Chairwoman Waters and the House Financial Services Committee are working around the clock to ensure there is a comprehensive fiscal stimulus and public policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Committee Press Releases
- 11/20/2021 - Waters Announces December Committee Schedule
- 11/16/2021 - Committee Passes Legislation to Protect Retail Investors from Predatory Practices and Promote Fair Hiring Opportunities
- 11/16/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at November Full Committee Markup
- 10/27/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at Semi-Annual Oversight Hearing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- 10/26/2021 - Waters Announces November Committee Schedule
- 09/30/2021 - Waters Announces October Committee Schedule
- 09/30/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing on the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response
- 09/23/3031 - Waters on Reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Emergency Lending Powers: We Must Ensure the Fed’s Actions Reach Main Street
- 09/17/2021 - Waters and Committee Democrats Pass Legislation to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance to Renters and Landlords
- 09/14/2021 - Committee Passes Legislation to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance and Provide Protections for Descendants of Black Native American Freedmen
- 09/10/2021 - Waters on Expediting Emergency Rental Assistance to Renters and Landlords: Our Work Is Not Done
- 08/31/2021 - Waters Announces September Committee Schedule
- 08/27/2021 - Waters Details Plans to Reform the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and Expedite Aid to Renters and Landlords
- 08/27/2021 - Waters Statement on Supreme Court Decision to End CDC Eviction Moratorium
- 08/05/2021 - Waters Urges Federal Agencies and Bank Regulators to Strengthen and Enforce Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners
- 08/03/2021 - Rep. Waters Statement on CDC Decision to Extend Eviction Moratorium
- 08/02/2021 - In Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Waters Continues Fight for Renters
- 07/30/2021 - House Republicans Block Emergency Legislation by Chairwoman Waters to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium
- 07/29/2021 - Waters Introduces Legislation to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium to Keep Families Housed
- 07/28/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at July Full Committee Markup
- 07/27/2021 - Chairwoman Waters Meets with Secretary Yellen, Discusses Implementation of Rental Assistance
- 07/22/2021 - Waters Applauds OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Efforts to Undo Damage from Trump-Era Community Reinvestment Act Rule
- 07/20/2021 - Waters Commends FHFA Reversal of Unnecessary Trump-Era Refinance Penalty on Homeowners
- 07/20/2021 - Waters at Hearing on Oversight of HUD: Key to Building Back Better, and More Equitably, Is Understanding That Housing Is Infrastructure
- 07/15/2021 - Waters Announces Introduction of Groundbreaking Legislative Housing Package
- 07/15/2021 - Waters Applauds President Biden’s Executive Order to Examine Bank Merger Practices, Urges Federal Reserve to Strengthen Merger Reviews
- 07/14/2021 - Waters at Hearing on the State of the Economy: The Fed Must Play a Central Role in This Economic Transformation
- 07/08/2021 - Chairwoman Waters Secures Commitment from President Biden to Include Housing in Reconciliation
- 07/02/2021 - Waters Calls on Corporate Landlords to Halt Harmful Eviction Practices and Help Stabilize Renters
- 06/30/2021 - Waters Calls on Newsom and Garcetti to Continue to Reduce Barriers to COVID-19 Relief
- 03/31/2021 - Waters Announces April Hearing Schedule
- 03/24/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at Hearing on Public Housing During the Pandemic
- 03/23/2021 - Waters at Hearing with Yellen and Powell: We Must Ensure That There is a Sustained and Equitable Recovery
- 03/11/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Need to Help Consumers During the Pandemic
- 03/11/2021 - American Rescue Plan Act Contains Key Provisions Authored by Committee Democrats
