This Week in Entrepreneurial Policy (July 18 - July 24)

Posted by: Mark Marich on July 18, 2011 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

 

Commercialization and job creation in nanotechnology get a look from the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce & Transportation this week, while a joint hearing on "Tax Reform & the Tax Treatment of Debt and Equity" brings together the House Committee on Ways & Means and the Senate Finance Committee. Read on for additional details on these and other hearings scheduled for the week ahead.

HOUSE
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• Regulatory Reform Series #5 – FDA Medical Device Regulation: Impact on American Patients, Innovation and Jobs
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  2322 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 20
  10:30 am
  


SENATE
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• Enhanced Consumer Financial Protection After the Financial Crisis
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, July 19
  10:00 am
  
• Full Committee Hearing: to receive testimony on the recent report of the MIT Energy Initiative entitled “The Future of Natural Gas”
  Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
  SD-366 Hearing Room
  Tuesday, July 19
  10:30 am
  
• Access to Capital: Fostering Job Creation and Innovation through High-Growth Startups
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Wednesday, July 20
  10:00 am
  
• Enhanced Oversight After the Financial Crisis: The Wall Street Reform Act at One Year
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Thursday, July 21
  10:00 am