House Financial Services Committee Membership, Subcommittees Finalized
On January 22, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) announced the subcommittee assignments for the committee’s Republican members. Rep. Garrett (R-NJ) will again lead the subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, while Rep. Capito (R-WV) remains as head of the subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) also recently announced as Ranking Members of those subcommittees Rep. Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Meeks (D-NY), respectively, and released the full roster for each subcommittee. The subcommittee rosters reflect the new members joining the committee, including Reps. Barr (R-KY), Cotton (R-AR), Hultgren (R-IL), Mulvaney (R-SC), Pittenger (R-NC), Ross (Fla.), Stutzman (R-IN), and Wagner (R-MO) for the majority; and on the minority side Reps. Beatty (D-OH), Delaney (D-MD), Heck (D-WA), Foster (D-IL), Kildee (D-MI), Murphy (D-FL), Sewell (D-AL), and Sinema (D-AZ). Finally, earlier this month Chairman Hensarling announced majority staff positions, and followed with additional staff announcements on January 25, 2013.