- 03/10/2021 - Waters Floor Statement on the American Rescue Plan Act
- 03/10/2021 - Waters at Racial Equity Hearing: Institutional Racism Has Led to the Exclusion of Communities of Color From Housing and Financial Services
- 03/09/2021 - Waters Urges Regulators Not to Weaken Big Bank Leverage and Capital Requirements
- 03/01/2021 - Waters Applauds Treasury Effort to Help Vulnerable Countries Fight Pandemic Through Global Action
- 02/26/2021 - Waters Floor Statement in Support of American Rescue Plan Act
- 02/25/2021 - Waters Announces March Hearing Schedule
- 02/24/2021 - Waters to Powell: The Fed Must Use All of the Tools at Its Disposal to Ensure an Equitable and Swift Recovery
- 02/10/2021 - Waters Convenes Financial Services Markup on American Rescue Plan, Advancing COVID-19 Relief for Families in Need
- 02/04/2021 - Waters Highlights Need to Address Challenges Faced by Small and Minority-Owned Businesses During Pandemic
- 02/04/2021 - Waters Co-Leads Rep. Pressley Resolution Calling for the Cancellation of $50,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt Per Person
- 02/04/2021 - At First Full Committee Hearing of 117th Congress, Waters Urges Immediate Action on COVID-19 Relief
- 02/03/2021 - Waters Floor Statement on FY2021 Joint Budget Resolution on COVID-19 Relief
- 02/03/2021 - Waters Opening Statement at Committee Organizational Meeting and Markup to Adopt Committee Rules
- 02/01/2021 - Waters Announces February Hearing Schedule
- 01/26/2021 - Chairwoman Waters Announces Financial Services Subcommittee Leadership for the 117th Congress
- 01/15/2021 - Committee Releases Report on 2020 Activities
- 01/14/2021 - Waters Urges President-Elect Biden to Issue Presidential Memorandum to Suspend Midnight Rulemakings
- 12/23/2020 - Waters and Brown to Mnuchin: Listen to Stakeholders, Halt Any Significant Changes to the Housing Finance System
- 12/22/2020 - Waters Releases Extended Statement for the Record on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: "More Relief Is Needed, But this Bill is a Step in the Right Direction”
- 12/21/2020 - Waters on COVID-19 Relief Bill: Much More Relief Needed, But Bill is an Important First Step
- 12/20/2020 - Waters Secures Emergency Rental Assistance and Support for CDFIs and MDIs in Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill
- 12/18/2020 - Waters, Neal Joint Statement on Dangerous GOP Senate Provision in Coronavirus Negotiations
- 12/17/2020 - Waters Floor Statement on Urgent Need for Coronavirus Response Legislation
- 12/04/2020 - Waters Provides Recommendations to President-Elect Biden on Trump Actions to Reverse
- 12/03/2020 - Waters Statement on her Approval as Financial Services Committee Chairwoman for 117th Congress by the House Democratic Caucus
- 12/02/2020 - Waters Calls Out Mnuchin for Prematurely Ending Essential Emergency Lending Programs
- 11/30/2020 - Waters: Financial Services Committee Democrats Will Keep Working Until COVID-19 Relief is Passed
- 11/23/2020 - Waters Announces December Hearing Schedule
- 11/23/2020 - Waters Calls on GSA Administrator to Ascertain Biden as President-Elect; Initiate Presidential Transition Process
- 11/19/2020 - Waters Blasts the Trump Administration’s Move to Shut Down Key CARES Act Facilities Put in Place to Support Economy During the Pandemic
- 11/19/1010 - Waters Warns That Small Businesses May Permanently Close Due to COVID-19 if Action Is Not Taken Soon
- 11/12/2020 - Waters to Regulators: President-Elect Biden Has a Mandate to Protect Consumers and End Trump's Wall Street First Agenda
- 10/27/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces November Hearing Schedule
- 10/12/2020 - Waters Statement on Trump Administration’s Latest Weak COVID-19 Relief Proposal
- 10/05/2020 - Committee Democrats’ Legislation Included in Updated House COVID-19 Package
- 10/02/2020 - Waters Urges SEC to Rescind Proposed Amendments that Reduce Capital Market Transparency
- 10/01/2020 - Waters Floor Statement on Updated Heroes Act: "It’s Time for Republicans to Stop Blocking Coronavirus Relief and Support This Legislation.”
