Letters to Congress Archives - Americans for Financial Reform

Letters to Congress: Letter in Opposition to anti-ESG bills that threaten workers’ retirement security and our financial system, and weaken tools of corporate accountability

AFR led a coalition of 39 partner organizations in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposing H.R. 4790 and H.R. 5339. These bills are part of a broader campaign against common sense investment practices and would undermine workers’ retirement security, weaken corporate accountability, and compromise the integrity of our financial system. The coalition urges Congress to reject these bills, which favor corporate interests at the expense of workers, investors, and the public.

Letter to California Legislature: Support SB 219 Timeline for Climate Risk Disclosure

Americans for Financial Reform joined a coalition letter to the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee supporting the passage of SB 219 offering technical amendments to the recently passed historic Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261, the Climate-related Financial

Letters to Congress: Letter Urging the House Appropriations Committee to Reject Harmful Riders and Undo Funding Cuts

AFR signed on to a letter urging leaders of the House Appropriations Committee to undo irresponsible funding cuts and reject the harmful riders in the Fiscal Year 25 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (FY25 CJS) Appropriations legislation passed by the House Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Subcommittee.

Letters to Congress: Support the Nomination of Kristin N. Johnson to Serve as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions

AFR and coalition members signed onto a letter urging the Senate to support the nomination of Kristin N. Johnson to Serve as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the Department of the Treasury. Johnson is a highly accomplished scholar of financial regulation, and has ably worked with stakeholders as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission promote market stability and integrity, and protect market participants and investors from misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent practices.

Letters to Congress: Support the Nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to be Chair and Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

AFR and coalition members signed onto a letter urging the Senate to support the nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to be Chair and Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Goldsmith Romero led the office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and has decades of experience regulating financial institutions and markets, broad and deep knowledge of the financial system, and a record of commitment to the public interest.

Letters to Congress: Support the Nomination of Caroline A. Crenshaw to Serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

AFR and coalition members signed onto a letter urging the Senate to support the nomination of Caroline A. Crenshaw to Serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for another term. Commissioner Crenshaw was unanimously confirmed in 2020 and her distinguished service at the SEC fully justified this Senate support. Crenshaw has worked tirelessly and skillfully with all stakeholders to advance the mission of the SEC.

Letters to Congress: Letter Opposing CRA repeal efforts against the SEC climate risk disclosure rule

AFR was joined by 52 partner organization in a letter to Senate and House leadership expressing strong opposition to the Congressional Review Act resolutions of disapproval against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Rule and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Management Principles from

Letters to Congress: Letter in Opposition of Egregious Deregulatory Bills Scheduled for Markup

AFR and partners led a letter opposing a set of financial institution bills scheduled for markup tomorrow, May 17th in the House. Title I of the first bill (H.R. 8337) is particularly egregious and would result in ~100 banking organizations being removed from CFPB oversight, among other negative consequences for Qualified mortgage requirements, the Durbin amendment cap, the Volcker rule and others. H.R. 758 compromises safety and soundness standards while not addressing the root causes of de novo bank challenges.

Letters to Congress: Letter to the House Financial Services Committee in Opposition to Profoundly Damaging Legislation

Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) wrote a letter to the House Financial Services Committee expressing our strong opposition to legislation that the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) is scheduled to consider this week that would amend the federal securities laws in ways that could be profoundly damaging to American workers and “mom and pop” investors.

Letters to Congress: Letter to The House Financial Services Committee in Opposition to Legislation That Erodes Consumer Protections

Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and partners led a letter the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) to express our opposition to a legislation package that the committee is scheduled to markup this week. The collection of bills would erode consumer protections, enable predatory lenders, and hamstring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability to fulfill its mandate