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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) testified today before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urging them to include additional federal funding in the upcoming Infrastructure bill for a subway through and improvements to the Sepulveda Pass.
Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize(PRO)Act, which protects workers' right to organize a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits. Congressman Sherman applauds Chairman of the Education & Labor Committee, Bobby Scott, for including a provision in the PRO Act that eliminates so-called ‘right-to-work' laws nationwide.
Investors on U.S. stock exchanges deserve not only independent audits, but oversight of the auditors.
The Kennedy-Sherman bill requires Chinese companies listed on American exchanges to allow the same Public Company Auditor Oversight Board supervision of their auditors as companies from the U.S. and most of the world.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), who Chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID–19 Crisis Act of 2021.
Congress passed the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or "BUILD" Act, legislation led by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). The passage of this legislation represents a significant step towards helping nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity help struggling families access housing through zero percent interest mortgages.
Washington, D.C. – Late last night the House and Senate passed a major provision of Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's (R-PA) H.R. 6789, the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act, as included in H.R. 133, legislation to fund the federal government and provide over $900 billion in emergency assistance.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio) released the following statements regarding the signing of their bipartisan Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act into law.
Washington, D.C. – TodayCongressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), who Chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Castro Valley) introduced the Internal Control Disclosure Improvement Act, a bill to ensure that public companies which have been subject to certain Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accounting and auditing enforcement actions proactively disclose internal accounting controls in the future.
Washington, D.C. – Today the House passed S. 945, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, legislation initiated in the Senate by Senator Kennedy and in the House by Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) who is also Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection and Capital Markets, and Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH). This legislation, which was introduced by Senators Kennedy (R-LA) and Van Hollen (D-MD), will take a number of important steps to protect U.S.
Washington, D.C. – TodayCongressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced the Safeguarding Elections by Countering Unchallenged Russian Efforts (SECURE) Act, a bill to end Russian interference in U.S. elections. While the Trump administration has acknowledged that the Russian government has interfered in past U.S. elections, and is working to interfere in the current 2020 election, it has taken no meaningful action to punish Russia for this activity.