Deep Tide TechFlow news, November 13: According to reporter Eleanor Terrett, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a nomination hearing for next Thursday (November 19) to consider nominees for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kristin Johnson and Steven Levine, as well as nominees for other government positions.

Kristin Johnson previously served as a commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), while Steven Levine previously served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Terrett previously noted that the current Congress has limited time to confirm nominees to the SEC and CFTC. Punchbowl News reported last month that Senate Republican leadership hopes the nominations will clear committee review by November 20 so they can be included in the final package of nominations for confirmation at the end of the year.