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Today, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), advanced H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act, to the full House of Representatives. The bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 32 to 19. Additionally, the House Agriculture Committee marked up the same bill and passed it by a vote of 47-6. “Blockchain technology and digital assets are reshaping the future of…
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) delivered the following statement at today's markup of the CLARITY Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. The Committee is also marking up other bills to support small businesses, provide more oversight over HUD, protect the privacy of homebuyers, and more. Watch Chairman…
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Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chairman Ann Wagner (MO-02) applauded the recent decision by the D.C. District Court to uphold the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2020 amendments to Rule 14a-8. This rule governs the inclusion of shareholder proposals in company proxy statements and was revised to…
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Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing examining digital asset market structure legislation, H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act of 2025. Click here for a one-pager on the CLARITY Act. Click here for a section-by-section. Click here for the text of the bill. Watch yesterday’s hearing online HERE. On the benefits of…
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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Andy Barr (KY-06), to explore the evolving landscape of consumer data privacy laws across federal and state jurisdictions, and examine consumer financial data privacy law under the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act (GLBA). Read Subcommittee Chair Barr’s opening remarks as…
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Today, the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, led by Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing exploring the evolving landscape of consumer data privacy laws across both federal and state jurisdictions. Members also examined consumer financial data privacy law under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Watch today's hearing online…
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) delivered the following statement at today's Full Committee hearing to examine the Committee's digital asset market structure framework, the CLARITY Act. Watch Chairman Hill’s opening remarks here. Read Chairman Hill's opening remarks as prepared for delivery. "Good morning. Today’s hearing will continue our work on…
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Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Stephen Begg, addressing the continued troubled operations with the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, also known as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance (MHA). In the letter, Chairman Hill wrote, “After…
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House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR) today introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which would establish a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets,…
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House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill Act: “Today House Republicans delivered on our mandate to pass a bill that strengthens the tax code, secures our border, and maintains America’s energy dominance. For too long, government spending has been a…
