US Senate Banking Committee to hold SEC commissioner nomination hearing on November 19

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a November 19 nomination hearing to consider SEC commissioner candidates Kristin Johnson, a former CFTC commissioner, and Steven Levine, who previously served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, along with other government nominees. The hearing matters because this Congress faces a tight window to confirm SEC and CFTC commissioners, and Senate Republican leadership reportedly wants the nominations advanced out of committee by November 20 so they can be folded into year-end confirmation scheduling. Watch whether both candidates clear the committee vote and whether the full Senate floor schedule accommodates their confirmation before the current session ends.