This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Posted by: Mark Marich on March 26, 2012 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

With all eyes on the anticipated House approval of the JOBS Act (the Senate passed a modified version last week 73-26), several hearings are still on our radar screen for the week ahead. Cyber-security gets scrutinized by several subcommittee hearings on the House side while the Senate deals with mobile payments and renewable energy tax incentives among other issues.

HOUSE
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• TFostering the U.S. Competitive Edge
  House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
  2318 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, March 27
  10:00 am


• IT Supply Chain Security: Review of Government and Industry Efforts
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
  2123 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, March 27
  10:00 am


• Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
  2322 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, March 28
  10:00 am


• Large and Small Businesses: How Partnerships Can Promote Job Growth
  House Committee on Small Business
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, March 28
  1:00 pm


• Balancing Privacy and Innovation: Does the President's Proposal Tip the Scale?
  House Committee on Energy & Commerce
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
  2123 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, March 29
  10:00 am


SENATE
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• Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
  Senate Committee on Finance
  Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
  215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, March 27
  2:45 pm


• The Economic Imperative for Promoting International Travel to the United States?
  Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
  226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, March 27
  10:00 am


• Developing the Framework for Safe and Efficient Mobile Payments
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
  538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Thursday, March 29
  10:00 am

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