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 adoption
placement, to eliminate barriers to the termination of parental rights in
appropriate cases, and to promote the adoption of children with special needs,
and S. 526, to increase the excise taxes on tobacco products for the purpose
of offsetting the Federal budgetary costs associated with the Child Health
Insurance and Lower Deficit Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Increasing Children's Access to Health Care
S.Hrg. 105-0459
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: ... committee concluded hearings on the nominations [of Kevin L.
Thurm, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
Richard J. Tarplin, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and
Human Services], ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Richard J. Tarplin and Kevin L. Thrum
S.Hrg. 105-0388
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CRIME AND VIOLENCE: Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia concluded
hearings on S. 294, to establish Federal penalties for the killing or
attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fighting Crime and Violence in the District of Columbia:
Capital Punishment as a Deterrent
S.Hrg. 105-0345
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the operations
of the Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 105-1041
* Labor
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine equal opportunity issues in the Federal construction industry,
including the impact of the proposed Executive Order to require project labor
agreements to be utilized for all federal and federally funded construction
projects, and S. 606, to prohibit discrimination in contracting on federally
funded projects on the basis of certain labor policies of potential
contractors, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Equal Opportunity in Federal Construction
S.Hrg. 105-0052
** HEARINGS FOR 19970501
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CFTC/FDA: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and
Related Agencies concluded 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, 4/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--VETERANS AFFAIRS: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
the Department of Veterans Affairs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6, 5/13/97
* Armed Services
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness 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 depot maintenance privatization
initiatives,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/97
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/15, 4/17/1997
* Banking
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief concluded oversight hearings on the regulatory activities of
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Recent Regulatory
Actions
S.Hrg. 105-0474
* Energy
GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT: Subcommittee on National Parks,
Historic Preservation and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 357, to
authorize the Bureau of Land Management to manage the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (S. 357)
S.Hrg. 105-0148
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Stuart E.
Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business
and Agricultural Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the impact of religious persecution against
Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Religious Persecution in the Middle East; Faces of the
Persecuted
S.Hrg. 105-0352
Hearings also held on 6/10/97
* Governmental Affairs
DOD HIGH RISK AREAS: Committee held hearings on proposed strategies to
eliminate Department of Defense programs and operations identified as high
risk because of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, focusing on financial
management, information technology, weapon systems acquisition, contract
management, infrastructure, and inventory management,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/97
Hearings also held on 3/5, 4/10, 5/1/97
* Governmental Affairs
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the
Administration's plan for national missile defense known as the "3+3" program
and its compliance with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty,...
PRINTED TITLE: National Missile Defense and the ABM Treaty
S.Hrg. 105-0199
* Judiciary
INS REFORM: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded oversight hearings to
review certain activities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
focusing on the criminal record verification process for citizenship
applicants,...
PRINTED TITLE: INS Oversight: The Criminal Record Verification Process for
Citizenship Applicants
S.Hrg. 105-0100
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--NIH/BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Public Health and
Safety held hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the
National Institutes of Health, focusing on biomedical research priorities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Biomedical Research Priorities: Who Should Decide?
S.Hrg. 105-0068
** HEARINGS FOR 19970502
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: On Friday, May 2, committee held hearings on the
employment-unemployment situation for April and its connection to current
Federal Reserve policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: April 1997 and the Consumer Price Index
(at Y4:Ec7/25/997-5-2)
S.Hrg. 105-0066
** HEARINGS FOR 19970505
* Energy
NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD AMENDMENTS: Committee concluded hearings on S. 430, to
protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico from erosion due
to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those
funds, ...
PRINTED TITLE: New Mexico Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1997 (S.
430)
S.Hrg. 105-0054
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and the Costs of
Higher Education (Field hearing held in Bangor, ME)
S.Hrg. 105-0073
** HEARINGS FOR 19970506
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for foreign
assistance programs, focusing on Russia and the New Independent States,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/20, 4/17, 5/20, 5/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--JOINT COMMITTEES: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998S.Hrg.
105-0264
Hearings also held on 5/20, 6/5, 6/10/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NASA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/13/97
* Banking
HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTS: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues
surrounding the shredding of certain Holocaust-era documents by the Union Bank
of Switzerland, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Swiss Banks and the Shredding of Holocaust Era Documents
S.Hrg. 105-0152
* Energy
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Elizabeth Anne
Moler, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Elizabeth Anne Moler Nomination
S.Hrg. 105-0116
* Foreign Relations
IRAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held hearings to
examine issues with regard to Iran's acquisition of nuclear, biological, and
chemical weapons and the United States response to countering Iranian efforts
in acquiring such weapons,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/17/97
Hearings also held on 4/17/97
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee held hearings on the nomination of George John Tenet,
of Maryland, to be Director of Central Intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of George J. Tenet to be Director of Central
Intelligence
S.Hrg. 105-0314
* Judiciary
JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM: Subcommittee on Youth Violence concluded hearings to
examine the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 and their impact on the increase in youth violence or
juvenile crime, and S. 10, to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote
accountability by juvenile criminals, and punish and deter violent gang crime,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fixing a Broken System: A Review of Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Mandates (S. 10)
S.Hrg. 105-0142
* Labor
IMMUNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety
concluded hearings on proposed authorizations for the immunization grant
program (section 317(j)(1)) of the Public Health Service Act, focusing on
grants to States for purchase of vaccine and support of the vaccine delivery
infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Protecting Public Health: CDC Project Grants For Preventable
Health Services
S.Hrg. 105-0082
** HEARINGS FOR 19970507
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on working capital funds and depot operations,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/13, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Appropriations
CANCER RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings to examine the need for increased funding for cancer
research, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Winning the War On Cancer and Medicare: Physician Practice
Expenses (Special hearings) (5/29/97, Field hearing held in Beverly Hills,
CA)
S.Hrg. 105-0178
Hearings also held on 5/29, 6/19/97
* Appropriations
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Related Agencies held hearings to examine issues with regard to the financing
of certain Federal transportation programs, focusing on Federal Aviation
Administration user fees, the Administration's financing proposals to leverage
Federal investment in transportation infrastructure, and the current financial
condition of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/10, 4/16, 6/12, 7/17/97
* Commerce
NSF AND TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION BUDGETS: Subcommittee on Science,
Technology, and Space concluded hearings to review certain budgetary matters
with regard to the National Science Foundation and the Technology
Administration of the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Science Foundation and Technology Administration
Fiscal Year 1998 Budgets
S.Hrg. 105-0061
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds
for programs of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,
focusing on transportation safety issues, including related measures S. 284
and S. 412,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/26, 3/28, 4/7, 4/21, 6/6/97
* Foreign Relations
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on European Affairs held hearings to examine
the Administration's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for
assistance to Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States of the
former Soviet Union, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Consideration of the Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Request
for Assistance to Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
S.Hrg. 105-0133
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT SECRECY: Committee held hearings to review the recommendations of
the final report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government
Secrecy, and S. 712, to define the principles and standards to govern
classification and declassification, and establish within an existing agency a
National Declassification Center to coordinate responsibility for
declassifying historical documents, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government
Secrecy
S.Hrg. 105-0084
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Eric L. Clay,
of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Arthur
Gajarsa, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal
Circuit, Alan S. Gold, to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Florida, and Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/18/97
Hearings also held on 3/18, 6/25, 7/22/97
* Judiciary
OMNIBUS PATENT ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 507 and H.R. 400,
bills to streamline operations in the Patent and Trademark Office of the
Department of Commerce and to provide efficient and effective protection of
patents and trademarks,...
PRINTED TITLE: Omnibus Patent Act of 1997 (S. 507 and H.R. 400)
S.Hrg. 105-0095
* Small Business
SBA FINANCE PROGRAMS: Committee held oversight hearings on the management of
Small Business Administration finance programs, focusing on the 504
Development Company Loan Program and the Small Business Investment Company
Program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of SBA's Finance Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0118
** HEARINGS FOR 19970508
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Army
and certain defense agencies' military construction programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/97
Hearings also held on 3/11/97
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for programs of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
focusing on safety issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0256
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee met to further discuss proposals
to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the electric power
industry, focusing on the effects of competition on fuel use and types of fuel
generation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 5/22, 6/12, 6/24/97
* Governmental Affairs
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring and the District of Columbia concluded oversight hearings to
discuss the influence of certain television programming on children's language
development, reading skill, attention span, and attitudes toward violence,
sexuality, and other behaviors, and the Federal Government's role in improving
the content of programming,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/16/97
Hearings also held on 4/16/97
* Judiciary
CRIMINAL USE OF GUNS: Committee concluded hearings on S. 191, to require a
five-year mandatory minimum sentence for any violent or drug trafficking felon
having a firearm in his or her possession during the commission of a heinous
crime, and to review the impact of the Supreme Court's 1995 decision in Bailey
v. United States on federal drug and violent crime prosecutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Criminal Use of Guns (S. 191)
S.Hrg. 105-0119
* Rules
GPO REFORM: Committee concluded 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: See entry at 4/24/97
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/22/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970513
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on environmental programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/21,
6/4/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HUD: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
Department of Housing and Urban Development,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/97
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/8, 4/22, 5/1, 5/6/97
* Appropriations
COUNTERTERRORISM: Committee concluded hearings in open and closed sessions to
examine the Administration's counterterrorism policy, the threat of terrorism
in the United States, and Federal efforts to prevent and combat terrorism in
the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Counterterrorism (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0383
* Commerce
AIRLINE COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings to examine issues
with regard to maintaining competition in United States domestic airline
service, focusing on how barriers to entry in the airline industry limit
benefits of airline deregulation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Barriers to Entry
S.Hrg. 105-0334
* Energy
ENERGY CONSERVATION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 417, to extend energy
conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through
September 30, 2002, S. 416, to extend the expiration dates of existing
authorities and enhance United States participation in the energy emergency
program of the International Energy Agency, S. 186, to amend the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act with respect to purchases from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve by entities in the insular areas of the United States, and S. 698, to
authorize the Secretary of Energy, by lease or otherwise, to store in
underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities petroleum products owned
by foreign governments or their representatives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Energy Policy and Conservation Act Bills
(S.186, S. 416, S. 417, S. 698)
S.Hrg. 105-0092
* Foreign Relations
TIBET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the situation in Tibet and the
impact of China's occupation policies on the people of Tibet, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Situation of Tibet and Its People
S.Hrg. 105-0124
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Plan and alternative approaches to reorganize the government of
the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Proposal and Alternative Approaches for the
District of Columbia
S.Hrg. 105-0162
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS: Committee concluded oversight
hearings on the implementation of the Indian Employment Training and Related
Services Demonstration Act (P.L. 102-477), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services
Demonstration Act (Public Law 102-477)
S.Hrg. 105-0191
* Judiciary
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION: Committee concluded hearings on
proposals to implement the obligations of the United States under the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and
Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, known as "the Chemical
Weapons Convention" and opened for signature and signed by the United States
on January 13, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-21), and a related measure S. 610, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Chemical Weapons Implementing Legislation (S. 610)
S.Hrg. 105-0552
** HEARINGS FOR 19970514
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Subcommittee on Treasury,
Postal Services, and General Government held hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Office of National Drug Control
Policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See at 4/15/97
Hearings also held on 4/15, 4/17, 6/19/97
* Commerce
COMMERCE MANAGEMENT REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
management and program areas in need of reform to improve efficiency and
effectiveness at the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Program Efficiencies at the Department of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-0311
* Commerce
DOLPHIN CONSERVATION: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries held hearings on
S. 39, to implement the Declaration of Panama, an agreement signed by the
United States and certain other nations on October 4, 1995, to protect
dolphins, tunas, and other species involved in the eastern tropical Pacific
tuna fishery,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 39, The International Dolphin Conservation Program Act
S.Hrg. 105-0239
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 5/15/97
* Narcotics
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Threat and Effects of
Corruption to U.S. Law Enforcement Along the Mexican Border
S.Hrg. 105-0380
* Rules
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the campaign
finance system for Presidential elections, focusing on the growth of soft
money and other effects on political parties and candidates, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970515
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for foreign
assistance, focusing on programs to combat infectious diseases, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Combating Infectious Diseases (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0520
* Banking
HOLOCAUST VICTIMS PROPERTY RESTITUTION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine United States and allied efforts to recover and restore gold and other
assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust taken by Nazi Germany during
World War II, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Swiss Banks and Attempts to Revocer Assets Belonging to the
Victims of the Holocaust
S.Hrg. 105-0176
* Commerce
FCC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 255, to provide
for the reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
to enhance law enforcement and public safety telecommunications, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 255, The Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Telecommunication Empowerment Act
S.Hrg. 105-0434
* Commerce
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
1998 for the National Weather Service (NWS), focusing on the NWS's proposed
staff reductions for fiscal year 1997 and related project cuts for fiscal year
1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Weather Service Staff Reductions Proposed for Fiscal
Year 1997 and Projected for Fiscal Year 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0385
* Energy
COLUMBIA BASIN PLAN: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources'
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded joint hearings
with the House Committee on Resources' Subcommittee on Forests and Forest
Health to review proposed environmental impact statements, and a related
alternative, relating to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
Project, initiated by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to
respond to forest and rangeland ecosystem health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan (Joint with
Resources Committee (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0164
* Finance
AGRICULTURE EXPORTS: Subcommittee on International Trade held hearings to
examine how to open new markets for United States products and what can be
done to break down non-tariff trade barriers that may be detrimental to U.S.
agricultural exports, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Market Access Issues for U.S. Agricultural Exports
S.Hrg. 105-0467
* Foreign Relations
SUDAN: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings to examine United
States counterterrorism policy towards Sudan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Sudan and Terrorism
S.Hrg. 105-0223
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/14/97
Hearings also held on 5/14/97
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION ACT: STUDENT AID: Committee resumed hearings
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education
Act, focusing on the management structure of the office of Postsecondary
Education for the financial aid delivery system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Management of the Student Aid Delivery System
S.Hrg. 105-0067
* Small Business
SBA FINANCE PROGRAMS: Committee resumed oversight hearings on the management
of Small Business Administration finance programs, focusing on the 7(a)
General Business Loan Guaranty Program, the Section 504 Development Company
Loan Program, the Small Business Investment Company Program, the Microloan
Program, the Disaster Loan Program, and the Surety Bond Guaranty Program, ...
[There is a Daily Digest entry at 5/14 with the same witness list as this one.
A brief examination of the transcript of 5/15 leads me to believe that there
was no meeting on 5/14. jam]
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the SBA's Finance Programs - Part II
S.Hrg. 105-0118,pt.2
* Veterans Affairs
VA SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
allegations of sexual harassment within the Department of Veterans Affairs,
focusing on VA policies and practices regarding sexual harassment and other
forms of discrimination in the workplace, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs
S.Hrg. 105-0350
** HEARINGS FOR 19970516
* Labor
ADULT EDUCATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to provide
assistance to States and local communities to improve adult education and
literacy skills, and to help achieve the national educational goals for all
citizens, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Overview of Adult Education
S.Hrg. 105-0080
** HEARINGS FOR 19970519
* Aging
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine ways to restructure the
current Medicare payment system to insure greater choice and equity, focusing
on managed care plans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Payment Reform: Increasing Choice and Equity
S.Hrg. 105-0109
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Advanced Nuclear Technologies (Nondepartmental witnesses)
(Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0638
* Energy
ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Energy Research and
Development, Production and Regulation concluded hearings on H.R. 363,
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Electric and Magnetic Fields
Research and Public Information Dissemination Program of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Electric and Magnetic Field Research Program (H.R. 363)
S.Hrg. 105-0079
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Innovative Workforce Development Initiatives (Field hearing
held in Randolph, VT)
S.Hrg. 105-0071
** HEARINGS FOR 19970520
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CAPITOL POLICE BOARD/CBO: Subcommittee on the Legislative
Branch held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
United States Capitol Police Board and the Congressional Budget Office,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/6/97
Hearings also held on 5/6, 6/5, 6/10/97
* 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 financial institutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/20, 4/17, 5/6, 5/22/97
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
Department of the Interior,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/13/97
Hearings also held on 3/13, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/20/97
* Armed Services
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW: Committee held hearings to examine the Department
of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review which relates to the shape, makeup,
characterization, and the implementation of American armed forces for the next
several years, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Quadrennial Defense Review
S.Hrg. 105-0197
Hearings also held on 5/21/97
* Intelligence
1985 ZONA ROSA TERRORIST ATTACK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
United States response to the murders of four United States marines and two
private U.S. citizens in the Zona Rosa district of San Salvador in 1985, ...
PRINTED TITLE: 1985 Zona Rosa Terrorist Attack San Salvador, El Salvador
S.Hrg. 105-0290
Hearings also held on 7/30/97
* Judiciary
PRIVATE RELIEF: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings on S. 768, to
grant Michel Christopher Meili and his family, of Switzerland, permanent
residence in the United States for his efforts in providing evidence of
relations between Swiss banks and Nazi Germany during and after World War II
regarding the disposal of assets of Holocaust victims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Private Bill Initiative for Michel Christophe Meili (S. 768)
S.Hrg. 105-0412
* Labor
HEALTH CARE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation to
provide patients quality health care, while maintaining affordability and the
consumers right to receive all relevant information regarding their treatment
and costs, including S. 449, to prohibit the restriction of certain types of
medical communications between a health care provider and a patient, and S.
644, to establish standards for relationships between group health plans and
health insurance issuers with enrollees, health professionals, and
providers,...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Quality
S.Hrg. 105-0087
** HEARINGS FOR 19970521
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on Air Force programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13,
6/4/97
* Armed Services
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review which relates to the shape,
makeup, characterization, and the implementation of American armed forces for
the next several years, focusing on its impact on the future years defense
program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/97
Hearings also held on 5/20/97
* Commerce
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
certain management and program areas in need of reform to improve efficiency
and effectiveness at the Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Program Efficiencies at the U.S. Department of Transportation
S.Hrg. 105-0399
* Energy
HISTORIC SITES/MEMORIALS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation concluded hearings on S. Res. 57, to support the
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, S. 231,
to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in New Mexico to
further the study of the physical, geological, and biological aspects of
caves, S. 312, to revise the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
National Historic Site in Larue County, Kentucky, S. 423, to grant a
three-year extension to the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a
memorial to honor George Mason in the District of Columbia, S. 669, to provide
for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National
Historic Site in Georgia, and S. 731, to grant a five-year extension for
construction of the National Peace Garden memorial in the District of
Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Lewis and Clark Expedition; National Cave and Karst Research
Institute; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace; Memorial to George Mason; Plains
Railroad Depot; and National Peace Garden Memorial (S.Res. 57, S. 231, S. 312,
S. 423, S. 669, S. 731)
S.Hrg. 105-0121
* Finance
CHILD WELFARE REFORM: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy held
hearings on child welfare reform proposals, including S. 511, to require that
the health and safety of a child be considered in any foster care of adoption
placement, to eliminate barriers to the termination of parental rights in
appropriate cases, and to promote the adoption of children with special needs,
and S. 742 and H.R. 867, bills to promote the adoption of children in foster
care,...
PRINTED TITLE: Child Welfare Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0902
* Finance
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the applicability of the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) as a model for reform of the
Medicare program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: FEHBP as a Model for Medicare Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0985
* Finance
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert S.
LaRussa, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Robert S. Larussa
S.Hrg. 105-0391
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-CHINA TRADE ENFORCEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
status of United States enforcement of laws and regulations prohibiting the
importation of prison-made products manufactured in the People's Republic of
China, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Implementation of Prison Labor Agreements with China
S.Hrg. 105-0253
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS: Committee held oversight hearings to review Federal
services and benefits designed to assist Native American veterans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Veterans Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0213
** HEARINGS FOR 19970522
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
foreign assistance programs, focusing on international affairs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/20, 4/17, 5/6, 5/20, 5/22/97
* Banking
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER: Committee held hearings to examine electronic funds
transfer and electronic benefit transfer and the effect of these programs on
Federal benefit recipients, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Electronic Funds and Benefit Transfers
S.Hrg. 105-0515
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of James A.
Harmon, of New York, to be President, and Jackie M. Clegg, of Utah, to be
First Vice President, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: James A. Harmon and Jackie Marie Clegg
S.Hrg. 105-0484
* Commerce
INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT: Subcommittee on Communications concluded hearings
on S. 442, to establish a national policy against State and local government
interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer
services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce
by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would
interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 442, The Internet Tax Freedom Act
S.Hrg. 105-0435
* Commerce
PROFESSIONAL BOXING: Committee concluded oversight hearings on activities of
the professional boxing industry, focusing on the possible creation of a
pension system or assistance fund for professional boxers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry
S.Hrg. 105-0731
* Energy
COMMUNITY BASED FORESTRY: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
met to discuss the emerging process of community-based forestry, or finding
community-based solutions to conflict resolution in public land management,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 27/7/01
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee met to further discuss proposals
to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the electric power
industry, focusing on financial implications of utility restructuring,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/8/97
Hearings also held on 5/8, 6/12, 6/24/97
* Foreign Relations
CHINA MFN STATUS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs held
hearings on East Asian and Pacific Affairs to examine whether the renewal of
China's most favored nation status is an appropriate tool for the United
States to use in trying to shape the Chinese government's international and
domestic policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/97
* Judiciary
COLLEGE BOWL ALLIANCE: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and
Competition concluded hearings to examine antitrust and competitive issues
within the college football Bowl Alliance, which consists of the Southeastern
Athletic Conference, the Big 12, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Big
East, as well as the University of Notre Dame, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Antitrust Implications of the College Bowl Alliance
S.Hrg. 105-0126
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Subcommittee on
Public Health and Safety concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0088
* Rules
GPO REFORM: Committee concluded 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: See entry at 4/24/97
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/8/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970529
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/7/97
Hearings also held on 5/29, 6/19/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970531
* Small Business
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: The Impact of OSHA and Other
Agencies
S.Hrg. 105-0168
** HEARINGS FOR 19970603
* Commerce
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Communications concluded hearings to
examine the management of Federal research and development investment in
advanced information technologies, focusing on the President's proposed Next
Generation Internet initiative and related programs to accelerate the
development of a high-speed, high-quality information infrastructure in the
United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet 2 and "Next Generation Internet"
S.Hrg. 105-0793
* Commerce
UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE SERVICE: Subcommittee on Communications concluded
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 III of III
S.Hrg. 105-0400,pt.3
* Finance
FAST-TRACK TRADE AUTHORITY: Committee held hearings to examine whether to
extend the President's fast-track negotiating authority to continue to fully
participate in the World Trade Organization, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Need for Renewal of Fast-Track Trade Negotiating Authority
S.Hrg. 105-0881
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-HONG KONG AGREEMENT: Committee concluded hearings on the Agreement
Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders signed at Hong Kong on
December 20, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-3), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANT PROGRAMS: District of Columbia concluded
hearings to examine the merits of the Department of Commerce Advanced
Technology Program and other corporate subsidies to private industry to
develop civilian technologies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Commerce's Technology Grant Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0127
** HEARINGS FOR 19970604
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and
defense related programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/27/97
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/31, 4/9, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/13,
5/21/97
* Commerce
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings
to examine the status of the bilateral aviation negotiations between the
United States and the United Kingdom, focusing on the planned alliance of
American Airlines and British Airways, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States/United Kingdom Bilateral Negotiations
S.Hrg. 105-0411
* Environment
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Michael J.
