Under the Radar: Alternative Payment Systems and the National Security Impacts of Their Growth (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy)
Hearing Under the Radar: Alternative Payment Systems and the National Security Impacts of Their Growth Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Date September 20, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Alternative Payment Systems: The hearing largely focused on how other countries were pursing alternative payment systems to […]
State of Emergency: Examining the Impact of Growing Wildfire Risk on the Insurance Market (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance)
Hearing State of Emergency: Examining the Impact of Growing Wildfire Risk on the Insurance Market Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance Date September 22, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Growing Prevalence and Increasing Intensity of Wildfires in the U.S.: The hearing largely focused on the growing prevalence […]
Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
Hearing Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Innovative Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date September 22, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Long-Duration Energy Storage Technologies: The hearing focused on the development and deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies to support the U.S. energy grid. […]
Securing U.S. Leadership in Emerging Compute Technologies (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
Hearing Securing U.S. Leadership in Emerging Compute Technologies Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Date September 29, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Innovative Technologies: The hearing mainly focused on the U.S.’s efforts to promote innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), high performance computing (HPC), quantum information science (QIS), blockchains, and distributed ledger technology […]
Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level (U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties)
Hearing Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level Committee U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Date November 15, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The U.S. Cannabis Policy Landscape: The hearing examined the U.S. cannabis policy landscape and how the federal government and […]
Unsafe and Untenable: Examining Workplace Protections for Warehouse Workers (U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections)
Hearing Unsafe and Untenable: Examining Workplace Protections for Warehouse Workers Committee U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Date November 17, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Worker Health and Safety in the U.S. Warehousing Industry: The hearing focused on the current state of worker health and safety in the U.S. warehousing industry […]
Opportunities and Challenges for Trade Policy in the Digital Economy (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness)
Hearing Opportunities and Challenges for Trade Policy in the Digital Economy Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Date November 30, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Digital Trade: The hearing focused on the topic of digital trade and its growing importance in international trade agreements. While there was not […]
Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)
Hearing Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Date December 1, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Recent Collapse of FTX: The hearing focused on how hedge fund Alameda Research’s financial troubles had caused cryptocurrency exchange FTX and most of its affiliated companies […]
E, S, G and W: Examining Private Sector Disclosure of Workforce Management, Investment, and Diversity Data (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets)
Hearing E, S, G and W: Examining Private Sector Disclosure of Workforce Management, Investment, and Diversity Data Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Date December 8, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Corporate Disclosure of Workforce Metrics and Human Capital Investments: The hearing considered the merits of having […]
Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband)
Hearing Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband Date December 13, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Recent Influx in Broadband Funding: The hearing largely focused on the recent influx of broadband infrastructure funding stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
Investigating the Collapse of FTX, Part I (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services)
Hearing Investigating the Collapse of FTX, Part I Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Date December 13, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Â The Collapses of FTX and Alameda Research: The hearing focused on the recent collapses of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated hedge fund Alameda Research (which was owned by former FTX CEO Sam […]
Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date December 14, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Recent Collapse of FTX and Alameda Research: The hearing largely focused on exploring the recent failures of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated trading […]