WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Agriculture approved by voice vote a bipartisan measure to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Chairman’s Mark, sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, reauthorizes CFTC until fiscal year 2013, strengthens the Commission’s authority over retail foreign exchange trading, increases civil penalties, and implements the Commission’s recommendations on improving oversight of Exempt Commercial Markets (ECMs).