Armstrong, of Colorado, to be an Associate Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Michael J. Armstrong
S.Hrg. 105-0132
* Judiciary
FBI OVERSIGHT: Committee concluded oversight hearings to review the
administration and operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
S.Hrg. 105-0679
* Small Business
SMALL BUSINESS MANDATES: Committee held hearings to examine Federal efforts
to reduce unfunded mandates, paperwork requirements, and certain regulations
affecting the small business community, and provisions of S. 389 and H.R.
1010, bills to improve congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private
sector mandates, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small Business Perspectives on Mandates, Paperwork, and
Regulation
S.Hrg. 105-0202
** HEARINGS FOR 19970605
* Agriculture
SCHOOL LUNCH SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues with
regard to the recent outbreak of Hepatitis A as a result of the consumption of
contaminated frozen strawberries in school lunches in the State of Michigan,
and the Department of Agriculture response, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Contaminated Frozen Strawberries in School Lunches
S.Hrg. 105-0476
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--LOC/GPO/GAO: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/6/97
Hearings also held on 5/6, 5/20, 6/10/97
* Appropriations
NEUROLOGICAL AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to
examine progress reports on research with regard to neurological and
communication disorders, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Research on Neurological and Communication Disorders (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0536
* Armed Services
GENDER INTEGRATED BASIC TRAINING: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded
hearings to examine the extent to which military services have integrated men
and women in basic training services and the effect this has on their
performance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Gender-Integrated Training and Related Matters
S.Hrg. 105-0166
* Commerce
CHINA-UNITED STATES TRADE: Committee held hearings to examine emerging trade
issues in China, focusing on United States-China trade imbalances and China's
restrictive trade practices and the renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation
status,...
PRINTED TITLE: Emerging Trade Issues in China
S.Hrg. 105-0347
* Finance
SMALL BUSINESS TAXATION: Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight held
hearings on S. 460, to increase the deduction for health insurance costs of
self-employed individuals, to provide clarification for the deductibility of
expenses incurred by a taxpayer in connection with the business use of the
home, and to clarify the standards used for determining that certain
individuals are not employees, and S. 570, to exempt certain small businesses
from the mandatory electronic fund transfer system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small Business Taxation Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0907
* Governmental Affairs
RUSSIAN WEAPONS PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine cases of
Russian weapons proliferation, focusing on Russia's exports of weapons of mass
destruction components and technologies and missile delivery systems to
certain countries, including Iran, Iraq, and India, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proliferation: Russian Case Studies
S.Hrg. 105-0237
* Labor
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Aging concluded hearings to examine
challenges for treating Alzheimer's disease, focusing on biomedical research
options, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Meeting the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease: The Biomedical
Reserach That Will Carry Us Into the 21st Century
S.Hrg. 105-0093
* Labor
CHILD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded
hearings to examine the status of medical and scientific findings into
prenatal and postnatal brain development and implications
that federal policies have on childhood development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Pre to 3: Policy Implications of Child Brain Development
(This title when printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-85; the
correct designation is S.Hrg. 105-86.)
S.Hrg. 105-0086
** HEARINGS FOR 19970606
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the
employment-unemployment situation for May and the Consumer Price Index, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: May 1997 and the Consumer Price Index
(at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-6-6)
S.Hrg. 105-0097
* 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 the replacement of the federally owned Woodrow Wilson Bridge,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/97
Hearings also held on 3/22, 3/26, 3/28, 4/7, 4/21, 5/7/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970609
* 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 Fifth and Eleventh Circuits,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/97
Hearings also held on 2/5/97
* Labor
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Local Workforce Initiatives
S.Hrg. 105-0114
** HEARINGS FOR 19970610
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998,...
Senate Office of Compliance; ... Senate Sergeant at Arms; ... Secretary of the
Senate; ... Architect of the Capitol.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/6/97
Hearings also held on 5/6, 5/20, 6/10/97
* Energy
WATER AND POWER PROJECTS: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded hearings
on the following measures:
S. 439, to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric
projects, to address voluntary licensing of hydroelectric projects on fresh
waters in the State of Hawaii, and to provide an exemption for portion of a
hydroelectric project located in the State of New Mexico, H.R. 651 and H.R.
652, bills to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the
construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington,
and S. 846, to remove the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission to license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii, ...
S. 736, to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New
Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District, and S. 744, to authorize the
construction of the Fall River Water Users District Rural Water System and
authorize financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District, a
non-profit corporation, in the planning and construction of the water supply
system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Hydroelectric and Reclamation Projects (S. 439,
S. 538, S. 736, S. 744, S. 846, H.R. 651, H.R. 652)
S.Hrg. 105-0145
* Environment
ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS: Committee concluded oversight hearings on
the relationship between the Federal and State governments in the enforcement
of environmental laws, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Enforcement of Environmental Laws
S.Hrg. 105-0173
* Finance
CHINA MFN TRADE STATUS: Committee held hearings on issues with regard to the
Administration's renewal of the Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) trade status with
China and U.S. trade policies with China, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Renewal of Normal Trade Relations with China
S.Hrg. 105-0898
* Foreign Relations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/1/97
Hearings also held on 5/1/97
* Labor
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact
of organized labor's technique of salting whereby union organizers apply for
jobs while at the same time advising their prospective employers that they are
union organizers and intend to organize the employer's employees, and S. 328,
to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified
prohibitions against unfair labor practices shall be construed as requiring an
employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the
employer in furtherance of the objectives of an organization other than the
employer,...
PRINTED TITLE: Divided Loyalties: The Impact of Salting in the Workplace
S.Hrg. 105-0094
** HEARINGS FOR 19970611
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NIH: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
the National Institutes of Health,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/97
Hearings also held on 3/4, 4/16/97
* Banking
ATM SURCHARGES: Committee held hearings to examine the practice of
surcharging by banks and thrifts with regard to automated teller machines used
by individuals who do not hold accounts at the institutions owning the ATMs,
and S. 885, to limit fees charged by financial institutions for the use of
automatic teller machines, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Expanding ATM Market and Increased Surcharge Fees
S.Hrg. 105-0287
* Commerce
OECD SHIPBUILDING AGREEMENT ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 629, to
declare that the Congress approve the Agreement Respecting Normal Competitive
Conditions in the Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (Shipbuilding
Agreement), a reciprocal trade agreement resulting from negotiations under the
auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, entered
into on December 21, 1994, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 629, The OECD Shipbuilding Agreement Act
S.Hrg. 105-0732
* Energy
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND: Committee held oversight hearings to
examine the benefits of, and needs for, the State-side Land and Water
Conservation Fund Grant program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Land and Water Conservation Fund
S.Hrg. 105-0153
* Governmental Affairs
WEAPONS PROLIFERATION AND U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: Subcommittee on International
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the
role of the United States in assisting other nations through the transfer of
dual-use technology, focusing on the modernization of certain militaries and
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction technology and delivery systems,
and the Administration's policy loosening export control restrictions on
United States supercomputers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proliferation and U.S. Export Controls
S.Hrg. 105-0238
* Judiciary
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property
Rights held hearings to examine issues with regard to the constitutional role
of federal judges to decide cases and controversies, focusing on the problem
and impact of judicial activism, whereby federal judges decisions are based on
policy preferences, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Judicial Activism: Defining the Problem and its Impact
(S.J.Res. 26)
S.Hrg. 105-0261
Hearings also held on 7/15, 7/29/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970612
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FAA: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Federal Aviation
Administration, focusing on aviation safety issues and the adequacy of air
traffic controller staffing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/10, 4/16, 5/7, 7/17/97
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee met to further discuss proposals
to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the electric power
industry focusing on the benefits and risks to consumers and communities,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/8/97
Hearings also held on 5/8, 5/22, 6/24/97
* Foreign Relations
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill to
authorize funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for foreign assistance programs
of the Department of State, to abolish the United States Information Agency
and the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and to reform
United Nations operations.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/97
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/6, 3/12, 3/13, 4/9/97
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--HIGHER EDUCATION: Committee resumed hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act,
focusing on those programs which provide support services and scholarships for
disadvantaged students, including institutional aid to colleges and
universities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Opportunity Programs: Opening the Doors to Higher Education
S.Hrg. 105-0117
* Small Business
SBA MICROLOAN PROGRAM: Committee held hearings on the future of the Small
Business Administration's Microloan Demonstration program, focusing on the
Federal Government's role in the program's continuation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the SBA's Microloan Program
S.Hrg. 105-0228
** HEARINGS FOR 19970613
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: On Friday, June 13, committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy
Attorney General, Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/29/97
Hearings also held on 4/29/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970616
* Aging
PENSION MISCALCULATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine ways to
ensure retirement security for older Americans, focusing on the number of
people being underpaid by their pension plans and proposals to reestablish
funding for pension counseling projects, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Shortchanged: Pension Miscalculations
S.Hrg. 105-0172
* Judiciary
STATE-SANCTIONED DISCRIMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to
prohibit the use of race and gender preferences by the Federal Government in
employment, contracting and other programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: State-Sanctioned Discrimination in America
S.Hrg. 105-0099
** HEARINGS FOR 19970617
* Banking
HOUSING REFORM: Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development
concluded hearings on S. 513, to reform the multifamily rental assisted
housing programs of the Federal Government, and maintain the affordability and
availability of low-income housing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of
1997--S. 513
S.Hrg. 105-0389
* Commerce
LIABILITY REFORM: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and
Tourism concluded hearings on issues with regard to liability reform for
charitable organizations, focusing on the impact of lawsuits and damage awards
on the current liability system and proposals that provide uniform standards
for the awarding of compensatory and punitive damages in a civil action
against a volunteer or volunteer service organization, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Liability Reform for Charitable Organizations
S.Hrg. 105-0831
* Economic
ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE: Committee held hearings to examine national and economic
security implications of the current technology transfer policy of the United
States and the recent removal of export restrictions and the expansion of
foreign intelligence operations in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Espionage, Technology Transfers and National Security
(at Y4.Ec7:E56)
S.Hrg. 105-0240
* Judiciary
BASEBALL ANTITRUST REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals to reform
baseball antitrust regulations in an effort to minimize baseball labor
disputes, including S. 53, to require the general application of the antitrust
laws to major league baseball, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Major League Baseball Antitrust Reform (S. 53)
S.Hrg. 105-0102
* Labor
HUMAN CLONING: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded hearings to
examine the ethical and theological implications of human cloning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ethics and Theology: A Continuation of the National
Discussion on Human Cloning
S.Hrg. 105-0123
** HEARINGS FOR 19970618
* Agriculture
U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
United States agricultural trade policy issues and the importance of trade to
U.S. economic prosperity, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States Agricultural Exports
S.Hrg. 105-0498
* Commerce
CHINA-UNITED STATES TRADE: Committee resumed hearings to examine emerging
trade issues in China, focusing on United States-China trade imbalances and
the renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation status, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Emerging Trade Issues with Asia
S.Hrg. 105-0746
* Commerce
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
concluded hearings to examine the current status and goals of the
International Space Station program of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: International Space Station
S.Hrg. 105-0436
* Energy
LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS: Subcommittee on Forests and Public
Land Management concluded hearings on S. 587, to provide for an exchange of
lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, S. 588, to provide for the
expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and
the White River National Forest in Colorado, to include land known as the
State Creek Addition, S. 589, to provide for a boundary adjustment and land
conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest in
Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys, S. 590, to
provide for a land exchange within the Routt National Forest in Colorado, S.
591, to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to
the White River National Forest in Colorado, S. 541, to provide for an
exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, Colorado, and the Water Supply and
Storage Company to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, S. 750,
to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in
Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private
mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental
and wildlife protection, S. 785, to convey certain land to the city of Grants
Pass, Oregon, and S. 881, to provide for a land exchange involving the Warner
Canyon Ski Area and other land in Oregon, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment Bills (S.
541, S. 587, S. 588, S. 589, S. 590, S. 591, S. 750, S. 785, S. 881)
S.Hrg. 105-0158
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring and the District of Columbia concluded hearings on S. 314, to
require the Federal Government to procure from the private sector the goods
and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government
agencies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 314--Freedom From Government Competition Act
S.Hrg. 105-0171
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AMENDMENTS: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs concluded
joint hearings with the House Committee on Resources on S. 569 and H.R. 1082,
bills to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to provide for retention
by an Indian tribe of exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings
involving Indian children and other related requirements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Child Welfare Act (S. 569 and H.R. 1082) (Joint with
Committee on Resources (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0244
* Judiciary
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings to
examine the scope of human rights violations in China and the United States
response to these abuses, including proposed changes in U.S. immigration law
and related provisions of S. 810, proposed China Sanctions and Human Rights
Advancement Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Human Rights Abuses in China: United States Visa Policy and
Other Possible Responses (S. 810)
S.Hrg. 105-0125
** HEARINGS FOR 19970619
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--IRS: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
1998 for the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury,...
PRINTED TITLE:
Hearings also held on 4/15, 4/17, 5/14/97
* Appropriations
CANCER RESEARCH/PHYSICIAN PRACTICE EXPENSE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, concluded hearings to examine cancer research priorities and
the Health Care Financing Administration's proposed plans for implementing the
practice expense relative value requirements which Congress mandated for
physician services under the Medicare fee schedule,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/7/97
Hearings also held on 5/7, 5/29, 6/19/97
* Commerce
US-JAPAN AVIATION RELATIONS: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings to
examine United States international aviation goals and strategies, focusing on
the United States-Japan aviation market, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States/Japan Aviation Relations
S.Hrg. 105-0747
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM USER FEES: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded oversight hearings to review procedures
to collect entrance and special use fees for units of the National Park System
and the status of the Fee Demonstration program implemented by the National
Park Service in 1996, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Park System User Fees
S.Hrg. 105-0187
* Foreign Relations
GLOBAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine global climate change
issues, including S. Res. 98, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the
conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international
agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change of 1992, and the United States negotiating
position during the multi-national conference to be held in December 1997 in
Kyoto, Japan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970620
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Combating Youth Violence: Tracking Violent Juveniles and
Targeting Adults Who Use Them (Field hearing held in St. Louis, MO)
S.Hrg. 105-0144
** HEARINGS FOR 19970621
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Management and Scenic Designation of the Columbia River (S.
200) (Field hearing held in Mattawa, WA)
S.Hrg. 105-0186
** HEARINGS FOR 19970624
* Aging
Forums not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest. "People with
Special Needs"
PRINTED TITLE: Medicaid Managed Care: The Elderly and Others with Special
Needs (Forums)
S.Hrg. 105-0262
Forums also held on 7/8, 7/15, 7/22/97
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Jane Garvey, of
Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Jane F. Garvey to be Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0760
* Energy
ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEREGULATION: Committee met to further discuss proposals
to advance the goals of deregulation and competition in the electric power
industry, focusing on the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 and related matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/8/97
Hearings also held on 5/8, 5/22, 6/12/97
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT: Committee on Appropriations/Committee
on Governmental Affairs: Committees held joint hearings to examine the goals
and requirements of the upcoming implementation of the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 which will require Federal agencies to submit a
strategic plan outlining their major functions and operations over the next
six years to Congress and OMB not later than September 30, 1997 and its
importance to the American public, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (Joint with Appropriations)
S.Hrg. 105-0198
* Judiciary
PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current
punitive damage award system and its effect on the legal system, the economy,
and the American consumer, focusing on the RAND report on punitive damages in
financial injury jury verdicts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Punitive Damages in Financial Injury Cases--The Rand Report
S.Hrg. 105-0134
** HEARINGS FOR 19970625
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION/COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION:
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the United States Fire
Administration and the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial
Space Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Requests for the U.S. Fire
Administration and the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial
Space Transportation
S.Hrg. 105-0438
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Christopher
Droney, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut,
Katharine Sweeney Hayden, to be United States District Judge for the District
of New Jersey, Anthony W. Ishii, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of California, Henry Harold Kennedy Jr., to be United States
District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Clarence J. Sundram, to be
United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/18/97
Hearings also held on 3/18, 5/7, 7/22/97
* Veterans Affairs
GULF WAR ILLNESSES: Committee resumed 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, focusing on a related General Accounting Office
report, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970626
* Banking
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Subcommittee on Securities resumed hearings on
proposals to reform the Social Security system, focusing on the impact of
Social Security privatization,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/97
Hearings also held on 4/30/97
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and
Recreation concluded hearings on S. 308, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing use of certain land within and
adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily
certain grazing privileges, and S. 360, to require adoption of a management
plan for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use
of motorized and nonmotorized river craft in the recreation area, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Grazing Use of Grand Teton National Park and Management Plan
for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (S. 308, S. 360)
S.Hrg. 105-0203
* Energy
RECREATION AREAS ACCESSIBILITY: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management concluded hearings on S. 783, to provide for improved access to and
use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota,...
PRINTED TITLE: Boundary Waters Canoe Area (S. 783)
S.Hrg. 105-0169
* Environment
WETLANDS PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property,
and Nuclear Safety concluded oversight hearings on recent administrative
changes and judicial decisions relating to Section 404 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, focusing on litigation concerning activities subject to
Clean Water Act permitting, mitigation banking, and the Environmental
Protection Agency's Alaska wetlands initiative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Wetlands: Review of Regulatory Changes
S.Hrg. 105-0328
* Foreign Relations
GLOBAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion resumed hearings to examine current international
negotiations intended to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, focusing on
United States economic and science considerations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
MEDICARE FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings to
examine Federal efforts to expose waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare at Risk: Emerging Fraud in Medicare Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0154
* Judiciary
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee met to receive a briefing on the terms
and parameters of the proposed Global Tobacco Settlement which will mandate a
total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured,
marketed and distributed in America, focusing on its long-term impact on
children and the public health, and its legal and constitutional ramifications
...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Global Tobacco Settlement
S.Hrg. 105-0249
** HEARINGS FOR 19970703
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (S. 871) (Field
hearing held in Oklahoma City, OK)
S.Hrg. 105-0208
** HEARINGS FOR 19970708
* Aging
Forums not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest. "The State of the
Industry"
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/24/97
Forums also held on 6/24, 7/15, 7/22/97
* Agriculture
ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
effects of potential electricity deregulation on rural America and the Rural
Utilities Service electric loan program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Rural Electric Loan Portfolio and Electricity Deregulation
S.Hrg. 105-0545
* Foreign Relations
CONGO: Subcommittee on African Affairs held hearings to examine United States
policy and the prospects for a stable democracy with regard to recent
developments within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded
hearings on the future stability of North Korea, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCE INVESTIGATION: Committee began hearings to examine certain
matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on campaign
financing.
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part I
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.01
Hearings also held on 7/9, 7/10/97
* Judiciary
MILITARY SURPLUS DISPOSAL: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the
Courts concluded oversight hearings of the Federal Government's administrative
process for disposing of surplus military parts and equipment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Administration's Process for Disposing of
Government Surplus Parts and Equipment
S.Hrg. 105-0227
** HEARINGS FOR 19970709
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: ...the committee concluded hearings in open and closed sessions
on the aforementioned nominations [of Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, to be
Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command, and Lt. Gen. Anthony C.
Zinni, USMC, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command],...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
COMPREHENSIVE MORTGAGE REFORM: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief and the Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community
Development held joint hearings to examine problems surrounding the mortgage
origination process, the goals and objectives of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act and the Truth In Lending Act, and the need for comprehensive
mortgage reform legislation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Problems Surrounding the Mortgage Origination Process
S.Hrg. 105-0589
Hearings also held on 7/15/97
* Economic
TRADABLE EMISSIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the concept of
tradable emissions (also known as tradable credits or allowances) which
provide policy makers an opportunity to employ the power of markets to ease
the burden of environmental regulations, focusing on the sulfur dioxide
allowances trading program created by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to
control acid rain,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tradable Emissions (at Y4.Ec7:Em4)
S.Hrg. 105-0167
* Energy
TONGASS LAND MANAGEMENT: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
held joint oversight hearings with the House Committee on Resources to examine
certain issues with regard to the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, issued by the United States Forest Service on May 23, 1997,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Tongass Land Management (Joint with Committee on Resources
(House))
S.Hrg. 105-0252
Hearings also held on 7/10/97
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued to examine certain
matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on campaign
financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/8/97
Hearings also held on 7/9, 7/10/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain issues
with regard to the use of encryption technology and its application in the
information age, focusing on its impact on U.S. industries, privacy
protection, and national security, including related measure S. 376 and
related provisions of S. 909, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Encryption, Key Recovery, and Privacy Protection in the
Information Age (S. 376, S. 909)
S.Hrg. 105-0263
* Rules
SENATE ELECTIONS: Committee met in open and closed sessions to receive a
briefing on the status of the investigation concerning petitions filed in
connection with a contested U.S. Senate election held in Louisiana in November
1996 ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 9/18, 10/1/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970710
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia resumed hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998
for the government of the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 (H.R.
2607/S. 1156)
S.Hrg. 105-0387
Hearings also held on 7/16, 7/23/97
* Banking
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology
concluded oversight hearings to review information processing challenges of
the Year 2000 for certain financial institutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Financial Institutions and Federal Regulatory Agencies
Management of the Year 2000 Computer Problem
S.Hrg. 105-0566
Hearings also held on 7/30/97
* Energy
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/9/97
Hearings also held on 7/9/97
* Energy
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation held hearings to review the preliminary findings
of a General Accounting Office study on the health, condition, and viability
of the range and wildlife populations in Yellowstone National Park, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Yellowstone National Park
S.Hrg. 105-0098
* Environment
GLOBAL WARMING: Committee held hearings to examine the causes, impacts, and
uncertainties of global climate change, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Global Climate Change
S.Hrg. 105-0304
Hearings also held on 7/17/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ralph Frank,
of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal, John C. Holzman, of
Hawaii, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and Karl
Frederick Inderfurth, of North Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary of State
for South Asian Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued to examine certain
matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on campaign
financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/8/97
Hearings also held on 7/8, 7/9/97
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING FEE ASSESSMENTS: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the
National Indian Gaming Commission and proposed legislation to amend the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act to enable the National Indian Gaming Commission to
assess additional fees to cover the costs of regulating the Indian gaming
industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Restructure Indian Gaming Fee Assessments
S.Hrg. 105-0293
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--REHABILITATION ACT: Subcommittee on Employment and Training
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of
the Rehabilitation Act, including H.R. 1385, to consolidate, coordinate, and
improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs
in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Vocational Rehabilitation Act Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 105-0174
* Labor
OSHA REFORM: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded oversight
hearings on the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, and related reform proposals, including S. 551, S. 461, and S.
765, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0101
** HEARINGS FOR 19970715
* Aging
Forums not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest. "Quality and
Outcome Measures"
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/24/97
Forums also held on 6/24, 7/8, 7/22/97
* Banking
COMPREHENSIVE MORTGAGE REFORM: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief and the Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community
Development concluded joint hearings to examine problems surrounding the
mortgage origination process, the goals and objectives of the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act, and the need for
comprehensive mortgage reform legislation,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/9/97
Hearings also held on 7/9/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of A. Peter
Burleigh, of California, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States
to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, David J.
Scheffer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues,
Richard Sklar, of California, to be Representative of the United States to the
United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador,
Linda Jane Zack Tarr-Whelan, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during
her tenure of service as United States Representative to the Commission on the
Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations,
James Franklin Collins, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Russian
Federation, Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Canadian Affairs, John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan, to be
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Stephen R. Sestanovich, of the
District of Columbia, as Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to the
Secretary of State for the New Independent States, and Gordon D. Giffin, of
Georgia, to be Ambassador to Canada, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part II
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.02
Hearings also held on 7/16, 7/17/97
* Judiciary
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property
Rights resumed hearings to examine issues with regard to the constitutional
role of federal judges to decide cases and controversies, focusing on the
problem and impact of judicial activism, whereby federal judges' decisions are
based on policy preferences,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/11/97
Hearings also held on 6/11, 7/29/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970716
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the importance of alternative fuels in addressing future national
security concerns, focusing on agriculture's vulnerability to energy price
volatility, the contribution of home-grown renewable alternative fuels, and
the role of new technologies in making agriculture more energy efficient while
increasing yields, ...
Also, committee received a briefing on the international energy security
situation from officials of the Central Intelligence Agency.
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Security and Agricultural Energy Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0583
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia resumed hearing on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for
the government of the District of Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/10/97
Hearings also held on 7/10, 7/23/97
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: National Immunization Program (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0660
* Environment
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Jamie Rappaport
Clark, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Jamie Rappaport Clark
S.Hrg. 105-0151
* Foreign Relations
DRUG VIOLENCE: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and
Terrorism concluded hearings to examine new drug smuggling methods and the
number and violence of certain incidents involving drug cartels targeting
United States officials in retaliation for U.S. counterdrug efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Drug Cartels and Narco-Violence: The Threat to the United
States
S.Hrg. 105-0184
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings, in open and
closed sessions, to examine certain matters with regard to the committee's
special investigation on campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/15/97
Hearings also held on 7/15, 7/17/97
* Judiciary
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the terms and
parameters of the proposed Global Tobacco Settlement which will mandate a
total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured,
marketed and distributed in America, focusing on its long-term impact on
children and the public health, and its legal and constitutional
ramifications, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 7/30/97
* Judiciary
TELEVISION IMPROVEMENT ACT: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition concluded hearings on S. 539, to exempt agreements relating to
voluntary guidelines governing telecast material from the applicability of the
antitrust laws, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Television Improvement Act (S. 539)
S.Hrg. 105-0177
** HEARINGS FOR 19970717
* Agriculture
NORTHERN FOREST STEWARDSHIP ACT: Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and
Rural Revitalization concluded hearings on S. 546, to authorize the Secretary
of Agriculture to provide technical assistance for sustainable forest
management, assist in coordinating ecological and economic research and
implementation of interstate and Northern Forest Lands Council policies, and
provide technical and financial assistance for State conservation land
planning and acquisition and rural community assistance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: State and Private Forestry Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0578
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AMTRAK: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), focusing on the calculation
of "excess" railroad retirement payments,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/97
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/10, 4/16, 5/7, 6/12/97
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Rudy deLeon, of
California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
AUTHORIZATION--EXPORT/IMPORT BANK: Subcommittee on International Finance
concluded hearings on S. 1026, authorizing funds for the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
S.Hrg. 105-0588
* Banking
HUD REBUILDING AND LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Regulatory Relief concluded hearings to examine the status of
Federal efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for
church arson, focusing on the implementation of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development rebuilding and loan guaranty program which guarantees
private sector loans to assist nonprofit organizations, including churches, in
financing the rebuilding of facilities damaged or destroyed by arson or
terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: HUD Rebuilding and Loan Guaranty Program
S.Hrg. 105-0655
* Commerce
AUTO CHOICE REFORM ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 625, to provide for
competition between forms of motor vehicle insurance, to permit an owner of a
motor vehicle to choose the most appropriate form of insurance, to guarantee
affordable premiums, and to provide for more adequate and timely compensation
for accident victims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Auto Choice Reform Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0873
* Energy
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Patrick A.
Shea, of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Robert G.
Stanton, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Park Service, and
Kathleen M. Karpan, of Wyoming, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, all of the Department of the Interior, and
Kneeland C. Youngblood, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the United States Enrichment Corporation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Shea, Stanton, Karpan, and Youngblood Nominations
S.Hrg. 105-0217
* Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY MEMORIAL/TRINITY LAKE DESIGNATION/EVERGLADES WILDERNESS:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation
concluded hearings on S. 871, to establish the Oklahoma City National Memorial
at the site of the bombing incident at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building,
to designate the memorial a unit of the National Park Service, and establish
the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust to oversee the development and operation of
the memorial, S. 895, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the
Central Valley project, California, and designated as "Clair Engle Lake" is
redesignated as "Trinity Lake", and S. 931, to designate the Marjory Stoneman
Douglas Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National
Park, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oklahoma Memorial; Clair Eagle Lake; and Marjory Stoneman
Douglas Wilderness
S.Hrg. 105-0211
* Environment
GLOBAL WARMING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the causes, impacts,
and uncertainties of global climate change,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/10/97
Hearings also held on 7/10/97
* Foreign Relations
BOSNIA PEACE AGREEMENT: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded hearings
to examine the current situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and United States and
international efforts to implement the 1995 Dayton peace accords, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bosnia: Status of Non-Compliance with the Dayton Accords
S.Hrg. 105-0351
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings, in open and
closed sessions, to examine certain matters with regard to the committee's
special investigation on campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/15/97
Hearings also held on 7/15, 7/16/97
* Judiciary
VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings on
proposals to extend the Visa Waiver Pilot Program established by the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, including S. 290, to establish a
visa waiver pilot program for nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour
groups to the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 290)
S.Hrg. 105-0189
* Labor
CHILD CARE QUALITY: Committee held hearings on proposals to improve the
quality of child care in the United States, including the proposed Creating
Improved Delivery of Child Care: Affordable, Reliable, and Educational Act of
1997, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving the Quality of Child Care
S.Hrg. 105-0111
** HEARINGS FOR 19970721
* Governmental Affairs
ARMS CONTROL COMPLIANCE REVIEW PROCESS: Subcommittee on International
Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine
the Department of Defense arms control compliance review process by which the
United States determines whether its missile defense systems, including both
Theater Missile Defense and National Missile Defense, comply with the
obligations of international agreements, including the Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Compliance Review Process and Missile Defense
S.Hrg. 105-0243
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Vocational Rehabilitation: An Employment Program (Field
hearing held in Columbus, OH)
S.Hrg. 105-0137
** HEARINGS FOR 19970722
* Aging
Forums not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest. "The State of the
States"
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/24/97
Forums also held on 6/24, 7/8, 7/15/97
* Agriculture
CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS AND AGRICULTURE: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the impact of Environmental Protection Agency revisions to the
national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone and particulate
matter on the agriculture industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: EPA's Clean Air Regulations and Agriculture
S.Hrg. 105-0590
* Banking
FEDERAL MASS TRANSIT PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
importance of the Federal mass transit program and proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Mass Transit Program and the Reauthorization of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act [ISTEA]
S.Hrg. 105-0636
* Energy
WARD VALLEY LAND TRANSFER: Committee held hearings to examine the Department
of the Interior's review of the proposed transfer of federal land in Ward
Valley to the State of California for use as a site for the disposal of
commercially generated low-level radioactive waste, and S. 964, proposed Ward
Valley Land Transfer Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ward Valley Land Transfer Act and Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Site (S. 964)
S.Hrg. 105-0230
* Energy
WARD VALLEY LAND TRANSFER: Part 2 of hearing held this same day.
PRINTED TITLE: Ward Valley Land Transfer Act and Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Site (S. 964)
S.Hrg. 105-0230,pt.2
* Foreign Relations
CENTRAL ASIA: Committee concluded hearings to examine United States foreign
policy in the independent states of the Caucasus and Central Asia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Stanley O.
Roth, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee met in open and closed session to discuss certain immunity issues
with regard to the special investigation on campaign financing, but made no
announcements, and recessed subject to call.
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation on Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part III
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.03
Hearings also held on 7/23, 7/24, 7/25/97
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Frank M.
Hull, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit,
Joseph F. Bataillon, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Nebraska, Robert Charles Chambers, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of West Virginia, Janet C. Hall, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, and Christina A. Snyder, to be
United States District Judge for the Central District of California,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/18/97
Hearings also held on 3/18, 5/7, 6/25/97
* Labor
WOMEN'S HEALTH: Committee concluded hearings to examine how information
relating to women's health care is communicated to women and their providers,
and on proposed legislation to provide comprehensive patient protections
through improved access to quality health plans and continued research in
women's health issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Women's Health: Providing the Right Information at the Right
Time
S.Hrg. 105-0128
** HEARINGS FOR 19970723
* Agriculture
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Catherine E.
Woteki, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety,
Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary for Food,
Nutrition, and Consumer Services, I. Miley Gonzalez, of New Mexico, to be
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, and August Schumacher,
Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, all of the Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Hearing of Shirley R. Watkins, I. Miley Gonzalez,
Catherine E. O'Connor Woteki, and August Schumacher, Jr.
S.Hrg. 105-0675
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia resumed hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998
for the government of the District of Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/10/97
Hearings also held on 7/10, 7/16/97
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY: Committee concluded hearings on the Federal Reserve's report
on the economic situation and monetary policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's Second Monetary Policy Report for 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0247
* Energy
NATURAL GAS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine certain
aspects of natural gas issues into the next century, focusing on world energy
supply and demand to the year 2015, the role of government in large scale gas
projects in foreign countries, and emerging technologies in gas field
development that are making natural gas more economical to market, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Natural Gas Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0226
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/97
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/24, 7/25/97
* Judiciary
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL: Committee concluded hearings on S.
1053, authorizing funds for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (S. 1053)
S.Hrg. 105-0643
** HEARINGS FOR 19970724
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: ...committee concluded hearings on the aforementioned nomination
[of John J. Hamre, of South Dakota, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense],...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM: Subcommittee on Securities concluded oversight
hearings to examine the impact of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 on the effectiveness of federal securities laws and on investor
protection, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Securities Litigation Abuses
S.Hrg. 105-0714
* Commerce
NASA/NSF MANAGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine management and
program challenges of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and
the National Science Foundation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Management and Program Weaknesses at the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation
S.Hrg. 105-0722
* Energy
FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management concluded hearings on S. 1028 and H.R. 858, bills to direct the
Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on designated lands within
the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management activities proposed
by the Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and resource management
plans for these national forests, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability
Act of 1997 (S. 1028, H.R. 858) (Hearing date recorded on title page as "July
24, 1977.")
S.Hrg. 105-0265
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation,
and Recreation concluded hearings to examine the process by which the National
Park Service determines the suitability and feasibility of new areas to be
added to the National Park System and the criteria used to determine national
significance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Park System Additions
S.Hrg. 105-0236
* Environment
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property,
and Nuclear Safety resumed oversight hearings to examine the Environmental
Protection Agency implementation 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, 4/29/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David R.
Andrews, of California, to be Legal Adviser, Bonnie R. Cohen, of the District
of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Management, Edward William Gnehm, Jr.,
of Georgia, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, James P. Rubin,
of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and Wendy Ruth
Sherman, of Maryland, to be Counselor, with the rank of Ambassador during her
tenure of service, all of the Department of State, and George R. Munoz, of
Illinois, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation,
United States International Development Cooperation Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/97
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/23, 7/25/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
DEFENSE CONSOLIDATION: ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Antitrust,
Business Rights, and Competition concluded hearings to examine the state of
competition in the defense industry, the Administration's policy on defense
mergers, and the antitrust implications of defense industry consolidation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Defense Consolidation: Antitrust and Competition Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0150
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--NIH: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety resumed hearings
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National Institutes of
Health, focusing on the coordination of research conducted in multiple NIH
institutes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Coordination of NIH Research Efforts: Three Case Studies
S.Hrg. 105-0188
* Labor
HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on proposals
authorizing funds for Title IV student aid programs and access to
postsecondary education of the Higher Education Act, including S. 1036, to
revise section 435 of the Higher Education Act to allow for the Young
Americans Bank and similar small, non-profit organizations to provide
additional funds for educational programming, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Access and Costs: Recommendations for Title IV
S.Hrg. 105-0110
** HEARINGS FOR 19970725
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Preparing For the Baby Boomers' Retirement: The Role of
Employment (Forum)
S.Hrg. 105-0195
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Maura Harty,
of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, and James F. Mack,
of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/97
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/23, 7/24/97
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS AFFAIRS: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation to
codify and clarify VA resource allocation standards, S. 801, to provide for
improved and expedited procedures for resolving complaints of unlawful
employment discrimination and sexual harassment within VA, S. 999, to require
VA to adopt standards for the provision of mammography services, proposed
legislation to reform VA eligibility requirements, proposed legislation to
authorize certain legal authorities related to the provision of VA health care
services, S. 309, to prohibit parking fees at VA medical centers operated
under a sharing agreement with the Department of Defense, proposed legislation
to authorize major medical facility projects and leases, S. 987, to provide a
cost-of-living-adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for veterans
with service connected disabilities and other benefits, S. 464, to allow
revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error,
S. 623, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the
Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as
active service for purposes of eligibility for veterans benefits, S. 714, to
permanently authorize the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program,
S. 730, to make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor
recipients to the special pension provided for persons entered and recorded on
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll, proposed
legislation to provide for an increase in the Medal of Honor pension, S. 813,
to provide criminal penalties for theft and willful vandalism at national
cemeteries, S. 986, to make certain improvements in the housing loan programs
for veterans and eligible persons, and proposed legislation to codify the 1997
cost-of-living-adjustment legislation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Pending Legislation on Veterans Benefits and Health Care
Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0348
** HEARINGS FOR 19970728
* Aging
MEDICARE REFORM: HOME HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings on Medicare
reform proposals, focusing on methods to identify and reduce the amount of
fraud, waste, and abuse in the home health care system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Jackpot: Gaming the Home Health Care System
S.Hrg. 105-0210
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING: Committee met in closed session to discuss certain issues
with regard to the committee's special investigation on campaign financing.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of George A.
Omas, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, and
Janice R. Lachance, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of George A. Omas and Janice R. LaChance
S.Hrg. 105-0235
* Judiciary
INTERNET GAMBLING PROHIBITION ACT: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and
Government Information concluded hearings on S. 474, to enforce regulations
prohibiting the interstate or foreign transmission of gambling information
against certain computer service providers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet Gambling Act of 1997 (S. 474)
S.Hrg. 105-0182
* Judiciary
OLYMPICS BOMBING INCIDENT: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and
Government Information concluded hearings to examine federal law enforcement
efforts with regard to the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the
interview of Richard Jewell in connection with the July 27, 1996 bombing at
Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Atlanta Olympics Bombing and the FBI Interrogation of Richard
Jewell
S.Hrg. 105-0147
** HEARINGS FOR 19970729
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL PRICE VOLATILITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
impact of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127) on
price and income volatility in agricultural markets and the Federal
Government's role to manage volatility, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Price Volatility
S.Hrg. 105-0696
* Banking
ATM NETWORKS: Committee concluded hearings to examine automated teller
machine (ATM) network operations and the practice of surcharging by banks and
thrifts with regard to ATMs, and S. 885, to limit fees charged by financial
institutions for the use of automatic teller machines, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Analysis of the Impact of ATM Double-Charges on Consumers and
Competition
S.Hrg. 105-0206
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine commerce
related issues with regard to the proposed Global Tobacco Settlement which
will mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are
manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America, and its long-term impact
on children and the public health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Global Settlement of Tobacco Litigation
S.Hrg. 105-0830
* Energy
ALASKA LANDS: Committee concluded hearings on the following bills:
S. 967, to make certain technical changes to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to
benefit Alaska Natives and rural residents, ... and
S. 1015, to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island
National Monument in Alaska, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Amending the ANCSA and ANILCA; and the Hood Bay Land Exchange
Act (S. 967, S. 1015)
S.Hrg. 105-0245
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Philip Lader,
of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, Felix George Rohatyn, of New York, to be Ambassador to
France, Keith C. Smith, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Lithuania, Richard Dale Kauzlarich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, James W. Pardew Jr., of Virginia, for the
Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Special Representative
for Military Stabilization in the Balkans, Anne Marie Sigmund, of the District
of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and Daniel V. Speckhard,
of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
Investigation on Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection with the 1996
Federal Election Campaign--Part IV
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.04
Hearings also held on 7/30, 7/31/97
* Judiciary
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and Property
Rights concluded hearings to examine certain issues with regard to the
constitutional role of Federal judges to decide cases and controversies,
focusing on the problem and impact of judicial activism, whereby Federal
judges' decisions are based on policy preferences, focusing on proposals to
ensure that the Federal courts are kept within their proper constitutional
role, including S.J. Res. 26, proposing a constitutional amendment to
establish limited judicial terms of office,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/11/97
Hearings also held on 6/11, 7/15/97
* Labor
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to
improve educational opportunities for low-income children, including
provisions of S. 847, to provide scholarship assistance for District of
Columbia elementary and secondary school students, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving Educational Opportunities For Low-Income Children
S.Hrg. 105-0143
** HEARINGS FOR 19970730
* Banking
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION COMPUTER SYSTEMS: Subcommittee on Financial Services
and Technology resumed hearings to review computer systems and information
processing challenges of the Year 2000 for certain financial institutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/10/97
Hearings also held on 7/10/97
* Commerce
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE REFORM: Subcommittee on Communications concluded
hearings on the regulation of satellite-based telecommunications technology,
focusing on the restructuring process of INTELSAT and Inmarsat satellite
systems, ...
PRINTED TITLE: International Satellite Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0829
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK CONCESSION MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded oversight hearings to review the
management and operations of concession programs within the National Park
System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Park Concession Management
S.Hrg. 105-0257
* Environment
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1059, to improve
the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System,...
PRINTED TITLE: National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (S.
1059)
S.Hrg. 105-0286
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/29/97
Hearings also held on 7/29, 7/31/97
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN TRUST FUND STRATEGIC PLAN: Committee held hearings to review the
Special Trustee for American Indians' Strategic Plan for Indian trust fund
accounting and asset management improvement, pursuant to the American Indian
Trust Fund Management Reform Act (P.L. 103-412), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Trust Funds
S.Hrg. 105-0295
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/97
Hearings also held on 5/20/97
* Judiciary
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the terms
and parameters of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in America,
focusing on its long-term impact on children and the public health, and its
legal and constitutional ramifications,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/16/97
Hearings also held on 7/16/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970731
* Agriculture
FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
to enhance African food security and increase U.S. exports by stimulating a
new trade and development relationship between the United States and Africa,
and on provisions of S. 778, to authorize a new trade and investment policy
for sub-Saharan African countries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Food Security in Africa
S.Hrg. 105-0723
* Commerce
NATIONAL PARKS OVERFLIGHTS: Committee held hearings on S. 268, to promote air
safety and restore or preserve natural quiet in national parks by establishing
minimum flight altitudes and prohibiting overflights below such minimum
altitudes in any national park, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 268, The National Parks Overflights Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0780
* Energy
FOREST SERVICE ALASKA REGION: Committee held oversight hearings to examine
the organizational structure, staffing, and budget for implementation of the
Tongass Land Management Plan and the management of programs under the
jurisdiction of the Alaska region of the Forest Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: Forest Service Organizational Structure in the Alaska Region
S.Hrg. 105-0277
Hearings also held on 9/10/97
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/29/97
Hearings also held on 7/29, 7/30/97
* Judiciary
REFUGEE ADMISSIONS: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings to examine
the President's proposed annual refugee admissions and allocation for fiscal
year 1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Annual Refugee Consultation
S.Hrg. 105-0200
** HEARINGS FOR 19970801
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT--UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the employment
and unemployment situation for July, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: July 1997 (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-8-1)
S.Hrg. 105-0225
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY ON EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the
Courts concluded hearings to examine the negative impact of bankruptcy on
education funding, and the proposed Investment in Education Act of 1977, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Negative Impact of Bankruptcy on Education Funding
S.Hrg. 105-0224
** HEARINGS FOR 19970806
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Health of Furniture Manufacturing in West Michigan
S.Hrg. 105-0835
** HEARINGS FOR 19970808
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Bankruptcy Laws for Family Farmers (S. 1024) (Field hearing
held in Des Moines, IA)
S.Hrg. 105-0259
** HEARINGS FOR 19970811
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Should America Remain a Nation of Immigrants (Field hearing
held on Ellis Island, NY)
S.Hrg. 105-0248
** HEARINGS FOR 19970812
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Slamming and Its Impact on Rural Customers
S.Hrg. 105-0825
** HEARINGS FOR 19970819
* Small Business
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: Fairness in Regulatory
Enforcement (Joint with Small Business Committee (House)) (Field hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0250
** HEARINGS FOR 19970821
* Energy
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry: The
Oklahoma Perspective
S.Hrg. 105-0149
** HEARINGS FOR 19970825
* Aging
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: 2010 and Beyond: Preparing Medicare for the Baby Boomers
(Field hearing held in Sioux City, IA)
S.Hrg. 105-0229
** HEARINGS FOR 19970826
* Aging
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: 2010 and Beyond: Preparing Social Security For the Baby
Boomers (Field hearing held in Omaha, NE)
S.Hrg. 105-0283
** HEARINGS FOR 19970903
* Judiciary
ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government
Information concluded hearings on the impact of encryption technology on
public safety and law enforcement, focusing on the security needs of business
and industry and the use of encryption by organized crime and terrorists,
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri, on behalf of the Overseas ...
