Atkins’ prepared testimony (titled “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission”) summarized the SEC’s work and priorities: recommitting the agency to investor protection and market integrity; oversight of capital markets and market structure; enforcement priorities and recent enforcement results; ongoing rulemakings and regulatory reviews; the Commission’s budget and staffing; and the SEC’s engagement on digital asset/crypto issues.
The full text is posted as the witness statement PDF on the House website and also linked from the SEC press page: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA00/20260211/118952/HHRG-119-BA00-Wstate-AtkinsP-20260211.pdf
The House Financial Services Committee is the chamber’s committee with jurisdiction over banking, securities, insurance, housing and related financial policy; it oversees financial regulators (including the SEC), conducts hearings and drafts legislation affecting capital markets and financial services.
Congress questions the SEC Chair about agency priorities, use of rulemaking authority, enforcement decisions and outcomes, budget and staffing, implementation timelines for rules, supervision of exchanges/market structure, and oversight of emerging areas (e.g., digital assets) — i.e., matters within the Chair’s statutory leadership, rulemaking and enforcement responsibilities.
The prepared statement references ongoing rulemakings and regulatory reviews and discusses enforcement work, but the public metadata and witness statement PDF are the authoritative sources for specifics; readers should consult the PDF for named proposed rules or actions. (If a particular rule/change is needed, the PDF lists them.)
Testimony can affect investors and markets by signaling SEC enforcement priorities, expected timing or direction of rulemakings, the agency’s resource or budget needs, and by influencing market participants’ expectations — which can change behavior, compliance costs, and valuations; it also informs legislative oversight that can alter future rules or funding.