CFTC Commissioners Confirmed

Last night, the Senate confirmed all four Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner nominees by voice vote. Democrats Kristin Johnson and Christy Goldsmith Romero are confirmed for terms expiring April 2025 and April 2024 respectively. Republicans Caroline Pham and Summer Mersinger are confirmed for terms ending April 2027 and April 2023 respectively. This is the first time that there has been a full slate of Commissioners at the CFTC during the Biden presidency. 

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More Advocacy Issues

Please use the link below for a glance at the upcoming events for the week of July 7. Document here.

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USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Cotton & Tobacco Program (C&T) has announced the 2025-2026 rates it will charge for its cotton user-fee services. Details here.

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ACSA, along with other agricultural groups, signed onto a letter endorsing Brian Quintenz to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Letter here.

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ACSA, along with other organizations, signed onto a letter in support of Dudley Hoskins’ nomination to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP). Letter here.

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Request for Comment on Trading and Clearing Derivatives on a 24/7 Basis Request for Comment on Perpetual Derivatives

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The U.S. agriculture industry is urging Congress to prioritize rural and agricultural transportation needs in the upcoming reauthorization of surface transportation programs. Key requests include timely reauthorization, increased investment in infrastructure, modernization of trucking regulations, and streamlining project approvals to improve efficiency, safety, and economic vitality in rural America. Letter here.

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