105th Congress (1997 - 1998)
Senate Hearings, Printed and Unprinted, by Date
Compiled December 7, 2001 at North Carolina State University
** HEARINGS FOR 19970107
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to consider pending committee
business.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970108
* Foreign Relations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Secretary of State
S.Hrg. 105-0036
** HEARINGS FOR 19970109
* Commerce
AIR BAG SAFETY: Committee held hearings to examine air bag safety, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Air Bag Safety
S.Hrg. 105-0049
* Veterans Affairs
GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Committee held hearings to examine Persian Gulf War
illnesses, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Persian Gulf War Illnesses, Part I
S.Hrg. 105-0045,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 19970110
* Economic
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-1-10)
S.Hrg. 105-0006
** HEARINGS FOR 19970117
* Judiciary
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Balanced Budget Amendment (S.J.Res. 1)
S.Hrg. 105-0115
Hearings also held on 1/22/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970121
* Budget
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee held hearings to examine the state of the United
States economy and economic outlook, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0081,v.1
Hearings also held on 1/22, 1/28, 2/7, 3/5, 3/12/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970122
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: ... committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Mr.
[William S.] Cohen, [of Maine, to be Secretary of Defense]...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First
Session, 105th Congress (Cohen, Pena, Hall, Clark, Zinni, de Leon, Hamre,
Shelton, Ryan, Gehman, Wilhelm, Gansler, Schoomaker, Gordon, Walker, Hultin,
Peters, Lynn)
S.Hrg. 105-0371
Hearings also held on 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Andrew M.
Cuomo, of New York, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Andrew M. Cuomo
S.Hrg. 105-0175
* Budget
LONG-TERM BUDGET PROJECTIONS: The Daily Digest does not record a meeting on
1/22.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/97
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 2/7, 3/5, 3/12/97
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of William M.
Daley, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of William Daley to be Secretary of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-0070
* Judiciary
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S.J. Res. 1,
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a
balanced budget,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/17/97
Hearings also held on 1/17/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970123
* Appropriations
EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the role of the
Federal Government in assisting certain students improve their academic
standing, focusing on approaches to improving English language skills and the
use of ebonics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ebonics (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0020
* Budget
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals to reform the Medicare
system and budget implications of Medicare policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0081,v.2
Hearings also held on 1/29, 2/5/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970128
* Budget
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee held hearings on the Congressional Budget Office assessment of the
United States economy and budget for fiscal years 1998-2007, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/97
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/22, 2/7, 3/5, 3/12/97
* Finance
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Committee held hearings to examine the findings and
recommendations of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Final Report of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer
Price Index
S.Hrg. 105-0163
Hearings also held on 2/11/97
* Rules
NOMINATION/ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: ... committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Mr. [Alan M.] Hantman, [of New Jersey, to be Architect of the
Capitol.]
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970129
* Aging
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: Committee ordered favorably reported an original
resolution requesting $1,133,674 for operating expenses for the period from
March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, and $1,162,865 for operating expenses
for the period from March 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999.
Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 105th Congress.
PRINTED TITLE: Business Meeting (Special Committee on Aging)
S.Hrg. 105-0005
* Budget
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on proposals for
long-term reform of the Social Security system,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/23/97
Hearings also held on 1/23, 2/5/97
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: ... committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Rodney E.
Slater, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Rodney E. Slater to be Secretary of
Transportation
S.Hrg. 105-0344
* Finance
NOMINATION: ... committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Charlene
Barshefsky, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Trade
Representative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Charlene Barshefsky
S.Hrg. 105-0035
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Bill
Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative of the United States to
the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the
United States in the Security Council of the United Nations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Bill Richardson of New Mexico to be the
U.S. Representative to the United Nations With the Rank of Ambassador and the
U.S. Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations
S.Hrg. 105-0048
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION: Committee concluded
hearings on S. 216, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for
programs of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act
S.Hrg. 105-0001
* Veterans Affairs
GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Committee resumed hearings to examine the status of
Persian Gulf War veterans' illnesses, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Persian Gulf War Illnesses, Part II
S.Hrg. 105-0045,pt.2
** HEARINGS FOR 19970130
* Budget
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Committee concluded hearings to examine the findings
and recommendations of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price
Index with regard to a more accurate measure of the cost of living, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0081,v.3
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/13, 3/11/97
* Energy
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Federico Pena,
of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federico E. Pena Nomination
S.Hrg. 105-0004
* Finance
NOMINATION/ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: ... committee held hearings to examine the
fiscal health of the nation and the welfare of the American population,
focusing on the accuracy of the consumer price index, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Economic Outlook
S.Hrg. 105-0028
* Rules
FEC AUTHORIZATION/CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: Committee held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Federal
Election Commission and on campaign finance reform proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970131
* Environment
NOMINATION: On Friday, January 31, committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Rodney E. Slater, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of
Transportation, ... [in 2/3 Daily Digest]
PRINTED TITLE: Testimony of Rodney E. Slater
S.Hrg. 105-0033
** HEARINGS FOR 19970203
* Finance
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Proposal for Medicare,
Medicaid, and Welfare (This number was incorrectly assigned to the hearing,
"Pre to 3"; the correct designation of that title is S.Hrg. 105-86.)
S.Hrg. 105-0085
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/5/97
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (Field hearing
held in Burlington, VT)
S.Hrg. 105-0002
** HEARINGS FOR 19970204
* Armed Services
DOD SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Army sexual harassment incidents at Aberdeen Proving Ground and sexual
harassment policies within the Department of Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Army Sexual Harassment Incidents at Aberdeen Proving Ground
and Sexual Harassment Policies Within the Department of Defense
S.Hrg. 105-0076
* Finance
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND TAXES: Committee held hearings to examine the
current operation of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, focusing on excise
taxes and proposals to modify the domestic passenger ticket tax or substitute
an alternative funding system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Taxes
S.Hrg, 105-0446
* Labor
FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE OPTIONS: Subcommittee on Employment and Training held
hearings to examine proposals to reform the Fair Labor Standards Act, focusing
on recent changes in the American workforce and the need for flexible work
schedules, and on S. 4, to provide to private sector employees the same
opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work
programs, and flexible credit hour programs as Federal employees currently
enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the
provisions relating to exemptions of certain professionals from the minimum
wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fair Labor Standards Act Reform: Review of Flexible Workplace
Measures
S.Hrg. 105-0009
* Rules
COMMITTEE BUDGET REQUESTS: Committee held hearings to receive testimony from
Senators, as indicated, in support of resolutions requesting funds for
operating expenses of their respective committees for periods from March 1,
1997 through February 28, 1998, and from March 1, 1998 through February 28,
1999, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970205
* Appropriations
BREAST CANCER SCREENING: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education and Related Agencies held hearings to examine the recommendation
of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on
Breast Cancer Screening in Women Ages 40-49, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mammography (Special hearings) (Field hearings held (2/20)
in Philadelphia, (2/24) Pittsburgh, and (3/3/97) Hershey, PA)
S.Hrg. 105-0179
Hearings also held on 2/20, 2/24, 3/3/97
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Federico Pena,
of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Janet L.
