Pictured Above: Final vote count for H.R. 1500 on the House Floor

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Chairwoman Waters and co-sponsored by Committee Democrats, to block the Trump Administration’s anti-consumer agenda and reverse their past efforts to undermine the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Consumer Bureau).

To learn more about this legislation, click here.

Mnuchin Continues Testimony

On Wednesday, at the continuation of a full Committee hearing with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin entitled, “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System,” Committee Democrats pressed the Secretary on numerous issues including his efforts to withhold President Trump’s tax returns from Congress.

Pictured Above: Image displayed during the Mnuchin hearing.

Fact-Checking Carson

On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Benjamin Carson testified at a full Committee hearing entitled, “Housing in America: Oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.”

Committee Democrats asked the Secretary about many of his harmful actions at HUD. Read below for a list of the top 5 inaccurate responses from Secretary Carson to Committee Democrats.

Weekend Reads

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Chairwoman’s Corner

On Friday, Chairwoman Waters announced several hearings and a markup for the month of June. Click here for the announcement and visit the Committee’s website for the most up-to-date Committee schedule.

Committee activities are finalized once an official notice is issued by the House Financial Services Committee.

Member Spotlight

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).

On Thursday, Congresswoman Wexton introduced the Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act, to protect transgender individuals and block the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposal to make changes to the Equal Access Rule.

This legislation comes on the heels of testimony from HUD Secretary Benjamin Carson on Tuesday, where he stated that he was not anticipating any changes to the Equal Access Rule.

One day later, HUD released a proposal that would make significant changes to the Equal Access Rule. The current Equal Access Rule requires shelter providers to respect the stated gender identity of an individual seeking shelter. Secretary Carson’s proposed rule could allow shelter providers to force individuals to be housed with people of their opposite gender.