2 SEC commissioner candidates to appear at public Senate hearing on the 19th

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a public hearing on June 19 for SEC commissioner nominees Kristin N. Johnson and Steven Levine, with three other nominees for Transportation and Treasury posts also scheduled to appear. The hearing follows the White House's submission of four SEC and CFTC nominees to the Senate, though Johnson and Levine are not among the four nominees slated for a closed-door committee vote held before the hearing. Johnson's nomination carries a term expiring in June 2029, according to the White House paperwork. The session matters because it marks the next step in filling out the SEC's leadership roster, which will shape the agency's regulatory posture. What to watch next is whether the committee advances Johnson and Levine to a full Senate vote and how the panel handles the four other nominees in the closed session.