Yellen, of California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Janet Louise Yellen
S.Hrg. 105-0222
* Budget
EDUCATION REFORM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: Committee held hearings on the
President's budget request for education for fiscal year 1998 and to examine
the Federal role in educational reform,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/23/97
Hearings also held on 1/23, 1/29/97
* Energy
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 104, to reform
United States policy with regard to the management and disposal of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997 (S. 104)
S.Hrg. 105-0008
* Environment
CLEAN AIR--OZONE EXPOSURE: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private
Property and Nuclear Safety held oversight hearings on science issues with
regard to the Environmental Protection Agency proposed revisions to the ozone
and particulate matter national ambient air quality standards, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Clean Air Act: Ozone and Particulate Matter Standards (3/3,
Field hearing held in Oklahoma City, OK)
S.Hrg. 105-0050,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/12, 3/3/97
* Intelligence
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS: Committee held open and closed hearings to examine
current and projected national security threats to the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United
States
S.Hrg. 105-0201
* Judiciary
JUDGESHIP ALLOCATION: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings to examine the appropriate allocation of judgeships in the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Considering the Appropriate Allocation of Judgeships in the
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits
S.Hrg. 105-0165
Hearings also held on 6/9/97
* Rules
COMMITTEE BUDGET REQUESTS: Committee continued hearings to receive testimony
from Senators, as indicated, in support of resolutions requesting funds for
operating expenses of their respective committees for periods from March 1,
1997 through February 28, 1998, and from March 1, 1998 through February 28,
1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/97
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/5, 2/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970206
* Armed Services
NATIONAL SECURITY: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine
current and projected national security threats to the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Worldwide Threat Facing the United States
S.Hrg. 105-0160
* Energy
U.S. TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES: Committee concluded hearings
on S. 210, to make technical and other changes to the Organic Act of Guam, the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of Free Association
Act, and to return excess Federal land to the people of Guam,...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States (S. 210)
S.Hrg. 105-0015
* Rules
COMMITTEE BUDGET REQUESTS: Committee concluded hearings to receive testimony
from Senators, as indicated, in support of resolutions requesting funds for
operating expenses of their respective committees for periods from March 1,
1997 through February 28, 1998, and from March 1, 1998 through February 28,
1999, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/97
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/5, 2/6/97
* Small Business
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES: Committee held hearings to examine certain home-based
business issues, focusing on independent contractors, home-office deductions,
deductibility of health-care costs, and the experience of women business
owners in seeking investment capital and federal procurement contracts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Women-Owned and Home-Based Businesses (This title when
printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 104-24; the correct designation
is S.Hrg. 105-24.)
S.Hrg. 105-0024
** HEARINGS FOR 19970207
* Budget
1998 BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget for fiscal year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/97
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/22, 1/28, 3/5, 3/12/97
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the
employment-unemployment situation for January and the consumer price index,...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: January 1997 and the Consumer Price
Index (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-2-7)
S.Hrg. 105-0013
** HEARINGS FOR 19970210
* Economic
PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC REPORT: Committee held hearings to examine the United
States economic situation, focusing on the 1997 Economic Report of the
President, ...
PRINTED TITLE: 1997 Economic Report of the President: Economic and Budget
Outlook (at Y4.Ec7:Ec7/71/pt.1)
S.Hrg. 105-0018,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 19970211
* Agriculture
COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT REFORM: Committee held hearings on S. 257, to amend the
Commodity Exchange Act to improve the Act by streamlining U.S. futures trading
law and conforming it to the changing competitive environment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reform of the Commodity Exchange Act
S.Hrg. 105-0107
* Armed Services
BOSNIA: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the
situation in Bosnia and the status of United States military forces
participating in the Stabilization Force...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Finance
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Committee resumed hearings to examine the findings and
recommendations of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price
Index,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/97
Hearings also held on 1/28/97
* Labor
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT: Committee concluded
oversight hearings on the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (Public Law 104-191), focusing on the Federal and State
regulatory process of implementing insurance reform provisions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
S.Hrg. 105-0003
* Veterans Affairs
VFW PROGRAMS: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative
recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970212
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Military
Posture, Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs, Unified Commands, Department of
Energy)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Budget
INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Committee held hearings to examine the role of
government investment in overall Federal budget policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/97
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/13, 3/11/97
* Environment
CLEAN AIR STANDARDS: Committee held oversight hearings to examine the
national ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter
recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5, 3/3/97
* Finance
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Committee held hearings on the Administration's
budget and revenue proposals for fiscal year 1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's FY 1998 Budget and Revenue Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0796
* Finance
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Health Care held hearings to examine the financial
soundness of the Medicare program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Magnitude of the Financial Crisis in Medicare
105-0306
S.Hrg. 105-0306
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/6, 3/13/97
* Governmental Affairs
NUCLEAR DETERRENCE: Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and
Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the future of nuclear
deterrence and U.S. policy toward non-proliferation efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of Nuclear Deterrence
S.Hrg. 105-0159
* Labor
TEAM ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 295, to promote cooperation and
teamwork among worker-management relations in the American labor force,...
PRINTED TITLE: Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1997 (S. 295)
S.Hrg. 105-0007
* Small Business
NOMINATION: ... the committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Ms.
[Aida] Alvarez, [of New York, to be Administrator of the Small Business
Administration. ]
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Aida Alvarez to be Administrator of the U.S.
Small Business Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0030
** HEARINGS FOR 19970213
* Agriculture
COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT REFORM: Committee resumed hearings on S. 257, to amend
the Commodity Exchange Act to improve the Act by streamlining U.S. futures
trading law and conforming it to the changing competitive environment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reform of the Commodity Exchange Act
S.Hrg. 105-0108
* Budget
BIENNIAL BUDGETING: Committee concluded hearings on S. 261, to provide for a
biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance
oversight and the performance of the Federal Government,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/97
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/12, 3/11/97
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on
Transportation and Infrastructure held hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act
S.Hrg. 105-0113,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/6, 3/13, 3/19/97
* Finance
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Committee continued hearings to examine the
Administration's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998, focusing on
spending proposals relating to Medicare, Medicaid and welfare, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Pete Peterson,
of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CORPORATE SUBSIDY REFORM: Committee held hearings on S. 207, to review,
reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable corporate spending subsidies
in the federal budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 207--Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0209
* Labor
FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE OPTIONS: Subcommittee on Employment and Training concluded
hearings on S. 4, to provide private sector employees the same opportunities
for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and
flexible credit hour programs to help balance the demands and needs of work
and family, and to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain
professionals from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Family Friendly Workplace Act (S. 4)
S.Hrg. 105-0012
** HEARINGS FOR 19970220
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/24, 3/3/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970224
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/20, 3/3/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970225
* Agriculture
FARM TAX POLICY: Committee held hearings to examine certain taxes affecting
American farmers, focusing on estate and capital gains taxes and their impact
on United States agricultural producers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of Estate Taxes on Farmers
S.Hrg. 105-0106
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY/INDEPENDENT AGENCIES: Subcommittee on VA/HUD and
Independent Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R.
2158/S. 1034) (American Battle Monuments Commission, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Corporation for National and Community Service, Department of
Defense--Civil, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive Office of the President,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Credit Union Administration,
National Science Foundation, Nondepartmental Witnesses, Selective Service
System, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals)
S.Hrg. 105-0427
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Banking
HOMEOWNERS PROTECTION ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 318, to amend the
Truth in Lending Act to require automatic cancellation and notice of
cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which is
required by a creditor as a condition for entering into a residential mortgage
transaction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Homeowners Protection Act of 1997, S. 318
S.Hrg. 105-0215
* Energy
FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
held hearings on proposed legislation to provide the Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management with the authority and ability to manage their lands
in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Energy
INTERIOR AND FOREST SERVICE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of
the Interior and the Forest Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Requests for the Department
of the Interior and Forest Service
S.Hrg. 105-0021
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of David J.
Barram, of California, to be Administrator of the General Services
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of David J. Barram
S.Hrg. 105-0135
** HEARINGS FOR 19970226
* Agriculture
FARM TAX POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain taxes
affecting American farmers, focusing on estate and capital gains taxes and
their impact on United States agricultural producers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of Capital Gains Taxes on Farmers
S.Hrg. 105-0196
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee continued hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Federal
Reserve's semiannual report on monetary policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's First Monetary Policy Report for 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0221
* Economic
1998 BUDGET/ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 and the
Administration's view on the health and direction of the economy,...
