Summary

The following agenda constitutes the oversight plan of the Committee on Financial
Services for the 113th Congress. It includes areas in which the Committee and its
subcommittees expect to conduct oversight during this Congress, but does not preclude
oversight or investigation of additional matters or programs as they arise. Any areas
mentioned in the oversight plan may be considered by the Financial Services Committee,
the four subcommittees of jurisdiction or the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations.

jurisdiction

Clause 1(h) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 112th Congress sets forth the jurisdiction of the Committee on Financial Services as follows –(1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and Federal monetary policy.(2) Economic stabilization, defense production, renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities, rents, and services.(3) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than transportation).(4) Insurance generally.

(5) International finance.

(6) International financial and monetary organizations.

(7) Money and credit, including currency and the issuance of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar.(8) Public and private housing.(9) Securities and exchanges.(10) Urban development.