SEC SealSEC Seal Home | Fast Answers | Site Map | Search: 


U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission


  About the SEC

  Filings (EDGAR)

  Regulatory Actions

  Staff Interps

  Investor Info

  News/Statements


  Litigation

  Information for...

  Divisions


SEC Congressional Testimony

This collection of files contains Congressional testimony given by members of the SEC. The following material is currently available:

Archive of Earlier Statements and Testimony

2004 Statements and Testimony

Date Testimony
Sep. 23, 2004 Alan L. Beller Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, re: Small Business Capital Formation
Jul. 21, 2004 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: Proposals to Modernize the National Market System
Jul. 15, 2004 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: Investor Protection and the Regulation of Hedge Funds Advisers
Jun. 17, 2004 Annette L. Nazareth Director of The Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
May 13, 2004 Ethiopis Tafara Director, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Before the House Financial Services Committee re: Global Markets, National Regulation, and Cooperation
Apr. 20, 2004 James M. McConnell Executive Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Efficiency and Financial Management, Committee on Government Reform, re: Resource Allocations and Strategic Planning
Apr. 8, 2004 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Investor Protection Issues Regarding the Regulation of the Mutual Fund Industry
Mar. 31, 2004 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives, re: Fiscal 2005 Appropriations Request for the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Mar. 30, 2004 Susan Ferris Wyderko, Director, Office of Investor Education and Assistance, Before the Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, re: The Commission's Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions
Mar. 10, 2004 Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Examinations of Mutual Fund
Mar. 10, 2004 Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Recent Regulatory Actions to Protect Mutual Fund Investors
Feb. 10, 2004 Alan L. Beller, Director, Division of Corporate Finance, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: The Application of Federal Securities Law Disclosure and Reporting Requirements to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks

2003 Statements and Testimony

Nov. 20, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: Recent Commission Activity To Combat Misconduct Relating to Mutual Funds
Nov. 20, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: Improving the Governance of the New York Stock Exchange
Nov. 18, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Regulatory Reforms To Protect Our Nation's Mutual Fund Investors
Nov. 4, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of Enforcement, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Recent Commission Activity to Combat Misconduct Relating to Mutual Funds
Nov. 3, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of Enforcement, Oral Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re: Recent Commission Activity to Combat Misconduct Relating to Mutual Funds
Nov. 3, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of Enforcement, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re: Recent Commission Activity to Combat Misconduct Relating to Mutual Funds
Nov. 3, 2003 Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, Oral Testimony Before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re: Initiatives to Address Concerns in the Mutual Fund Industry
Nov. 3, 2003 Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re: Initiatives to Address Concerns in the Mutual Fund Industry
Oct. 30, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises re: Market Structure Issues
Oct. 20, 2003 Written Statement of the Commission, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives re: Performance of the Securities Markets During the Northeast Power Outage and Hurricane Isabel
Oct. 15, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Subcommittee on Securities and Investment of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, re: Market Structure Issues
Sep. 30, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Recent Commission Activity To Enhance Investor Protections
Sep. 17, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the House Committee on Financial Services, re: The Commission's Efforts to Strengthen the Accounting Profession
Sep. 9, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Jul. 23, 2003 Peter Derby, Managing Executive for Operations (accompanied by James M. McConnell, Executive Director), Before the House Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, Committee on Government Reform, re: Strategic Planning and Operational Effectiveness
Jun. 18, 2003 Paul F. Roye, Director, Division of Investment Management, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: the Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act of 2003, H.R. 2420
Jun. 5, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of Enforcement, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: The Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act, H.R. 2179
May 22, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Committee on Financial Services, re: The Long and Short of Hedge Funds: Effects of Strategies for Managing Market Risk
May 7, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Global Research Analyst Settlement
May 6, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the House Committee on Government Reform, re: H.R. 1836, the "Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act"
Apr. 10, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, on April 10, 2003, Concerning Investor Protection Implications of Hedge Funds
Apr. 8, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, on April 8, 2003, Concerning Appropriations for Fiscal 2004
Apr. 2, 2003 Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Rating the Rating Agencies: The State of Transparency and Competition
Mar. 13, 2003 Chairman William H. Donaldson, Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives, re: Appropriations for Fiscal 2004
Mar. 6, 2003 James M. McConnell, Executive Director, Before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services, re: H.R. 658, the "Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003"
Feb. 26, 2003 Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of Enforcement, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Returning Funds to Defrauded Investors
Feb. 12, 2003 Robert L. D. Colby, Deputy Director, Division of Market Regulation, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Recovery and Renewal: Protecting the Capital Markets Against Terrorism Post 9/11

