Consumer Protection
Over the course of my career I have fought, and continue to fight, to maintain consumer safeguards and protect them from all forms of abuse, fraud, and predatory practices
I currently serve as the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection
In the days following the 2008 financial crisis, I was among the leaders behind the formation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which protects consumers from unfair banking and lending practices, such as deceptive overdraft practices
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) unveiled the Petroleum Price Reduction Act - legislation to prohibit the export of petroleum products during periods of high oil prices to help keep prices at the pump for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum-based fuels in check.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, released the following statement regarding the collapse of FTX.
Sherman Oaks, CA – On the seventh anniversary of the Aliso Canyon gas blowout, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) continues to push for the closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility and to ensure that SoCal Gas is held responsible for their actions.
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, issued the following statement upon the announcement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) voted to send historic, inflation-fighting legislation to the President’s desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments that lower families’ kitchen table costs, create millions of good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis, and dramatically reduce the deficit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House voted to adopt an amendment led by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The amendment works to make it easier for homebuyers to purchase a home with a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House voted to adopt an amendment led by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The amendment will require that China-based issuers of certain unregistered securities provide basic information about themselves to the U.S.
Washington D.C. – Today Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) led 48 colleagues in introducing the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022, with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) leading 22 Senate colleagues to introduce the Senate companion. This legislation would simplify the tax filing process for millions of Americans, saving them time and money.
Washington, D.C. — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Richard K. Delmar, Acting Treasury Department Inspector General, J.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the Emergency Infant Formula Act - legislation that focuses on increasing the supply of infant formula amid the national shortage crisis. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is currently working to introduce companion legislation in the Senate.