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2006 Hearings

September

Name	Advancing Security and Commerce at Our Nation's Ports: The Goals are not Mutually Exclusive
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, September 27, 2006

August

Name	Field Hearing: Healthcare and Small Business—Real Options for Colorado Businesses
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Thursday, August 10, 2006

July

Name	Failure to Comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act: IRS Endangering Small Businesses Yet Again
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Name	Chinese Barriers to Trade: Does China Play Fair?
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology and Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports
Date	Thursday, July 20, 2006

Name	An Update on Administration Action to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on America’s Small Manufacturers
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, July 13, 2006

June

Name	The Effects of the High Cost of Natural Gas on Small Businesses and Future Energy Technologies
Committee	Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports
Date	Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Name	S Corporations – Their History and Challenges
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Name	Immigrant Employment Verification and Small Business
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Name	Northern Lights and Procurement Plights: The Effect of the ANC Program on Federal Procurement and Alaska Native Corporation
Committee	Full Committee--Joint hearing with Government Reform Committee
Date	Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Name	Contracting the Internet: Does ICANN Create a Barrier to Small Business?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, June 07, 2006

May

Name	Unlocking Charitable Giving
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Thursday, May 25, 2006

Name	Data Protection and the Consumer: Who Loses When Your Data Takes a Hike?
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Name	Bridging the Equity Gap: Examining the Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Act of 2006
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Name	The Future of Rural Telecommunications: Is Universal Service Reform Needed?
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Name	Sarbanes Oxley Section 404: What is the Proper Balance Between Investor Protection and Capital Formation for Smaller Public Companies?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, May 03, 2006

April

Name	Healthcare and Small Business: Proposals That Will Help Lower Costs and Cover the Uninsured
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Thursday, April 27, 2006

Name	Cutting Our Trade Deficit: Can the U.S. Muster Its Diverse Trade Promotion Operations to Make an Impact?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Name	Can Small Healthcare Groups Feasibly Adopt Electronic Medical Records Technology?
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, April 06, 2006

Name	Hearing on the IRS Latest Enforcement: Is the Bulls-eye on Small Businesses?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, April 05, 2006

March

Name	SBA's Procurement Assistance Programs
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, March 30, 2006

Name	The State of Small Business Security in a Cyber Economy
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, March 16, 2006

Name	FY '07 Budget and Reauthorization Proposals of the SBA
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Name	The Missouri River and its Spring Rise: Science or Science Fiction?
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Name	Oversight of the Small Business Administration’s Finance Programs
Committee	Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports
Date	Thursday, March 09, 2006

Name	Oversight of the Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Development Programs
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Thursday, March 02, 2006

February

Name	The Internet Sales Tax: Headaches Ahead for Small Business?
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Name	Transforming the Tax Code: An Examination of the President’s Tax Reform Panel Recommendations
Committee	Subcommittees on Tax, Finance, and Exports and Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology
Date	Wednesday, February 01, 2006

2005 Hearings

November

Name	Building a Wall Between Friends: Passports to and from Canada?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Thursday, November 17, 2005

Name	The Small Business Innovation Research Program--Opening Doors to New Technology
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Name	Promoting Private Sector Emergency Preparedness
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Tuesday, November 01, 2005

October

Name	Small Businesses and Hurricane Katrina: Rebuilding the Economy
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Friday, October 07, 2005

Name	Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment Act
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, September 29, 2005

Name	Reforming the Tax Code to Assist Small Businesses
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Name	The Need for Improvements and More Incentives in the Endangered Species Act
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Thursday, September 15, 2005

Name	Freedom in the Workplace – an Examination of a National Right to Work Law
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Thursday, September 08, 2005

Name	Small Business Expensing--Job Growth Through the Tax Code
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Name	Proposed Legislative Remedy for the Participating Securities Program
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Name	The Importance of the Biotechnology Industry and Venture Capital Support in Innovation
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Name	Freedom of Conscience for Small Pharmacies
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Monday, July 25, 2005

Name	Small Business Development Centers: New Offerings for a New Economy
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Name	Different Applications for Genetically Modified Crops
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Name	How the Clean Air Act Affects Auto Repair
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Name	Veteran's Access to Capital
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Name	Union Salting--Organizing Against Small Business
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Name	“Are Skyrocketing Medical Liability Premiums Driving Doctors Away from Underserved Areas?”
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Name	Field Hearing, “Small Businesss Access to Health Insurance: Lessons from Nebraska?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Monday, June 06, 2005

Name	"Does China Enact Barriers to Fair Trade?"
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology and Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Joint Hearing
Date	Thursday, May 26, 2005

Name	How Are Our Veteran-Owned Small Business Owners Being Served?
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs and Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Joint Hearing
Date	Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Name	ANWR’s Benefits for Small Business
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, May 19, 2005

Name	Anticompetitive Threats from Public Utilities: Are Small Businesses Losing Out?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Name	The Administration's Program to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burden on Manufacturers – A Promise to be Kept?
Committee	Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Date	Thursday, April 28, 2005

Name	Closing the Tax Gap and the Impact on Small Businesses
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Name	Removing Obstacles to Job Creation: How Can the Federal Government Help Small Businesses Revitalize the Economy?
Committee	Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs
Date	Thursday, April 21, 2005

Name	The Estate Tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax--Inequity for America's Small Businesses
Committee	Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports
Date	Thursday, April 14, 2005

Name	Private Equity for Small Firms: The Importance of the Participating Securities Program
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Name	What has Ex-Im Bank Done for Small Business Lately?
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Name	The High Price of Natural Gas and its Impact on Small Businesses: Issues and Short Term Solutions
Committee	Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
Date	Thursday, March 17, 2005

Name	Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Name	Small Business Priorities for the 109th Congress
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Name	Prescriptions for Health Care: Solutions to the Problem
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Name	Medical Liability Reform: Stopping the Skyrocketing Price of Healthcare
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Thursday, February 17, 2005

Name	SBA FY '06 Budget Request
Committee	Full Committee
Date	Thursday, February 10, 2005