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.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
9:30 am          Hearing
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on global climate change and pending legislation, S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Bill Text: S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,
Witnesses: Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation; Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Where: 406 Dirksen
Website: http://epw.senate.gov/public/?CFID=16750270&CFTOKEN=16672232

10:00 am        Hearing
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife oversight hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2006 (Pub.L. 109-479), which President Bush signed into law on January 12, 2007 (NY Times Article)
Where: 1334 Longworth
Webcast: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/

10:00 am        Markup
House Financial Services Committee mark up of pending legislation
Agenda/Bill Text:
H.R. 3818, Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009
H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act of 2009
H.R. ___, Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act
Where: 2128 Rayburn
Webcast: http://financialservices.house.gov/

2:00 pm          Hearing
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management hearing on “Tracking Hearing #3: Follow the Dollars to the Jobs”
Where: 2167 Rayburn
Webcast: http://transportation.house.gov/

2:30 pm          Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation oversight hearing on the broadband stimulus programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Where: Russell 253
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/

2:30 pm          Hearing
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee joint hearing on the fall of dairy prices, focusing on exploring avenues for federal action to help dairy producers
Where: 328-A Russell
Webcast: http://ag.senate.gov/site/

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
9:30 am          Hearing
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on global climate change and pending legislation, S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Bill Text: S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,
Where: 406 Dirksen
Website: http://epw.senate.gov/public/?CFID=16750270&CFTOKEN=16672232

10:00 am        Markup
House Financial Services Committee mark up of pending legislation
Agenda/Bill Text:
H.R. 3818, Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009
H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act of 2009
H.R. ___, Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act
Where: 2128 Rayburn
Webcast: http://financialservices.house.gov/

10:00 am        Hearing
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture hearing on the Horticulture and Organic Agriculture title of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (110-246)
CRS Rpt: Organic Agriculture in the United States: Program and Policy Issues, Nov. 25, 2008
Where: 1300 Longworth
Webcast: http://agriculture.house.gov/index.shtml

10:00 am        Hearing
House Small Business Committee hearing on “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation”
Witnesses: Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture
Where: 2360 Rayburn
Webcast: http://www.house.gov/smbiz/

10:00 am        Hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud”
Where: 226 Dirksen
Webcast: http://judiciary.senate.gov/

10:00 am        Hearing
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the role of natural gas in mitigating climate change
Where: 366 Dirksen
Webcast: http://energy.senate.gov/public/

2:00 pm          Hearing
House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing on “Harnessing Science to Improve FDA’s [Food and Drug Administration] Food Safety Mission”
Where: 2318 Rayburn
Webcast: http://science.house.gov/

2:30 pm          Hearing
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight hearing on new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on how to combat waste and inefficiency in federal government contracting
Witness: Jeffrey D. Zients, Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer, Office of Management and Budget
Where: 342 Dirksen
Webcast: http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/

Thursday, October 29, 2009
TBA     Hearing
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on global climate change and pending legislation, S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Bill Text: S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Where:
Website: http://epw.senate.gov/public/?CFID=16750270&CFTOKEN=16672232

10:00 am        Hearing
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee “Pensions in Peril: Helping Workers Preserve Retirement Security Through a Recession”
Where: 30 Dirksen
Webcast: http://help.senate.gov/

10:00 am        Hearing
House Education and Labor Committee hearing on “Nevada’s Workplace Health and Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA’s Findings and Recommendations”
Chairman’s Statement on OSHA’s Findings
Where: 2175 Rayburn
Webcast: http://edlabor.house.gov/
Where: 538 Dirksen
Webcast: http://banking.senate.gov/public/

Thursday, October 29, 2009
TBA     Hearing
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the finance programs of the Small Business Administration and on the impact of the small business provision in the Economic Recovery Act
Where: 485 Russell
Webcast: http://sbc.senate.gov/public/

9:00 am          Hearing
House Financial Services Committee hearing on financial regulatory overhaul: “Federal Reserve Perspectives on the Financial Regulatory Overhaul”
Witness: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Where: 2128 Rayburn
Webcast: http://financialservices.house.gov/

10:00 am        Hearing  
House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the funding levels of defined benefit pension plans and the rules that apply to investment advice that is provided to participants in defined contribution plans.
Hearing background
Where: 1100 Longworth
Webcast: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/