- 10/01/2020 - Waters Slams Trump Administration for Using Pandemic Funding Allocated for PPE for Defense Spending
- 09/23/2020 - House Passes Ten Bipartisan Financial Services Bills
- 09/22/2020 - Waters at Oversight Hearing on Pandemic Response: The Trump Administration Has Utterly Failed in Its Economic Response to This Virus
- 09/17/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces Update to September Hearing Schedule
- 09/16/2020 - Waters Statement on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Inadequate Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 09/10/2020 - Waters Delivers Statement on Need to Save Our States as Trump and Senate Republicans Fail to Act
- 09/01/2020 - Waters: Trump Action Introduces Potential Criminal Penalties for Millions of Renters on Brink of Eviction
- 08/28/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces September Hearing Schedule
- 08/27/2020 - Waters Slams Carson's So-Called Eviction Moratorium Which Does Not Protect Renters from Eviction
- 08/26/2020 - Waters Calls on FHFA to Scrap Unnecessary Refinance Penalty
- 08/14/2020 - Waters and Clay Slam New Adverse Market Fee That Could Cost Homeowners Thousands of Additional Dollars
- 08/13/2020 - GAO Study Requested by Waters Confirms Homelessness Much Worse Than Previously Reported
- 08/10/2020 - Waters Releases One-Pager on Trump’s Executive Order on Housing, Sets the Record Straight
- 08/08/2020 - Waters Responds to Empty Trump Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda
- 08/08/2020 - Waters and Meeks Introduce the “Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color Through Inclusive Lending Act”
- 08/05/2020 - Waters, Gottheimer, Sherman, Foster, and Lynch Lead Call For SEC Investigation into Kodak; Cite Concern Over Insider Trading Related to Defense Production Act Deal
- 08/05/2020 - Waters, Warren and Gillibrand Introduce Legislation Requiring the Fed to Close Racial Employment and Wage Gaps
- 08/05/2020 - Waters, Engel, Clyburn, Maloney, Green Launch Investigation into $765 Million Deal Between Trump Administration and Kodak
- 07/31/2020 - Waters Statement on Amendments Offered to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2021
- 07/30/2020 - Waters to Kraninger: Your Actions Are a Betrayal of Consumers
- 07/29/2020 - Waters to Senate Republicans: How Dare You!
- 07/29/2020 - Waters Again Sounds Alarm on Need to Prevent Evictions; Calls Senate Republican HEALS Act a ‘Slap in the Face’ to Struggling Families
- 07/28/2020 - Waters, Clay, and Heck Request Housing Finance Regulator Pause Rulemaking Increasing Capital for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- 07/27/2020 - Waters Blasts Senate Inaction on Eviction Moratorium; Continues Fighting to Pass Legislation to Extend Rental Assistance
- 07/27/2020 - Waters, Nadler and Clay Slam Trump Administration Decision to Terminate Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
- 07/23/2020 - Waters at Hearing on Need for Senate to Pass Heroes Act: Families Are Again Suffering Through No Fault of Their Own; We Must Not Leave Them Behind
- 07/23/2020 - Ahead of Hearing on Urgently Needed Coronavirus Relief, Waters Denies Ranking Member Request to Cancel Hearing, Highlights Bipartisan Efforts to Help Americans
- 07/14/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces Additional July Hearings
- 07/14/2020 - Waters, Smith, Engel, Thompson and Pallone Seek Information on Trump Administration Failures to Boost Production of PPE and Testing As COVID-19 Cases Spike
- 07/01/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces July Hearing Schedule
- 06/30/2020 - Waters Floor Statement on Moving Forward Act
- 06/30/2020 - Waters at Hearing with Powell and Mnuchin on Pandemic Response: We Cannot Endure Another Unequal Crisis or Unequal Recovery
- 06/29/2020 - Waters and Heck Op-Ed: America Needs Emergency Rental Assistance Now
- 06/29/2020 - Waters on Emergency Housing Legislation: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Eviction Crisis