PRINTED TITLE: Encryption Debate: Criminals, Terrorists, and the Security
Needs of Business and Industry
S.Hrg. 105-0415
* Judiciary
UNION VIOLENCE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 230, to revise certain
provisions of the Hobbs Act of 1946 to close a loophole which exempts unions
engaged in serious violence from existing federal prohibitions and penalties
that apply to everyone other than labor unions in the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Closing the Legal Loophole for Union Violence (S. 230)
S.Hrg. 105-0363
* Labor
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the scope and
depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco
companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco
products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in America, focusing on
its long-term impact on children and the public health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Settlement: Public Health or Public Harm? (This
title when printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-185; the correct
designation is S.Hrg. 105-185,pt.1)
S.Hrg. 105-0185,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 19970904
* Agriculture
RURAL AGRICULTURAL CREDIT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
availability of credit in rural America, focusing on the performance of rural
financial markets and the safety and soundness of the Farm Credit System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Rural and Agricultural Credit Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0719
* Appropriations
NATIONAL EDUCATION TESTING: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education concluded hearings to examine the Administration's proposed
initiative to develop voluntary national standards to measure academic
achievement in reading and mathematics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Education Testing (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0523
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--SUPERFUND: Committee held hearings on S. 8, to revise and
authorize funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Superfund Reform and Reauthorization (S. 8)
S.Hrg. 105-0315
* Foreign Relations
CAMBODIA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings
to examine the current political situation in Cambodia and the policy taken by
the United States in response to Hun Sen's seizure of power in Cambodia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Peter L. Scher,
of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of
service as Special Trade Negotiator,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation on Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part V
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.05
Hearings also held on 9/5/97
* Judiciary
JUDGESHIP ALLOCATION: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings to examine the allocation of judgeships in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Second and Eighth Circuits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Considering the Appropriate Allocation of Judgeships in the
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Eighth Circuits and the First,
Third, and Federal Circuits (Date, 9/5/97, on title page is incorrect; hearing
was held 9/4/97.)
S.Hrg. 105-0353
Hearings also held on 11/19/97
* Judiciary
ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LIABILITY: Committee held hearings to examine
how to combat the risk of copyright infringement facing online and internet
service providers, and S. 1146, to provide limitations on copyright liability
relating to material on-line, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Copyright Infringement Liability of Online and Internet
Service Providers (S. 1146)
S.Hrg. 105-0366
** HEARINGS FOR 19970905
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the
employment-unemployment situation for August, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: August 1997 (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/997-9-5)
S.Hrg. 105-0307
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/4/97
Hearings also held on 9/4/97
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Marjorie O.
Rendell, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third
Circuit, A. Richard Caputo, to be United States District Judge for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania, Bruce C. Kauffman, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Richard A. Lazzara, to be
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 105-0205,pt.2
Hearings also held on 9/30, 10/28, 10/29, 11/12/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970908
* Governmental Affairs
DC SCHOOL REFORM: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings on the current
condition of the District of Columbia school system, and S. 847, authorizing
funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 to provide scholarship assistance for
certain District of Columbia elementary and secondary school students, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Progress Report on the Reforms in D.C. Public Schools
S.Hrg. 105-0364
** HEARINGS FOR 19970909
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Gen. Henry H.
Shelton, USA, to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation on Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
with the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part VI
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.06
Hearings also held on 9/10, 9/11/97
* Judiciary
IMMIGRATION: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings to examine the
economic and fiscal impact of immigration in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic and Fiscal Impact of Immigration: Examining the
Report of the National Academy of Sciences
S.Hrg. 105-0324
** HEARINGS FOR 19970910
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: ..., committee concluded hearings on the aforementioned
nominations [of Heidi H. Schulman, of California, and Katherine Milner
Anderson, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Sheila Foster Anthony, of Arkansas,
to be a Federal Trade Commissioner], ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Sheila Foster Anthony to be a Federal Trade
Commissioner, and Katherine M. Anderson and Heidi H. Schulman to be Members of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
S.Hrg. 105-1040
* Energy
FOREST SERVICE ALASKA REGION: Committee concluded oversight hearings to
examine the organizational structure, staffing, and budget for implementation
of the Tongass Land Management Plan and the management of programs under the
jurisdiction of the Alaska region of the Forest Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/31/97
Hearings also held on 7/31/97
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Rita D.
Hayes, of South Carolina, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative,
with the rank of Ambassador, Kenneth S. Apfel, of Maryland, to be Commissioner
of Social Security, Social Security Administration, Nancy-Ann Minn Deparle, of
Tennessee, to be Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration,
and Olivia A. Golden, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary
for Family Support, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, and
David A. Lipton, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for International
Affairs, Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Deputy Under Secretary, Gary
Gensler, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, and
Nancy Killefer, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial
Officer, all of the Department of the Treasury,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Rita Hayes, Kenneth S. Apfel, Nancy-Ann Min
DeParle, Olivia A. Golden, David A. Lipton, Timothy F. Geithner, Gary Gensler,
and Nancy Killefer
S.Hrg. 105-0428
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Thomas J.
Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa
Rica, Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Bolivia, Edward E. Shumaker III, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Curtis Warren Kamman, of the District of
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/9/97
Hearings also held on 9/9, 9/11/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on
intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970911
* Agriculture
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the terms and
parameters of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in America,
focusing on its long-term impact on farmers, children and the public health,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Examination of Implications of the Proposed Tobacco Settlement
S.Hrg. 105-0800
* Energy
ALASKAN LANDS: Committee concluded hearings on the following bills:
S. 660, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the
conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of
Alaska, ...; and
S. 1092, to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to facilitate
surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, Alaska, and King Cove,
Alaska, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Conveyance and Transfer of Lands in Alaska (S.660, S. 1092)
S.Hrg. 105-0278
* Energy
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation concluded hearings on the implementation of the
Commemorative Works Act (P.L. 99-652) and the administrative and public
processes involved in the site selection of the World War II Memorial and the
recently announced Air Force Memorial, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Commemorative Works Act; Selection of the World War II
Memorial; and Air Force Memorial
S.Hrg. 105-0288
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Susan E.
Rice, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
African Affairs, Brian Dean Curran, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Mozambique, Timberlake Foster, of California, to be Ambassador to
the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Tom McDonald, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Zimbabwe, Nancy Jo Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Uganda, and Amelia Ellen Shippy, of Washington, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Malawi, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/9/97
Hearings also held on 9/9, 9/10/97
* Labor
MEDICAL INFORMATION PRIVACY: Committee held hearings to examine an
Administration study on the confidentiality of medical information and
recommendations on ways to protect the privacy of individually identifiable
information and to establish strong penalties for those who disclose such
information, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Protecting Our Personal Health Information: Privacy In the
Electronic Age
S.Hrg. 105-0356
Hearings also held on 10/28/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970912
* Foreign Relations
Meeting not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Special Meeting: History of Presidential Nominations Not
Receiving Confirmation Hearings
S.Hrg. 105-0207
* Governmental Affairs
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 981, to provide for
the analysis of major regulatory rules by Federal agencies,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 981--The Regulatory Improvement Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0335
* Judiciary
RELIGIOUS WORKERS IMMIGRATION VISAS: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded
hearings on proposals to permanently extend the expiring provisions of current
immigration law which provides special immigrant visas for religious workers
sponsored by religious organizations in the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Religious Workers
S.Hrg. 105-0326
** HEARINGS FOR 19970916
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Gen. Michael
E. Ryan, USAF, to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, Adm. Harold W.
Gehman Jr., USN, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Atlantic Command, and
Lt. Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States
Southern Command and for appointment to the grade of general,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Banking
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FRAUD: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology
concluded hearings to examine the widespread growth of fraud using financial
institutions, focusing on national security implications, organized crime
involvement, and the types of counterfeit financial instruments being
circulated, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Instrument Fraud
S.Hrg. 105-0742
* Commerce
TOBACCO ADVERTISING: Committee held hearings to examine the effect of tobacco
advertising and marketing on children and the advertising restrictions
included in the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in America,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Advertising and Children
S.Hrg. 105-0824
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities In Connection
With the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part VII
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.07
Hearings also held on 9/17, 9/18, 9/19/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970917
* Commerce
DIGITAL TV: Committee held hearings to examine future technologies such as
high-definition television, digital television and multiplexing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: High Definition Television
S.Hrg. 105-0826
* Commerce
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine concluded hearings on S. 1115, to create uniform national
standards and provide grants to establish or improve State one-call
notification systems designed to protect America's underground infrastructure
which includes buried communication and fiber optic cables, water and sewer
pipes, electric lines, and oil and gas pipelines, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1115, The Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0734
* Energy
ALASKA LAND EXCHANGE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1158, to amend the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, regarding the Huna Totem Corporation
public interest land exchange, and S. 1159, to amend the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, regarding the Kake Tribal Corporation public interest land
exchange, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Huna Totem Corporation and Kake Tribal Corporation Land
Exchange Acts (S. 1158, S. 1159)
S.Hrg. 105-0302
* Finance
FAST-TRACK TRADE AUTHORITY: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation
to renew fast track trade authority to allow the President to negotiate
further trade agreements to open foreign markets to United States goods and
services, and other related trade proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fast Track Legislation and Other Administration Trade
Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0799
* Foreign Relations
CHINA POLICY ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 1164, to state a policy of
the United States that engages the People's Republic of China in areas of
mutual interest, promotes human rights, religious freedom, and democracy in
China and enhances the national security interests of the United States with
respect to China, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION TREATY: Committee concluded hearings on
the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU), with Annexes, signed at Geneva on December 22, 1992, and amendments to
the Constitution and Convention, signed at Kyoto on October 14, 1994, together
with declarations and reservations by the United States as contained in the
Final Acts (Treaty Doc. 104-34), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/16/97
Hearings also held on 9/16, 9/18, 9/19/97
* Judiciary
INDIAN COUNTRY GANG ACTIVITY: Committees concluded joint hearings to examine
the incidence of youth violence and criminal gang activity within Indian
country, and the Federal response, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Criminal Gangs in Indian Country (Joint with Indian Affairs)
S.Hrg. 105-0341
* Judiciary
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights
and Competition concluded hearings to examine the outlook for competition in
the telecommunications industry as a result of the Telecommunications Act of
1996, and the role of the Department of Justice in promoting and protecting
this competition, ...
PRINTED TITLE: 1996 Telecom Act: An Antitrust Perspective
S.Hrg. 105-0378
** HEARINGS FOR 19970918
* Agriculture
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the terms
and parameters of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed and distributed in America,
focusing on its impact on tobacco growers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implications of the Proposed Tobacco Settlement
S.Hrg. 105-0765
* Commerce
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
concluded hearings on the current status of the International Space Station
Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, focusing on
recent developments in cost analysis, scheduling, operation and management of
the space station,...
PRINTED TITLE: International Space Station
S.Hrg. 105-0762
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Robert L.
Mallett, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary, and W. Scott Gould, of the District
of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary, both of
the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Robert L. Mallet, to be Deputy Secretary of
Commerce, and W. Scott Gould, to be Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-1050
* Energy
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ernest J.
Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary, Mary Anne Sullivan, of the
District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Program Evaluation, Dan Reicher,
of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, John C. Angell, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Michael Telson, of the
District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the Department of
Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Moniz, Sullivan, Gee, Reicher, Angell, and Telson Nominations
S.Hrg. 105-0310
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Wyche Fowler,
Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Martin S.
Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara K. Bodine, of California, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Yemen, Robin Lynn Raphel, of Washington, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Tunisia, and Johnny Young, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to
the State of Bahrain, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/16/97
Hearings also held on 9/16, 9/17, 9/19/97
* Intelligence
CHINA: Committee held hearings on intelligence matters with regard to China,
focusing on certain aspects of internal Chinese political and economic
developments, Chinese foreign and military policy, and Chinese intelligence
activities that affect United States national security and challenge U.S.
intelligence collection and analysis, ...
PRINTED TITLE: People's Republic of China
S.Hrg. 105-0276
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Also, committee held closed hearings on related intelligence
matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Rules
SENATE ELECTION: Committee resumed hearings, in open and closed session, 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 7/9/97
Hearings also held on 7/9, 10/1/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970919
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/16/97
Hearings also held on 9/16, 9/17, 9/18/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970922
* Governmental Affairs
MICRO-CAP STOCK FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings
to examine the incidence and extent of fraud in the micro capital and penny
stock markets in the United States and certain efforts to combat such fraud,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fraud in the Micro-Capital Markets Including Penny Stock Fraud
S.Hrg. 105-0266
* Governmental Affairs
MISSILE PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation,
and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the availability of long
range ballistic missile technology throughout the world, after receiving
testimony from William R. Graham, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Missile Proliferation in the Information Age
S.Hrg. 105-0268
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY CODE'S EFFECT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM/BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS:
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts concluded hearings on
proposed legislation to amend Section 548 of Title II of the United States
Code (Bankruptcy Code) to exempt certain contributions to religious or other
charitable organizations from being subject to recovery by trustees in
bankruptcy proceedings, and to review the need for additional federal
bankruptcy judgeships, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bankruptcy Issues in Review: The Bankruptcy Code's Effect on
Religious Freedom and A Review of the Need For Additional Bankruptcy
Judgeships
S.Hrg. 105-0392
** HEARINGS FOR 19970923
* Aging
PROSTATE CANCER: Committee concluded hearings to examine detection and
treatment options for prostate cancer, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hearing on Prostate Cancer: The Silent Killer
S.Hrg. 105-0284
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--ENDANGERED SPECIES: Committee held hearings on S. 1180,
authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for programs of the
Endangered Species Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Endangered Species Recovery Act (S. 1180)
S.Hrg. 105-0369
Hearings also held on 9/24/97
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the current state of the
Internal Revenue Service, focusing on its practices and procedures and its
enforcement authorities to collect delinquent taxes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Practices and Procedures of the Internal Revenue Service
S.Hrg. 105-0190
Hearings also held on 9/24, 9/25/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Corinne
Claiborne Boggs, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, R. Nicholas
Burns, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Greece, Thomas M. Foglietta, of
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Italy, and Mark Robert Parris, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to thecommittee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities In Connection
With the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part VIII
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.08
Hearings also held on 9/24, 9/25, 9/30/97
* Judiciary
HEALTH CARE MARKET ANTITRUST POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
competitive trends in the health care marketplace to assess the currency and
effectiveness of antitrust law enforcement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Antitrust Policy in the Health Care Marketplace
S.Hrg. 105-0382
* Veterans Affairs
AMERICAN LEGION: Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and the House Committee
on Veterans Affairs concluded joint hearings to review the legislative
recommendations of the American Legion, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970924
* Banking
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief concluded oversight hearings on the operation of the Federal
Housing Finance Board, which oversees the administration and enforcement of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight Hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Board
S.Hrg. 105-0667
* Commerce
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness
concluded hearings to examine the economic impact of the Environmental
Protection Agency's revisions to the particulate matter and ozone ambient
standards on certain manufacturers, jobs, and competitiveness in the United
States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of EPA's New Air Quality Standards on U.S. Small
Manufacturing Jobs and Competitiveness
S.Hrg. 105-0834
* Environment
AUTHORIZATION--ENDANGERED SPECIES: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1180,
authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for programs of the
Endangered Species Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23/97
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee continued hearings to examine the current state of the
Internal Revenue Service, focusing on its practices and procedures and its
enforcement authorities to collect delinquent taxes,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/25/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Thomas S.
Foley, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Japan, Alphonse F. La Porta, of New
York, to be Ambassador to Mongolia, and Stephen W. Bosworth, of Connecticut,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/25, 9/30/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19970925
* Commerce
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings on S. 852, to establish
nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and registration of
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 852, The National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title
Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0827
* Energy
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the implementation
of the Federal agency energy management provisions of the Energy Policy Act of
1992, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Policy Act of 1992
S.Hrg. 105-0329
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded
hearings on S. 799, to transfer eighty 8acres of public land in Big Horn
County, Wyoming, to the estate of Mr. Fred Steffens, S. 814, to transfer forty
acres of public land in Big Horn County, Wyoming, to John R. and Margaret J.
Lowe, and H.R. 960, to extinguish the Federal government's right of reversion
to lands encumbered by a railroad right-of-way within Tulare, California, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Land Measures (S. 799, S. 814, H.R. 960)
S.Hrg. 105-0325
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current state of the
Internal Revenue Service, focusing on its practices and procedures and its
enforcement authorities to collect delinquent taxes,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/24/97
* Foreign Relations
SUDAN: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings to examine the
incidence of religious persecution and human rights violations in Sudan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Religious Persecution in Sudan
S.Hrg. 105-0280
* Foreign Relations
TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on the Treaty of Maritime Boundaries
between the United States and the United Mexican States, signed at Mexico
City, May 4, 1978 (Treaty Doc. 96-6), the Protocol Between the United States
and Canada Amending the 1916 Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds
in Canada and the United States, with a related exchange of notes, signed at
Washington on December 14, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-28), the Protocol Between the
Government of the United States and the Government of the United Mexican
States Amending the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game
Mammals, signed at Mexico City on May 5, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 105-26), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/24, 9/30/97
* Labor
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on the need to prevent young people from using tobacco products and
other public health goals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Position on the Tobacco Settlement (This
title when printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-185; the correct
designation is S.Hrg. 105-185,pt. 2)
S.Hrg. 105-0185,pt.2
* Rules
CAPITOL SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine the security needs of
the United States Capitol complex, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19970929
* Judiciary
FBI CRIME LAB: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded oversight hearings to review the operations of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation crime laboratory, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory:
Beyond the Inspector General Report
S.Hrg. 105-0431
** HEARINGS FOR 19970930
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Laura S.
Unger, of New York, and Paul R. Carey, of New York, each to be a Member of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Dennis Dollar, of Mississippi, to be a
Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, Edward M. Gramlich,
of Virginia, and Roger Walton Ferguson, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Ellen Seidman, of
the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision,
Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Laura S. Unger, Paul R. Carey, Dennis Dollar,
Edward M. Gramlich, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., and Ellen Seidman
S.Hrg. 105-0544
* Commerce
FAST TRACK TRADE AUTHORITY: Committee concluded hearings on the
Administration's proposal to renew fast track trade negotiating authority, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Request for Fast Track Trade Negotiating Authority
S.Hrg. 105-0748
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Michael K.
Powell, of Virginia, Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth, of the District of Columbia,
and Gloria Tristani, of New Mexico, each to be a Member of the Federal
Communications Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Michael Powell, and
Gloria Tristani, to be Members of the Federal Communications Commission
S.Hrg. 105-1052
* Energy
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
economic impact and analysis of a proposed climate change treaty on labor,
electricity supply, and manufacturing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Climate Treaty
S.Hrg. 105-0331
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/23/97
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/24, 9/25/97
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Raymond C.
Fisher, of California, to be Associate Attorney General, Department of
Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Raymond C. Fisher to be U.S. Associate Attorney
General
S.Hrg. 105-0406
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Raymond C.
Fisher, of California, to be Associate Attorney General, Department of
Justice, Ronald Lee Gilman, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Sixth Circuit, Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Richard Conway Casey, to be United
States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, James S. Gwin, to
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Dale A.
Kimball, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, Algenon
L. Marbley, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Ohio, and Charles J. Siragusa, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of New York,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/5/97
Hearings also held on 9/5, 10/28, 10/29, 11/12/97
* Judiciary
UNCONSTITUTIONAL SET-ASIDES: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism,
and Property Rights concluded hearings to examine the use of racial and ethnic
preferences in federal procurement programs, focusing on the constitutionality
of Department of Transportation proposed regulations to modify the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program for highway and transit projects,
and a related Supreme Court decision in Adarand v. Pena, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unconstitutional Set-Asides: ISTEA's Race-Based Set-Asides
after Adarand
S.Hrg. 105-0477
* Labor
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on the need to prevent young people from using tobacco products and
other public health goals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Health Aspects of the Tobacco Settlement (This title
when printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-185; the correct
designation is S.Hrg. 105-185,pt. 3)
S.Hrg. 105-0185,pt.3
** HEARINGS FOR 19971001
* Appropriations
RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies held hearings to examine the findings of a
National Cancer Institute report on radioactive fallout from atomic weapons
tests conducted by the United States government in the 1950s, and the
incidence of thyroid cancer in the State of Iowa, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Radioactive Fallout From Nuclear Testing at Nevada Test Site,
1950-60 (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0180
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Jacques
Gansler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Technology,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/23,
10/30, 11/8/97
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of William E.
Kennard, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Communications
Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of William E. Kennard to be a Member and Chairman
Designate of the Federal Communications Commission
S.Hrg. 105-0792
* Energy
NATIONAL MEMORIAL/WILD HORSES PRESERVATION: Subcommittee on National Parks,
Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 940, to provide
for a study of the establishment of Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the
Battle of Midway, and H.R. 765, to ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses
in Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Midway Atoll and Cape Lookout (S. 940, H.R. 765)
S.Hrg. 105-0342
* Foreign Relations
ALGERIA: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the current situation in Algeria, including recent human
rights violations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Lt. Gen. John
A. Gordon, USAF, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Lieutenant General John Gordon, USAF, to be
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
S.Hrg. 105-0234
* Judiciary
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: Committee held hearings to examine Congress'
constitutional role in protecting religious liberty in the wake of the Supreme
Court's decision in the case of City of Boerne v. Flores in which the court
held the Religious Freedom Restoration Act unconstitutional under the 14th
Amendment as applied to the States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Congress' Constitutional Role in Protecting Religious Liberty
S.Hrg. 105-0405
* Labor
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
efforts to expand health insurance coverage, and S. 729, to amend title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide new
portability, participation, solvency, and other health insurance protections
and freedoms for workers in a mobile workforce, to increase the purchasing
power of employees and employers by removing barriers to the voluntary
formation of association health plans, to increase health plan competition
providing more affordable choice of coverage, and to expand access to health
insurance coverage for employees of small employers through open markets, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Voluntary Efforts to Expand Health Insurance Coverage
S.Hrg. 105-0297
* Rules
SENATE ELECTION: Committee met in open and closed session and agreed to a
committee motion to terminate the committee's investigation of issues with
regard to petitions filed in connection with a contested United States Senate
election held in Louisiana in November 1996.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/9/97
Hearings also held on 7/9, 9/18/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971006
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN MINERAL RIGHTS: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1079, to permit the
leasing of mineral rights in any case in which the Indian owner of an
allotment of land that is located within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold
Indian Reservation and held in trust by the United States have executed leases
to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate of that allotment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Leasing of Mineral Rights Within the Fort Berthold Reservation
(S. 1079)
S.Hrg. 105-0298
** HEARINGS FOR 19971007
* Agriculture
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Sally
Thompson, of Kansas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture,
and Joseph B. Dial, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Hearing of Sally E. Thompson and Joseph B. Dial
S.Hrg. 105-0701
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Terry D.