PRINTED TITLE: 1997 Economic Report of the President: Economic and Budget
Outlook (at Y4.Ec7:Ec7/71/pt.2)
S.Hrg. 105-0018,pt.2
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP: APPEALS AND LITIGATION: Subcommittee on
Forests and Public Land Management met to receive testimony on the impact of
the proposed Public Land Management Responsibility and Accountability
Restoration Act on the administrative and judicial appeals of land management
decisions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/6/97
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/97
Hearings also held on 2/13, 3/6, 3/13, 3/19/97
* Foreign Relations
1998 AID BUDGET: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and
Trade Promotion concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget request
for fiscal year 1998 for development and humanitarian assistance programs of
the Agency for International Development (AID), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1997 and
Fiscal Year 1998 International Affairs Budget Request
S.Hrg. 105-0292
* Indian Affairs
1998 INDIAN AFFAIRS AND HEALTH BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Budget
S.Hrg. 105-0065
* Indian Affairs
1998 INDIAN AFFAIRS AND HEALTH BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Budget (Addendum)
105-0065,pt.2
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Small Business
1998 SBA BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Small Business Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request for the United
States Small Business Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0044
* Veterans Affairs
1998 VA BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Veterans Affairs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs
and Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service
S.Hrg. 105-0349
** HEARINGS FOR 19970227
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for the Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R. 2160/S. 1033) (Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Department of Agriculture, Farm Credit Administration,
Food and Drug Administration, Nondepartmental Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0393
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AID: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Agency for
International Development and to review bilateral economic assistance
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R. 2159, S. 955)
S.Hrg. 105-0365
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/17, 5/6, 5/20, 5/22/97
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998
(H.R.2266, S. 1005)
S.Hrg. 105-0340
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on ballistic missile
defense programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Strategic
Forces)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.7
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/16/1997
* Armed Services
PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Department
of Defense response to reports that service members may have been exposed to
chemical agents while serving in the Persian Gulf and to research efforts into
the causes and treatment of Persian Gulf related illnesses, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Actions Pertaining to the Persian Gulf
Illness
S.Hrg. 105-0216
* Commerce
TV RATINGS SYSTEM: Committee held hearings to examine the impact and adequacy
of the current television ratings system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Television Ratings System
S.Hrg. 105-0157
* Finance
MEDICARE: Committee held hearings to examine the views of certain
Congressional advisory commissions on the Administration's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1998 for Medicare,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/97
Hearings also held on 2/3, 3/4, 3/5/97
* Finance
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Health Care resumed hearings to examine the
financial soundness of the Medicare program and its future status,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 3/6, 3/13/97
* Foreign Relations
1998 STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET: Subcommittee on International Operations
concluded hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 1998 for the Department of State's administration of foreign
affairs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/6, 3/12, 3/13, 4/9, 6/12/97
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION ACT: Committee held hearings to examine the
Administration's postsecondary education policy and proposed legislation
authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Proposals for Higher Education Act
Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0010
* Small Business
HUBZONE ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 208, to provide Federal
contracting opportunities for small business concerns located in historically
underutilized business zones, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 208, The Hubzone Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0064
** HEARINGS FOR 19970303
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/20, 2/24, 3/3/97
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/12/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970304
* Agriculture
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the National School
Lunch Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: School Breakfast and School Lunch Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0220
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HHS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
the Department of Health and Human Services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R.
2264/S. 1061)
S.Hrg. 105-0373
Hearings also held on 4/16, 6/11/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and
Independent Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective
activities ... Corporation for National and Community Service; ... Court of
Veterans Appeals; ... American Battle Monument Commission; ... DOD-Civil,
Cemeterial Expenses, Department of the Army; and ... Selective Service System.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense plan, focusing on Department of the Army programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 2/26, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Banking
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES ACCOUNTING RULES: Subcommittee on Securities concluded
oversight hearings to examine Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial
Accounting Standards Board proposals affecting the accounting treatment and
supplemental disclosures of financial derivatives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Derivatives Disclosure and Accounting
S.Hrg. 105-0360
Hearings also held on 10/9/97
* Commerce
PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM: Committee held hearings on S. 5, to establish legal
standards and procedures for product liability litigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Product Liability
S.Hrg. 105-0882
* Environment
SUPERFUND REFORM: Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk
Assessment held oversight hearings to examine liability and resource issues
associated with the cleanup and redevelopment of abandoned or underutilized
industrial and commercial properties, focusing on the current state of the
Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative and proposals to reform the
Superfund program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Brownfield Liability and Research Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0042
* Finance
MEDICARE/MEDICAID/WELFARE BUDGET: Committee resumed hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998, focusing on spending
proposals relating to Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/97
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/27, 3/5/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970305
* Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STRUCTURE: Committee concluded hearings to review
strategic planning and management of information technology at the Department
of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Strategic Planning and Management of Technology
at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
S.Hrg. 105-0219
* Appropriations
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT: Subcommittee on Defense held closed hearings to examine
global assessment issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on tactical aviation
modernization issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Airland
Forces)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.4
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/9, 4/16/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on recruiting and
retention policies within the Department of Defense and the Military Services,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Personnel)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.6
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/8/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on defense programs
to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/12, 3/19, 4/16/1997
* Budget
1998 BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Congressional Budget
Office analysis of the President's budget for fiscal year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/97
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/22, 1/28, 2/7, 3/12/97
* Commerce
AVIATION SAFETY: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings to examine aviation
safety issues, focusing on the recommendations of the Gore Commission on
Aviation Security,...
PRINTED TITLE: Aviation Safety
S.Hrg. 105-0271
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management met to further receive testimony on the impact of the proposed
Public Land Management Responsibility and Accountability Restoration Act on
the administrative and judicial appeals of land management decisions of the
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/6/97
* Environment
SUPERFUND REFORM: Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk
Assessment concluded hearings on S. 8, to authorize funds for and reform the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Liability, and Compensation Act
(Superfund), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act (S. 8)
S.Hrg. 105-0060
* Finance
MEDICARE: Committee resumed hearings on the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1998 for the Medicare program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/97
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/27, 3/4/97
* Governmental Affairs
HIGH-RISK MANAGEMENT REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals to develop
and implement management reforms to provide Federal agencies with strategies
and techniques to increase effectiveness, reduce costs, and minimize risks
associated with program and administrative management,...
PRINTED TITLE: Lasting Solutions to High Risk Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0194
Hearings also held on 4/10, 5/1/97
* Rules
BUDGET/OPERATIONS: Committee held oversight hearings to review the budget and
operations of the National Gallery of Art and certain legislative offices, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970306
* Aging
BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
challenges of providing health and income security for baby boomers who will
begin retirement in the year 2010, and the impact on Federal programs
affecting the elderly, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Retiring Baby Boomers: Meeting the Challenges
S.Hrg. 105-0016
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for the Department of State, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, The Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R. 2267/S. 1022)
(Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Department of State, Federal
Communications Commission, Nondepartmental Witnesses, Securities and Exchange
Commission, Small Business Administration, The Judiciary, United Nations)
S.Hrg. 105-0320
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R. 2169/S. 1048) (Department of
Transportation, General Accounting Office, National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), National Transportation Safety Board, Nondepartmental
Witnesses, Office of Management and Budget, Railroad Retirement Board, Surface
Transportation Board)
S.Hrg. 105-0429
Hearings also held on 4/10, 4/16, 5/7, 6/12, 7/17/97
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Keith R. Hall,
of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Yolanda
Townsend Wheat, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Credit Union
Administration Board, Charles A. Gueli, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences, and Jeffrey
A. Frankel, of California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Yolanda Townsend Wheat, Jeffrey A. Frankel,
and Charles A. Gueli
S.Hrg. 105-0448
* Commerce
NOAA 1998 BUDGET: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries and the Subcommittee
on Science, Technology, and Space concluded joint hearings on the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request for NOAA
S.Hrg. 105-0146
* Commerce
PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce,
and Tourism concluded hearings on proposals to reform product liability,
focusing on the effectiveness of the General Aviation Revitalization Act of
1974, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Product Liability Reform: Success of the General Aviation
Revitalization Act
S.Hrg. 105-0833
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee held oversight hearings to discuss
proposals to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the electric
power industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 3/13, 3/20/97
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
held oversight hearings to discuss the impact of the proposed Public Land
Management Responsibility and Accountability Restoration Act on the
administrative and judicial appeals of land management decisions of the Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/6/97
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and
innovative transportation financing, technology, construction and design
practices,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/97
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/26, 3/13, 3/19/97
* Finance
IRA'S: Committee held hearings on proposals to expand Individual Retirement
Accounts (IRA's), including S. 197, proposed Savings and Investment Incentive
Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Expanding IRA's
S.Hrg. 105-0716
* Finance
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Health Care resumed hearings to examine the
financial soundness of the Medicare program and its long-term status,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/27, 3/13/97
* Foreign Relations
USIA 1998 BUDGET: Subcommittee on International Operations concluded hearings
on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the United
States Information Agency and international broadcasting,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/12, 3/13, 4/9, 6/12/97
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAX REFORM: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to
examine Federal tax policy issues for the District of Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Tax Policy for the District of Columbia
S.Hrg. 105-0161
* Labor
HEALTH CARE QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine health care
quality and consumer protection issues, focusing on managed care and
fee-for-service plans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Quality and Consumer Protection
S.Hrg. 105-0019
* Rules
BUSINESS MEETING: ... committee concluded hearings on S. Res. 39 [authorizing
expenditures by the Committee on Governmental Affairs...]