- 06/25/2020 - Waters Applauds Inclusion of Her Housing Infrastructure Bill in House Infrastructure Package
- 06/25/2020 - Waters Condemns Deregulatory Rulemakings at SEC During the Pandemic
- 06/23/2020 - Waters Sends Letter to Energy Secretary Condemning Redlining Comments, Pushing Back Against Preferential Treatment for Oil and Gas Sector
- 06/23/2020 - Waters and Green Request Inspector General Investigation into HUD’s Exclusion of DACA Recipients from FHA Loans
- 06/22/2020 - Waters Announces Addition to the June Committee Calendar
- 06/22/2020 - Waters, Neal, and Velázquez Reiterate Demand for Full PPP Transparency
- 06/18/2020 - Waters Announces Updates to June Committee Schedule
- 06/17/2020 - Waters at Hearing with Fed Chair: Communities of Color Suffering Disproportionately During Pandemic Crisis
- 06/15/2020 - Following the Trump Administration’s Refusal to Release Names of PPP Loan Recipients, Waters, Neal, and Velázquez Demand Transparency: “Taxpayers Have a Right to Know How Their Money Was Spent”
- 06/13/2020 - As Americans Continue to Struggle to Pay Rent During Pandemic Crisis, Waters and Heck Continues to Push for Emergency Rental Assistance
- 06/11/2020 - Waters and Meeks Introduce Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reverse Harmful Rule to Weaken the Community Reinvestment Act
- 06/04/2020 - Waters Blasts Acting Comptroller Brooks’ Letter Pressuring State and Local Governments to End Measures to Combat COVID-19
- 06/01/2020 - Waters Statement on OCC Rule on Interest on Transferred Loans
- 05/29/2020 - Waters Statement on Treasury and SBA Setting Aside $10 Billion for CDFIs for Paycheck Protection Program
- 05/29/2020 - Waters Announces Virtual Hearings in June
- 05/28/2020 - Committee Holds Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable with Cybersecurity Experts
- 05/28/2020 - Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable with CyberSecurity Experts
- 05/26/2020 - Committee Holds Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Capital Markets
- 05/26/2020 - Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Capital Markets
- 05/23/2020 - Committee Holds Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Housing Markets
- 05/22/2020 - Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable on Impact of COVID-19 on Housing Markets
- 05/20/2020 - Waters Blasts Otting’s Departing Act to Weaken CRA During COVID-19 Pandemic
- 05/18/2020 - In Letter to Fed and Treasury, Waters Presses for Emergency Lending Programs Not to Support Predatory Lenders
- 05/15/2020 - Waters Urges Congress to Pass Heroes Act: It’s Time to “Put up or Shut up”
- 05/15/2020 - The Heroes Act: Financial Services Committee Fact Sheets
- 05/14/2020 - Committee Holds Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable with Prudential Regulators
- 05/13/2020 - Waters Statement on Oral Arguments Before Supreme Court on Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG
- 05/13/2020 - Waters and San Nicolas Call on Treasury and the Fed to Stop Excluding Territories from Receiving COVID-19 Relief
- 05/08/2020 - Committee Democrats Working Around the Clock to Combat COVID-19
- 05/08/2020 - Committee to Hold Bipartisan Virtual Roundtable with Financial Regulators
- 05/08/2020 - Waters, Heck and Brown Introduce Legislation to Provide Emergency Rental Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis
- 05/06/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. San Nicolas Works to Ensure Funding is Available for Territories and Local Governments During COVID-19 Crisis
- 05/05/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Lawson Pushes for Moratorium on Debt Collection During COVID-19 Crisis
- 05/05/2020 - Waters and Subcommittee Chairs Hold Mortgage Servicers Accountable During COVID-19
- 05/01/2020 - Waters Calls for Administration to Put Small Business Owners Over Predatory Payday Lenders
- 05/01/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Tlaib Leads Legislative Effort to Support State, Territory, and Local Governments During COVID-19 Crisis
