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.
THIS WEEK
Congress is in session this week as discussions will continue about the federal budget and the debt limit. A small group of lawmakers will gather Tuesday for a second round of talks with Vice President Biden on the subject.
One proposal expected to be introduced by Democrats on Tuesday would reduce the deficit by using savings from repealed oil and gas industry tax breaks. The House will take up two offshore drilling bills this week: one on offshore permits and drilling and one on offshore moratorium reversal.
After a failed cloture vote last Wednesday, the Senate has moved on from the SBIR and STTR reauthorization bill. With the programs expiring the end of May, Congress will likely seek to pass a continuing resolution to keep the programs going. The House continues to move their SBIR and STTR reauthorization bill through the committee process.
HEARING AND MARKUP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 10
12:30 p.m. Full Committee Hearing
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Future of Capital Formation.”
Location: 2154 Rayburn Bldg.
Witnesses: Mary Schapiro, chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Meredith Cross, director, Division of Corporate Finance, SEC
Webcast: http://oversight.house.gov/
2:30 p.m. Full Committee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The TWIC program is a nationwide ID program intended to address security vulnerabilities within America’s ports by providing government security officials the ability to conduct background checks and verify the identity of transportation workers with access to secure port areas. A Govenment Accountability Office report on the program will be released at the hearing.
Location: 253 Russell Bldg.
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov
Wednesday, May 11
10:00a.m. Subcommittee Hearing
Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee of House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled “Removing Inefficiencies in the Nation’s Job Training Programs.”
Location: 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://edlabor.house.gov/
10:30 a.m. Full Committee Markup
House Ways and Means Committee will mark up pending legislation on Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Services (JOBS) Act of 2011.
Location: 1100 Longworth Bldg.
Webcast: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/
10:30 a.m. Subcommittee Hearing
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a series of hearings titled “EPA Mining Policies: Assault on Appalachian Jobs.”
Location: 2167 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://transportation.house.gov/
1:00 p.m. Full Committee Markup
House Small Business Committee will mark up pending legislation on HR 1425 — Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011.
Location: 2360 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://www.house.gov/smbiz/
2:30 p.m. Full Committee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on manufacturing and ways it can contribute to strengthening the economy.
Location: 253 Russell Bldg.
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov
Thursday, May 12th
10:00 a.m. Full Committee Oversight Hearing
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing titled “Oversight of Dodd-Frank [PL 111-203] Implementation: Monitoring Systemic Risk and Promoting Financial Stability.”
Location: 538 Dirksen Bldg.
Witnesses: Neal S. Wolin, deputy secretary, Department of the Treasury
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Sheila Bair, chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mary Schapiro, chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Gary Gensler, chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John Walsh, acting comptroller of the currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Webcast: http://banking.senate.gov
10:00 a.m. Subcommittee Hearing
Investigations, Oversight and Regulations Subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee will hold a hearing titled “Green Isn’t Always Gold: Are EPA Regulations Harming Small Businesses?”
Location: 2360 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://www.house.gov/smbiz/
12:00 p.m. Joint Committee Hearing
House Small Business Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a joint hearing titled “Politicizing Procurement: Will President Obama’s Proposal Curb Free Speech and Hurt Small Business?” The session will focus on a draft executive order that would require disclosure of political donations by companies before they would be allowed to apply for federal contracts.
Location: 2154 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://www.house.gov/smbiz/; http://oversight.house.gov/
2:30 p.m. Subcommittee Hearing
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing titled “Federal Efforts to Protect Public Health by Reducing Diesel Emissions.”
Location: 406 Dirksen Bldg.
Webcast: http://epw.senate.gov
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1 Local SEO Guy // May 11, 2011 at 5:59 am
Congress is in session this week as discussions will continue about the federal budget and the debt limit. i hope they get the budget on the track! it got better lately but still! Thanks for post, good day!