On October 1, 2009, Representative Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, released discussion draft bills of the Investor Protection Act and the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act. These bills are part of the financial regulatory reform movement in Congress in response to the recent economic crisis. In conjunction with the release of the draft bills, on October 6, 2009, the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing to discuss the creation of a national insurance office, improving investor protections and the regulation of private pools of capital.
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