- 04/30/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Heck Pushes For Rental Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis
- 04/26/2020 - Chairwoman Waters, Top Democrats Call on Treasury, Small Business Administration to Expand Paycheck Protection Program Opportunities for CDFIs and MDIs
- 04/23/2020 - Waters Statement on Passage of Interim COVID-19 Relief Package
- 04/21/2020 - Waters Statement on Bipartisan Deal to Fund Paycheck Protection Program, Assist Small Businesses, and Ensure Full Participation by CDFIs and MDIs
- 04/16/2020 - Waters Urges Fed to Address Concerns Regarding COVID-19 Programs and Facilities Needed to Support Small Businesses and the Economy
- 04/15/2020 - Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member Brown Call on Administration to Stabilize the Housing Market During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 04/14/2020 - Financial Services and Oversight Committee Chairs Seek Briefing on FDIC’s Readiness for Financial Crisis During Pandemic
- 04/10/2020 - Waters and Velázquez Write to Megabank CEOs to Express Strong Concerns About Small Business Access to Paycheck Protection Program
- 04/09/2020 - Waters Statement on Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap
- 04/09/2020 - Waters and Brown Call on Administration Officials to Step Up Efforts to Implement Defense Production Act
- 04/08/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Applauds World Bank Capital Increase Included In COVID-19 Stimulus Package
- 04/08/2020 - Committee Democrats Call on Regulators to Suspend CRA and Other Rulemakings Unrelated to COVID-19
- 04/02/2020 - Waters to Mnuchin and Carranza: Paycheck Protection Program Funds Must Not Be Used to Pay Private Equity or Other Funds
- 04/01/2020 - During COVID-19 Crisis, Waters Calls on Treasury and SBA to Allow All Local, Community Financial Institutions to Participate in Program to Support Small Businesses
- 04/01/2020 - Committee Releases Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the CARES Act
- 04/01/2020 - Waters to Mnuchin: The Committee Will Closely Monitor Your Implementation of the CARES Act
- 03/31/2020 - Waters Condemns Trump Signing Statement on Bipartisan COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
- 03/31/2020 - Waters Releases Extended Statement for the Record on the CARES Act
- 03/27/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Gottheimer Introduces Bill to Strengthen National Pandemic Planning
- 03/27/2020 - Waters Delivers House Floor Statement on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
- 03/27/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Dean Introduces Bill to Provide Relief to Student Loan Borrowers
- 03/26/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Garcia Introduces Bill to Ban Evictions During COVID-19 Crisis
- 03/25/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Scott Introduces Bill to Create a $35 Billion Homeowner Assistance Fund During COVID-19 Crisis
- 03/25/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Phillips Introduces Bill to Establish a Congressional COVID–19 Oversight Panel
- 03/24/2020 - Committee Democrats At Work: Rep. Vargas Introduces Bill to Provide Additional Defense Production Act Funding During COVID-19 Crisis
- 03/23/2020 - Committee Democrats Roll Out Legislation to Provide Comprehensive Stimulus and Public Policy Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
- 03/20/2020 - Waters and 29 Democrats Work to Protect Fair Housing Regulations During COVID-19 Crisis
- 03/19/2020 - Waters Statement on Representative Ben McAdams
- 03/18/2020 - Waters Announces Committee Plan for Comprehensive Fiscal Stimulus and Public Policy Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
- 03/16/2020 - Waters Statement on Federal Reserve Response to Coronavirus
- 03/12/2020 - Chairwoman Waters Announces Postponement of March Committee Hearings
- 03/11/2020 - Waters Leads Letters Calling on Regulators and Financial Institutions to Protect Americans and the Financial System from Impact of Coronavirus
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