Garcia, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere,
and Raymond G. Kammer, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, both of the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Terry D. Garcia to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Raymond G. Kammer to be Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
S.Hrg. 105-0968
* Energy
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded
hearings on the following bills:
H.R. 848, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to
the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric Project in New York, H.R. 1184,
to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of the
Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of Washington, and H.R. 1217, to
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a
hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, ...;
S. 725, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Collbran
Reclamation Project to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran
Conservancy District in Colorado, ...;
S. 1230, to provide for Federal cooperation in non-Federal reclamation
projects and for participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects,
...;
S. 841, to authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water
System in the State of Montana, ...; and
S. 777, to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System,
Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for planning and construction of the water
supply system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Water Projects and Small Reclamation Projects
Act of 1956 (S. 725, S. 777, S. 841, S. 1230, H.R. 848, H.R. 1184, H.R. 1217)
S.Hrg. 105-0358
* Finance
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE REFORM: Subcommittee on Social Security and
Family Policy and Subcommittee on Health Care concluded joint hearings with
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on
Securities to examine investment based alternatives to the current
pay-as-you-go method of financing Social Security and Medicare, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investment-based Alternatives to Financing Social Security and
Medicare (Joint with Banking)
S.Hrg. 105-0909
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the strategic
rationale for the admission of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to NATO,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Debate on NATO Enlargement
S.Hrg. 105-0285
Hearings also held on 10/9, 10/22, 10/28, 10/30, 11/5/97
* Foreign Relations
TAX TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on the Taxation Convention with
Austria (Treaty Doc. 104-31), Tax Convention with Ireland (Treaty Doc.
105-31), Taxation Convention with Luxembourg (Treaty Doc. 104-33), Tax
Convention with South Africa (Treaty Doc. 105-9), Tax Convention with Swiss
Confederation (Treaty Doc. 105-8), Taxation Convention with Thailand (Treaty
Doc. 105-2), Taxation Agreement with Turkey (Treaty Doc. 104-30), and the
Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Canada (Treaty Doc. 105-29), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bilateral Tax Treaties and Protocol
S.Hrg. 105-0354
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
With the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part IX
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.09
Hearings also held on 10/8, 10/9/97
* Judiciary
PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION: Committee held hearings on proposals to establish
a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners'
rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment, including related measures S. 781,
S. 1204, and provisions of H.R. 1534 and H.R. 992, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Vindication of Property Rights: Improving Citizens' Access to
Justice (H.R. 1534)
S.Hrg. 105-0432
* Labor
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Charles N.
Jeffress, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations [on Charles N. Jeffress and David Satcher]
S.Hrg. 105-0274
Hearings also held on 10/8/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971008
* Agriculture
FOOD SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to provide for
improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement by
requiring processors and handlers to notify the Department of Agriculture of
the existence of contaminated meat and poultry products, to provide the
Department the authority to require a mandatory recall of these products and
to levy civil penalties for violations of meat and poultry safety rules,
including a related measure S. 1264, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hearing to Examine Food Safety Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0816
* Commerce
BUSINESS MEETING: ..., committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
James E. Hall [of Tennessee], George W. Black, Jr. [of Georgia], and John A.
Hammerschmidt [of Arkansas] [each to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board], ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of James E. Hall, George W. Black, Jr., and John
A. Hammerschmidt for Reappointment as Members of the National Transportation
Safety Board
S.Hrg. 105-0781
* Finance
PASS ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 1195, to promote the adoption,
safety, and support of abused and neglected children, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Promotion of Adoption, Safety, and Support for Abused and
Neglected Children
S.Hrg. 105-0916
* Foreign Relations
NATIONAL SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine the current and future
threat of nuclear proliferation posed by China and Russian missile
proliferation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proliferation Threats Through the Year 2000
S.Hrg. 105-0359
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/9/97
* Indian Affairs
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the scope and
depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco
companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco
products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America, focusing on
those provisions affecting Indian tribes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Provisions Contained in the Tobacco Settlement Between
the Attorneys General and the Tobacco Industry
S.Hrg. 105-0301
* Judiciary
CABLE TELEVISION AND VIDEO INDUSTRY REFORM: Subcommittee on Antitrust,
Business Rights, and Competition held oversight hearings on the implementation
of the Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act (P.L. 104-104),
focusing on antitrust and competition issues raised by the deregulation of the
cable and video marketplace, ....
PRINTED TITLE: Antitrust and Competition Issues in the Cable and Video
Markets
S.Hrg. 105-0422
* Labor
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of David Satcher,
of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for
Health and to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health
Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and
regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971009
* Appropriations
LINE ITEM VETO: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's use
of the line item veto with regard to the Military Construction Appropriations
bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Evaluate the President's Use of the Line Item Veto Authority
for Military Construction Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriations (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0258
* Banking
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD: Subcommittee on Securities concluded oversight
hearings to review the Financial Accounting Standards Board's proposed
standard on derivatives and hedging activities, a rule to improve standards of
financial accounting and reporting by investors and creditors,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/97
Hearings also held on 3/4, 10/9/97
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the proposed
settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco companies to mandate a
total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured,
marketed, and distributed in America, focusing on public health benefits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Health Benefits of a Global Settlement of the Tobacco
Litigation
S.Hrg. 105-0900
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation
and Recreation concluded hearings to examine the feasibility of using bonding
techniques to finance capital projects in the National Park System, ....
PRINTED TITLE: Capital Projects in the National Park System
S.Hrg. 105-0362
* Energy
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of M. John Berry,
of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management,
and Budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: M. John Berry Nomination
S.Hrg. 105-0330
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the benefits and risks
of the proposal to grant NATO membership to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech
Republic,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/22, 10/28, 10/30, 11/5/97
* Foreign Relations
U.N. CLIMATE CHANGE TREATY: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion held hearings to examine the legally binding
obligations and impact on the United States economy of the United Nations
proposed climate change treaty which will be negotiated in December 1997 in
Kyoto, Japan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/8/97
* Labor
CLINICAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Public Health and
Safety concluded hearings to examine support strategies for clinical research
and alternative medicine research at the National Institutes of Health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Support Strategies for Clinical Research and Alternative
Medicine Reseach at the NIH
S.Hrg. 105-0246
** HEARINGS FOR 19971014
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Slamming
S.Hrg. 105-0828
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of Section 110 of the 1996 Immigration Act on the
Canadian-American Border (Field hearing held in Detroit, MI)
S.Hrg. 105-0433
** HEARINGS FOR 19971020
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN LAND CONVEYANCE/INDIAN TRUST FUND: Committee concluded hearings on the
following bills:
H.R. 79, to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Six Rivers
National Forest in the State of California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley
Tribe, ...; and
S. 156, to create a trust fund from the proceeds of the integrated programs
of the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan Program to improve educational and
healthcare facilities, the water system, and other basic necessities of the
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hoopa Valley Reservation Boundary Adjustment Act and the Lower
Brule Sioux Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 79, S. 156)
S.Hrg. 105-0308
** HEARINGS FOR 19971021
* Appropriations
AIRLINE DEREGULATION: Subcommittee on Transportation held oversight hearings
to review the status of competition in the airline industry as a result of
airline deregulation and its related impact on consumers, focusing on certain
restrictions to free market competition among airlines in America, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Airline Competition (Special hearings)
S.Hrg. 105-0936
Hearings also held on 3/5, 5/5/98
* Appropriations
MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING: On Tuesday, October 21, Subcommittee
on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies ...
concluded hearings on a legislative proposal to increase funding for medical
research and provide a 5 year extension of exclusivity for certain
pharmaceutical products, ... [in 10/22 Daily Digest]
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative Proposal to Increase Funding For Medical Research
(Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0524
* Appropriations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the costs of enlarging
NATO membership to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic and the
impact of enlargement on Department of Defense readiness, ...
PRINTED TITLE: North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] Enlargement Costs
(Special Hearings)
S.Hrg. 105-0451
Hearings also held on 10/22, 10/23/97
* Appropriations
TEACHING HOSPITAL AUDITS: On Tuesday, October 21, Subcommittee on Labor,
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies concluded hearings
to examine the billing practices of physicians at teaching hospitals and
related Medicare requirements, ... [in 10/22 Daily Digest]
PRINTED TITLE: Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Audits (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0396
* Banking
FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief concluded oversight hearings to review the condition of the
banking and thrift industries, including the Bank Insurance Fund and the
Savings Association Insurance Fund, focusing on the trend of consolidation and
integration among banks, thrifts, and other financial services providers,
developments that pose risks to insured institutions, and computer compliance
in the Year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Credit Underwriting Standards of Financial Institutions
S.Hrg. 105-0768
* Budget
EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION: Committee held hearings to examine the economic and
monetary union in Europe and its implications for the United States economy,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Commerce
DOMESTIC CRUISE AND SHIP TRADE INDUSTRIES: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded hearings on S. 803, to permit the
transportation of passengers between United States ports by certain
foreign-flag vessels and to encourage United States-flag vessels to
participate in such transportation, S. 668, to provide an exemption to United
States coastwise passenger trade laws for Alaska, and related issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 668, S. 803, and the Domestic Cruise Ship Trade
S.Hrg. 105-0759
* Economic
ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC FUTURE: Committee concluded hearings to examine Israel's
economic future and its impact on United States relations, focusing on
economic and defense trends in the Middle East, including the ramifications of
the peace process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Israel's Economic Future (at Y4.Ec7:Is7)
S.Hrg. 105-0402
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Steven J.
Green, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Lange
Schermerhorn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti,
Brenda Schoonover, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Togo, and
William H. Twaddell, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
NORTH KOREAN MISSILE PROLIFERATION: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine threats posed
by North Korea's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and to export
both ballistic missile systems and production technology, ...
PRINTED TITLE: North Korean Missile Proliferation
S.Hrg. 105-0241
* Indian Affairs
MISSISSIPPI SIOUX JUDGMENT FUND: Committee concluded hearings on H.R. 976, to
provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to pay judgment in
favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mississippi Sioux Judgment Fund Distribution Act (H.R. 976)
S.Hrg. 105-0313
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings to examine the recommendations of the National Bankruptcy
Review Commission to reform the federal bankruptcy code, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission Report
S.Hrg. 105-0231
* Labor
WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1124, to
revise certain provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify the
definition of religion to include all aspects of religious observance,
practice, and belief, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Workplace Religious Freedom Act (S. 1124)
S.Hrg. 105-0282
** HEARINGS FOR 19971022
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Risk of Malnutrition in Nursing Homes (Forum)
S.Hrg. 105-0323
* Appropriations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee continued hearings to examine the costs of
enlarging NATO membership to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
and the impact of enlargement on Department of Defense readiness,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/21/97
Hearings also held on 10/21, 10/23/97
* Banking
YEAR 2000 LIABILITY AND DISCLOSURE: Subcommittee on Financial Services and
Technology held hearings to examine potential litigation which may result from
the Year 2000 computer problem and its impact on the financial services
industry, and proposed legislation to require United States corporations to
fully disclose all information concerning their Year 2000 remediation efforts
and potential liabilities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Year 2000 Liability and Disclosure
S.Hrg. 105-0743
* Environment
OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH ACT: Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings on S. 1084,
to establish a research and monitoring program for the national ambient air
quality standards for ozone and particulate matter to reinstate the original
standards under the Clean Air Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ozone and Particulate Matter Reserach Act of 1997 (S. 1084)
S.Hrg. 105-0355
* Foreign Relations
AFGHANISTAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the current situation with regard to the ongoing war in
Afghanistan and its implications for the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: "The Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the
Qualifications of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for NATO membership
was canceled at 2:00 pm on October 22 due to an objection under Rule 26, sec.
5a. Per the unanimous consent request of Senator Smith of Oregon on November
5, 1997, the testimony submitted for this hearing is included in the written
record of the hearing on NATO enlargement." p. 91.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/9, 10/28, 10/30, 11/5/97
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of Illegal or Improper Activities in Connection
With the 1996 Federal Election Campaign--Part X
S.Hrg. 105-0300,pt.10
Hearings also held on 10/23, 10/29, 10/30/97
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Bill Lann Lee,
of California, to be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Bill Lann Lee of California, to be Assistant
Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 105-0531
* Small Business
SMALL BUSINESS TAX POLICY: Committee held hearings to examine the impact of
tax law reform on the small business community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small Business and Fundamental Tax Law Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0251
** HEARINGS FOR 19971023
* Appropriations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the cost
implications of enlarging NATO membership to include Poland, Hungary, and the
Czech Republic and the impact of enlargement on Department of Defense
readiness,...
PRINTED TITLE:
Hearings also held on 10/21, 10/22/97
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Lt. Gen.
Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Special
Operations Command and for appointment to the grade of general, and Lt. Gen.
John A. Gordon, USAF, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and for
appointment to the grade of general.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/30,
11/8/97
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Kevin Emanuel
Marchman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, Saul N. Ramirez Jr., of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development, Richard F. Keevey, of Virginia, to be
Chief Financial Officer, Eva M. Plaza, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary
for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and Gail W. Laster, of New York, to be
General Counsel, all of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Jo
Ann Jay Howard, of Texas, to be Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, F. Amanda Debusk, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, R. Roger Majak, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Export Administration, and David L. Aaron, of New York, to be
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Kevin E. Marchman, Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,
Richard F. Keevey, Eva M. Plaza, Gail W. Laster, Jo Ann Jay Howard, F. Amanda
Debusk, R. Roger Majak, David L. Aaron
S.Hrg. 105-0704
* Budget
EUROPEAN PENSION PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current and future situation of public retirement systems in Europe and their
impact on the European Monetary Union, and the need for pension reform, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Pension Programs in Europe
S.Hrg. 105-0333
Hearings also held on 10/29/97
* Energy
MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 633, to adjust the
boundary of the Petroglyph National Monument, and S. 1132, to modify the
boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include the lands within the
headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument and
which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a Federal land management
agency, and to authorize purchase or donation of those lands, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Petroglyph National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act; and the
Bandeleir National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed
Protection Act of 1997 (S. 633, S. 1132)
S.Hrg. 105-0368
* Energy
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: Committee held oversight hearings to examine certain
issues associated with the potential export of United States generating
technology to China, focusing on the benefits of implementing the United
States-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S.--China Relations
S.Hrg. 105-0337
* Environment
NORTH DAKOTA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT: Committee held hearings to examine the
proposed flood control project at Devils Lake, North Dakota, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Flood Control at Devils Lake, North Dakota
S.Hrg. 105-0410
* Finance
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Charles
Rossotti, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Charles O. Rossotti
S.Hrg. 105-0343
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Daniel Fried,
of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Peter
Francis Tufo, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary,
Alexander R. Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Thomas J. Miller, of
Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special
Coordinator for Cyprus, David Timothy Johnson, of Georgia, for the rank of
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Head of the United States
Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Kathryn
Walt Hall, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, and James
Carew Rosapepe, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Romania, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
U.S. INTERESTS IN CASPIAN BASIN: Subcommittee on International Economic
Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine United States
economic and strategic interests in the Caspian Sea region, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Economic and Strategic Interests in the Caspian Sea
Region: Policies and Implications
S.Hrg. 105-0361
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/22/97
Hearings also held on 10/22, 10/29, 10/30/97
* Labor
EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 869, to
prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1997 (S. 869)
S.Hrg. 105-0279
** HEARINGS FOR 19971024
* Banking
NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY: Committee concluded hearings to review the fifth
annual report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) on the
status of our national export strategy and the steps taken by TPCC agencies to
implement the U.S. trade promotion agenda, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fifth Annual Report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee --1997
S.Hrg. 105-0766
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Carolyn
Curiel, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to Belize, Victor Marrero, of New York,
to be the Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of
American States, with the rank of Ambassador, Christopher C. Ashby, of
Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Timothy
Michael Carney, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, and
Stanley Louis McLelland, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
TAX COMPENSATION: Committee held hearings on H.R. 1953, to clarify State
authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees and to provide that
the income of certain employees at three specific Federal facilities located
astride State boundaries is to be taxed by the State of which the employee is
a resident, ...
PRINTED TITLE: H.R. 1953--Concerning State Taxation of Individuals Working at
Certain Federal Facilities Straddling State Borders
S.Hrg. 105-0339
** HEARINGS FOR 19971027
* Governmental Affairs
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Safety and Reliability of the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent
S.Hrg. 105-0267
* Labor
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Public Forum on Youth and Tobacco: Breaking the Cycle
S.Hrg. 105-0294
** HEARINGS FOR 19971028
* Banking
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology
concluded hearings to examine issues with regard to the electronic commerce
infrastructure, focusing on proposals to establish uniform national standards
for the use of electronic authentication technology by financial institutions,
including digital signatures, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Electronic Authentication and Digital Signature
S.Hrg. 105-0673
* Budget
EDUCATION: Committee held hearings to examine the current state of the
national education system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Education, International Affairs and Social Security Task
Forces
S.Hrg. 105-0338
Hearings also held on 10/30, 11/6, 11/20/97
* Commerce
AIRLINE COMPETITION: Committee held hearings to examine air service problems
affecting certain communities since the deregulation of the airline industry,
and proposed legislation to remove certain barriers to promote competition in
the domestic airline industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Aviation Competition Enhancement Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0948
* Energy
EPA REGIONAL HAZE RULE: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
concluded hearings to examine the potential impacts on, and additional
responsibilities for, federal land managers imposed by the Environmental
Protection Agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on regional haze regulations
implementing certain provisions of the Clean Air Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: EPA Regional Haze Rule
S.Hrg. 105-0375
* Environment
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Kenneth R.
Wykle, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Kenneth R. Wykle
S.Hrg. 105-0269
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the costs,
benefits, burdensharing and military implications of the proposal to grant
NATO membership to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/9, 10/22, 10/30, 11/5/97
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Richard Frank
Celeste, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to India, Shaun Edward Donnelly, of
Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to
the Republic of Maldives, Edward M. Gabriel, of the District of Columbia, to
be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be
Ambassador to the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, Daniel Charles
Kurtzer, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, James A.
Larocco, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and Edward S.
Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Israel. ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/701
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/701
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Stanley
Marcus, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh
Circuit, Ann L. Aiken, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Oregon, Jerome B. Friedman, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Virginia, Norman K. Moon, to be United States District Judge for
the Western District of Virginia, and Rodney W. Sippel, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/5/97
Hearings also held on 9/5, 9/30, 10/29, 11/12/97
* Labor
CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Administration's proposal to protect the privacy of individually identifiable
medical information and establish strong penalties for those who disclose such
information,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/11/97
Hearings also held on 9/11/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971029
* Appropriations
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
hearings to examine certain funding issues with regard to how the Department
of Energy's Stockpile Stewardship and Management program maintains the safety
and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Special Hearing: Department
of Defense, Department of Energy)
S.Hrg. 105-0480
* Banking
SECURITIES LITIGATION STANDARDS: Subcommittee on Securities concluded
hearings on S. 1260, to limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law by setting national standards for stocks that are traded on the
national markets, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1997--S. 1260
S.Hrg. 105-0420
* Budget
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
implications of NATO enlargement on the United States economy, European Union
expansion, and the European Monetary Union, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/23/97
Hearings also held on 10/23/97
* Commerce
AVIATION ACCIDENT COMPENSATION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 943 and
H.R. 2005, bills to allow a dependent of a victim of an international aviation
accident occurring on or after January 1, 1995, to sue for pecuniary loss, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 943 and H.R. 2005, Death On the High Seas Act
S.Hrg. 105-0771
* Commerce
NOAA CORPS: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings to
examine the future of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Corps, and related proposals, including S. 877, to disestablish NOAA's Corps
of Commissioned Officers while maintaining NOAA's services for managing the
nation's natural resources and improving the cost-effectiveness of the
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 877 and Other Issues Surrounding the NOAA Corps
S.Hrg. 105-0794
* Economic
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND MONETARY POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the national economic outlook and monetary policy, focusing on the impact of
recent developments in world financial markets on the American economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy (at Y4.Ec7:P75/9)
S.Hrg. 105-0417
* Energy
MOUNT ST. HELENS MINERAL RIGHTS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 638, to provide for
acquisition of private mineral rights held by Burlington Northern Incorporated
and the Weyerhauser Company within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act (S.
638)
S.Hrg. 105-0377
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: ..., committee concluded hearings on the nominations of [ David
L. Aaron, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International
Trade, Mary Ann Cohen, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Tax
Court, Margaret Ann Hamburg, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Health and Human Services, Stanford G. Ross, of the District of Columbia, to
be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, David W. Wilcox, of
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rossotti,
of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Department of the Treasury.]
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of David L. Aaron, Mary Ann Cohen, Margaret Ann
Hamburg, M.D., Stanford G. Ross, Ph.D., and David W. Wilcox, Ph.D.
S.Hrg. 105-0698
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of William Dale
Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia,
Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be Deputy Administrator, Terrence J. Brown,
of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Management, and Thomas H. Fox,
of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Policy and
Program Coordination, all of the Agency for International Development, Amy L.
Bondurant, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United
States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the
rank of Ambassador, Kirk K. Robertson, of Virginia, to be Executive Vice
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Joseph A. Presel, of
Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Stanley Tuemler
Escudero, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, B. Lynn
Pascoe, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of Service
as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh, Steven Karl Pifer, of California,
to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be
Ambassador to Sweden, Gerald S. McGowan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Portugal, Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt, of Arizona, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, James Catherwood Hormel, of California,
to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, and David B. Hermelin, of Michigan, to be
Ambassador to Norway, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-MEXICO COUNTERDRUG EFFORTS: Committee concluded joint hearings with the
Caucus on International Narcotics Control to examine United States-Mexican
cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. and Mexican Counterdrug Efforts Since Certification
(Joint with International Narcotics Control Caucus)
S.Hrg. 105-0376
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee resumed hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/22/97
Hearings also held on 10/22, 10/23, 10/30/97
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING REGULATION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1077, to amend
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise certain definitions and to
establish the Federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Commission as an independent
United States agency to establish minimum Federal standards for background
investigations, internal control systems, and licensing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments (S. 1077)
S.Hrg. 105-0318
* Judiciary
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and
Competition concluded hearings to examine certain antitrust implications of
the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco companies
to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are
manufactured, marketed and distributed in America, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Antitrust Perspective On the Global Tobacco Settlement
S.Hrg. 105-0437
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of James S.
