This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Posted by: Mark Marich on July 09, 2012 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

Following the Independence Day holiday, members of Congress have a full slate of hearings in the week ahead. Included is a look from the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform at the impact on entrepreneurs of the Supreme Court decision validating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Other hearings cover topics including: commercializing NASA technologies; mobile payments; renewable energy; regulatory reform and more.

HOUSE
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• The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Alternative Fuels and Vehicles, Both the Challenges and the Opportunities
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Energy & Power
  2322 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, July 10
  10:00 am


• The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Customers, Credit, and Job Creators
  House Committee on Financial Services
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets & Government Sponsored Enterprises
  2128 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, July 10
  10:00 am


• Examining the Impact of Obamacare on Job Creators and the Economy
  House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
  2154 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, July 10
  1:30 pm


• Is FMCSA’s CSA Program Driving Small Businesses Off the Road?
  House Committee on Small Business
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, July 11
  1:00 pm


• Clearing the Way for Jobs and Growth: Retrospective Review to Reduce Red Tape and Regulations
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial & Administrative Law
  2141 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 12
  9:30 am


• Spurring Economic Growth and Competitiveness Through NASA Derived Technologies
  House Committee on Science, Space & Technology
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
  2318 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 12
  10:00 am


• Sinking the Marine Industry: How Regulations are Affecting Today’s Maritime Businesses
  House Committee on Small Business
  Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight & Regulation
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, July 12
  10:00 am


SENATE
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• Developing the Framework for Safe and Efficient Mobile Payments, Part 2
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, July 10
  10:00 am
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• Boosting Opportunities and Growth Through Tax Reform: Helping More Young People Achieve The American Dream
  Senate Committee on Finance
  215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, July 10
  2:00 pm


• Oversight of the Impact on Competition of Exclusion Orders to Enforce Standard-Essential Patents
  Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Wednesday, July 11
  9:30 am

Category:  Capitol Hill