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings to review the
legislative recommendations of certain veterans organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970307
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT: On Friday, March 7, Committee held hearings to
examine the employment-unemployment situation for February and the Consumer
Price Index, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: February 1997 and the Consumer Price
Index (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-3-7)
S.Hrg. 105-0027
** HEARINGS FOR 19970310
* Governmental Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MANAGEMENT REFORM: Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded
hearings to examine management issues confronting the Department of Commerce
and its progress in implementing management reform directives issued by the
Congress, the Department's Office of Inspector General, and the National
Performance Review, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Overview of Management Issues for the Department of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-0040
** HEARINGS FOR 19970311
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for agricultural research, education, and extension programs
of the 1996 Farm Bill, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Research Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0370
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/18, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Subcommittee on VA-HUD, and Independent
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998,
receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from
... Consumer Product Safety Commission; ... Consumer Information Center; and
... Office of Consumer Affairs.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Navy and
Air Force military construction programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0275
Hearings also held on 5/8/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--SBA: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1998 for the Small Business Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, focusing on the military strategies and
operational requirements of the unified commands,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for
the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on
science and technology programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Acquisition
and Technology)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.5
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/10, 4/15/97
* Budget
1998 BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine an alternative budget
proposal for fiscal year 1998 by a House coalition, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/97
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/12, 2/13/97
* Finance
MEDICAID REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the National Governors'
Association views on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year
1998 for Medicaid, focusing on Medicaid cost saving strategies, children's
health, and managed care quality, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Governors' Perspective on Medicaid
S.Hrg. 105-0891
* Governmental Affairs
CENSUS 2000: Committee held hearings to examine Department of Commerce plans
to provide for an accurate 2000 decennial census, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Census 2000
S.Hrg. 105-0233
Hearings also held on 4/16/97
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Senate Committees on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee
on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of
Columbia and Appropriations' Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held
joint hearings with the House Committees on Government Reform and Oversight's
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia and Appropriations' Subcommittee on
the District of Columbia to examine the financial condition of the government
of the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 3/13/97
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee began hearings on the nomination of Anthony Lake, of
Massachusetts, to be Director of Central Intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Anthony Lake to be Director of Central
Intelligence
S.Hrg. 105-0424
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/13/97
* Judiciary
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN: Senate Committee on the Judiciary concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on the
Constitution on S. 6 and H.R. 929, bills to ban partial birth abortions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Partial-Birth Abortion: The Truth (S. 6 and H.R. 929) (Joint
with Committee on the Judiciary (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0090
* Labor
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Employment and Training
concluded oversight hearings to review the effectiveness of Federal job
training programs and changes needed to meet the skill demands in a
competitive marketplace, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of Federal Job Training Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0014
** HEARINGS FOR 19970312
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on Army Force XXI
initiatives and Army modernization programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 4/9, 4/16/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the ballistic missile defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on military
compensation and quality of life programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 4/8/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on U.S. national
security space programs and policies,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/19, 4/16/1997
* Budget
1998 BUDGET ISSUES: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Budget concluded
joint hearings with the House Committee on the Budget to examine public policy
issues of United States governors with regard to the proposed Federal budget
for fiscal year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/97
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/22, 1/28, 2/7, 3/5, 3/12/97
* Commerce
UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE SERVICE: Committee held hearings to examine the Federal
Communications Commission implementation of the Telecommunications Act of
1996, focusing on efforts to implement universal telephone service reform and
FCC proposals to assess new per-minute fees on Internet service providers,...
PRINTED TITLE: Universal Service, Part I of III
S.Hrg. 105-0400,pt.1
* Finance
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: Committee held hearings to examine the
President's fiscal year 1998 graduate medical education training proposals and
the New York Graduate Medical Education demonstration project, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Graduate Medical Education (GME)
S.Hrg. 105-0901
* Foreign Relations
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS THREAT: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace
Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism concluded hearings to examine Mexican and
American responses to the international narcotics threat, ...
Prior to this action, committee met in closed session to receive a briefing
on Mexican and American responses to the international narcotics threat ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mexican and American Responses to the International Narcotics
Threat
S.Hrg. 105-0053
* Foreign Relations
SECURITY ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and
Trade Promotion concluded hearings on the Administration's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1998 for security assistance,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 4/9, 6/12/97
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN HOUSING: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs/Committee on
Indian Affairs: Committees concluded joint hearings to review the operation of
Indian housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
focusing on allegations of abuse, mismanagement, and fraud and the
implementation of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330),...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Housing Programs Operated by HUD (Joint with Banking)
S.Hrg. 105-0078
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee continued hearings on the nomination of Anthony Lake,
of Massachusetts, to be Director of Central Intelligence,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/13/97
* Labor
CLONING TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded
hearings to examine the ethical, legal and social implications of recent
discoveries in cloning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Scientific Discoveries in Cloning: Challenges for Public
Policy
S.Hrg. 105-0022
* Rules
SMITHSONIAN/WOODROW WILSON CENTER/KENNEDY CENTER: Committee concluded
oversight hearings to review the operations of the Smithsonian Institution,
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970313
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for agricultural research, education, and extension programs
of the 1996 Farm Bill, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Research Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0450
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related Agencies
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
Department of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R. 2107)
S.Hrg. 105-0374
Hearings also held on 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/20/97
* Appropriations
NATIONAL CHEESE EXCHANGE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and
Related Agencies held hearings to explore alternatives to the National Cheese
Exchange as part of the dairy pricing system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Alternatives to the National Cheese Exchange as Part of the
Dairy Pricing System (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0131
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, focusing on military strategies and operational
requirements of the unified commands,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/20/1997
* Commerce
AMTRAK: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine held
hearings to examine the financial condition of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Amtrak's Financial Situation
S.Hrg. 105-0273
* Economic
INCOME TAX SYSTEM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the economic
problems of the income tax system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Problems of the Income Tax System (at Y4.Ec7:In2/24)
S.Hrg. 105-0047
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee resumed oversight hearings to
discuss proposals to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the
electric power industry,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/20/97
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation
and Recreation held hearings to examine the future of the National Park System
and to identify the needs, requirements, and innovative programs that will
improve and enhance the operations of the Park Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improvements to the National Park Service
S.Hrg. 105-0069
Hearings also held on 3/20/97
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/97
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/26, 3/6, 3/19/97
* Finance
CAPITAL GAINS: Committee held hearings to examine the impact of capital gains
taxation on the cost of capital, saving and investment, and economic growth,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Tax Treatment of Capital Gains and Losses
S.Hrg. 105-0913
* Finance
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Health Care resumed hearings to examine the
financial soundness of the Medicare program and its long-term status,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/27, 3/6/97
* Foreign Relations
ACDA/INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BUDGET: Subcommittee on International
Operations concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 1998 for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and certain
international organizations and conferences,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/6, 3/12, 4/9, 6/12/97
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring,
and the District of Columbia concluded joint hearings with the House Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight's Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
to examine the financial condition of the government of the District of
Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/13/97
* Governmental Affairs
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine issues with
regard to the deployment of a national missile defense system by the United
States and reductions to strategic offensive weapons in both the United States
and Russia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Missile Defense and Prospects for U.S.-Russia ABM
Treaty Accommodation
S.Hrg. 105-0193
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee continued hearings in open and closed session on the
nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Central
Intelligence,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12/97
* Printing
GPO/ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: Committee concluded oversight hearings to review
activities of the Government Printing Office, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Government Printing Office (at Y4.P93/1:Ov
2)
S.Hrg. 105-0192
** HEARINGS FOR 19970314
* Environment
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Johnny H.