Ware, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit,
Lynn S. Adelman, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District
of Wisconsin, Charles R. Breyer, to be United States District Judge for the
Northern District of California, Frank C. Damrell, Jr., to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, Martin J. Jenkins, to
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California,
Michael P. McCuskey, to be United States District Judge for the Central
District of Illinois, G. Patrick Murphy, to be United States District Judge
for the Southern District of Illinois, and Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/5/97
Hearings also held on 9/5, 9/30, 10/28, 11/12/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971030
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Robert M.
Walker, of Tennessee, to be Under Secretary of the Army, Jerry MacArthur
Hultin, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, and F. Whitten Peters,
of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
11/8/97
* Banking
IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS: Committee held hearings on the implementation of the
Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (P.L. 104-172), focusing on whether recent activities
involving a Russian company's investments in Iran and Libya and its attempt to
fund these activities on the U.S. market should be sanctioned, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act
S.Hrg. 105-0774
* Budget
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine how
spending for international affairs activities is adjusting to changing needs
in international affairs, and the status of the Government Performance and
Results Act strategic and performance plans for international affairs
activities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/28/97
Hearings also held on 10/28, 11/6, 11/20/97
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of William
Clyburn, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation
Board, Department of Transportation, and Duncan T. Moore, of New York, and
Arthur Bienenstock, of California, each to be an Associate Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of William Clyburn, Jr. to be a Member of the
Surface Transportation Board; and Duncan T. Moore and Arthur Bienenstock to be
Associate Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
S.Hrg. 105-0967
* Energy
FEDERAL HYDROELECTRIC LICENSING: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded
oversight hearings to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
hydroelectric relicensing procedures and related environmental regulations,
and recommendations to reform the process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: FERC Hydroelectric Relicensing Procedures
S.Hrg. 105-0381
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
concluded hearings on S. 1253, to provide Federal land management agencies the
authority and capability to manage Federal lands effectively in accordance
with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Lands Management Improvement Act of 1997 (S. 1253)
S.Hrg. 105-0390
Hearings also held on 12/15/97, 2/3/98
* Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement and compliance assurance program
and EPA's enforcement relationship with the States regarding State audit laws,
and related measures, including S. 1332, to recognize and protect State
efforts to improve environmental mitigation and compliance through the
promotion of voluntary environmental audits, including limited protection from
discovery and limited protection from penalties, and provisions of S. 866, to
provide that certain voluntary disclosures of violations of Federal law made
as a result of a voluntary environmental audit shall not be subject to
discovery or admitted into evidence during judicial or administrative
proceedings, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Audits
S.Hrg. 105-0305
* Foreign Relations
NATO/RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact
of NATO's admission of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary on the
democratic evolution of Russia,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/9, 10/22, 10/28, 11/5/97
* Governmental Affairs
CAMPAIGN FINANCING INVESTIGATION: Committee continued hearings to examine
certain matters with regard to the committee's special investigation on
campaign financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/22/97
Hearings also held on 10/22, 10/23, 10/29/97
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Anita M.
Josey and John M. Campbell, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Anita M. Josey and John M. Campbell
S.Hrg. 105-0336
* Indian Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Kevin Gover, of
New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Kevin Gover
S.Hrg. 105-0319
* Judiciary
CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the
Courts concluded hearings to examine how awards from certain class action
lawsuits are distributed to victims and to the lawyers who represent them,
focusing on how some lawyers may be using the class action lawsuit structure
as a way to win great sums of money in attorneys' fees, and how this action
can impact on the victim's compensation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Class Action Lawsuits: Examining Victim Compensation and
Attorneys' Fees
S.Hrg. 105-0504
* Labor
HIV/AIDS DEVELOPMENTS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the scope of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic and recent developments in AIDS research, and S. 353 and
provisions of H.R. 1023, measures to provide for compassionate payments with
regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who
contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products,
...
PRINTED TITLE: HIV/AIDS: Recent Developments and Future Opportunities
S.Hrg. 105-0316
* Rules
SENATE STRATEGIC PLANNING: Committee held hearings to examine a process for
establishing goals and objectives for the administrative functions of the
Senate, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Veterans Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Richard J.
Griffin, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, and Joseph Thompson, of New
York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits, both of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, William P. Greene Jr., of West Virginia, to be an Associate Judge of
the United States Court of Veteran Appeals, and Espiridion A. Borrego, of
Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and
Training, ...
PRINTED TITLE: 1997 Nominations for the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Labor
S.Hrg. 105-0454
** HEARINGS FOR 19971031
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Mary Mel
French, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, Betty Eileen King, of
Maryland, to be Representative of the United States on the Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, George Edward
Moose, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States to the European
Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, Phyllis E. Oakley,
of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and
Research, Nancy H. Rubin, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her
tenure of service as Representative of the United States on the Human Rights
Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and Julia
Taft, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Population, Refugees and Migration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
TREASURY DEPARTMENT: INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE: Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations held oversight hearings to review activities of the Department
of the Treasury's Office of the Inspector General, focusing on alleged
contracting improprieties within the Office of Inspector General, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight Review of the Treasury Department's Inspector
General
S.Hrg. 105-0281
Hearings also held on 11/3/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971103
* Governmental Affairs
POSTMASTER GENERAL REPORT: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation, and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the current
state of the United States Postal Service, focusing on proposed increases in
postage rates, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Annual Report of the Postmaster General
S.Hrg. 105-0296
* Governmental Affairs
TREASURY DEPARTMENT: INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE: Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations concluded hearings to review activities of the Department of
the Treasury's Office of the Inspector General, focusing on the Office of
Inspector General's involvement in the initiation and management of an
investigation involving certain Secret Service officials regarding their 1996
testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on the
process by which the White House access list is maintained and updated, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/31/97
Hearings also held on 10/31/97
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN JUDGMENT FUNDS: Committee concluded hearings on the provisions of H.R.
1604, to provide for the division, use, and distribution of judgment funds of
the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan
(H.R. 1604)
S.Hrg. 105-0413
* Judiciary
TELEPHONE SLAMMING: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings to examine issues with regard to telephone slamming which
is the unauthorized switching of a consumer's phone carrier without their
authorization, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Administrative Procedures and Examination of
Antislamming Laws
S.Hrg. 105-0540
** HEARINGS FOR 19971104
* Banking
YEAR 2000 LIABILITY AND DISCLOSURE: Subcommittee on Financial Services and
Technology concluded hearings to examine potential economic risks associated
with the Year 2000 computer conversion problem and its impact on the financial
services industry, and proposals to require United States corporations to
fully disclose all information concerning their year 2000 remediation efforts
and potential liabilities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mandating the Year 2000 Disclosure of Publicly Traded
Companies
S.Hrg. 105-0741
* Commerce
NEXT GENERATION INTERNET: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
concluded hearings to examine the federal management of the President's Next
Generation Internet initiative, a research program to foster partnerships
among academia, industry and Federal laboratories to develop and experiment
with technologies that will promote a high-quality network infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Next Generation Internet
S.Hrg. 105-0758
* Energy
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Linda Key
Breathitt, of Kentucky, and Curt Hebert Jr., of Mississippi, each to be a
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hebert and Breathitt Nominations
S.Hrg. 105-0384
* Environment
ELEPHANT CONSERVATION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 627 and H.R. 39,
bills authorizing funds through fiscal year 2002 for programs of the African
Elephant Conservation Act, and S. 1287 and H.R. 1787, bills to assist in the
conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and providing financial
resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian
elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the
conservation of Asian elephants, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Asian and African Elephant Conservation
S.Hrg. 105-0409
* Environment
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
concluded hearings to examine the status of federal surface transportation
programs in the absence of funding from a federal highway reauthorization act,
and strategies to temporarily assist States to continue to fund highway
programs, after receiving testimony from Peter J. Basso, Acting Assistant
Secretary ...
PRINTED TITLE: ISTEA: Reauthorizing Transportation Programs for Six Months
S.Hrg. 105-0367
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ernesta
Ballard, of Alaska, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, Dale
Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations
Authority, and Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit
Systems Protection Board, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Ernesta Ballard, Virginia Dale Cabaniss, and
Susanne T. Marshall
S.Hrg. 105-0357
* Judiciary
COMPETITION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Committee held hearings to examine the impact
of high-growth technology and the internet on antitrust, intellectual
property, competition policy and enforcement, including Microsoft's recent
efforts to exercise its monopoly power and the Department of Justice's pending
action against the company, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Competition, Innovation, and Public Policy in the Digital Age
S.Hrg. 105-0790
Hearings also held on 3/3, 7/23/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19971105
* Banking
FOREIGN INVOLVEMENT IN U.S. SECURITIES: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Regulatory Relief concluded hearings to examine the presence
of foreign governments and companies, particularly China, in United States
securities and banking sectors, and on S. 1315 and provisions of H.R. 2772,
measures to establish an Office of National Security within the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and provide for the monitoring of the extent of foreign
involvement in United States securities markets, financial institutions, and
pension funds, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Market Security Act of 1997, S. 1315
S.Hrg. 105-0430
* Environment
DOT HEADQUARTERS FACILITY: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
concluded hearings to examine the General Services Administration's proposal
to construct or otherwise acquire a facility to house the headquarters of the
Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Status of Department of Transportation Headquarters Building
S.Hrg. 105-0408
* Finance
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE: Subcommittee on Health Care concluded hearings on S.
249, to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay
for mastectomies and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer,
coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, and coverage for
secondary consultations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1997 (S. 249)
S.Hrg. 105-0917
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine certain issues with
regard to the inclusion of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/7/97
Hearings also held on 10/7, 10/9, 10/22, 10/28, 10/30/97
* Judiciary
IMMIGRATION BORDER IMPROVEMENT: Subcommittee on Immigration held hearings to
examine the effects of Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act which requires the Immigration and Naturalization
Service to develop an automated system for documenting the arrival and
departure of every alien entering or leaving the United States, and S. 1360,
to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 to clarify and improve the requirements for the development of an
automated entry-exit control system, and to enhance land border control and
enforcement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of Section 110 of the 1996 Immigration Act on Land
Borders of the United States (S. 1360)
S.Hrg. 105-0442
* Judiciary
JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION: Subcommittee on Youth Violence concluded hearings
to examine the effectiveness of Federal crime prevention programs that serve
at-risk and delinquent youth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Federal Effort to Prevent Juvenile Crime
S.Hrg. 105-0464
* Judiciary
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism,
and Government Information concluded hearings to review the findings and
recommendations of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure
Protection report, and to examine policy implications of new risks to the
information-based national infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nation at Risk: Report of the President's Commission on
Critical Infrastructure Protection
S.Hrg. 105-0447
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Seth Waxman, of
the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Seth Waxman to be Solicitor General
S.Hrg. 105-0494
** HEARINGS FOR 19971106
* Budget
EDUCATION FUNDING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current state
of the national education system, focusing on the development and
effectiveness of Federal compensatory education programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/28/97
Hearings also held on 10/28, 10/30, 11/20/97
* Foreign Relations
CHINA: Committee concluded hearings to examine the commercial activities of
China's People's Liberation Army and the impact of those activities on United
States national security and U.S.-China military relations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Commercial Activites of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA)
S.Hrg. 105-0332
* Foreign Relations
UNITED NATIONS REFORM: Subcommittee on International Operations held hearings
on proposals to reform the management and financial control of the United
Nations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United Nations at a Crossroads: Efforts Toward Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0386
* Governmental Affairs
MUSIC VIOLENCE: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine the
impact of violent music lyrics on youth behavior in the District of Columbia
and across the nation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Music Violence: How Does It Affect Our Children
S.Hrg. 105-0395
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Robert S.
Warshaw, of New York, to be Associate Director, and Thomas J. Umberg, of
California, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, both of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Robert S. Warshaw to be Associate Director, and
Thomas J. Umberg to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction
S.Hrg. 105-0542
** HEARINGS FOR 19971107
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the
employment-unemployment situation for October and the status of the Consumer
Price Index, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: October 1997 (at
Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/1997-11-7)
S.Hrg. 105-0403
** HEARINGS FOR 19971108
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of William J.
Lynn, III, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/22/97
Hearings also held on 1/22, 2/5, 3/6, 7/9, 7/17, 7/24, 9/9, 9/16, 10/1, 10/23,
10/30
** HEARINGS FOR 19971112
* Judiciary
BROADCAST SIGNALS COPYRIGHT LICENSING REFORM: Committee held hearings to
examine recommendations of the Copyright Office to reform compulsory copyright
licensing regimes governing the retransmission of over-the-air radio and
television broadcast signals by cable systems, satellite carriers, and other
multichannel video providers, including a proposed extension of the Satellite
Home Viewer Act which expires in 1999, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Copyright Office Report on Compulsory Licensing of Broadcast
Signals
S.Hrg. 105-0472
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Barry G.
Silverman, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Circuit, Carlos R. Moreno, to be United States District Judge for the Central
District of California, Richard W. Story, to be United States District Judge
for the Northern District of Georgia, and Christine O. C. Miller, of the
District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal
Claims,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/5/97
Hearings also held on 9/5, 9/30, 10/28, 10/29/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971113
* Agriculture
RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
certain ways renewable fuels could assist in decreasing greenhouse gas
emissions and increasing United States energy security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Many Ways Renewable Fuels Could Aid in Decreasing Greenhouse
Gas Emissions and Increasing Energy Security
S.Hrg. 105-0707
** HEARINGS FOR 19971117
* Energy
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: National Parks Restoration Act (Field hearings held in
Denver, CO, and San Francisco, CA)
S.Hrg. 105-0394
Hearings also held on 11/19/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971119
* Energy
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 11/17/97
Hearings also held on 11/17/97
* Judiciary
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/4/97
Hearings also held on 9/4/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971120
* Budget
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/28/97
Hearings also held on 10/28, 10/30, 11/6/97
** HEARINGS FOR 19971203
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Rail Freight Transportation Issues in Montana
S.Hrg. 105-0782
* Finance
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Management and Operations of the Oklahoma--Arkansas IRS
District (Field hearing held in Oklahoma City, OK)
S.Hrg. 105-0317
** HEARINGS FOR 19971204
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Rail Freight Transportation in North Dakota
S.Hrg. 105-0795
* Judiciary
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: International Bankruptcy Laws
S.Hrg. 105-0473
** HEARINGS FOR 19971209
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Water Pollution Risks of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)
(Field hearing held in Sacramento, CA)
S.Hrg. 105-0407
** HEARINGS FOR 19971215
* Energy
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/30/97
Hearings also held on 10/30/97, 2/3/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19971217
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (Field hearing held
in Miami, FL)
S.Hrg. 105-0485
** HEARINGS FOR 19980112
* Aging
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Many Faces of Long-Term Care: Today's Bitter Pill or
Tommorrow's (sic) Cure (Field hearings held in Las Vagas and Reno, NV)
S.Hrg. 105-0449
Hearings also held on 1/13/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980113
* Aging
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/12/98
Hearings also held on 1/12/98
* Labor
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Education and Workforce Development in the Washington, DC Area
S.Hrg. 105-0398
Hearings also held on 1/14, 1/15/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980114
* Labor
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/13/98
Hearings also held on 1/13, 1/15/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980115
* Labor
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/13/98
Hearings also held on 1/13, 1/14/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980121
* Budget
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Education, International Affairs and Social Security Task
Forces
S.Hrg. 105-0625
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/9, 2/11, 2/24, 2/26, 6/4/98
* Judiciary
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: 25th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: Has it Stood the Test of
Time?
S.Hrg. 105-0463
** HEARINGS FOR 19980128
* Armed Services
NATIONAL DEFENSE REPORT: Committee held hearings to examine certain national
security requirements of the United States, including the force structure
necessary to meet those requirements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Defense Panel
S.Hrg. 105-0726
Hearings also held on 1/29/98
* Budget
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee held hearings to examine the current outlook for
the United States economy and the budget for fiscal years 1999 through
2008,...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1999
S.Hrg. 105-0481
Hearings also held on 1/29, 2/3, 2/4, 2/10, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Budget
EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine certain Federal
education spending reform proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/29, 2/9, 2/11, 2/24, 2/26, 6/4/98
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals and recommendations to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and a related measure
H.R. 2676,...
PRINTED TITLE: IRS Restructuring (H.R. 2676)
S.Hrg. 105-0529
Hearings also held on 1/29, 2/5, 2/11, 2/25/98
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Richard W.
Fisher, of Texas, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the
rank of Ambassador, Donald C. Lubick, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, and Michael B.
Thornton, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Richard W. Fisher, Donald C. Lubick, L. Paige
Marvel, and Michael B. Thornton
S.Hrg. 105-0606
* Intelligence
NATIONAL SECURITY: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine
current and projected worldwide threats to United States national security,...
PRINTED TITLE: Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United
States
S.Hrg. 105-0587
** HEARINGS FOR 19980129
* Armed Services
NATIONAL DEFENSE REPORT: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
national security requirements of the United States, including the force
structure necessary to meet those requirements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28/98
* Armed Services
NATIONAL SECURITY: NATO: Committee concluded hearings to examine national
security implications of enlarging NATO and the continued deployment of United
States forces in Bosnia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Post Cold War Challenges to U.S. Military
S.Hrg. 105-0728
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/25, 6/4/98
* Banking
FINANCIAL MARKET CIRCUIT BREAKERS: Subcommittee on Securities concluded
oversight hearings to examine the Department of Treasury's views on circuit
breakers in United States financial markets, the name commonly given to
coordinated trading halts in the equity and equity-derivative markets that are
required when large price moves of predetermined magnitude occur,...
PRINTED TITLE: Market Circuit Breakers
S.Hrg. 105-0975
* Budget
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current outlook
for the United States economy and the implications for monetary policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 2/3, 2/4, 2/10, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Budget
EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the impact of
research and technology on elementary and secondary education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 2/9, 2/11, 2/24, 2/26, 6/4/98
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposals and recommendations to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, including related
measures S. 1096 and H.R. 2676, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 2/5, 2/11, 2/25/98
* Governmental Affairs
MEDICARE FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations resumed hearings to
examine fraud in the Medicare program, focusing on the enrollment process
administered by the Health Care Finance Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Fraud Prevention: The Medicare Enrollment Process
S.Hrg. 105-0401
** HEARINGS FOR 19980203
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATIONS--DEFENSE: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Military
Posture, Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs, Unified Commands, Department of
Energy)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/10, 2/12, 3/3, 3/5, 3/26/98
* Budget
1999 BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget for fiscal year 1999, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/4, 2/10, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
concluded hearings on S. 1253, to provide Federal land management agencies the
authority and capability to manage Federal lands effectively in accordance
with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/30/97
Hearings also held on 10/30, 12/15/97
* Environment
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Donald J.
Barry, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and
Wildlife, and Sallyanne Harper, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Environmental Protection Agency,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Donald J. Barry and Sallyanne Harper
S.Hrg. 105-0594
* Foreign Relations
ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE BANS: Committee held hearings to examine the military
implications of certain initiatives to prevent the United States from making
use of anti-personnel landmines, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980204
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Gen. Joseph W.
Ralston, USAF, for reappointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second
Session, 105th Congress (Gen. Joseph W. Ralston; David R. Oliver; Dr. Sue
Bailey; Paul J. Hoeper; Dr. Hans Mark; Dr. Joseph W. Westphal; Mahlon Apgar
IV; Louis E. Caldera; Daryl L.Jones; Gen. Richard B. Myers; Vice Adm. Richard
W.Mies; Lt. Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr.; Patrick T. Henry; Carolyn H.
Becraft; Ruby Butler DeMesme; James M. Bodner; Dennis C. Blair; Richard J.
Danzig; Bernard D. Rostker; Stephen W. Preston; Herbert L. Buchanan III; Jeh
C. Johnson)
S.Hrg. 105-0868
Hearings also held on 2/5, 3/17, 6/2, 6/16, 6/23, 7/16, 7/22, 7/23, 9/15,
9/22/98
* Budget
1999 BUDGET: Committee continued hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget for fiscal year 1999, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/3, 2/10, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Energy
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Donald J.
Barry, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and
Wildlife, and Margaret Hornbeck Greene, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Greene and Barry Nominations
S.Hrg. 105-0416
* Finance
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Committee held hearings to examine recent
developments in Asian financial markets and the impact on the growth of the
American economy, and on the United States role in ensuring adequate funding
for the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
PRINTED TITLE: Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis
S.Hrg. 105-0808
* Intelligence
CLASSIFIED DISCLOSURES TO CONGRESS: Committee held hearings on the
constitutionality of Section 306 of S. 858 (Public Law 105-107) relating to
the encouragement of disclosure of certain information to Congress,...
PRINTED TITLE: Disclosure of Classified Information to Congress
S.Hrg. 105-0729
Hearings also held on 2/11/98
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of M. Margaret
McKeown, of Washington, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Circuit, Richard L. Young, to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Indiana, Susan Oki Mollway, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Hawaii, Edward F. Shea, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Washington, and Jeremy D. Fogel, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of California,...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 105-0205,pt.3
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/18, 3/24, 4/29/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980205
* Appropriations
TELEMARKETING FRAUD: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary concluded hearings to examine the scope of telecommunications fraud
and abuse and its victimization of the elderly,...
PRINTED TITLE: Marketing Scams (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0695
* Armed Services
.../AUTHORIZATION--DOD: Also, committee resumed hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/10, 2/12, 3/3, 3/5, 3/26/98
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS/...: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Gen.
Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, for appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and for appointment to the grade of General, Maj. Gen. Thomas
R. Case, USAF, for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade of
Lieutenant General, Col. Michael J. Squier, USA, for appointment in the
Reserve of the Army to the grade of Brigadier General, and Col. Robert L.
Echols, USA, for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade of
Brigadier General.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 3/17, 6/2, 6/16, 6/23, 7/16, 7/22, 7/23, 9/15,
9/22/98
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee resumed hearings on proposals and recommendations to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, including related
measures S.1096 and H.R. 2676, focusing on increasing Congressional and
Executive Branch oversight of the IRS, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/11, 2/25/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980206
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: On Friday, February 6, committee held hearings to
examine the employment-unemployment situation for January,...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: January 1998 (at
Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/998-2-6)
S.Hrg. 105-0404
** HEARINGS FOR 19980209
* Budget
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 1/29, 2/11, 2/24, 2/26, 6/4/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980210
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of
the Social Security system and goals to restore its long-term solvency,...
