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On Thursday, October 6, at 10:00 am, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce held a hearing entitled Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for Small Businesses Contractors. The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing addressed challenges small businesses face with subcontracting, both when the small business is the prime contractor and when it is the subcontractor. Specifically, the Subcommittee looked at three issues: problems with laws intended to prevent pass-through contracts, the issue of large prime contractors not fulfilling their subcontracting plans, and finally problems with the systems designed to track subcontracting. Pass-through contracts are violations of the limitation on subcontracting provisions in the Small Business Act, and result from large businesses hiding behind small prime contractors and then performing the majority of the work. This denies opportunities to legitimate small businesses, but the current rules and systems create both compliance and enforcement challenges. With subcontracting plans, large businesses are required to provide opportunities for small businesses as subcontractors on government contracts, but again there are enforcement and compliance problems which translate to lost opportunities for small businesses. In both cases, the Subcommittee examined whether the underlying computer systems -- ESRS and FSRS -- are failing to adequately address compliance and fraud issues.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Eliminating Job-Sapping Federal Rules through Retrospective Reviews -- Oversight of the President's Efforts." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of this hearing was to examine the President's Executive Order 13,563 which requires federal agencies to develop plans for retrospective review of all their regulations. The plans mandated by the Executive Order were finalized on August 22 and the Committee heard from the official overseeing compliance with these plans -- the Honorable Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.

On Thursday, October 6, at 10:00 am, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce held a hearing entitled Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for Small Businesses Contractors. The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing addressed challenges small businesses face with subcontracting, both when the small business is the prime contractor and when it is the subcontractor. Specifically, the Subcommittee looked at three issues: problems with laws intended to prevent pass-through contracts, the issue of large prime contractors not fulfilling their subcontracting plans, and finally problems with the systems designed to track subcontracting. Pass-through contracts are violations of the limitation on subcontracting provisions in the Small Business Act, and result from large businesses hiding behind small prime contractors and then performing the majority of the work. This denies opportunities to legitimate small businesses, but the current rules and systems create both compliance and enforcement challenges. With subcontracting plans, large businesses are required to provide opportunities for small businesses as subcontractors on government contracts, but again there are enforcement and compliance problems which translate to lost opportunities for small businesses. In both cases, the Subcommittee examined whether the underlying computer systems -- ESRS and FSRS -- are failing to adequately address compliance and fraud issues.

On Thursday, October 6, at 10:00 am, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce held a hearing entitled Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for Small Businesses Contractors. The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing addressed challenges small businesses face with subcontracting, both when the small business is the prime contractor and when it is the subcontractor. Specifically, the Subcommittee looked at three issues: problems with laws intended to prevent pass-through contracts, the issue of large prime contractors not fulfilling their subcontracting plans, and finally problems with the systems designed to track subcontracting. Pass-through contracts are violations of the limitation on subcontracting provisions in the Small Business Act, and result from large businesses hiding behind small prime contractors and then performing the majority of the work. This denies opportunities to legitimate small businesses, but the current rules and systems create both compliance and enforcement challenges. With subcontracting plans, large businesses are required to provide opportunities for small businesses as subcontractors on government contracts, but again there are enforcement and compliance problems which translate to lost opportunities for small businesses. In both cases, the Subcommittee examined whether the underlying computer systems -- ESRS and FSRS -- are failing to adequately address compliance and fraud issues.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Eliminating Job-Sapping Federal Rules through Retrospective Reviews -- Oversight of the President's Efforts." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of this hearing was to examine the President's Executive Order 13,563 which requires federal agencies to develop plans for retrospective review of all their regulations. The plans mandated by the Executive Order were finalized on August 22 and the Committee heard from the official overseeing compliance with these plans -- the Honorable Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget.

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On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., the House Small Business Committee held a full committee hearing entitled, "Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses." The hearing took place in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing focused on recent decisions and proposed rules by the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor that some fear disadvantage small businesses in union organizing drives. The hearing also examined how these proposed rules and decisions add to the myriad of uncertainties facing small businesses as they struggle to survive and create jobs in today's economy.