Financial Services and Consumer Protection
Beatty's Focus on Financial Services and Consumer Protections
As a senior Member of the Financial Services Committee and Member of the Joint Economic Committee, I am fighting to ensure an economy and financial services system that works for ALL Americans.
Highlights of Beatty Work on Financial Services and Consumer Protection
- Co-Chair of the House Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus.
- Authored the Financial Literacy College Education Act to establish best practices to teach financial literacy at institutions of higher education. The bill was signed into law in the 115th Congress.
- Passed the Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act out of the Financial Services Committee to provide consumers with free access to their credit scores.
- One of the lead Democrats on the Consumers First Act, a bill to make sure consumers' interests are placed before the interests of corporations.
- Leader on efforts to ensure the Treasury Department places Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
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More on Financial Services and Consumer Protection
Last week, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Young Kim (CA-40) in introducing the Community Investment and Prosperity Act, a bipartisan bill to expand banks’ ability to make community investments that promote public welfare and local economic development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Beatty – in a double-duty effort to condemn the Trump Administration’s abuse of power during the federal government shutdown – led two letters to Trump Cabinet officials demanding the release of critical infrastructure funding and the reversal of unlawful federal employee firings, for the American people.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, moved to subpoena the Secretary of the Treasury Department to release all unredacted documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s financial transactions, including wire transfers, currency transaction reports, suspicious activity reports, and other Bank Secrecy Act data.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), issued the following statement on President Trump’s illegal attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor, Lisa Cook:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, the House unanimously passed H.R. 1450, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Licensure for Investigators Act, a bipartisan initiative led by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03). This legislation would strengthen our national security by improving OFAC’s investigative capabilities against sanctioned individuals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Beatty reintroduced H.R. 3709 the ‘Advancing the Mentor Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act’ to codify the Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, DC – In a tense exchange during today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) confronted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on two critical issues: enforcement gaps in the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) rule and the years-long delay of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, May 6, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-40), Co-Chairs of the Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus, hosted a free, bipartisan Financial Education Resource Fair on Capitol Hill. The event connected members of the public, Congressional staff and community stakeholders with trusted financial tools and expert guidance to promote financial security and wealth-building.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) introduced H.Res.292, a resolution to recognize April as Financial Literacy Month to increase public awareness of the value of financial capability and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on Harriet Tubman Day, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) reintroduced the Woman on the Twenty Act, which sets design and print deadlines for the Treasury Department to feature abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. The effort, first announced in 2016, was halted under the first Trump Administration by then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Secretary Janet Yellen revived the project, placing it back on track to meet its 2030 target for circulation.