PRINTED TITLE: Starting Point for Reform: Identifying the Goals of Social
Security
S.Hrg. 105-0506
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: Agriculture, Rural
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R.
4101/S. 2159) (Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Department of
Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Nondepartmental Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0858
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATIONS--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/5, 2/12, 3/3, 3/5, 3/26/98
* Banking
FDIC: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology concluded hearings to
examine the efforts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to bring its
systems and those of its regulated institutions into compliance with the Year
2000,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Year 2000 Preparedness
S.Hrg. 105-0791
* Budget
U.S. REVENUE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact of recent
revenue growth in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/3, 2/4, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Commerce
COMPUTER SECURITY: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine current computer security vulnerabilities within civilian
federal agencies and current activities to prevent unauthorized computer
access,...
PRINTED TITLE: Computer Security in the Federal Government
S.Hrg. 105-1068
* Commerce
INTERNET INDECENCY: Committee held hearings to examine the extent of obscene
material available on the Internet and measures to restrict its access,
including S. 1619, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to study
systems for filtering or blocking certain matter on the Internet, and to
require the installation of such a system on computers in schools and
libraries with Internet access, and S. 1482, to establish a prohibition on
commercial distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to
minors,...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet Indecency
S.Hrg. 105-0910
* Foreign Relations
FOREIGN POLICY/STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET: Committee held hearings to review
foreign policy issues for 1998 and the President's proposed budget request
for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State,...
PRINTED TITLE: 1998 Foreign Policy Overview and the President's Fiscal Year
1999 Budget Request
S.Hrg. 105-0443
* Governmental Affairs
INTERNET FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings to
examine certain incidences of fraud and deception on the Internet, and how to
protect consumers,...
PRINTED TITLE: Fraud on the Internet: Scams Affecting Consumers
S.Hrg. 105-0453
* Judiciary
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on First Amendment issues related to cigarette advertising
regulations and litigation concerning those restrictions, and civil liability
provisions of the proposed settlement, and related provisions of S. 1530,
Placing Restraints on Tobacco's Endangerment of Children and Teens Act
(pending on Senate calendar),..
PRINTED TITLE: Cigarette Advertising and the First Amendment to the
Constitution (S. 1530)
S.Hrg. 105-0541
* Labor
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on public health goals,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Settlement (This title when printed was identified
incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-185; the correct designation is S.Hrg. 105-185,pt.
4)
S.Hrg. 105-0185,pt.4
** HEARINGS FOR 19980211
* Banking
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory
Relief concluded hearings on proposals to reform current bankruptcy law and
provide for consumer bankruptcy protection, including related provisions of S.
1301, H.R. 3150, H.R. 3146, and H.R. 2500,...
PRINTED TITLE: Bankruptcy Reform
S.Hrg. 105-0956
* Budget
EDUCATION REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Federal role in
education reform, focusing on broad education reform strategies, including
charter schools, vouchers and private management and specific reforms to the
current federal education establishment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 1/29, 2/9, 2/24, 2/26, 6/4/98
* Energy
NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS/HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION: Committee
concluded hearings on S. 1069, to provide for the establishment of the
American Discovery Trail as a component of the National Trails System, and S.
1403, to provide for the establishment of a national historic lighthouse
preservation program,...
PRINTED TITLE: National Discovery Trails Act and National Historic Lighthouse
Preservation Act (S. 1069, S. 1403)
S.Hrg. 105-0475
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee resumed hearings on proposals and recommendations to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, including a related
measure H.R. 2676, focusing on proposals to reform the innocent spouse tax
rules, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/5, 2/25/98
* Foreign Relations
KYOTO PROTOCOL--GLOBAL WARMING: Committee held hearings to examine the
results of the recent Kyoto Conference and implications of the proposed Kyoto
Protocol on global warming, focusing on the President's climate change
technology initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Implications of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change
S.Hrg. 105-0457
* Intelligence
CLASSIFIED DISCLOSURES: ..., committee concluded hearings to examine the
constitutionality of certain classified disclosures to Congress as contained
in Public Law 105-107, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4/98
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH: Subcommittee on
Public Health and Safety concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, focusing
on the current activities and recent products relating to the need for health
care quality improvement,...
PRINTED TITLE: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Role in Health Care
Quality Improvement
S.Hrg. 105-0423
** HEARINGS FOR 19980212
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense and the
future years defense program, focusing on Air Force programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/5, 2/10, 3/3, 3/5, 3/26/98
* Budget
UNFUNDED MANDATES: Committee concluded hearings on the implementation of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (P.L. 104-4), and on S. 389 and provisions of
H.R. 1010, measures to establish a point of order against congressional
consideration of bills that contain private-sector mandates with costs over
the $100 million threshold, regardless of whether federal funding is provided,
and to direct the Congressional Budget Office to provide expanded cost
information for private-sector mandates above the threshold, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/3, 2/4, 2/10, 2/25/98
* Commerce
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Airport Improvement Program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Airport Improvement Program
S.Hrg. 105-1071
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Winter D.
Horton Jr., of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Winter D. Horton, Jr., to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
S.Hrg. 105-1051
* Commerce
SATELLITE CARRIER FEES: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1422, to provide
for a one-year delay in an increase in the copyright fees satellite carriers
pay for superstation and network affiliate signals delivered to satellite TV
households,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1422, The Federal Communications Commission Satellite
Carrier Oversight Act
S.Hrg. 105-0884
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS/NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 62, to prohibit further
extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without full
public participation and an express Act of Congress, S. 477, to require an Act
of Congress and the consultation with the Governor and State legislature prior
to the establishment by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000
acres, S. 691, to ensure that the public and the Congress have the right and
opportunity to participate in decisions that affect the use and management of
all public lands, H.R. 901, to preserve the sovereignty of the U.S. over
public lands 1and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve
State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding
those public lands and acquired lands, and H.R. 1127, to provide for
congressional review of national monument status and consultation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Antiquities Act and Certain United Nations Designations (S.
62, S. 477, S. 691, H.R. 901, H.R. 1127)
S.Hrg. 105-0418
* Foreign Relations
ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Committee held hearings to examine the International
Monetary Fund's role in the Asia financial crisis,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADOPTION REFORM: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to
examine certain recommendations to reform the adoption and foster care system
in the District of Columbia,.,,
PRINTED TITLE: Reforming the Adoption and Foster Care System in the District
of Columbia
S.Hrg. 105-0461
* Indian Affairs
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: NATIVE AMERICAN PROVISIONS: Committee concluded hearings
on proposed tobacco settlement provisions with regard to tobacco-related
activities on Indian lands as contained in S. 1414 and S. 1530 (both pending
on Senate calendar), and S. 1415, bills to reform and restructure the process
by which tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to
prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, and to redress the adverse
health effects of tobacco use,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Settlement Legislation
S.Hrg. 105-0458
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for Gallaudet University and the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf as contained in the Education of the
Deaf Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Education of the Deaf Act
S.Hrg. 105-0414
* Small Business
IRS REFORM: TAXPAYER RIGHTS: Committee held hearings on proposals to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service and improve taxpayer
rights, including the proposed Putting the Taxpayer First Act of 1998,...
PRINTED TITLE: IRS Reform: What America's Taxpayers Need Now
S.Hrg. 105-0469
** HEARINGS FOR 19980216
* Energy
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Sawtooth National Recreation Area
S.Hrg. 105-0493
** HEARINGS FOR 19980217
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Bonneville Power Administration's Annual Fish and Wildlife
Budget (Field hearing held in Vancouver, WA)
S.Hrg. 105-0502
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: GSA Jurisdiction in Local Communities (Field hearing held in
Helena, MT)
S.Hrg. 105-0621
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1998 (S. 1913)
(Field hearing held in Helena, MT)
S.Hrg. 105-0727
** HEARINGS FOR 19980218
* Aging
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Preparing for the Retirement of the Baby Boom Generation
(Field hearing held in Baton Rouge, LA)
S.Hrg. 105-0471
* Governmental Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Exploding Problem of Telephone Slamming in America (Field
hearing held in Portland, ME, 2/18)
S.Hrg. 105-0487
Hearings also held on 4/23/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980219
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: State and Local Views of Proposed National Tobacco Policy
(Field hearing held in Lebanon, NH)
S.Hrg. 105-0466
** HEARINGS FOR 19980223
* Banking
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM: Subcommittee on Securities concluded hearings
on S. 1260, to limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
by setting national standards for stocks that are traded on the national
markets,...
PRINTED TITLE: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1997 -- S. 1260
S.Hrg. 105-0897
* Labor
CHILD CARE SYMPOSIUM: Subcommittee on Children and Families met to discuss
certain child care and parenting issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: Caring for America's Children--A Congressional Symposium on
Child Care and Parenting
S.Hrg. 105-0452
** HEARINGS FOR 19980224
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/26, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--JUSTICE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, The Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R. 4276/S. 2260)
(Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Department of State, Federal
Communication Commission, Nondepartmental Witnesses, Securities and Exchange
Commission, Small Business Administration, The Judiciary)
S.Hrg. 105-0756
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/98
* Armed Services
OPERATIONAL READINESS: Subcommittee on Readiness held hearings to examine the
status of the operational readiness of the United States military forces
including the availability of resources and training opportunities necessary
to meet our national security requirements,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Readiness)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.3
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/11/98
* Budget
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee's Task Force on Social Security concluded
hearings to discuss the Administration's plans to safeguard Social Security in
the context of the Federal budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 1/29, 2/9, 2/11, 2/26, 6/4/98
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the proposed
settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco companies to mandate a
total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured,
marketed, and distributed in America,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco (CEOs)
S.Hrg. 105-1058
* Economic
IMF AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the financing, procedures, administration, and economic impact of the
International Monetary Fund,...
PRINTED TITLE: International Monetary Fund and International Policy (at
Y4.Ec7:F96)
S.Hrg. 105-0425
* Energy
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded oversight hearings to examine the
National Park Service's proposal to develop a visitor center and museum
facility complex at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania,...
PRINTED TITLE: Gettysburg National Military Park
S.Hrg. 105-0530
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine Administration views on
the proposed Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession
of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (these protocols were opened for
signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United
States and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty) (Treaty Doc.
105-36),...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration Views on the Protocols to the North Atlantic
Treaty on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
S.Hrg. 105-0421
* Governmental Affairs
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee resumed hearings on S. 981, to provide
for the analysis of major regulatory rules by Federal agencies,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 981--The Regulatory Improvement Act of 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0486
* Judiciary
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and
Property Rights concluded hearings to examine whether term limits or campaign
finance reform would provide true political reform,...
PRINTED TITLE: Term Limits or Campaign Finance Reform: Which Provides True
Political Reform? (S.J.Res. 16 and S. 25)
S.Hrg. 105-0511
* Judiciary
FOREIGN TERRORISTS IN AMERICA: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and
Government Information concluded hearings to examine the extent of and
policies to prevent foreign terrorist operations in America, focusing on
certain incidences of terrorist attacks in the United States, including the
bombing incident at the World Trade Center in New York City,...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Terrorists in America: Five Years After the World
Trade Center
S.Hrg. 105-0703
* Labor
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America, and
S. 1648, to provide for reductions in youth smoking, for advancements in
tobacco-related research, and the development of safer tobacco products,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Settlement (This title when printed was identified
incorrectly as S.Hrg. 105-185; the correct designation is S.Hrg. 105-185,pt.
5)
S.Hrg. 105-0185,pt.5
* Veterans Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Togo Dennis
West Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Togo D. West, Jr., to be Secretary of
Veterans' Affairs
S.Hrg. 105-0982
*** HEARINGS FOR 19980225
* Armed Services
OPERATIONAL READINESS: Subcommittee on Readiness concluded hearings to
examine the status of the operational readiness of the United States Military
Forces including the availability of resources and training opportunities
necessary to meet our national security requirements,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/4, 3/11/98
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Federal
Reserve's report on the economic situation and monetary policy of the United
States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's First Monetary Policy Report for 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0810
* Budget
BUDGET PROJECTIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine long term budget
projections, focusing on overall policy and Federal spending, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/3, 2/4, 2/10, 2/12, 2/25/98
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION-RAIL SAFETY: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds
for programs of the Rail Safety Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Rail Safety Act
S.Hrg. 105-0951
* Economic
RADIO FREQUENCY WEAPONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
proliferation and use of radio frequency weapons technology, and their
potential impact on United States infrastructure and economy...
PRINTED TITLE: Radio Frequency Weapons and Proliferation, Potential Impact on
the Economy (at Y4.Ec7:R11)
S.Hrg. 105-0445
* Energy
SPECIALTY FOREST PRODUCTS: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
concluded oversight hearings to examine the harvest of specialty forest
products from national forests, focusing on the Forest Service's progress and
plans for managing specialty forest products, how Native Americans will be
able to obtain the plant materials they depend on, and how community-based
solutions can protect environmental values while meeting the social and
economic needs of local communities,...
PRINTED TITLE: Special Forest Products
S.Hrg. 105-0505
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee resumed hearings on proposals and recommendations to
restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, including a related
measure H.R. 2676, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/28/98
Hearings also held on 1/28, 1/29, 2/5, 2/11/98
* Foreign Relations
CASPIAN SEA OIL PIPELINE: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion held hearings on the implementation of U.S. energy
policy in the Caspian region, focusing on the construction of a Western
Caspian Sea oil pipeline,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert T. Grey,
Jr., of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
United States Representative to the Conference on Disarmament,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN PROGRAMS BUDGET: Committee held hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 1999 for Indian programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1999 Budget
S.Hrg. 105-0482
105-0482
* Judiciary
HIGH-TECH WORKER SHORTAGE AND IMMIGRATION POLICY: Committee concluded
hearings to examine United States immigration policy with regard to labor
market conditions in high-technology industries, and the Administration's
proposal to raise the annual quota of H1-B visas, which enable skilled
engineers to enter the United States to work for American high-tech
companies,...
PRINTED TITLE: High-Tech Worker Shortage and U.S. Immigration Policy
S.Hrg. 105-0595
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Susan Graber,
of Oregon, and Richard A. Paez, of California, each to be a United States
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Sam A. Lindsay, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Hilda G. Tagle, to be
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and Judith M.
Barzilay, of New Jersey, and Delissa A. Ridgway, of the District of Columbia,
each to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 3/18, 3/24, 4/29/98
* Labor
QUALITY SCHOOL-AGE CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
initiatives to mobilize school and community resources to provide quality
programs to address the needs of students during non-school hours, including
the Administration's proposed expansion of the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers program designed to provide funds to school-community
partnerships to start up or expand after-school, extended learning programs
for school-age children,...
PRINTED TITLE: Non-School Hours: Mobilizing School and Community Resources
S.Hrg. 105-0468
* Rules
BUDGET REQUESTS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to review the
strategic plan implementation, including the budget requests for fiscal year
1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 2/27/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980226
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of
Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CAPITOL POLICE/SECRETARY OF THE SENATE/CBO: Subcommittee on
the Legislative Branch held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R.
4112/S. 2137)
S.Hrg. 105-0821
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999
(H.R. 4103/S. 2132) (Department of Defense, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0776
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--STATE DEPARTMENT: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY: Subcommittee on the Treasury and General Government
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for law
enforcement programs of the Department of the Treasury,...
PRINTED TITLE: Treasury and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year
1999 (H.R. 4104/S. 2312) (Department of the Treasury, Executive Office of the
President, Nondepartmental witnesses, U.S. Postal Service)
S.Hrg. 105-0757
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/26, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/98
* Budget
EXPORT PROMOTION: Committee's International Affairs Task Force concluded
hearings to examine the success of the National Trade Strategy from the
perspective of international affairs funding, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/21/98
Hearings also held on 1/21, 1/28, 1/29, 2/9, 2/11, 2/24, 6/4/98
* Commerce
FAA MODERNIZATION: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to examine the
Federal Aviation Administration's plans to replace and upgrade the National
Airspace System's equipment and facilities to meet the increase in traffic
volume, enhance the margin of air safety, and increase the efficiency of the
air traffic control system, focusing on its problems in meeting cost,
schedule, and performance goals,...
PRINTED TITLE: Air Traffic Control Modernization
S.Hrg. 105-0958
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between States Attorneys Generals and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on those provisions that would limit the liability of tobacco
companies,...
PRINTED TITLE: Liability Issues Regarding the Global Settlement of Tobacco
Litigation
S.Hrg. 105-0880
* Finance
MEDICARE PRIVATE CONTRACTING: Committee held hearings on S. 1194, to amend
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the right of medicare
beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health
care professionals for the provision of health services for which no payment
is sought under the medicare program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Private Contracting in Medicare (S. 1194)
S.Hrg. 105-0922
* Foreign Relations
DRUG CERTIFICATION: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps,
Narcotics and Terrorism held hearings to examine the effectiveness of the
certification process under the Foreign Service Act used by the United States
to assess how other nations cooperate in their counternarcotics efforts,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
U.S. TRADE SANCTIONS IN ASIA: Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs
held hearings to examine whether unilateral trade sanctions are an effective
tool of United States foreign policy in Asia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
MERIT SYSTEM PROTECTION ACT: Subcommittee on International Security,
Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings on S. 1495, to
strengthen the ability of the Office of Personnel Management to obtain
judicial review of a final order or decision of the Merit Systems Protection
Board within 60 days after receiving notice thereof,...
PRINTED TITLE: Merit System Protection Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0522
* Indian Affairs
TRIBAL PRIORITY ALLOCATIONS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to
examine Tribal Priority Allocation funding as contained in the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tribal Allocations by BIA Fiscal Year 1999
S.Hrg. 105-0507
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
ANTITRUST OVERSIGHT: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and
Competition held oversight hearings to review the state of antitrust
enforcement within the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and
proposals to improve international antitrust enforcement, including increasing
criminal fines for corporate price-fixing conspiracies,...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Antitrust Division
S.Hrg. 105-0526
* Labor
MEDICAL CONFIDENTIALITY: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
to protect the confidentiality of medical information, including S. 1368, to
provide individuals with access to health information of which they are the
subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to personal medical records and
health care-related information, impose criminal and civil penalties for
unauthorized use of personal health information, and to provide for the strong
enforcement of these rights,...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Information Confidentiality
S.Hrg. 105-0455
* 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 veteran organizations,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980227
* Rules
BUDGET REQUESTS: Committee held hearings on budget requests for fiscal year
1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/98
Hearings also held on 2/25/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980302
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held hearings to
examine the current situation in Iraq and whether Saddam Hussein can be forced
out of power,...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Can Saddam be Overthrown?
S.Hrg. 105-0444
* Small Business
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Entrepreneurship in America: Focus on the IRS (Field
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0496
** HEARINGS FOR 19980303
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for rural programs of the Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 2/26, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DOE DEFENSE PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999
for Department of Energy defense programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year
1999 (H.R. 4060/S. 2138) (Department of Defense, Department of Energy,
Department of the Interior, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0789
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/26/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FBI/DEA/INS: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/4, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--IMF SUPPLEMENTAL: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998 for the International Monetary Fund,...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriatons for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R. 4569/S. 2334) (Agency for
International Development, Department of Health and Human Services, Department
of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Nondepartmental
Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0809
Hearings also held on 3/31, 4/21, 4/23, 6/9, 6/16/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for Army and
defense agency military construction programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999
(H.R.4059/S. 2137)
S.Hrg. 105-0654
Hearings also held on 3/10, 5/12/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings in open and closed
sessions on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 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 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/5, 2/10, 2/12, 3/5, 3/26/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Seapower held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the seapower
threat-based force requirement,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Seapower)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.2
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17/98
* Banking
FINANCIAL REGULATORY RELIEF: Committee held hearings on S. 1405, to provide
for improved monetary policy and regulatory reform in financial institution
management and activities, to streamline financial regulatory agency actions,
and to provide for improved consumer credit disclosure,...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act
[FRREE] of 1997--S. 1405
S.Hrg. 105-0954
Hearings also held on 3/10/98
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings to examine the scope
and depth of the proposed settlement between State Attorneys General and
tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how
tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America,
focusing on proposed restrictions on the advertising, marketing and sale of
tobacco products,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco
S.Hrg. 105-0885
* Energy
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Forest
Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request for the Forest
Service
S.Hrg. 105-0521
* Judiciary
SOFTWARE INDUSTRY: Committee held hearings to examine the state of
competition in the computer software industry, focusing on market power and
structural change in the software industry and the role of antitrust laws in
high-technology industries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 11/4/97
Hearings also held on 11/4/97, 7/23/98
* Labor
INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded
hearings to examine how certain infectious diseases are a continuing threat to
the health of United States citizens and of people around the world and the
United States response to promote the international effort to combat emerging
diseases,...
PRINTED TITLE: Global Health: U.S. Response to Infectious Diseases
S.Hrg. 105-0501
* 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 the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980304
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on Air Force programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on policies of the
industrial and technology base supporting national defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Acquisition
and Technology)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.5
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/18, 3/24/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 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 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Personnel)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.6
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/18/98
* Armed Services
DEFENSE DEPOT MAINTENANCE: Subcommittee on Readiness concluded hearings to
examine the status of the bidding process between public and private
competitors over the disposition of the workloads currently performed at
Sacramento and San Antonio Air Logistics Centers identified for closure during
the 1995 base realignment and closure process,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/25, 3/11/98
* Armed Services
MILITARY TRANSFORMATION: Subcommittee on Airland Forces held hearings to
examine certain military transformation initiatives, focusing on the Joint
Staff's implementation plan (Joint Vision 2010) to promote innovation and
change in the Department of Defense, including developing information
superiority,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Airland
Forces)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.4
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/25/98
* Energy
DOE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Energy,...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request for the Department of Energy
S.Hrg. 105-0547
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the recent World Trade Organization decision in
the Eastman Kodak v. Fuji Photo Film dispute and its implications for United
States-Japan relations,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and
Government Information held joint hearings with the Select Committee on
Intelligence to examine the threat posed by the use of biological weapons by
terrorists,...
PRINTED TITLE: Biological Weapons: The Threat Posed by Terrorists
S.Hrg. 105-0710
Hearings also held on 4/21, 4/22, 4/23/98
* Judiciary
NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
effectiveness of national drug control policies,...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the National Drug Control Strategy
S.Hrg. 105-0644
* Judiciary
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights,
and Competition held hearings on the implementation of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 and its goal to provide increased competition to the
telecommunications industry, focusing on Federal and State coordination
efforts with regard to the entry of the Regional Bell Companies into interLATA
long distance service,...
