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
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Beatty reintroduced the Expanding Opportunity for Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) Act to codify the Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program at
Washington, DC — Yesterday, Congresswoman Beatty reintroduced the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act to require consideration of at least one person of color and one gender-diverse candidate for each presidential vacancy
Washington, DC — Yesterday, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Juan Vargas (CA-52), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) were joined by more than 50 members of Congress in sending a letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency commenting on implementation of the Basel III agreement adjusting capital requirements for large U.S. banks.
Washington, DC — Today, the House unanimously passed H.R. 6370, 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, DC — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and 15 of her colleagues sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (C
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System and Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Washington, DC — U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on the passage of the House Continuing Resolution:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University was joined by Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, congressional leaders, Honda, Schaeffler Americas, and JobsOhio officials Monday to announce the creation of a new battery cell research and development center.
Slated to open in April 2025, the lab will accelerate the domestic development of battery cell materials and manufacturing technologies while providing an experiential learning setting for advanced battery technology workforce development.
Washington, DC — Reps. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led 55 of their colleagues in a letter urging the Biden Administration to support a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).