The House will vote on S. 2155, the bipartisan financial regulatory reform bill advanced by the Senate in March, while the Senate will take up a set of bills passed by the House Financial Services Committee, according to an agreement announced by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said today that he expects the House to pass S. 2155, the bipartisan financial regulatory reform bill, sometime in May.
At the end of a whirlwind week in Washington, James Ballentine — head of congressional relations at ABA — recaps the action at the ABA Government Relations Summit.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) today signaled that he may drop efforts to amend S. 2155, the bipartisan regulatory reform bill passed by the Senate last month.
As part of the Government Relations Summit this week, ABA has released a host of new resources to help bankers communicate with their customers and lawmakers about the real-world impact of the industry.
This morning at the Government Relations Summit in Washington, D.C., ABA will unveil its reimagined America’s Banks campaign.
In Q&A during ABA’s Emerging Leaders Forum today, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) expressed his support for S. 2155 — the bipartisan Senate regulatory reform bill currently awaiting action in the House — calling it “a very sensible piece of legislation.”
ABA and state bankers associations across the country today sent letters to congressional leaders urging the House to pass S. 2155 — the Senate-passed regulatory reform bill — “as soon as possible.”
The House Financial Services Committee today approved three ABA-backed bills.
Following last night’s strong bipartisan vote to pass S. 2155, the ABA-advocated regulatory reform bill, eyes turned to the House of Representatives.