Democratic members of the House Financial Services committee have called on Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) to hold a full committee hearing on the Target data breach.

“We note that the Committee's oversight plan for the 113th Congress states that building on the Committee's long-standing role in developing laws governing the handling of sensitive personal financial information about consumers including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, the Committee will continue to evaluate best practices for protecting the security and confidentiality of such information from any loss, unauthorized access, or misuse,” the 17 congressmen and women wrote in a letter on Friday.

The letter is signed by Democrat congressmen and women including Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Calif.), Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.), Lacy Clay (Mo.), Daniel T. Kildee (Mich.), Terri A. Sewell (Ala.), James A. Himes (Conn.), Gary C. Peters (Mich.), Gwen Moore (Wis.), Denny Heck (Wash.), Michael E. Capuano (Mass.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.), Ed Perlmutter (Colo.), David Scott (Ga.), Stephen F. Lynch (Mass.), Gregory W. Meeks (N.Y.) and Bill Foster (Ill.). “It is incumbent upon our Committee to explore whether industry data protection standards are appropriate, and examine whether heightened regulatory standards are needed to more effectively protect consumers,” the letter said. “A hearing would provide members the opportunity to hear from regulators and the industry to learn what steps merchants, financial institutions, payment processers, card networks and others should take to reduce vulnerabilities in the payment system, and strengthen measures that protect consumers from fraud,” they wrote.