Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott raised concerns about SEC-proposed rules that expand the dealer registration requirement as to transactions in U.S. Treasury securities.
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Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill would bring digital assets within the AML/CFT regulatory framework.
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) requested analysis and recommendations from Treasury and the SEC on the Republican-proposed legislation that would establish a digital asset framework.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-PA) proposed legislation that would establish a digital asset framework and provide for related joint rulemaking from the CFTC and the SEC.
The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would codify expiring SEC no-action relief that (i) excludes broker-dealers who are compensated for research services from the definition of "investment adviser" and (ii) allows broker-dealers to continue accepting payments for research reports in order to comply with international regulations, including MiFID and MiFID II.