Hayes, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
Valley Authority, Brig. Gen. Robert Bernard Flowers, USA, to be a Member and
President of the Mississippi River Commission, and Judith M. Espinosa, of New
Mexico, and D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, each to be a Member of the Board
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Johnny Hayes, Judith M. Espinosa, D. Michael
Rappoport, and Major General Robert Bernard Flowers
S.Hrg. 105-0043
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION: Committee resumed hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act,
focusing on Pell grants and tax policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Pell Grants and Tax Policy: Which Approach Serves Which
Population
S.Hrg. 105-0011
** HEARINGS FOR 19970318
* Agriculture
AUTHORIZATION--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Committee resumed hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research programs of the 1996
Farm Bill, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Research Funding
S.Hrg. 105-0562
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/11, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FEMA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, focusing on military strategies and operational
requirements of the unified commands,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/13, 3/20/1997
* Commerce
COAST GUARD BUDGET: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings
to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for
the United States Coast Guard, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget and Legislative
Requests for the U.S. Coast Guard
S.Hrg. 105-0379
* Environment
INTERSTATE WASTE AND FLOW CONTROL: Committee concluded hearings on proposals
to authorize State and local governments to enact flow control laws and to
regulate the interstate transportation of solid waste, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Transportation and Flow Control of Solid Waste
S.Hrg. 105-0072
* Foreign Relations
CHINA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to
examine the future of China, focusing on the effect the death of Deng Xiaoping
will have on Chinese domestic and foreign policies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on
intelligence matters ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Donald M.
Middlebrooks to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Florida, Jeffrey T. Miller, of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of California, Margaret M. Morrow, to be United
States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Robert W.
Pratt, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa,
...
Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 105-0205,pt.1
Hearings also held on 5/7, 6/25, 7/22/97
* Labor
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Alexis M.
Herman, of Alabama, to be Secretary of Labor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination (Herman, Alexis M., to be Secretary of Labor)
S.Hrg. 105-0025
** HEARINGS FOR 19970319
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE: Subcommittee on Defense held closed
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for defense
intelligence programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--SEC: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1998 for the Securities and Exchange Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on SeaPower held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Seapower)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.2
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/22/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on Department of
Energy weapons programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 4/16/1997
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--MILITARY READINESS: Subcommittee on Readiness held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on military
readiness accounts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1998 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 936) (Readiness)
S.Hrg. 105-0037,pt.3
Hearings also held on 4/15, 4/17, 5/1/1997
* Armed Services
DEFENSE ACQUISITION: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held hearings
to examine the status of acquisition reform in the Department of Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 4/10, 4/15/97
* Commerce
PRO-CODE ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 377, to promote electronic
commerce by facilitating the use of strong encryption, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Encryption
S.Hrg. 105-0322
* Commerce
UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE SERVICE: Subcommittee on Communications held hearings to
examine the Federal Communications Commission implementation of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, focusing on efforts to implement universal
telephone service reform and FCC proposals to assess new per-minute fees on
Internet service providers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Universal Service, Part II of III
S.Hrg. 105-0400,pt.2
* Economic
AUTO INSURANCE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the problems of the
current automobile insurance system and the need for reform, focusing on more
insurance options, better service, and reduced premiums and litigation costs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Automobile Insurance Reform (at Y4.Ec7:Au8/5)
S.Hrg. 105-0204
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,
focusing on environmental programs and statewide and metropolitan planning,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/97
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/26, 3/6, 3/13/97
* Finance
MEDICARE CHOICES: Committee held hearings to examine proposals to improve
choices under the Medicare program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving Medicare Choices
S.Hrg. 105-0440
Hearings also held on 3/20/97
* Judiciary
INTERNET CRIMES: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government
Information concluded hearings to examine the scope of Internet crimes
affecting consumers and the Federal response, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet Crimes Affecting Consumers (S. 474)
S.Hrg. 105-0122
* Judiciary
JUVENILE CRIME: Committee concluded hearings to examine efforts by private
individuals, community organizations, and religious groups to prevent juvenile
crime, ...
PRINTED TITLE: What Works: The Efforts of Private Individuals, Community
Organizations, and Religious Groups to Prevent Juvenile Crime
S.Hrg. 105-0074
* Labor
FDA REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals to reform the performance,
efficiency, and use of resources of the Food and Drug Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Addressing the FDA's Performance, Efficiency, and Use of
Resources
S.Hrg. 105-0023
Hearings also held on 4/11/97
* Veterans Affairs
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970320
* Agriculture
AUTHORIZATION--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research programs of
the 1996 Farm Bill, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Research Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0441
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Energy and
Water Development held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
1998 for energy and water development programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year
1998 (H.R. 2203/S. 1004) (Department of Defense--Civil, Department of Energy,
Department of the Interior, Nondepartmental Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0439
Hearings also held on 4/15, 4/22, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for foreign
assistance programs, focusing on international narcotics, crime and law
enforcement activities,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 4/17, 5/6, 5/20, 5/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--UNITED NATIONS: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
the Judiciary and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1998 for the United Nations,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
CONRAIL MERGER: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies held
hearings to examine the impact of the sale of Conrail to CSX Corporation and
Norfolk Southern on the United States transportation system, rail service, and
employees, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Conrail Merger Implications (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0514
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DOE NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS: Committee held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department
of Energy national security programs and to review environmental management
activities,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/12/97
Hearings also held on 2/12, 2/25, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/13, 3/18/1997
* Banking
COMMERCIAL AND INVESTMENT BANKING: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief concluded hearings to examine the Federal Reserve System's
proposal to modify the restrictions imposed on bank holding companies engaged
in underwriting and dealing in securities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's Proposed Changes to Section 20 Firewalls
S.Hrg. 105-0426
* Commerce
OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant
Marine concluded hearings on S. 414, to encourage competition in international
shipping and growth of United States imports and exports, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 414, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0057
* Economic
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the economic
outlook, focusing on the role of monetary policy, price stability, and the
Consumer Price Index, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Outlook for 1997 (at Y4.Ec7:Ec7/72)
S.Hrg. 105-0096
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee resumed oversight hearings to
discuss proposals to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the
electric power industry,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13/97
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation
and Recreation concluded hearings to examine the future of the National Park
System and to identify the needs, requirements, and innovative programs that
will improve and enhance the operations of the Park Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/13/97
Hearings also held on 3/13/97
* Finance
MEDICARE: Committee held hearings to examine proposals to improve choices
under the Medicare program, including S. 146, to permit Medicare beneficiaries
to enroll with qualified provider-sponsored organizations under title XVIII of
the Social Security Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19/97
* Governmental Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TRADE POLICY: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to
examine the role of the Department of Commerce in United States trade policy,
promotion, and regulation, and opportunities for reform and consolidation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Role of the Department of Commerce in the U.S. Trade Policy,
Promotion and Regulation, and Opportunities, for Reform and Consolidation
S.Hrg. 105-0291
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act,
focusing on the role of higher education institutions in preparing teachers
for the 21st century, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Professional Development (Title V): The Role of Higher
Education Institutions in Preparing Our Teachers for the 21st Century
S.Hrg. 105-0017
* Rules
CRS/LOC: Committee concluded oversight hearings to review the operations and
budget of the Congressional Research Service and the Library of Congress, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS' PROGRAMS: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the
legislative recommendations of certain veterans organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970322
* Environment
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act (Field hearings held in Coeur D'Alene, ID; Kansas City, MO;
Las Vagas, NV; New York, NY; Warwick, RI)
S.Hrg. 105-0113,pt.2
Hearings also held on 3/26, 3/28, 4/7, 4/21, 5/7, 6/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970325
* Small Business
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: Cultivating Maine Grown Business
(Field hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0063
** HEARINGS FOR 19970326
* Environment
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/28, 4/7, 4/21, 5/7, 6/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970328
* Environment
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/26, 4/7, 4/21, 5/7, 6/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970331
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970402
* Small Business
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: Impact of Meat Inspection on
Small Business
S.Hrg. 105-0062
** HEARINGS FOR 19970403
* Indian Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act (S. 109) (Field
hearing held in Honolulu, HI)
S.Hrg. 105-0105
* Small Business
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: Solutions for Tax and Regulatory
Fairnes for Small Business
S.Hrg. 105-0155
** HEARINGS FOR 19970404
* Indian Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Diabetes Epidemic (Field hearing held in Gallup, NM)
S.Hrg. 105-0120
** HEARINGS FOR 19970407
* Environment
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/26, 3/28, 4/21, 5/7, 6/6/97
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of James B. King,
of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of James B. King
S.Hrg. 105-0136
** HEARINGS FOR 19970408
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/15, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--EPA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
Environmental Protection Agency,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Appropriations
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine child
pornography issues, focusing on the sexual exploitation of children through
the Internet and on-line services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proliferation of Child Pornography On the Internet (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0214
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded hearings on S.
