Leading House Dem Will Block Crypto Market Structure Bill Hearing

Description

Rep. Maxine Waters, the leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, will block a joint hearing with the House Agriculture Committee on a crypto market structure bill.

Authors

Aoyon Ashraf

Nikhilesh De

Publish date

May 6, 2025

Publisher

CoinDesk

Web URL

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/05/leading-house-dem-will-block-crypto-market-structure-bill-hearing

Referenced by

GENIUS Act failed to pass cloture in the United States Senate

Crypto news

News story

House Democrats boycott joint crypto market hearing

Crypto news

News story

Waters said she told Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill that she would consent to the hearing if he "include[d] provisions to block Trump and his family, as well as Members of Congress and other elected federal government officials, from further profiting off crypto at the expense of American families in his crypto legislation."

Crypto news

Quote