This Week in Congress - October 3, 2011

October 3, 2011









Date Committee
Time & Location
Title
Description
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10/4/2011 Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
10:00 a.m.
2128 Rayburn HOB
Audit the Fed: Dodd-Frank, QE3, and Federal Reserve Transparency
House Committee on Financial Services Website
10/6/2011 Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity
9:30 a.m.
2128 Rayburn HOB
The Obama Administration's Response to the Housing Crisis
House Committee on Financial Services Website
UNITED STATES SENATE
10/4/2011 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
02:30 p.m.
538 Dirksen
Consumer Protection and Middle Class Wealth Building in an Age of Growing Household Debt
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Website
10/6/2011 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations
09:30 a.m.
342 Dirksen
Excessive Speculation and Compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act
The Subcommittee plans to hold a hearing on speculation in the commodities markets and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act's provisions on speculative position limits for futures, options, and swap contracts for oil and other commodities. Hearing witnesses will include a panel of experts and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Website
10/6/2011 Finance
10:00 a.m.
215 Dirksen
Tax Reform Options: Incentives for Homeownership
Senate Committee on Finance Website


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