From Intern to Senior Staff

Bridget Cullen has been promoted to Senior Professional Staff Member for the House Financial Services Committee Capital Markets Subcommittee, beginning May 1. The move marks a significant advancement for Cullen, who had served as a Professional Staff Member on the full Financial Services Committee since January 3.

Cullen now works directly on the subcommittee that oversees capital markets regulation and related financial policy.

Cullen earned a BA in political science from College of the Holy Cross. Her path to Capitol Hill included a summer internship in the office of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-1) in 2017. She worked as a lobbyist through Daly Consulting Group, representing Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. In 2024, she also lobbied on behalf of Ally Financial Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Investment Company Institute, and S&P Global Inc.

The Committee She Works In

The committee has examined digital assets and blockchain regulation, a particularly active area as lawmakers grapple with stablecoin legislation and cryptocurrency oversight. Open banking initiatives and data privacy frameworks for the modern financial system have also received committee attention.

The Financial Services Committee held a hearing on financial technology and regulation on March 26, at which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was notably absent. During the first quarter of 2026, the Trump administration pursued mass layoffs, contract terminations, and funding cuts at the CFPB. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report subsequently documented the CFPB reorganization and warned of threats to the agency's statutory functions.

As of August 2026, none of the bills referred to the Financial Services Committee in the 119th Congress have passed committee or advanced beyond introduction. Recent bills considered by the committee include H.R. 10015, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify health savings accounts and requires hospital and insurer price transparency; H.R. 10018, which amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of Armed Forces members; and H.R. 10028, which requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase and securitize portable mortgages.

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