The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access will meet for a hearing titled, “Occupational Hazards: How Excessive Licensing Hurts Small Business.”  The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

This hearing will examine how easing occupational licensing barriers could reduce workforce gaps and regulatory costs for small businesses.

Attachments 
1. Hearing Notice
2. Witness List
3. Opening Statement
4. Hearing Memo 

Witnesses
Mr. C. Jarrett Dieterle
Senior Fellow
R Street Institute
Washington, DC
Disclosure 
Testimony

Mr. Keith Hall
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Association for the Self-Employed
Annapolis Junction, MD
Disclosure 
Testimony

Mr. Frank Zona
Owner
Zona Salons
Norwell, MA
*Testifying on behalf of the Professional Beauty Association
Disclosure 
Testimony

Morris Kleiner, Ph.D.
Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Disclosure 
Testimony