The Future of Digital Asset Regulation (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit)
Hearing The Future of Digital Asset Regulation Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Date June 23, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Regulation of Digital Assets: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses remarked that the growing popularity and increasing volatility of digital assets necessitated that the assets receive more robust […]
Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Research and Development Opportunities for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy)
Hearing Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Research and Development Opportunities for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Committee U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy Date July 13, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Nuclear Waste Cleanup Efforts: The hearing largely focused on […]
Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending (U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations)
Hearing Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending Committee U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Date July 13, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Small Business Lending by Financial Technology (FinTech) Companies: The hearing mainly focused on how small businesses were turning to FinTech companies to access capital. Subcommittee Members and […]
The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance)
Hearing The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Date July 20, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The U.S.’s Affordable Housing Challenges: The hearing focused on how the U.S. was experiencing increasing rents and home prices. They stated that these housing affordability challenges were particularly impacting workers, low-income renters, and […]
Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism)
Hearing Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Date July 26, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Current Federal Prohibition of Cannabis: The hearing largely focused on the federal government’s current prohibition of cannabis and its impacts on […]
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 […]
Protecting Investors and Savers: Understanding Scams and Risks in Crypto and Securities Markets (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Protecting Investors and Savers: Understanding Scams and Risks in Crypto and Securities Markets Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date July 28, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Scams and Frauds within the Cryptocurrency Market: The hearing focused on how an increasing number of financial scams and frauds were being applied to […]
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, […]
New Consumer Financial Products and the Impacts to Workers (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing New Consumer Financial Products and the Impacts to Workers Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date September 13, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: New Consumer Financial Products: The hearing focused mainly on the growth of new consumer financial products, including buy now, pay later (BNPL) products and earned wage access (EWA) […]
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 […]
Legislative Hearing to Review S.4760, the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)
Hearing Legislative Hearing to Review S.4760, the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Date September 15, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022: The hearing mainly focused on the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation would provide the […]
Hearing to Examine the Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
Hearing Hearing to Examine the Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date September 15, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Nuclear Fusion: Nuclear fusion involves the combination of atoms to produce energy (as opposed to nuclear fission, which involves the splitting of atoms to […]