450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on active and reserve military and
civilian personnel programs and the Defense Health Program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/8/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on SeaPower held hearings on S. 450,
authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on submarine development and procurement
programs and global submarine threat,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/22/97
* Foreign Relations
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: Committee held hearings on the Convention on the
Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical
Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature and signed by the
United States at Paris on January 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-21), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Chemical Weapons Convention
S.Hrg. 105-0183
Hearings also held on 4/9, 4/15, 4/17/97
* Foreign Relations
RUSSIA-NATO: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded closed hearings to
examine the Russia-Nato relationship after the Helsinki Summit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Indian Affairs
AUTHORIZATION--INDIAN JUVENILE JUSTICE: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 to
provide assistance to Indian tribes for juvenile justice and delinquency
prevention programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Juvenile Justice in Indian Country
S.Hrg. 105-0140
** HEARINGS FOR 19970409
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NAVY/MARINE CORPS: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Navy and Marine Corps
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces held hearings on S.
450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle programs,
operations and modernization efforts,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/16/97
* Banking
PUBLIC HOUSING REFORM: Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community
Development concluded hearings on S. 462, to reform and consolidate the public
and assisted housing programs of the United States, and to redirect primary
responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to States and
localities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Housing Reform and Responsibility Act of 1997--S. 462
S.Hrg. 105-0419
* Commerce
AVIATION SAFETY: Committee held hearings to examine the accident
investigation process for major domestic aviation accidents and safety
responses, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Aviation Accident Investigations
S.Hrg. 105-0272
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Kenneth M.
Mead, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Kenneth M. Mead to be Inspector General of the
U.S. Department of Transportation
S.Hrg. 105-0312
* Finance
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine Medicare fee-for-service
system policies, focusing on the growth in Medicare spending on post-acute
care services and options to constrain that growth, and related Administrative
proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Payment Policies for Post-Acute Care
S.Hrg. 105-0031
* Foreign Relations
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: Committee concluded hearings on the ratification
of the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling
and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature and
signed by the United States at Paris on January 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-21),
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/97
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/15, 4/17/97
* Foreign Relations
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUNDING: Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the International
Financial Institutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/6, 3/12, 3/13, 6/12/97
* Governmental Affairs
FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia held hearings to
examine the role of the Department of Commerce in Federal statistical
gathering, analysis and dissemination, and opportunities for reform and
consolidation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Role of the Department of Commerce in Federal Statistical
Gathering, Analysis and Dissemination, and Opportunites for Reform and
Consolidation
S.Hrg. 105-0170
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 4/10/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970410
* Aging
MEDICARE REFORM: MANAGED CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
issues concerning the availability of useful information for Medicare
beneficiaries attempting to choose a managed health care plan, and on proposed
legislation to require beneficiaries to have access to the disenrollment rates
of health plans, and to initiate a standardized format for plan information
and create a comparison chart to assist the beneficiary decision making
process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving Accountability in Medicare Managed Care: The
Consumer's Need for Better Information
S.Hrg. 105-0051
* Agriculture
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ann
Jorgenson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board,
and Lowell Lee Junkins, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Hearing of V. Ann Jorgensen and Lowell Lee Junkins
S.Hrg. 105-0104
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEA/FBI/INS: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/16, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/13/97
Hearings also held on 3/13, 4/17, 4/24, 5/20/97
* Appropriations
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (NEXTEA): Subcommittee on Transportation and Related
Agencies concluded hearings to examine the fiscal year 1998 funding
implications of the Administration's National Economic Crossroads
Transportation Efficiency Act (NEXTEA) Surface Transportation Reauthorization
proposal,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/16, 5/7, 6/12, 7/17/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held
hearings on S. 450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on science and
technology research,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/19, 4/15/97
* Commerce
MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO COMPETITION: Committee held hearings to examine
competitiveness in the cable industry and alternatives to cable, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Multi-Channel Video Competition
S.Hrg. 105-0346
* Commerce
NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Science,
Technology, and Space concluded hearings to examine the National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
S.Hrg. 105-0299
* Finance
ESTATE AND GIFT TAXATION: Committee held hearings on estate and gift taxation
proposals, including S. 482, to partially exclude from the gross estate of a
decedent the value of a family-owned business, and S. 75 and provisions of
H.R. 902, bills to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on
generation-skipping transfers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Estate and Gift Taxation Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0769
* Foreign Relations
HONG KONG: Committee concluded hearings to examine United States law
enforcement interests in Hong Kong, ...
Also, committee concluded hearings to examine the outlook for Hong Kong
following its planned reversion to China, focusing on the future of freedom,
democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CHINESE ARMS PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine China's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related technologies, missile
delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proliferation: Chinese Case Studies
S.Hrg. 105-0242
* Governmental Affairs
IRS HIGH-RISK AREAS: Committee held hearings to examine Internal Revenue
Service efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program
areas identified by the General Accounting Office as high-risk,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 5/1/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/9/97
Hearings also held on 4/9/97
* Rules
SENATE ELECTIONS: Committee held hearings to review certain petitions filed
in connection with a contested United States Senate election held in Louisiana
in November 1996, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 4/15/97
* Small Business
HUBZONE ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 208, to provide Federal
contracting opportunities for small business concerns located in historically
underutilized business zones, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 208, The Hubzone Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0103
** HEARINGS FOR 19970411
* Judiciary
CONSUMER CREDIT: On Friday, April 11, Subcommittee on Administrative
Oversight and the Courts concluded hearings to examine the increase of
personal bankruptcies and the crisis in consumer credit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Increase in Personal Bankruptcy and the Crisis in Consumer
Credit
S.Hrg. 105-0089
* Labor
FDA REFORM: On Friday, April 11, committee concluded hearings on proposals to
reform the performance, efficiency, and use of resources of the Food and Drug
Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/11/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970414
* Finance
TAX FREEDOM: Committee held hearings to review the Tax Foundation's report
entitled "Tax Freedom Day 1997", detailing the computation of the number of
days Americans must work before they have paid their tax bill, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tax Foundation's Report: "Tax Freedom Day 1997"
S.Hrg. 105-0479
** HEARINGS FOR 19970415
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY CORPS/BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Subcommittee on Energy and
Water Development held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
1998 for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, focusing
on the Bonneville Power Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/97
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/22, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
IRS USE OF TAXPAYERS' FILES: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government held hearings to examine alleged Internal Revenue Service
employees misuse of taxpayers' files, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Treasury and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year
1998 (H.R. 2378/S. 1023) (Assassination Records Review Board, Department of
the Treasury, Executive Office of the President, Federal Election Commission,
Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Accounting Office, General Services
Administration, Merit Systems Protection Board, National Archives and Records
Administration, National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue
Service, Nondepartmental witnesses, Office of Government Ethics, Office of
Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Tax Court)
S.Hrg. 105-0260
Hearings also held on 4/17, 5/14, 6/19/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology resumed
hearings on S. 450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on the trends in
the industrial and technology base supporting national defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/19, 4/10/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness resumed hearings on S. 450,
authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and S. 451, to authorize construction at certain
military installations for fiscal year 1998, and for other military
construction authorizations and activities of the Department of Defense,
focusing on environmental and military construction issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/17, 5/1/1997
* Foreign Relations
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: Committee resumed hearings on the ratification
of the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling
and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature and
signed by the United States at Paris on January 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc,
103-21),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/97
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/9, 4/17/97
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the United States' bilateral
relationship with Japan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings to
examine the contributions to the United States from legal immigrants, focusing
on how immigrants increase consumer spending and job growth and create jobs
through entrepreneurship, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Job Creation, and the American Dream
S.Hrg. 105-0077
* Labor
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Employment and Training
resumed oversight hearings to review the effectiveness of Federal job training
programs and changes needed to meet the skill demands in a competitive
marketplace, focusing on innovations in adult job training, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Innovations in Adult Job Training
S.Hrg. 105-0026
* Rules
SENATE ELECTIONS: Committee concluded hearings to review certain petitions
filed in connection with a contested United States Senate election held in
Louisiana in November 1996,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/10/97
Hearings also held on 4/10/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970416
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for defense programs, focusing on the
Department of the Army,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998
for the Department of Education,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/97
Hearings also held on 3/4, 6/11/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FCC: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
the Federal Communications Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related
Agencies held hearings on aviation safety and security issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/10, 5/7, 6/12, 7/17/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces resumed hearings on S.
