The Senate passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support, marking a significant step forward in advancing stablecoin legislation. Legislative action on stablecoins will now move to the House of Representatives. The House...more
On Tuesday, June 10, the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services both favorably reported to the House H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act (as amended). Both committees gave overwhelmingly...more
In a significant development for the digital asset industry, Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture have released a comprehensive discussion draft of proposed legislation...more
This week, Congress wrapped up its final session of the 118th Congress. Crypto legislation in the next Congress will likely be based on the bills introduced in the prior session, but we might see some significant changes to...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively - What to Watch - Last week, congressional Democrats released 1,684 pages of legislative text mirroring portions of the budget...more
This past week, the House Financial Services Committee considered and passed a few bills that would, if passed by the House, result in changes to the securities laws. ...more
Over the past several weeks, competing views have emerged from Capitol Hill and the SEC over how the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) should approach waivers of collateral consequences for parties...more
Last month, Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced a bill entitled Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2019 (“proposed bill”). The proposed bill is intended to increase...more
The House Financial Services Committee recently passed H.R. 1815, which is the Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act. ...more