Policy News - September 17, 2019 - Association for Enterprise Opportunity

Today, the House Committee on Small Business will meet for a hearing titled, “The Role of the SBA 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic Development or Encouraging the Growth of Minority-Owned Small Businesses and Minority Entrepreneurship.” Tomorrow, the House Committee on Education and Labor subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services will meet for a hearing titled, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP).” The Small Business subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development will also meet for a hearing titled, “SBA Programs Spurring Innovation.”

On the Hill

Floor Proceedings

House: In Session

Senate: In Session

The Senate will convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of John Rakolta, Jr. to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates.

Committee Proceedings

House Committee on Education and Labor

Tomorrow, the Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee will meet for a hearingtitled, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP)”

House Committee on Small Business

Today, the full Committee will meet for a hearingtitled, “The Role of the SBA 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic Development or Encouraging the Growth of Minority-Owned Small Businesses and Minority Entrepreneurship”
Tomorrow, the Small Business subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development will meet for a hearingtitled, “SBA Programs Spurring Innovation”

House Committee on Financial Services

On September 24th, the subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Racial and Gender Wealth Gap in America”
On September 26th, the committee will hold a hearing titled “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices”

House Committee on Appropriations

Tomorrow, the committee will hold a hearingtitled, “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement”

House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Tomorrow, the committee will hold a hearingtitled, “H.R. 51: Making D.C. the 51st State”

House Ways and Means Committee

There are no relevant hearings today

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

There are no relevant hearings today

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

There are no relevant hearings today

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Tomorrow, the Committee will hold a nomination hearingof Eugene Scalia to serve as Secretary of Labor

Senate Committee on Finance

There are no relevant hearings today

Senate Judiciary Committee

On September 24th, the subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing titled, “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms”

Bills of Interest