This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Posted by: Mark Marich on March 04, 2013 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship

While most attention on Capitol Hill these days centers on the budget sequester—what it means and who is to blame – there are a number of committee hearings that should be of interest. In particular, the House Judiciary Committee has a busy day planned for Tuesday—with three subcommittee hearings on American competitiveness—and another to follow on Thursday. Topics covered in those and other hearings include: immigration reform, patent litigation, the impact of health care reform on small business, wasteful spending, cyber-security and more.

HOUSE
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• Enhancing American Competitiveness through Skilled Immigration
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
  2141 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, March 5
  10:00 a.m.


• REINS Act: Promoting Jobs, Growth and American Competitiveness
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
  2237 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, March 5
  11:30 a.m.


• Excessive Litigation's Impact on America's Global Competitiveness
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
  2141 Rayburn HOB
  Tuesday, March 5
  2:00 p.m.


• Abusive Patent Litigation: The Impact on American Innovation & Jobs, and Potential Solutions
  House Committee on the Judiciary
  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet
  2141 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, March 7
  9:00 a.m.


• The Health Care Law: Implementation and Small Businesses
  House Committee on Small Business
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Wednesday, March 6
  1:00 p.m.


• Consistently Inconsistent: Challenges for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
  House Committee on Small Business
  2360 Rayburn HOB
  Thursday, March 7
  10:00 a.m.


SENATE
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• Reducing the Deficit by Eliminating Wasteful Spending in the Tax Code
  Senate Committee on the Budget
  608 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Tuesday, March 5
  10:30 a.m.


• The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government: Protecting our National and Economic Security
  Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Thursday, March 7
  2:30 p.m.

Category:  Capitol Hill