Congressional hearings that impact small busines- December 8

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.  Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

9:30 am    Subcommittee Hearing
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing titled “Prescription Drug Price Inflation: Are Prices Rising Too Fast?”
Where: 2123 Rayburn Bldg
Webcast: http://financialservices.house.gov/

10:00 am Full Committee Hearing
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on federal drinking water programs.
Where: 406 Dirksen Bldg.
Webcast: http://epw.senate.gov/public/?CFID=17056788&CFTOKEN=78620507

10:00 am Full Committee Hearing
House Education and Labor Committee hearing titled “Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core Education Standards.”
Where: 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://edlabor.house.gov/

10:00 am Full Committee Hearing
House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “The Private Sector and Government Response to the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis.”
Where: 2128 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://financialservices.house.gov/

10:00 am Subcommittee Hearing
Highways and Transit Subcommittee of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing on the federal government’s role in public transit safety.
Where: 2167 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://transportation.house.gov/

2:30 pm    Subcommitee Hearing
Energy Subcommittee of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on pending legislation.
Location: 366 Dirksen Bldg.
Pending Legislation:
HR 957 — Green Energy Education Act of 2009
HR 2729 — A bill to authorize the designation of National Environmental Research Parks by the secretary of Energy, and for other purposes.
HR 3165 — Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009
HR 3246 — Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009
HR 3585 — Solar Technology Roadmap Act
S 737 — A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the secretary of Energy to conduct research, development and demonstration to make biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines, and for other purposes.
S 1617 — Investments for Manufacturing Progress and Clean Technology (IMPACT) Act of 2009
S 2744 — Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Act of 2009
S 2773 — Offshore Wind Energy Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercial Application Act
Witness: Kristina M. Johnson, undersecretary of Energy
Webcast: http://energy.senate.gov/public/

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

10:00 am  Full Committee Hearing
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the effectiveness of efforts to stop travel by terrorists since the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Location: 342 Dirksen Bldg.
Webcast: http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/

10:00 am  Subcomittee Hearing
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Subcommittee of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on trends and challenges in protecting intellectual property rights in a global economy.
Location: 2247 Rayburn
Webcast: http://oversight.house.gov/

10:00 am  Subcommittee Hearing
Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Subcommittee of House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on the regulatory and legislative strategies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Where: 1300 Longworth Bldg.
Webcast: http://agriculture.house.gov/index.shtml

10:00 am  Full Committee Hearing
House Budget Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of the recession and the stimulus bill on the social safety net.
Where: 210 Cannon Bldg.
Webcast: http://budget.house.gov/

10:00 am  Subcomittee Hearing
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing titled “The One-Year Anniversary of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluating Current Cleanup Progress and Assessing Future Environmental Goals.”
Where: 2167 Rayburn
Webcast: http://transportation.house.gov/

2:30 pm    Full Committee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Research Parks and Job Creation: Innovation Through Cooperation.”
Location: 253 Russell Bldg.
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/

3:00 pm    Subcommittee Hearing
Economic Policy Subcommittee of Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “Weathering the Storm: Creating Jobs in the Recession.”
Location: 538 Dirksen Bldg.
Webcast: http://banking.senate.gov/public/

Thursday, December 10, 2009

9:30 am    Subcommittee Hearing
Energy and Environment Subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing titled “Drinking Water and Public Health Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Disposal.”
Where: 2322 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://energycommerce.house.gov/

10:00 am  Full Committee Oversight Hearing
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing titled “Recovery Act: Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure Investment.”
Where: 2167 Rayburn Bldg.
Webcast: http://transportation.house.gov/

10:00 am  Full Committee Hearing
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the role of grid-scale energy storage as it relates to U.S. energy and climate goals.
Location: 366 Dirksen Bldg.
Webcast: http://energy.senate.gov/public/

10:00 am  Subcommittee Hearing
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on aviation safety, focusing on Federal Aviation Administration safety initiatives.
Location: 253 Russell Bldg.
Webcast: http://commerce.senate.gov/public/