450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on tactical aircraft modernization
plans,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/9/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held open and closed
hearings on S. 450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on information
warfare programs, policies, and issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/97
* Commerce
FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and
Space held hearings on the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 1998
for Federally-funded research and development projects and to examine
associated trends, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Research and Development Funding and Trends
S.Hrg. 105-0091
* Finance
EDUCATION TAX REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine certain higher
education tax incentives as contained in the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1998, and related provisions of S. 1, S. 127, and S.
559, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Education Tax Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0888
* Governmental Affairs
CENSUS 2000: Committee held hearings to examine the constitutionality of the
Census Bureau's current plans for estimating the year 2000 census,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11/97
* Governmental Affairs
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to discuss the
influence of certain television programming on children's language
development, reading skills, attention span, and attitudes toward violence,
sexuality, and other behaviors, and the Federal Government's role in improving
the content of programming, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Government and Television: Improving Programming Without
Censorship
S.Hrg. 105-0218
Hearings also held on 5/8/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 4/17/97
* Judiciary
CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS: Committee held hearings on S.J. Res. 6, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of
crime victims,...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Victims of Crime
(S.J. Res. 6)
S.Hrg. 105-0212
* Judiciary
JUVENILE CRIME: Subcommittee on Youth Violence concluded hearings to examine
the trend in violent juvenile crime and certain issues regarding the juvenile
justice system, focusing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's role in
identifying juveniles and providing criminal history record information to
criminal justice agencies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fixing a Broken System: The Need for More Juvenile Bed Space
and Juvenile Record-Sharing
S.Hrg. 105-0075
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION: Committee resumed hearings on proposed
egislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act,
focusing on how colleges and universities are using new technologies to extend
the classroom beyond their campuses (distance learning), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Technology and the Virtual University: Opportunities and
Challenges
S.Hrg. 105-0032
** HEARINGS FOR 19970417
* Agriculture
CROP INSURANCE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Federal
Crop and Revenue Insurance program of the Department of Agriculture, focusing
on the adequacy of the administrative expense reimbursement paid by the
Department of Agriculture's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to
participating insurance companies for selling and servicing crop insurance and
the comparative cost to the government of delivering catastrophic crop
insurance through the Department of Agriculture and the private sector, and to
discuss alternative means to reimburse companies' administrative expenses for
delivering crop insurance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Federal Crop and Revenue Insurance Program
S.Hrg. 105-0460
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for foreign
assistance programs, focusing on Korea, Burma, and Hong Kong,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/20, 5/6, 5/20, 5/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREST SERVICE: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Forest
Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/13/97
Hearings also held on 3/13, 4/10, 4/24, 5/20/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--LAW ENFORCEMENT: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998 for law enforcement programs of the Department of the Treasury,...
PRINTED TITLE: See at 4/15/97
Hearings also held on 4/15, 5/14, 6/19/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--SUPREME COURT/JUDICIARY: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Supreme Court of the United
States and the Judiciary,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/24/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness resumed hearings on S. 450,
uthorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on the status of operational readiness of
United States military forces,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/15, 5/1/1997
* Finance
REVENUE RAISING PROPOSALS: Committee held hearings to examine certain revenue
raising provisions of the Administration's proposed budget request for fiscal
year 1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Selected Revenue-Raising Provisions
S.Hrg. 105-0372
* Foreign Relations
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: Committee concluded hearings on the ratification
of the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling
and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature and
signed by the United States at Paris on January 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc.
103-21),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/97
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/9, 4/15/97
* Foreign Relations
IRAN WEAPONS PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs held hearings to examine United States policy with regard to the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile programs in Iran, ...
Iran and Proliferation: Is the U.S. Doing Enough? The Arming of Iran: Who
is Responsible?
S.Hrg. 105-0289
Hearings also held on 5/6/97
* Governmental Affairs
CHINESE ARMS PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings in closed session to
examine China's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related
technologies, missile delivery systems, and advanced conventional weapons, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to discuss
improvement opportunities for public education in the District of Columbia,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Improvement Opportunites for the Public Schools in the
District of Columbia
S.Hrg. 105-0327
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/16/97
Hearings also held on 4/16/97
* Labor
JOB TRAINING: Subcommittee on Employment and Training concluded hearings to
examine innovations in youth job training, focusing on Federal programs to
assist at-risk youth improve their preparation for a career, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Innovations in Youth Job Training
S.Hrg. 105-0029
* Veterans Affairs
GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the United States
Government's response with regard to the disclosure of information on the
possible exposure of United States and allied troops to chemical and
biological weapons during the Persian Gulf War and the handling of health care
concerns of U.S. veterans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Persian Gulf War Illnesses, Part III
S.Hrg. 105-0045,pt.3
** HEARINGS FOR 19970418
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: On Friday, April 18, committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Thomas R. Pickering, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Labor
CHILDREN'S HEALTH: On Friday, April 18, committee concluded hearings on
proposals to improve the health status of children, including S. 435 and S.
525, focusing on pediatric care, public health, mental health, and substance
abuse issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving the Health Status of Children
S.Hrg. 105-0039
** HEARINGS FOR 19970421
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Amateur Sports Act of 1978
S.Hrg. 105-0995
* Environment
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/26, 3/28, 4/7, 5/7, 6/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970422
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/15, 5/1/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Energy and
Water Development held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
1998 for energy and water development, focusing on the Environmental
Management Program of the Department of Energy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/97
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/15, 4/24/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NSF/OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY: Subcommittee on
VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on SeaPower resumed hearings on S. 450,
authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on Department of the Navy shipbuilding
development and procurement programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/8/97
* Indian Affairs
AUTHORIZATION--NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings on S.
