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Information regarding my stance on Financial Services issues.

May 6, 2016
Washington, D.C.— Senior Member of the Financial Services Committee, U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding the CFPB ruling yesterday:
August 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) led a bipartisan letter along with Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-IN), Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) and 10 other House Financial Services Committee members to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requesting revisions to secondary data use restrictions in the Personal Financial Data Rights proposed rulemaking. 

June 21, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, questioned the Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, on the agency's intentions to improve its board diversity disclosure rule, as well the agency's plans to adopt investor protections around dual class stock structures.

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Rep. Gregory Meeks
February 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee, reintroduced the Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act of 2022 (H.R. 6745).

December 1, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Senior Member of the Financial Services Committee, U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, today echoed the concerns raised by investors of Wells Fargo & Co. At a November 29th meeting, a number of institutional investors of the bank submitted a resolution that would set policy separating the roles of board chair and chief executive officer. The proposal, which Rep. Meeks has called for in past congressional hearings, will be considered at Wells Fargo’s 2017 annual meeting. Regarding the announcement, Rep. Meeks released the following statement:
September 5, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent the following letter to Chairman Jay Clayton of the Securities and Exchange Commission urging him to study and report on the challenges faced by minority entrepreneurs in accessing capital through the private markets. The letter follows recent reports revealing that the SEC will consider regulatory changes to expand wealth opportunities for retail investors and to encourage capital formation for startups and private small businesses.

July 11, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, a bill introduced by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks to improve disclosures around companies with entrenched corporate governance structures passed the House Committee on Financial Services, of which Rep. Meeks is a senior member.

December 2, 2025
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner unveiled the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation INVEST Act.
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
July 27, 2022

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congressman John Katko released a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1842, the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, which honors the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman.