The Small Business Watchdog

            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.

Wednesday, September 9. 2009

10:00 am  Hearing

House Natural Resources Committee Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee hearing on H.R.2227, “The American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act”

Where:        1334 Longworth

Webcast:     http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/

10:00 am  Hearing

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on the reauthorization of certain sections of the USA Patriot Act (PL 107-56)

                 Bill:             H.R. ___, USA Patriot Act Reauthorization

                 Where:        2141 Rayburn

                 Webcast:     http://judiciary.house.gov/

1:00 pm    Hearing

House Small Business Committee hearing on The Challenges of the 2009-H1N1 Influenza and its Potential Impact on Small Businesses and Healthcare Providers”

Where:        2360 Rayburn

Webcast:     http://www.house.gov/smbiz/

Thursday, September 10, 2009

10:00 am  Hearing

House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on hazardous materials safety in the United States, focusing on how well the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is doing in regulating hazardous materials

Where:        2167 Rayburn

Webcast:     http://transportation.house.gov/

10:00 am  Hearing

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet hearing on broadband provisions in the economic stimulus law (Public Law 111-5)

Where:        2123 Rayburn

Webcast:     http://energycommerce.house.gov/        

10:00 am  Hearing

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection oversight hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

                 Where:        2322 Rayburn

                 Webcast:     http://energycommerce.house.gov/        

10:00 am  Hearing

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on stimulus spending, transparency and fraud prevention

Witnesses:   Robert L. Nabors II, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget; Jon D. Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; Earl E. Devaney,  Chairman, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board; J. Christopher Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office

Where:        342 Dirksen

Webcast:     http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/

Friday, September 11, 2009

10:00 am  Hearing

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing on pending legislation

Bills:            H.R. 3258, Drinking Water System Security Act of 2009

                    H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009

Where: http://energycommerce.house.gov/