2002 Statements and Testimony

Dec. 12, 2002 Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re:Transparent Financial Reporting for Structured Finance Transactions
Sep. 17, 2002 Alan L. Beller, Director, Division of Corporate Finance, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: the Application of Federal Securities Law Disclosure and Reporting Requirements to the Tennessee Valley Authority
May 24, 2002 Written Statement of the Commission, Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, re: H.R. 4685, the "Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002"
May 23, 2002 Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, re: Issues Raised by the Frank D. Gruttadauria Matter
May 22, 2002 Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Before the House Committee on Financial Services, re: Certain Pending Proposalsby the European Commission
May 14, 2002 Robert K. Herdman, Chief Accountant, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: The Roles of the SEC and the FASB in Establishing GAAP
Apr. 23, 2002 James M. McConnell, Executive Director, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, re:Critical Resource and Staffing Issues Facing the SEC
Apr. 17, 2002 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, re: Appropriations for Fiscal 2003
Mar. 21, 2002 Oral testimony of Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs re: Accounting and Investor Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies
Mar. 21, 2002 Written testimony of Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs re: Accounting and Investor Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies
Mar. 21, 2002 John M. Morrissey, Deputy Chief Accountant, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services re: Telecommunications Accounting Issues
Mar. 20, 2002 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the House Committee on Financial Services re: The Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act
Mar. 20, 2002 Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., Before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs re: the Role of Credit Rating Agencies in the U.S. Securities Markets
Mar. 7, 2002 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Committee on Appropriations re: Appropriations for Fiscal 2003
Feb. 14, 2002 Robert K. Herdman, Chief Accountant, Before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce re: Are Current Financial Accounting Standards Protecting Investors?
Feb. 13, 2002 Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt, Jr. Commissioner, Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Committee on Energy and Commerce re: The Enron Bankruptcy, the Functioning of Energy Markets and Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Feb. 6, 2002 Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, re: S. 1766 and Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Feb. 5, 2002 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: Financial Literacy
Feb. 4, 2002 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Suponsored Enterprises re: Legislative Solutions to Problems Raised by Events Relating to Enron Corporation
Jan. 29, 2002 Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs re: Financial Aspects of the War on Terrorism and the Implementation of the International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001

2001 Statements and Testimony

Dec. 13, 2001 Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., Before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Committee on Energy and Commerce re: H.R. 3406 and Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Dec. 12, 2001 Robert K. Herdman, Chief Accountant, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises and The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services re: Recent Events Relating to Enron Corporation
Sept. 26, 2001 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the House Committee on Financial Services, re: the Condition of the U.S. Financial Markets Following the Recent Terrorist Attacks
Sept. 20, 2001 Chairman Harvey L. Pitt, Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, re: the Condition of the U.S. Financial Markets Following the Recent Terrorist Attacks
Aug. 2, 2001 Acting Chairman, Laura S. Unger, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored-Enterprises and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, re: The Functional Regulation Provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
Jul. 31, 2001 Oral Testimony of Acting Chairman Laura S. Unger,Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Conflicts of Interest Faced by Brokerage Firms and Their Research Analysts
Jul. 31, 2001 Acting Chairman Laura S. Unger, Before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Committee on Financial Services, re: Conflicts of Interest Faced by Brokerage Firms and Their Research Analysts
Jun. 28, 2001 Acting Chairman Laura S. Unger, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Committee on Appropriations, re: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002

 

http://www.sec.gov/news/testimony.shtml


Modified: 09/23/2004