House, Senate agree to advance Dodd-Frank legislation, Paul Ryan says

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An agreement has been reached between the House and Senate to advance legislation to ease some Dodd-Frank bank rules, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Tuesday.

Previously, the bipartisan Senate-passed bill had been held up as House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, demanded that more provisions be added to it. Now he will seek to pass those measures via different vehicles, Ryan said.

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