In January 2017, Americans for Financial Reform released a report compiling votes cast by members of the 114th Congress on a selection of important bills, amendments, and resolutions related to the structure and regulation of the financial system.
The votes listed and described here are, in the first place, a record of actions by lawmakers facing specific choices about protecting investors, consumers, or borrowers or strengthening the stability, transparency, or accountability of the financial sector. But the nature of the measures voted on is also revealing in itself.