Agriculture
An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research)
Hearing An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Date July 28, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Current U.S. Hemp Landscape: The hearing focused on the U.S.’s current hemp landscape and how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was implementing the U.S. Domestic Hemp […]
Future of Spectrum (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband)
Hearing Future of Spectrum Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband Date August 2, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Expiring Spectrum Auction Authority: The hearing largely focused on the impending expiration of the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions. Absent Congressional action, […]
Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs (U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development)
Hearing Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs Committee U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development Date September 22, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Right to Repair: The hearing focused on the policy debate surrounding whether and how consumers and independent repair shops should be permitted to […]
Rural Broadband: Connecting our Communities to the Digital Economy (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy)
Hearing Rural Broadband: Connecting our Communities to the Digital Economy Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy Date May 17, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Current State of Rural Broadband Deployment and Service: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed concerns over how many rural parts of the U.S. face challenges […]
Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture)
Hearing Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Date June 21, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Upcoming 2023 Farm Bill’s Broadband Internet Programs: The hearing largely considered potential broadband internet programs to be included in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill. Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses argued that the […]
Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development)
Hearing Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Date July 25, 2024 Hearing Takeaways: Reauthorization of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in working to reauthorize the CFTC. They noted how Congress […]