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.
Read more below, or please contact my office for more information concerning my work and views on Financial Services.
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Washington, D.C. — Today, an amendment offered by U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) to support refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine was added to a broader Ukrainian relief bill with wide bipartisan support. Now included in the Ukraine Comprehensive Debt Payment Relief Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement following Shalanda Young's bipartisan confirmation to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined bipartisan colleagues in passing a historic omnibus appropriations agreement for Fiscal Year 2022. Included in the legislation was $5.285 million in funding for ten community projects located in Franklin County. This appropriations cycle marks the first time in over a decade that members of Congress have been able to provide direct investments within their districts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), issued the following statement on the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's appointment of Dr. Susan M. Collins as their next President. This July, Collins, a noted economist with extensive experience in government and academia, will become the first woman of color to lead the bank.
Washington, DC—The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, chaired by U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), held a hearing today entitled, "Access Denied: Eliminating Barriers and Increasing Economic Opportunity for Justice-Involved Individuals." The Subcommittee hearing examined the impact of economic barriers on justice-involved individuals, as well as opportunities to increase economic access for justice-involved individuals.