459, to authorize funds for fiscal years 1997 through 2000 for programs
administered by the Administration for Native Americans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Programs Act of 1974 (S. 459)
S.Hrg. 105-0141
* Judiciary
AIRLINE ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights,
and Competition concluded hearings to examine antitrust implications of the
proposed British Airways-American Airlines Alliance, focusing on the impact
this alliance will have on the availability and affordability of international
air travel, the long-term viability of the U.S. airline industry, the
preservation of competition in the London market, and the security of the
American consumer, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Antitrust Implications: The British Airways--American
Airlines Alliance
S.Hrg. 105-0083
** HEARINGS FOR 19970423
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on District of Columbia
held hearings to examine an additional funding request for fiscal year 1997 by
the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance
Authority for capital improvements to District of Columbia public schools and
for public safety agencies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority
(D.C. Courts, D.C. Public Schools, Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority, Metropolitan Police Department) (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0641
* Armed Services
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Administration's proposal to enlarge the membership of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO),...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Proposal on NATO Enlargement
S.Hrg. 105-0156
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Kerri Ann
Jones, of Maryland, and Jerry M. Melillo, of Massachusetts, each to be an
Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Kerri-Ann Jones and Jerry M. Melillo to be
Associate Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
S.Hrg. 105-0462
* Commerce
U.S. MANUFACTURING: Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness
concluded hearings to examine the current state of manufacturing in the United
States and prospects for the future, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Current State of Manufacturing in the United States
S.Hrg. 105-0321
* Finance
INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRUST FUND: Committee held hearings on S. 436, to
establish a new Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to be made available for
financing certain capital expenditures of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), and for certain other transportation expenses by States
in which Amtrak does not provide service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Long-Term Viability of Amtrak and the Need for a Dedicated
Funding Source (S. 436)
S.Hrg. 105-0550
* Governmental Affairs
BIENNIAL BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 261,
to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process
and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 261--Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
S.Hrg. 105-0138
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
GANG VIOLENCE: Committee held hearings to examine the scope of the interstate
spread of gang violence, and S. 54, to strengthen the coordinated, cooperative
response of federal, state, and local law enforcement needed to combat gang
violence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Gangs: A National Crisis (S. 54)
S.Hrg. 105-0130
* Labor
HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION: CAMPUS BASED FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS:
Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Higher Education Act, focusing on certain campus based
financial aid programs which provide federal funds to participating
institutions who then administer the programs rather than the Federal
Government, and the State Student Incentive Grant, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Campus-based Programs: Reshaping Policy to Meet the Need of a
Changing Student Population
S.Hrg. 105-0034
** HEARINGS FOR 19970424
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS/BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Subcommittee
on Energy and Water Development concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 1998 for programs of the Army Corps of Engineers and
the Bureau of Reclamation,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/97
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/15, 4/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ARTS AND HUMANITIES: Subcommittee on Interior and Related
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998, ...
National Endowment for the Arts; ... National Endowment for the Humanities.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/13/97
Hearings also held on 3/13, 4/10, 4/17, 5/20/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NOAA: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the Department of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/11, 3/12, 3/13, 3/19, 3/20, 4/10, 4/16, 4/17/97
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--NASA: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration FY 1998 Budget
S.Hrg. 105-0254
* Commerce
ISTEA AUTHORIZATION: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act,
focusing on truck safety issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: ISTEA Reauthorization/Truck Safety
S.Hrg. 105-0255
* Environment
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property
and Nuclear Safety held hearings to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency implementation and health effects of proposed revisions to the national
ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Clean Air Act: Ozone and Particulate Matter Standards
S.Hrg. 105-0050,pt.2
Hearings also held on 4/29, 7/24/97
* Foreign Relations
HONG KONG: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings
to examine United States interests and policies toward Hong Kong, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
NOAA MANAGEMENT REFORM: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia resumed hearings on proposals to
reorganize the Department of Commerce, focusing on management reforms at the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Opportunities for Management Reforms at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0046
* Labor
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the status of
vocational education assistance and its role in workforce development and the
Administration's views on reforming the Federal investment in vocational
education,...
PRINTED TITLE: Overview of Vocational Education
S.Hrg. 105-0041
* Rules
GPO REFORM: Committee held hearings to review legislative recommendations on
certain revisions to Title 44 of the U.S. Code which authorizes the Government
Printing Office to provide permanent public access to Federal government
information,...
PRINTED TITLE: Title 44, U.S. Code--Proposals For Revision
S.Hrg. 105-0139
Hearings also held on 5/8, 5/22/97
* Small Business
SBA'S NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS: Committee held oversight hearings on the success
and failures of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) non-credit and
business development programs and the future direction of such programs,
including initiatives in training young people for careers as entrepreneurs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of SBA's Non-Credit Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0112
** HEARINGS FOR 19970425
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HEALTH PROFESSIONS: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for health
professions and nursing education programs of the Public Health Service Act,
and related workforce issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Health Care Workforce: Realigning to Meet the Future
S.Hrg. 105-0055
** HEARINGS FOR 19970426
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Whale Protection and the Impact on North Atlantic Fisheries
S.Hrg. 105-0129
** HEARINGS FOR 19970429
* Aging
MEDICARE/MEDICAID REFORM: CHRONIC HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings
to examine how to improve the administration of health care services to
elderly Americans with chronic conditions who are eligible for both Medicare
and Medicaid, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Torn Between Two Systems: Improving Chronic Care in Medicare
and Medicaid
S.Hrg. 105-0058
* Banking
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT REPEAL: Committee held hearings on S. 621,
to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and transfer residual
regulatory authority from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and State public service commissions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1997--S. 621
S.Hrg. 105-0309
* Commerce
AIR BAG SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings to examine automobile air bag
safety issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Air Bags Safety
S.Hrg. 105-0832
* Energy
TONGASS LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN: Committee concluded oversight hearings to
review a General Accounting Office evaluation of the Tongass National Forest
land management planning process as implemented by the Department of
Agriculture's Forest Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: GAO Evaluation of Tongass National Forest
S.Hrg. 105-0059
* Environment
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property,
and Nuclear Safety resumed oversight hearings to examine the Environmental
Protection Agency implementation and health and economic effects of proposed
revisions to the national ambient air quality standards for ozone and
particulate matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/24/97
Hearings also held on 4/24, 7/24/97
* Foreign Relations
FLANK DOCUMENT TREATY: Committee concluded hearings on the ratification of
the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional
Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna on May
31, 1996 ("the Flank Document") (Treaty Doc. 105-5), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): Revision
of the Flank Agreement
S.Hrg. 105-0056
* Indian Affairs
SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT: Committee held oversight hearings
on the implementation of the San Carlos Apache Water Rights Settlement Act of
1992 (P.L. 102-575), ...
PRINTED TITLE: San Carlos Water Rights Settlement Act
S.Hrg. 105-0181
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Joel I. Klein,
of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department
of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Joel I. Klein and Eric H. Holder, Jr.
S.Hrg. 105-0232
Hearings also held on 6/13/97
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--ARTS AND HUMANITIES: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for the National Endowment for the Arts and the
Humanities, focusing on the educational programs of the endowments, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the National Endowments for the Arts and
Humanities: A Focus on Education
S.Hrg. 105-0038
** HEARINGS FOR 19970430
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL GUARD: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense,
focusing on the structure and modernization of the National Guard,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 5/7, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Banking
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Subcommittee on Securities concluded hearings on
proposals to reform the Social Security system, focusing on the impact of a
proposal to privatize the Social Security trust fund on the stock market, the
securities industry and the United States economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Social Security Investment in the Securities Markets
S.Hrg. 105-0470
Hearings also held on 6/26/97
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Andrew J.
Pincus, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Andrew J. Pincus to be General Counsel of the
U.S. Department of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-0270
* Commerce
TELEPRESENCE: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine the use of "Telepresence", the enabling technology for
telemedicine and distance learning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Telepresence
S.Hrg. 105-0761
* Commerce
U.S. TRADE POLICY: Committee held hearings to examine how the United States
is using international trade to promote economic prosperity and stability in
the 21st century, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of Emerging Trade Issues on U.S. Consumers
S.Hrg. 105-0745
* Finance
CHILDREN'S HEALTH: Committee held hearings on proposals to improve children's
access to health care, including S. 13, to provide access to health insurance
coverage for uninsured children and pregnant women, S. 511, to require that
the health and safety of a child be considered in any foster care or adopti |
