Sentences with phrase «committee on consumer protection»

The committee on consumer protection established by the Brazilian Parliament's lower chamber has held a meeting dedicated to cryptocurrency regulation.

On May 16th, 2018 the New York Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection will take up the issue of Consumer Legal Funding or Lawsuit Lending as it is posted in the Committee Calendar.

SB 186 set to be heard before the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure on Tuesday, May 19th in Room B - 1 at 10:00 a.m.. For more information, visit www.pijac.org.

Senator Michael Venditto, Chair of the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection, said, «This legislation strikes the right balance by protecting the employees of nail salons from exploitation as well as our consumers.

Albany, NY — Independent Democratic Conference Leader Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Senator Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Committee on Consumer Protection Chair Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) and Senator Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn) introduced a legislative package on Monday to protect consumers from predatory and subprime auto lending.

As the Chair of the Consumer Protection Committee, I look forward to advancing this package,» said Senator Carlucci, Chair, Senate Committee on Consumer Protection.

Not exact matches

Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, grilled the talk show host in her opening remarks Tuesday.

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2115, was passed out of the Senate Banking Committee last year after the panel reached a bipartisan agreement on the legislation.

The Committee was established under the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to advise the Commission on regulatory priorities, regulation of securities products, trading strategies, fee structures, disclosure effectiveness, and initiatives to protect investors and promote investor confidence and the integrity of the U.S. securities markets.

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) on Thursday announced the appointment of nine members to its new Consumer Protection Advisory Committee.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

The House Financial Services Committee is expected to vote today on a Republican bill to uproot the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian chaired the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, the Commission on Government Administration, and the Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian previously chaired the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection., He has also chaired the Commission on Government Administration, and the Assembly Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Assemblymember Kavanagh, Chair of the Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, held a press conference with Energy Chair Amy Paulin, Corporations Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz, Environmental Conservation Chair Steve Englebright, and other Assemblymembers to question the lack of transparency by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding massive subsidies to a large corporation to operate upstate nuclear power plants that are set to take effect on April On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Assemblymember Kavanagh, Chair of the Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, held a press conference with Energy Chair Amy Paulin, Corporations Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz, Environmental Conservation Chair Steve Englebright, and other Assemblymembers to question the lack of transparency by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding massive subsidies to a large corporation to operate upstate nuclear power plants that are set to take effect on April on April 1.

Assemblymember Kavanagh currently Chairs American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, the State Caucus of Environmental Legislators, and the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection In endorsing Rivera, Kavanagh joins a growing list of local progressive elected officials at all levels of government who have announced their support for the leading Democratic candidate.

Kavanagh is currently the Chair of the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, where he successfully advocated for increased consumer protection legislatively and in the StateConsumer Affairs and Protection, where he successfully advocated for increased consumer protection legislatively and in the StaProtection, where he successfully advocated for increased consumer protection legislatively and in the Stateconsumer protection legislatively and in the Staprotection legislatively and in the State budget.

Will also serve on Banks; Consumer Protection; Corporations, Authorities and Commissions; Environmental Conservation; Investigations and Government Operations; Judiciary; and Social Services Committees.

Klein's IDC provided the votes in the Senate Banking Committee to change consumer protection laws so that check cashers could charge up to 400 % on short term loans.

Having clarified the situation with Mr Newton Dunn, a meeting was then held with Malcolm Harbour, Conservative MEP for the West Midlands and Chair of IMCO (Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection) and a representative for Catherine Stihler Labour MEP for Scotland and a member of the IMCO committee and of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection) and a representative for Catherine Stihler Labour MEP for Scotland and a member of the IMCO committee and of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Dcommittee and of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

She'll also serve on the Banks, Children and Families, Consumer Protection, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Higher Education and Social Services committees.

The briefing covers information on: The meaning of delegated acts Anti-tampering (article 18) On board diagnostics (article 19) Functional safety (article 20) Environment (article 21) Carbon dioxide (article 22) Aftermarket parts (article 52) Repair and maintenance information (article 60) The BMF have also had discussions with the chair of the EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) dealing with the proposed legislation, Conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour, who said: «Most of the concerns riders have expressed with the original Commission draft and some of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Committee, are being addressed in the current negotiations between representatives of EU governments, MEPs and the Commissioon: The meaning of delegated acts Anti-tampering (article 18) On board diagnostics (article 19) Functional safety (article 20) Environment (article 21) Carbon dioxide (article 22) Aftermarket parts (article 52) Repair and maintenance information (article 60) The BMF have also had discussions with the chair of the EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) dealing with the proposed legislation, Conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour, who said: «Most of the concerns riders have expressed with the original Commission draft and some of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Committee, are being addressed in the current negotiations between representatives of EU governments, MEPs and the CommissioOn board diagnostics (article 19) Functional safety (article 20) Environment (article 21) Carbon dioxide (article 22) Aftermarket parts (article 52) Repair and maintenance information (article 60) The BMF have also had discussions with the chair of the EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) dealing with the proposed legislation, Conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour, who said: «Most of the concerns riders have expressed with the original Commission draft and some of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Committee, are being addressed in the current negotiations between representatives of EU governments, MEPs and the Commission.

