HEARINGS 2004

JANUARY

Full Committee Hearing (108-47)
Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act Regulations: Working Behind Closed Doors to Hurt Small Businesses and Consumers
Date: January 6, 2004

HEARINGS 2003
DECEMBER

Full Committee Field Hearing (108-46)
Increasing the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturers
Date: December 1, 2003

NOVEMBER

Full Committee Hearing (108-45)
Lowering the Cost of Doing Business in the United States: How to Keep Our Companies Here
Date: November 20, 2003

OCTOBER

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Hearing (108-44)
Spam and its Effects on Small Business
Date: October 30, 2003

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-43)
Challenges that Small Businesses Face Accessing Homeland Security Contracts
Date: October 21, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-42)
The Offshoring of High Skilled Jobs
Date: October 20, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-41)
Is America Losing Its Lead in High Tech: Implications for the US Defense Industrial Base
Date: October 16, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Hearing (108-40)
August 2003 Blackout on small businesses and possible solutions
Date: October 8, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports and Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Joint Hearing (108-39)
Federal Prison Industry's Effects on the U.S. Economy and the Small Business Environment
Date: October 1, 2003

SEPTEMBER

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-38)
The Future of Rural Telecommunications: Is the Universal Service Fund Sustainable?
Date: September 25, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-37)
National Small Business Week: Small Business Success Stories
Date: September 17, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-36)
The WTO's Challenge to the FSC/ETI Rules and the Effect on America's Small Businesses
Date: September 10, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-35)
Attracting Economic Growth for Rural Economies
Date: September 4, 2003

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Field Hearing (108-34)
Opportunities for Economic Growth and Job Creation
Date: September 2, 2003

AUGUST

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Field Hearing (108-33)
Small Business Exporting and the Southern California Economy
Long Beach, CA
Date: August 28, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Field Hearing (108-32)
Removing the Roadblocks to Success: How Can the Federal Government Help Small Businesses Revitalize the Economy?
Denver, CO
Date: August 27, 2003

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Field Hearing(108-31)
The Rising Cost of Health Care for Small Business Owners
Charleston, SC
Date: August 25, 2003

Full Committee Field Hearing (108-30)
Small Business Access to Health Care
Buckhannon, WV
Date: August 25, 2003

JULY

Full Committee Hearing (108-29)
Assisting Small Businesses Through the Tax Code, Recent Gains and What Remains to be Done
Date: July 23, 2003

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Hearing (108-28)
Federal Procurement Policy: Is the Federal Government Failing Certain Industrial Sectors?
Date: July 22, 2003

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight and House Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Joint Hearing (108-27)
What is OMB's Record in Small Business Paperwork Relief
Date: July 18, 2003

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-26)
Endangered Farmers and Ranchers: The Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act
Date: July 17, 2003

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Hearing (108-25)
Contract Bundling and Small Business Procurement
Date: July 15, 2003

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-24)
Field Hearing: Doctors as Small Businesses
Date: July 14, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-23)
Saving the Defense Industrial Base
Date: July 9, 2003

JUNE

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Hearing (108-22)
CRS Regulations and Small Business in the Travel Industry
Date: June 26, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-21)
The Effect of Foreign Currency Manipulation on Small Manufacturers and Exporters
Date: June 25, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-20)
The Globalization of White-Collar Jobs: Can America Lose These Jobs and Still Prosper?
Date: June 18, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Hearing (108-19)
The Chilean Free Trade Agreement: Opening Doors to South American Markets
Date: June 12, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-18)
Revitalizing America's Manufacturers: SBA Business and Enterprise Development Programs
Date: June 11, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-17)
The Visa Approval Backlog and its Impact on American Small Business
Date: June 4, 2003

MAY

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-16)
The Impact of the Highway Beautification Act on Small Businesses Across America
Date: May 15, 2003

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Hearing (108-15)
The Cost of Regulations to the Small Business Community
Date: May 15, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-14)
The WTO’s Challenge to the FSC/ETI Rules and the Effect on America’s Small Businesses
Date: May 14, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Hearing (108-13)
Overcoming Obstacles Facing the Uninsured: How the Use of Medical Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts and Tax Credits Can Help
Date: May 8, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-12)
Are Big Businesses Being Awarded Contracts Intended for Small Businesses?
Date: May 7, 2003

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Hearing (108-11)
Current and Future States of the SBIR, FAST and MEP Programs
Date: May 6, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-10)
IRS Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act
Date: May 1, 2003

APRIL

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs Field Hearing (108-9)
Status of Small Manufacturing in the Midwest
Date: April 28, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-8)
Will We Have An Economic Recovery Without A Strong U.S. Manufacturing Base?
Date: April 9, 2003

Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Hearing (108-7)
Litigating the Americans with Disabilities Act
Date: April 8, 2003

Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports Hearing (108-6)
President's Proposal to Increase Expensing for Small Businesses (Section 179)
Date: April 3, 2003

Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs and Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight Joint Hearing (108-5)
Improving and Strengthening the SBA Office of Advocacy
Date: April 1, 2003

MARCH

Full Committee Hearing (108-4)
Changes to SBA Financing Programs Needed for Revitalization of Small Manufacturers
Date: March 20, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-3)
RESPA Reform and the Economic Effects on Small Business
Date: March 11, 2003

Full Committee Hearing (108-2)
Small Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care
Date: March 5, 2003

FEBRUARY

Full Committee Hearing (108-1)
U.S. Small Business Administration's Budget FY 2004
Date: February 26, 2003

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