Senate Ag Committee Announces Hearing Date for Reauthorization of the CFTC

The Senate Agriculture Committee announced that on July 17, it will hold a hearing featuring testimonies from market participants and stakeholders who will address issues related to the Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC generally. Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and Thad Cochran, Ranking Member, also announced that recommendations made by the public and stakeholders regarding CFTC reauthorization are now public and available for viewing on the Committee website. The letters were submitted following a request made in March by Stabenow and Cochran for the public to weigh in on the process.

See: Senate Ag Committee Announcement.