House Committee on Agriculture
| July 18th, 2011 | Lawmakers Provide Recommendations to CFTC for Improving Implementation Process of Dodd-Frank Lucas & Conaway identify specific actions agency can do to make it more transparent Reps. Frank Lucas (R- OK) and K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) sent a letter to Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday providing specific recommendations for improving the implementation process for Title VII of Dodd-Frank, as the CFTC shifts from proposed rules to final rules. |
| April 13th, 2011 | Subcommittee Continues Oversight of CFTC's Rulemaking Process
Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a public hearing to further review the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) rulemaking process for implementing title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
| March 31st, 2011 | Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Washington, DC Chairman Gary Gensler |
| February 10th, 2011 | Testimony of Chairman Gary Gensler before the House Committee on Agriculture
Good morning Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Peterson and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also thank my fellow Commissioners for their hard work and commitment on implementing the legislation. |
| December 10th, 2009 | House Passes Peterson-Frank Amendment to Strengthen Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives Today, the House of Representatives passed a key amendment to a financial regulatory reform bill that would bring accountability to unregulated over-the-counter derivatives for the first time. The House passed the bipartisan Peterson-Frank amendment to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, by voice vote. The amendment establishes a central clearing requirement for participants in the over-the-counter derivatives market while preserving the use of derivatives for end users to hedge price risks associated with their businesses. |
| November 17th, 2009 | Testimony of Chairman Gary Gensler Before the House Committee on Agriculture Good morning Chairman Peterson, Ranking Member Lucas and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today about financial regulatory reform. This Committee has recently moved historic legislation to comprehensively regulate over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Today, you requested that I address other aspects of reform. Specifically, I will address how those proposals might intersect with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of markets. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). |
