Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community. For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
Monday, August 3, 2009
3:00 pm Hearing
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee hearing on “Eliminating Wasteful Contractor Bonuses”
Where: 342 Dirksen
Webcast: http://energycommerce.house.gov/
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
8:00 am Field Hearing
House Small Business Finance and Tax Subcommittee field hearing on “Exploring Ways for Small Businesses to Access Capital.” The hearing will examine the current credit conditions for Oregon small businesses. Witnesses will offer testimony on expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs and spurring economic growth.
Where: Courthouse Square, Senate Hearing Room, 555 Court Street N.E., Salem, Oregon
Webcast: Not available.
10:00 am Hearing
Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Climate Change Legislation: Allowance and Revenue Distribution”
Witnesses: John Stephenson, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Natural Resources and Environment Team, Government Accountability Office; Dallas Burtraw, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Alan D. Viard, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Where: 215 Dirksen
Webcast: http://finance.senate.gov/
10:00 am Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on pending nominations. Committee votes on the nominations are scheduled for 2 pm.
Nominees: Dennis F. Hightower to be Deputy Cecretary of Commerce
Robert S. Adler to be a Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission
Anne M. Northrup to be a Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission
Where: 253 Russell
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/
2:30 pm Hearing
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on efforts to protect patients from defective medical devices
Where: 430 Dirksen
Webcast: http://help.senate.gov/
2:30 pm Hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending legislation S. 379 Performance Rights Act, a bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings
Where: 226 Dirksen
Webcast: http://judiciary.senate.gov/
Thursday, August 6, 2009
10:00 am Confirmation Hearing
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on the nomination of Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy and Peggy E. Gustafson to be Inspector General, SBA
Where: 428 A Russell
Webcast: http://sbc.senate.gov/
10:00 am Hearing
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Examining Proposals to Enhance the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies”
Where: 538 Dirksen
Webcast: http://banking.senate.gov/public/
10:00 am Hearing
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on climate change and America’s role in clean energy
Witnesses: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; David B. Sandalow, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs; Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund; Bill Fehrman, President and CEO, MidAmerican Energy Co.
Where: 406 Dirksen
Webcast: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Home
10:00 am Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing on “Aviation Safety: The Relationship between Network Airlines and Regional Airlines”
Where: 253 Russell
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/
2:30 pm Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on “Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research Program”
Where: 253 Russell
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/