State Sen. David Carlucci, chair of his chamber's Consumer Protection Committee, announced he plans to hold a public hearing on cyber security later this month, and has invited the head of Equifax to attend.

Legislative Press Release from Assemblyman James Skoufis Assemblyman James Skoufis (D - Woodbury), who sits on the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, warned homeowners of a new scam falsely requiring a fee in order to apply for the School Tax Relief (STAR) property tax exemption.

Inspired by a series of exposés in The Post and The New York Times, the Senate Consumer Protection Committee on Wednesday is holding a public hearing to scrutinize the lawsuit - lending industry's more grotesque tactics.

Additionally, the DOT's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings described the steps it took to implement the committee's first set of recommendations to the Secretary and provided an update on the status of on - going rulemaking and enforcement initiatives affecting consumer protection in air travel.

Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democratic Senator, said during the hearing, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, that Sallie Mae had violated consumer protection laws but was not held accountable.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture / Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs and Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection / Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor on 1/17/2014.

Her assignment on the House Energy and Commerce Committee puts her in an ideal position to address ocean issues, along with the health care, energy and consumer protection needs of her constituents in the 24th district.

, the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and thereby put a potentially huge indirect tax on American consumers and businesses.

He is active in the Clearwater Bar Association where he has served on the Oyster Roast Planning Committee in 2011 and 2012, and he is presently a member of the Florida Bar's Consumer Protection Law Committee.

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

The private right of action was meant to come into effect on July 1, 2017, but the government has suspended the implementation of this section to give a parliamentary committee more time to review the legislation and determine the best course of action to balance the protection of Canadian consumers against minimizing extra costs and unintended breaches by business owners.

Top lawmakers at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which has subcommittees focused on communication and technology and consumer protection, sent a formal letter to Zuckerberg on Friday asking him to appear on Capitol Hill «in the near future.»

What: US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance hearing: «Demand Letters and Consumer Protection: Examining Deceptive Practices by Patent Assertion Entities»

It has been referred to the committee on privacy and consumer protection but has yet to be formally debated.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik)- US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in a hearing on April 10 concerning protection and monitoring of consumer data, the lawmaker's office said in a press release on Monday.

On July 29, 2015, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3192 (Rep. Hill, R - AR), which would delay the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) enforcement of the new Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA - RESPA) integrated disclosure rule.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo introduced bill S. 2155 — the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act — which proposes to roll back these regulations and ease restrictions on regional banks, allowing consumers easier access to credit.

For the first time since the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a director besides Richard Cordray appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to fulfill the statutory requirement of reporting on the bureau's semi-annual report to Congress.

The Bureau received over 2,800 comments on the TILA - RESPA proposal during the comment period from, among others, consumer advocacy groups; national, State, and regional industry trade associations; banks; community banks; credit unions; financial companies; mortgage brokers; title insurance underwriters; title insurance agents and companies; settlement agents; escrow agents; law firms; document software companies; loan origination software companies; appraisal management companies; appraisers; State housing finance authorities, counseling associations, and intermediaries; State attorneys general; associations of State financial services regulators; State bar associations; government sponsored enterprises (GSEs); a member of the U.S. Congress; the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives; Federal agencies, including the staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC staff), and the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and individual consumers and acconsumer advocacy groups; national, State, and regional industry trade associations; banks; community banks; credit unions; financial companies; mortgage brokers; title insurance underwriters; title insurance agents and companies; settlement agents; escrow agents; law firms; document software companies; loan origination software companies; appraisal management companies; appraisers; State housing finance authorities, counseling associations, and intermediaries; State attorneys general; associations of State financial services regulators; State bar associations; government sponsored enterprises (GSEs); a member of the U.S. Congress; the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives; Federal agencies, including the staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC staff), and the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and individual consumers and acConsumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC staff), and the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and individual consumers and academics.