WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today released a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) report outlining long-overdue plans to...
ICYMI: Kennedy in The Washington Times: Congress, EU must back lawful confiscation of Russia’s frozen assets
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Washington Times, calling on the European Union to provide banks the legal certainty they need to confiscate frozen Russian assets so...
Kennedy, Tim Scott introduce bill to cut red tape, update 1970s financial reporting standards
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Streamlining Transaction Reporting...
Kennedy on crypto market structure bill: “I hope we’ll move it quickly, but I hope we’ll move deliberately”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor about the future of digital asset market structure legislation in Congress.Key...
ICYMI: Kennedy in The Hill: Congress must hold cities accountable for holding back first-time home buyers
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Hill explaining how his Build Now Act would incentivize cities to build more housing.Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:“The...
Kennedy’s homeownership legislation passes key Banking Committee vote, gains momentum
Watch Kennedy’s comments from this morning’s Senate Banking Committee hearing here.WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Banking Committee today voted unanimously to advance Sen. John Kennedy’s...
Kennedy introduces bill to open door to homeownership for American families
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Build Now Act, which would incentivize new home construction by tying federal funds to cities’...
President Trump signs Kennedy resolution undoing cumbersome Biden-era bank merger rule
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today signed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) joint resolution of disapproval under Congressional Review Act (CRA) procedures to block an Office of Comptroller (OCC)...
Kennedy, Cassidy, colleagues urge FEMA to end unaffordable Risk Rating 2.0 program
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and seven Republican colleagues in sending a letter to acting...
Kennedy champions bill to end the CFPB’s unfair pay advantage
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today reintroduced the CFPB Pay Fairness Act, which would increase accountability at the Consumer Financial...