WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 18 at 3:00pmET in 216 Hart Senate Office Building. The hearing, entitled Frontier Technologies, Industrial Efficiency, and Pro-Innovation Policies, will touch on how we may increase labor productivity through technological advances. The important topics are how the technology itself can improve industrial output (either in quantity, quality, or efficiency of process) and which government barriers can be ameliorated.

Hearing:         "Frontier Technologies, Industrial Efficiency, and Pro-Innovation Policies”

Witnesses:      

Mr. Will Rinehart, Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC

Mr. Niccolo De Masi, Chairman and CEO
IonQ
College Park, MD

Mr. Evan Beard, Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer
Standard Bots
Glen Cove, NY

Ms. Ruth Whittaker, Director of Technology Policy
Third Way
Washington, DC

Date:            3:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Location:    216 Hart Senate Office Building

All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact Garrett Wilbanks, Press Secretary and Policy Advisor, at 202-313-1058 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

LIVESTREAM: The hearing will stream live on the Committee website and on YouTube.