United States House Committee on Financial Services
The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking and Currency, is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking and housing industries. The Financial Services Committee also oversees the work of the Federal Reserve, the United States Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other financial services regulators.
Standing committee | |
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Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress | |
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Formed | December 11, 1865 |
Leadership | |
Chair | Patrick McHenry (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
Ranking member | Maxine Waters (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
Vice chair | French Hill (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
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Seats | 52 |
Political parties | Majority (29)
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The House Committee on Financial Services is considered to be one of the House's most powerful committees.[1]
It is currently chaired by Republican Patrick McHenry from North Carolina, having assumed office in 2023. He previously served as the committee's Ranking Member. The Ranking Member is Democrat Maxine Waters from California, who previously chaired the committee under a Democrat majority in the House.
Jurisdiction
editUnder the rules of the 113th Congress, the Financial Services Committee's jurisdiction includes:
- Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and Federal monetary policy
- Economic stabilization, defense production, renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities, rents, and services
- Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than transportation)
- Insurance generally
- International finance
- International financial and monetary organizations
- Money and credit, including currency and the issuance of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar
- Public and private housing
- Securities and exchanges
- Urban development[2]
History
editThe Banking and Currency Committee was created on December 11, 1865, to take over responsibilities previously handled by the Ways and Means Committee. It continued to function under this name until 1968, when it assumed the current name.[3]
Members, 118th Congress
editResolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 56 (R), H.Res. 57 (D), H.Res. 71 (amending rank)
Subcommittees
editThe Financial Services Committee operates with six subcommittees. The jurisdiction over insurance was transferred in 2001 to the then-House Banking and Financial Services Committee from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Since that time it had been the purview of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. But "with plans to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac expected to take up much of that panel's agenda, insurance instead [was] moved to a new Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity [as of the 112th Congress]."[4] In the 115th Congress, a new subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance was created, dedicated to disrupting the financing of terrorist organizations.[5]
Current subcommittees
editSubcommittee | Chair[6] | Ranking Member[7] |
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Capital Markets | Ann Wagner (R-MO) | Brad Sherman (D-CA) |
Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion | French Hill (R-AR) | Stephen Lynch (D-MA) |
Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy | Andy Barr (R-KY) | Bill Foster (D-IL) |
Housing and Insurance | Warren Davidson (R-OH) | Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) |
National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) | Joyce Beatty (D-OH) |
Oversight and Investigations | Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | Al Green (D-TX) |
List of chairs
editList of ranking members
editChairman | Party | State | Years |
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Jim Leach | Republican | Iowa | 1992–1995 |
Henry B. González | Democratic | Texas | 1995–1999 |
John LaFalce | Democratic | New York | 1999–2003 |
Barney Frank | Democratic | Massachusetts | 2003–2007 |
Spencer Bachus | Republican | Alabama | 2007–2011 |
Barney Frank | Democratic | Massachusetts | 2011–2013 |
Maxine Waters | Democratic | California | 2013–2019 |
Patrick McHenry | Republican | North Carolina | 2019–2023 |
Maxine Waters | Democratic | California | 2023–present |
Historical membership rosters
edit117th Congress
editMajority | Minority |
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 511 (R), H.Res. 1159 (R)
- Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair[8] | Ranking Member[9] |
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Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions | Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) |
Diversity and Inclusion | Joyce Beatty (D-OH) | Ann Wagner (R-MO) |
Housing, Community Development and Insurance | Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) | Steve Stivers (R-OH) |
Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets | Brad Sherman (D-CA) | Bill Huizenga (R-MI) |
National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy | Jim Himes (D-CT) | French Hill (R-AR) |
Oversight and Investigations | Al Green (D-TX) | Andy Barr (R-KY) |
116th Congress
editMajority | Minority |
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Sources: H.Res. 7 (Chair), H.Res. 8 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 57 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 596 (R), H.Res. 801 (R)
- Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) |
Diversity and Inclusion | Joyce Beatty (D-OH) | Ann Wagner (R-MO) |
Housing, Community Development and Insurance | Lacy Clay (D-MO) | Steve Stivers (R-OH) |
Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets | Brad Sherman (D-CA) | Bill Huizenga (R-MI) |
National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy | Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) | French Hill (R-AR) |
Oversight and Investigations | Al Green (D-TX) | Andy Barr (R-KY) |
115th Congress
editMajority | Minority |
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114th Congress
editSources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 29 (R), H.Res. 45 (D)
113th Congress
edit112th Congress
editMajority | Minority |
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Source: https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/113th_congress_membership.pdf
111th Congress
editSource: https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/111thmembers.pdf
110th Congress
edit109th Congress
edit108th Congress
editMajority | Minority |
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107th Congress
edit93rd Congress
editSee also
edit- United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- List of current United States House of Representatives committees
- Lavelle, Kathryn C. Money and Banks in the American Political System. NY: Cambridge. 97811017609167
References
edit- ^ Merle, Renae (January 16, 2019). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs. Wall Street: Lawmaker wins spot on powerful House committee". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Jurisdiction". financialservices.house.gov. Financial Services Committee. Retrieved February 25, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Chapter 5. Records of the Banking and Currency Committees". Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789–1989 (Record Group 233). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Lehmann, R. J. (January 20, 2011). "Insurance gets top billing on new House subcommittee". SNL Financial. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Pearce to head committee on terrorism finances". The Arizona Republic. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "McHenry Announces Financial Services Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for 118th Congress | Financial Services Committee". financialservices.house.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ranking Member Waters Announces Subcommittee Membership for Democratic Caucus on House Financial Services Committee". U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats. February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Waters Opening Statement at Committee Organizational Meeting and Markup to Adopt Committee Rules
- ^ McHenry Announces Republican Financial Services Subcommittee Assignments
External links
edit- House Committee on Financial Services Homepage (Archive)
- House Financial Services Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
- House Financial Services Committee Hearings and Meetings Video. Congress.gov.