Congressional testimony given by the Chairman, Commissioners, and staff of the SEC.  To view Testimonies prior to 2012, view the Testimony Archive.

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Title
Speaker
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission” Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, Committee on Financial Services Speaker: Pamela Gibbs, Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
Published date grouping:June 2020 Date: Title: Testimony before the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2019 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission” Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2019 Date: Title: Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission: Wall Street’s Cop on the Beat Speaker:

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton,

SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr.,

SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce,

SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman,

SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee

Published date grouping:September 2019 Date: Title: Opening Statement at House Financial Services Committee Hearing Speaker: Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Published date grouping:May 2019 Date: Title: Testimony before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:December 2018 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:December 2018 Date: Title: Common Ownership: The Investor Protection Challenge of the 21st Century Speaker: Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Published date grouping:September 2018 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management” Speaker:

Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management

Published date grouping:June 2018 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:June 2018 Date: Title: Testimony before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:May 2018 Date: Title: Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement Speaker:

Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin
Co-Directors, Division of Enforcement

Published date grouping:April 2018 Date: Title: Testimony before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:April 2018 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance” Speaker: William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance
Published date grouping:February 2018 Date: Title: Chairman’s Testimony on Virtual Currencies: The Roles of the SEC and CFTC Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:October 2017 Date: Title: Testimony on Examining the SEC's Agenda, Operation, and Budget Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:September 2017 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:June 2017 Date: Title: Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton

Published date grouping:April 2017 Date: Title: Statement on “Best Places to Work Rankings” Speaker:

Lacey Dingman, Director, Office of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer

Published date grouping:November 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on “Examining the SEC’s Agenda, Operations, and FY 2018 Budget Request” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:September 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing, and Municipal Securities Speaker:

Wesley R. Bricker, Interim Chief Accountant

Published date grouping:September 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing, and Municipal Securities Speaker:

Jessica S. Kane, Director, Office of Municipal Securities

Published date grouping:June 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:April 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on Continued Oversight of the SEC’s Offices and Divisions Speaker:

Mark J. Flannery, Director and Chief Economist, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis

Marc Wyatt, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations

Thomas J. Butler, Director, Office of Credit Ratings

Sean McKessy, Chief, Office of the Whistleblower

Published date grouping:April 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:March 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:March 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on Regulatory Reforms to Improve Equity Market Structure Speaker:

Stephen Luparello, Director, Division of Trading and Markets

Published date grouping:February 2016 Date: Title: Testimony on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Speaker:

Stephen L. Cohen

Associate Director, Division of Enforcement

Published date grouping:December 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:December 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Speaker:

Andrew Ceresney

Director, Division of Enforcement

Published date grouping:November 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Examining the SEC’s Agenda, Operations, and FY 2017 Budget Request” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:October 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management” Speaker:

David W. Grim
Director, Division of Investment Management

Published date grouping:September 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on Updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Speaker:

Andrew Ceresney
Director, Division of Enforcement

Published date grouping:May 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:April 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:March 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Examining the SEC’s Agenda, Operations and FY 2016 Budget Request” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:March 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement” Speaker:

Andrew Ceresney, Director Division of Enforcement

Published date grouping:March 2015 Date: Title: Testimony on “Venture Exchanges and Small-Cap Companies” Speaker:

Stephen Luparello, Director, Division of Trading and Markets

Published date grouping:September 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “Wall Street Reform: Assessing and Enhancing the Financial Regulatory System” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:July 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance” Speaker:

Keith Higgins, Director

Division of Corporation Finance

Published date grouping:June 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets” Speaker:

Stephen Luparello, Director
Division of Trading and Markets

Published date grouping:May 2014 Date: Title: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:April 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Agenda, Operations and FY 2015 Budget Request” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:April 2014 Date: Title: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:February 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of Financial Stability and Data Security” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:February 2014 Date: Title: Testimony on “The Impact of the Volcker Rule on Job Creators, Part II” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:October 2013 Date: Title: Testimony Providing an Update on JOBS Act Implementation Speaker:

Keith Higgins, Director

Division of Corporation Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Published date grouping:July 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on “Mitigating Systemic Risk in the Financial Markets through Wall Street Reforms” Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:June 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on SEC Budget Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:May 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on Oversight of the SEC Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:May 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on SEC Budget Speaker:

Chair Mary Jo White

Published date grouping:April 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on the Implementation of Title II of the JOBS Act Speaker:
by Commissioner Elisse B. Walter
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:April 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on "JOBS Act Implementation Update" Speaker:

by Lona Nallengara
Acting Director, Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

and John Ramsay
Acting Director, Division of Trading and Markets
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Published date grouping:March 2013 Date: Title: Written Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker:
by Carl W. Hoecker
Inspector General of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:February 2013 Date: Title: Testimony on "Wall Street Reform: Oversight of Financial Stability and Consumer and Investor Protections" Speaker: by Elisse B. Walter
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:December 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on Title VII Implementation Speaker: by Robert Cook
Director, Division of Trading & Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:July 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on Title VII Implementation Speaker: by Robert Cook
Director, Division of Trading & Markets
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:June 2012 Date: Title: Testimony Concerning the "JOBS Act in Action Part II: Overseeing Effective Implementation of the JOBS Act at the SEC" Speaker: by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:June 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on “Perspectives on Money Market Mutual Fund Reforms” Speaker: by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:June 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on "Examining Bank Supervision and Risk Management in Light of JPMorgan Chase's Trading Loss" Speaker: by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:May 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on Implementing Derivatives Reform: Reducing Systemic Risk and Improving Market Oversight Speaker: by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:May 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on "Examining the Settlement Practices of U.S. Financial Regulators" Speaker: by Robert Khuzami
Director, Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:April 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on "SEC Oversight" Speaker:

by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Published date grouping:April 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on The Collapse of MF Global: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications Speaker: by Robert Cook
Director, Division of Trading and Markets
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:April 2012 Date: Title: Testimony Concerning Economic Analysis in SEC Rulemaking Speaker: by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:March 2012 Date: Title: Testimony Concerning Accounting and Auditing Oversight: Pending Proposals and Emerging Issues Confronting Regulators, Standard Setters, and the Economy Speaker: by James L. Kroeker
Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:March 2012 Date: Title: Testimony Concerning "International Harmonization of Wall Street Reform: Orderly Liquidation, Derivatives, and the Volcker Rule" Speaker: by Commissioner Elisse B. Walter
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:March 2012 Date: Title: Testimony Concerning Indemnification of Security-Based Swap Data Repositories Speaker: by Ethiopis Tafara
Director, Office of International Affairs
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published date grouping:March 2012 Date: Title: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Speaker:

by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Published date grouping:January 2012 Date: Title: Testimony on "Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation" Speaker: by Mary L. Schapiro
Chairman
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission