC-79).
      
      
• H.R. 5914, the “Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors” — Ordered reported to the House, as amended, with a favorable recommendation by voice vote.
  
  • An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 6, offered by Mr. Gottheimer was AGREED TO by voice vote.

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Legislation

• H.R. ____, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to expand the role of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to also support people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer LGBTQ.
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘‘Promoting Financial Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Individuals Act.��
  
  

Witness List

• David Johns, Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition
  
  
• Spencer Watson, President and Executive Director, Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement and Research
  
  
• Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker, Co-founder, New York Transgender Advocacy Group and Transgender Women’s Support Group Facilitator, SAGE
  
  
• Todd Sears, Founder & CEO, Out Leadership, LLC

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Legislation

• H.R. 151, the ‘‘Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021.�� (Rep. Quigley)
  
  
• H.R. 5457, the ‘‘Afghan Threat Finance Cell Establishment Act of 2021.�� (Rep. Lynch)
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Afghanistan Illicit Finance Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Combating Wildlife Trafficking and Proceeds Study Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, Expressing concern about the rise in illicit mining and trafficking of gold in Latin America and the pervasive problem that such mining poses for the security, stability, and environment of the region.
  
  

Witness List

• Kidan Araya, Member, Illicit Trafficking Working Group, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security; Board Member, Africa Policy Accelerator, CSIS
  
  
• Carla García Zendejas, Director, People, Land, and Resources, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
  
  
• Channing Mavrellis, Illicit Trade Director, Global Financial Integrity
  
  
• Kathleen Miles, Director of Analysis, Center on Illicit Networks and Organized Crime (CINTOC)
  
  
• Joshua Fruth, Co-Founder/Chief Strategy Officer, Section 2 Financial Intelligence Solutions, LLC

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Legislation

• H.R. 3910, the ‘‘Safeguarding Non-bank Consumer Information Act.�� (Rep. Lynch)
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Enhancing Cybersecurity of Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.��
  
  

Witness List

• Samir Jain, Director of Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology
  
  
• Robert E. James, II, President & CEO, Carver Financial Corporation
  
  
• Carlos Vazquez, Chief Information Security Officer, Canvas Credit Union
  
  
• Jeff Newgard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Idaho, on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America

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Legislation

• H.R. 4277, the ‘‘Overdraft Protection Act of 2021.�� (Rep. Maloney)
  

Witness List

• Dr. Kristen Broady, Fellow in the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
  
  
• Penny Lee, CEO, Financial Technology Association
  
  
• Lauren Saunders, Associate Director, National Consumer Law Center
  
  
• Marisabel Torres, Director of California Policy, Center for Responsible Lending
  
  
• Brian Tate, CEO and President, Innovative Payments Association

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Legislation

• H.R. 4120, the ‘‘Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act.�� (Rep. Pressley)
  
  
• H.R. 4277, the ‘‘Overdraft Protection Act of 2021.�� (Rep. Maloney)
  
  
• H.R. 5484, the ‘‘Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act.�� (Rep. Green)
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Protecting Your Credit Score Act.�� (Rep. Gottheimer)
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Small Business Lending Disclosure Act.�� (Rep. Velázquez)
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Ensuring Pay Equity Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Holding Megabanks Accountable Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Preventing Unfair Foreclosures Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Private Student Loan Parity Act.��
  
  
• H.R. ____, the ‘‘Promoting Fair Lending to Small Businesses Act.��

Witness List

• The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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