PRINTED TITLE: Telecommunications Act of 1996: Moving Toward Competition
Under Section 271
S.Hrg. 105-0565
* Rules
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OPERATIONS: Committee held hearings on S. 1578, to
require the Director of the Congressional Research Service to make accessible
to the public via the Internet all information available through the CRS web
site that is not confidential, including CRS issue briefs, reports, and
authorization or appropriations products, the proposed budget request for
fiscal year 1999 for the Library of Congress, to review the Library's
management operations, and its plans for the Bicentennial observance in the
year 2000, and proposed legislation authorizing funds for the American
Folklife Center of the Library of Congress,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980305
* Agriculture
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact of
global climate change on United States agriculture and forests, focusing on an
international agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997 to control
greenhouse gas emissions (Kyoto Protocol), and the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 1999 for climate change programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Kyoto Treaty on Climate Change and its Effect on
the Agricultural Economy
S.Hrg. 105-0823
* Appropriations
AIRLINE COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies held
hearings to examine certain barriers to competition in the United States
domestic airline industry,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/21/97
Hearings also held on 10/21/97, 5/5/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--EDUCATION/CAMPUS SECURITY: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Education,...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R.
4274/S. 2440)
S.Hrg. 105-0872
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/18, 4/1/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--EDUCATION/CAMPUS SECURITY: Also, the subcommittee [on Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies] concluded
hearings to examine certain incidents of crime on college campuses and efforts
to strengthen the campus crime reporting and disclosure provisions of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Campus Security Act of 1990,...
PRINTED TITLE: Security on Campus (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0607
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FEMA/CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R.
4194/S. 2168)
S.Hrg. 105-0866
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/19, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--IRS: Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General
Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the Internal Revenue Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NOAA/SBA: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/12, 3/19/98
* Armed Services
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the role of
the Department of Defense in countering the transnational threats of the 21st
century, including terrorism, narco-trafficking, and weapons of mass
destruction,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/5, 2/10, 2/12, 3/3, 3/26/98
* Commerce
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT: Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space concluded
hearings on S. 1473 and H.R. 1702, bills to encourage the development of a
commercial space industry in the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Commercialization of Space
S.Hrg. 105-0912
* Energy
INTERIOR BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of the Interior,...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request for the Department of
the Interior
S.Hrg. 105-0543
* Judiciary
IMMIGRATION NATURALIZATION PROCESS: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded
oversight hearings on activities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
of the Department of Justice, focusing on Federal efforts to improve the
naturalization process of the Immigration and Naturalization Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: Immigration and Naturalization Service Oversight: Reforming
the Naturalization Process
S.Hrg. 105-0602
* Labor
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded
hearings to examine proposals to coordinate Federal and State efforts to
establish increased programs to provide after school care for children,
including S. 882, to improve academic and social outcomes for students by
providing productive activities during after school hours,...
PRINTED TITLE: School Age Care: Creative Solutions for Out-Of-School Care
S.Hrg. 105-0492
** HEARINGS FOR 19980306
* Appropriations
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: BOSNIA AND IRAQ: Committee concluded hearings
on proposed legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 for contingency operations in Bosnia and
Iraq, and for recovery from natural disasters in the Northeast, California and
Guam,...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 1998 Supplemental Appropriation for Bosnia and
Southwest Asia Operations (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0534
* Judiciary
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: CIVIL LIABILITY: Committee held hearings on the civil
liability protection provisions of S. 1530, to resolve ongoing tobacco
litigation, to reform the civil justice system responsible for adjudicating
tort claims against companies that manufacture tobacco products, and establish
a national tobacco policy for the United States that will decrease youth
tobacco use and reduce the marketing of tobacco products to young
Americans,...
PRINTED TITLE: Protect Act: Civil Liability Provisions (S. 1530)
S.Hrg. 105-0680
Hearings also held on 3/12/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980309
* Aging
BABY BOOMERS' LONG-TERM CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
financial challenge for individuals and policy makers of meeting the long-term
care needs of the baby boom generation, focusing on how retirement of the baby
boomers will impact the demand for long-term care, the ability of public
budgets to provide those services, and the projected retirement income of baby
boomers,...
PRINTED TITLE: Cash Crunch: The Financial Challenge of Long-Term Care for
the Baby Boomer Generation
S.Hrg. 105-0527
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: National Constitution Center (Special Hearing) (3/9 Field
hearing held in Philadelphia, PA)
S.Hrg. 105-0535
Hearings also held on 9/2/98
* Governmental Affairs
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to
examine the District of Columbia Public Schools' efforts to repair school
roofs during the summer of 1997, focusing on the availability of funds and the
cost of the fiscal year 1997 capital improvement program procurement
process,...
PRINTED TITLE: Lessons Learned in the D.C. Public Schools
S.Hrg. 105-0537
* Judiciary
JUVENILE RECORD KEEPING: Subcommittee on Youth Violence concluded hearings to
examine the effectiveness of the juvenile record keeping requirement
provisions of S. 10, to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability
by juvenile criminals, and punish and deter violent gang crime (pending on
Senate calendar),...
PRINTED TITLE: Myths and Facts of S. 10's Juvenile Recordkeeping Requirements
S.Hrg. 105-0585
** HEARINGS FOR 19980310
* Agriculture
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current Federal crop insurance program and proposals to improve the system,...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
S.Hrg. 105-0822
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DOE: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Energy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/26/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HHS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the Department of Health and Human Services,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/18, 4/1/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
military construction programs, focusing on Air Force and Navy projects,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 5/12/98
* Appropriations
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and the Judiciary and Related Agencies concluded hearings to review the
progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on-line investigation into the
scope of child pornography and sexual exploitation of children on the Internet
and to examine whether additional funding is necessary to continue the
project,...
PRINTED TITLE: Preventing Child Exploitation on the Internet (Special
Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0615
* Appropriations
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
held hearings to examine the status of the Health Care Financing
Administration's efforts to establish resource-based practice expenses under
the Medicare physician fee schedule as directed by the Balanced Budget Act of
1997,...
PRINTED TITLE: Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0556
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Seapower held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on littoral warfare
missions in the 21st century,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/17/98
* Banking
FINANCIAL REGULATORY RELIEF: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1405, to
provide for improved monetary policy and regulatory reform in financial
institution management and activities, to streamline financial regulatory
agency actions, and to provide for improved consumer credit disclosure,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3/98
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Orson
Swindle, of Hawaii, and Mozelle Willmont Thompson, of New York, each to be a
Federal Trade Commissioner; Robert J. Shapiro, of the District of Columbia, to
be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, John Charles Horsley, of
Washington, to be Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and Christy
Carpenter, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Christy Carpenter, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; John Horsley, to be
an Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Orson Swindle and Mozelle
Thompson, to be Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission; and Robert
Shapiro, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
S.Hrg. 105-1048
* Foreign Relations
MONTAGNARD PEOPLE IN VIETNAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current situation confronting the Montagnard people in Vietnam, including
their limited access to medical care and education, focusing on the United
States historical relationship with the Montagnards, and immigration
difficulties experienced by the Montagnards and other Vietnamese refugees,...
PRINTED TITLE: Plight of the Montagnards
S.Hrg. 105-0465
* Judiciary
U.S. MARSHALS SELECTION PROCESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
need to develop a competitive selection process for the United States Marshals
Service, and a related measure H.R. 927, to provide for appointment of United
States Marshals by the U.S. Attorney General,...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Marshals Service: A Selection Process for the 21st
Century (H.R. 927
S.Hrg. 105-0713
** HEARINGS FOR 19980311
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on Navy and Marine Corps programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on land forces
modernization,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/25/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the military health
system,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/18/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on environmental and
military construction programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/25, 3/4/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on United States
national security space programs and policies,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 1999 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 2057) (Strategic
Forces)
S.Hrg. 105-0605,pt.7
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/19, 3/24, 3/26, 3/31/98
* Banking
ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology
concluded hearings on S. 1594, to facilitate the use of electronic
authentication techniques by financial institutions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Digital Signature and Electronic Authentication Law [SEAL] of
1998 -- S. 1594
S.Hrg. 105-0896
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
to reform and restructure the processes by which tobacco products are
manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco
products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco
use,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Proposals
S.Hrg. 105-0877
* Foreign Relations
MIDDLE EAST: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held
hearings to examine recent developments in the Middle East, focusing on the
Israel-PLO negotiating process and the role of the United States in that
process,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Indian Affairs
TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY: Committee held hearings to examine the status of
tribal sovereign immunity and the role it plays to preserve the Federal
Government's protection of tribal self-government, and its impact on Indian
economic development, commercial dealings and taxation, and related proposals,
including S. 1691, to provide for Indian legal reform,...
PRINTED TITLE: Sovereign Immunity
S.Hrg. 105-0303,pt.1
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings on S. 1301, to provide for consumer bankruptcy protection,
focusing on certain abuses occurring under the current Bankruptcy Code,...
PRINTED TITLE: Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act: Seeking Fair and Practical
Solutions to the Consumer Bankruptcy Crisis (S. 1301)
S.Hrg. 105-0619
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded an additional hearing on the nomination of
Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania (pending on Senate Executive Calendar),...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, of Pennsylvania,
to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
S.Hrg. 105-0613
** HEARINGS FOR 19980312
* Agriculture
AUTHORIZATION--CHILD NUTRITION: Committee held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for child nutrition programs, focusing on
streamlining program operations, increasing access to qualified participants,
and ensuring food safety,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs
S.Hrg. 105-0773
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HUD: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999, receiving
testimony ... from ... Housing and Urban Development; and ... Community
Development Financial Institutions....
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/19, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999, receiving
testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from ... Joint
Committee on Printing; ... Joint Committee on Taxation; ... Joint Economic
Committee; ... Senate Sergeant at Arms; ... Librarian of Congress; ...
Congressional Research Service.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--SUPREME COURT/JUDICIARY: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judiciary,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY: Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
1999 for the Department of the Treasury,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/26, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for
the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on
science and technology programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/18, 3/24/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on environmental
management, non-proliferation, and fissile materials disposition,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/98
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/19, 3/24, 3/26, 3/31/98
* Banking
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1423, to
modernize and improve the operations of the Federal Home Loan Bank by allowing
financial institutions with assets less that $500 million to access the
Federal Home Loan Bank System for new kinds of lending, providing voluntary
membership, reforming the capital structure of the System, and changing the
REFCorp formula to a fixed percentage,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act of 1997--S.
1423
S.Hrg. 105-0911
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--COAST GUARD: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded
hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for
the United States Coast Guard,...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Coast Guard Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1999
S.Hrg. 105-1043
* Foreign Relations
AFRICAN DEMOCRACY: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings to
examine the prospects for democracy under the current generation of new
African leaders, and how the United States should interact with and support
them,...
PRINTED TITLE: Democracy in Africa: The New Generation of African Leaders
S.Hrg. 105-0559
* Foreign Relations
CHINESE NUCLEAR COOPERATION: Committee held closed hearings to examine
certain intelligence issues relating to Chinese nuclear cooperation with
various countries,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
IRS REFORM: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation to reform and
restructure the Internal Revenue Service, focusing on management flexibility
and accountability provisions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Managerial Flexibility and Accountability: Reforming the IRS
S.Hrg. 105-0512
* Judiciary
PROTECT ACT: Committee held hearings on provisions of S. 1530, to resolve
ongoing tobacco litigation, to reform the civil justice system responsible for
adjudicating tort claims against companies that manufacture tobacco products,
and establish a national tobacco policy for the United States that will
decrease youth tobacco use and reduce the marketing of tobacco products to
young Americans (pending on Senate calendar),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/98
Hearings also held on 3/6/98
* Labor
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety resumed
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research, focusing on new technologies in patient care and the
Agency's contribution to technology assessment and health care quality
improvement,...
PRINTED TITLE: Assessment of New Health Care Technologies: The Role of the
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
S.Hrg. 105-0503
** HEARINGS FOR 19980316
* Aging
PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
lending practices of the subprime lending market which provides loans to high
risk borrowers, focusing on how senior citizens are targeted by unscrupulous
lenders,...
PRINTED TITLE: Equity Predators: Stripping, Flipping and Packing Their Way
to Profits
S.Hrg. 105-0508
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R. 4328/S. 2307) (Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Department of Transportation,
General Accounting Office, National Transportation Safety Board,
Nondepartmental Witnesses, Office of Management and Budget, Surface
Transportation Board)
S.Hrg. 105-0851
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/24/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980317
* Agriculture
AUTHORIZATION--CHILD NUTRITION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for child nutrition programs, focusing on the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC),...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs--Specifically WIC
S.Hrg. 105-0931
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/10, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Seapower held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on ship acquisition,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10/98
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David R.
Oliver, of Idaho, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology,
Sue Bailey, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, and
Paul J. Hoeper, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Research, Development and Acquisition, all of the Department of Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/5, 6/2, 6/16, 6/23, 7/16, 7/22, 7/23, 9/15,
9/22/98
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
to reform and restructure the processes by which tobacco products are
manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco
products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco
use,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Legislation and the Food and Drug Administration and
Smokeless Tobacco Issues in the Proposed Settlement
S.Hrg. 105-0887
* Judiciary
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism,
and Government Information resumed hearings to examine the need for a national
strategy and policies to protect the critical infrastructures of the United
States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Critical Infrastructure Protection: Toward a New Policy
Directive
S.Hrg. 105-0763
Hearings also held on 6/10/98
* Judiciary
PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and
Property Rights concluded hearings to examine the use of encryption and
mandatory access in digital communications, focusing on proposals to balance
privacy rights with law enforcement concerns,...
PRINTED TITLE: Privacy in the Digital Age: Encryption and Mandatory Access
S.Hrg. 105-0627
* Labor
RETIREMENT SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine retirement security
and the need for defined pension plans for American workers, focusing on S.
957, to establish a Pension ProSave system which improves the retirement
income security of millions of American workers by encouraging employers to
make pension contributions on behalf of employees, by facilitating pension
portability, by preserving and increasing retirement savings, and by
simplifying pension law,...
PRINTED TITLE: Pension Prosave Act and Retirement Security
S.Hrg. 105-0456
* Veterans Affairs
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
medical, chemical, and biological warfare preparedness program of the
Department of Defense, focusing on lessons learned from Persian Gulf War
illnesses,...
PRINTED TITLE: Lessons Learned from Desert Storm Regarding Chemical and
Biological Weapons Preparedness
S.Hrg. 105-1072
** HEARINGS FOR 19980318
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense resumed hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the National Guard and Youth Challenge programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--LABOR: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the Department of Labor,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/10, 4/1/98
* Appropriations
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REVITALIZATION: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held hearings on the implementation of the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34) as it relates to the
revitalization of the District of Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R.
4380/S. 2333) (Council of the District of Columbia, Financial Responsibility
and Management Assistance Authority, Office of the Mayor)
S.Hrg. 105-0857
Hearings also held on 6/10/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on active and
reserve military and civilian personnel programs and the Service safety
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11/98
* Armed Services
DOD ACQUISITION REFORM: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology held
hearings to review the status of acquisition reform in the Department of
Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/12, 3/24/98
* Banking
OTS YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology
concluded hearings to examine the status of the Office of Thrift Supervision's
(OTS) efforts to ensure that the computer operations of OTS and the thrift
industry are prepared for the Year 2000 computer conversion challenge,...
PRINTED TITLE: Office of Thrift Supervision's Year 2000 Preparedness
S.Hrg. 105-0813
* Commerce
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT IMPLEMENTATION: Subcommittee on Communications held
oversight hearings on the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(P.L. 104-104), focusing on the state of competition in local and long
distance phone service, the cable industry, and newspaper and radio
ownership,...
PRINTED TITLE: Wall Street's View of the Telecom Act Implementation
S.Hrg. 105-0962
* Foreign Relations
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO ASIA: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion held hearings to examine the role of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in supporting United States agricultural
exports to Asia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN TREATY: Subcommittee on International
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the
impact of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty on United States nuclear
non-proliferation policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and Nuclear Nonproliferation
S.Hrg. 105-0699
* Governmental Affairs
VACANCIES ACT IMPLEMENTATION: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the
implementation of the Vacancies Act, which established methods for temporarily
filling vacant positions in executive agencies and military departments that
require Presidential appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate,...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Implementation of the Vacancies Act (S. 1764)
S.Hrg. 105-0495
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Kermit Lipez,
of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Robert T.
Dawson, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of
Arkansas, Garr M. King, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Oregon, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, to be United States District Judge for the
District of Nevada, and Gregory Moneta Sleet, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Delaware,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/25, 3/24, 4/29/98
* Small Business
1999 SBA BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Small Business Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request for the Small
Business Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0637
** HEARINGS FOR 19980319
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL/GAO/GPO: Subcommittee on the
Legislative Branch concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999, after receiving testimony in behalf of their respective activities
from ... Architect of the Capitol; ... General Accounting Office; and ...
Government Printing Office.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/12/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FCC/SEC: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/98
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/4, 3/5, 3/12/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the Department of Transportation,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/98
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/24/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--VA/ARMY CEMETERIAL EXPENSES: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and
Independent Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Department of Veterans Affairs and cemeterial expenses of
the Army,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/98
* Appropriations
INTELLIGENCE: Subcommittee on Defense held closed hearings to review certain
intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DOE DEFENSE PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for
national defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the
Department of Energy's science-based stockpile stewardship and management
program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/98
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12, 3/24, 3/26, 3/31/98
* Armed Services
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues related to
the proposed ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of
1949 on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (Treaty Doc.
105-36), pending on Senate Executive Calendar, focusing on the new missions
and interests and military structure of NATO and its impact on Russia's
economic restructuring, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/98
Hearings also held on 1/29, 3/25, 6/4/98
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
to reform and restructure the process by which tobacco products are
manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco
products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco
use,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Legislation
S.Hrg. 105-0886
* Energy
ALASKA NATIVE LAND RIGHTS: Committee concluded hearings on the following
bills:
S. 1488, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United
States to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and a proposed
committee amendment to S. 1488, to provide for the transfer of personal
property at the Adak Naval Complex in Alaska to the Aleut Corporation,... and
S. 1670, to provide for the selection of lands by certain Native Alaskan
veterans of the Vietnam era,...
PRINTED TITLE: Alaska Native Land Rights (S. 1488, S. 1670)
S.Hrg. 105-0549
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 3/25, 3/26/98
* Judiciary
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION ALLIANCES: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights,
and Competition concluded hearings to examine certain issues with regard to
international aviation agreements, including the proposed British
Airways/American Airlines alliance, focusing on antitrust implications and the
impact of alliances on airline marketing practices,...
PRINTED TITLE: International Aviation Agreements and Antitrust Immunity
S.Hrg. 105-0626
* Labor
HEALTH INSURANCE STANDARDS: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the
implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(P.L. 104-191), focusing on its impact on consumers, issuers of health
coverage, State insurance regulators and federal regulators,...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996:
First-Year Implementation Concerns
S.Hrg. 105-0490
* Rules
SMITHSONIAN/KENNEDY CENTER/WOODROW WILSON CENTER: Committee concluded
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year
1999 and operations of the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980324
* Appropriations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education concluded hearings to examine issues with regard to Alzheimers
disease, focusing on its impact on families and research and development
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Alzheimer's Disease (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0555
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of
Agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AMTRAK: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), focusing on how to improve
intercity passenger rail in the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/98
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/19/98
* Appropriations
DRUG ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education concluded hearings on proposals to provide for
nondiscriminatory coverage for substance abuse treatment services under
private group and individual health coverage,...
PRINTED TITLE: Drug Addiction and Recovery (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0573
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on ballistic missile
defense programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/98
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 3/31/98
* Armed Services
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFORM: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology
resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
1999 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense program,
focusing on the management of research, development, test and evaluation
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/12, 3/18/98
* Commerce
GLOBAL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation to reform and restructure the process by which tobacco products
are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco
products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of tobacco
use,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Settlement Overview
S.Hrg. 105-0874
* Commerce
PROFESSIONAL BOXING: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain business
practices within the professional boxing industry, focusing on the role and
status of State regulation, contract issues, and the promotion of the
athletes,...
PRINTED TITLE: Business Practices in the Professional Boxing Industry
S.Hrg. 105-0712
* Economic
CYBERCRIME: Committee concluded hearings to examine the potential problems
with cyber banking and protecting the cyber infrastructure while eliminating
the potential of economic tampering and espionage,....
PRINTED TITLE: Cybercrime, Transnational Crime and Intellectual Property
Theft (at Y4.Ec7:C99)
S.Hrg. 105-0489
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS/HISTORIC SITES/MEMORIALS: Subcommittee on National Parks,
Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 887, to
establish in the National Park Service the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, S. 991, to make technical corrections to the
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, S. 1695, to establish
the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado, and
S.J.Res. 41, approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in
the Nation's Capital,...
PRINTED TITLE: Historic Sites and Memorial (S. 887, S. 991, S. 1695, S.J.Res.
41)
S.Hrg. 105-0491
* Foreign Relations
INDONESIA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings
to examine the current economic and political situation in Indonesia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING: 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 Subcommittee on Government Management,
Information, and Technology on S. 314 and H.R. 716, bills to require that the
Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services
necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies,
and proposed legislation to provide a fair, competitive process for the
selection of sources to perform activities of the Federal Government that are
not inherently governmental functions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Free Market Approach to Federal Contracting: The Fair
Competition Act of 1998 and the Competition in Commercial Activities of 1998
(Joint with Government Reform and Oversight (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0564
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ivan L.R.
Lemelle, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Louisiana, A. Howard Matz, to be United States District Judge for the Central
District of California, and George Caram Steeh III and Arthur J. Tarnow, each
to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/25, 3/18, 4/29/98
* Labor
HEALTH CARE QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to promote
quality and fairness in employment-based group health plans and to improve
consumer protections and the quality of health care in the employment-based
system, including S. 1712, S. 644, S. 373, S. 353, S. 449, and S. 346,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Legislation Relating to Health Care Quality
S.Hrg. 105-051
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1021, to provide
that a veterans' preference eligible (PE) or an individual who has been
separated from military service under honorable conditions after three or more
years of active duty shall not be denied the opportunity to compete for a
vacant position within a Federal agency, either in the competitive or excepted
service,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1021, The Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act
S.Hrg. 105-0949
** HEARINGS FOR 19980325
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on tactical aviation
modernization,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11/98
* Armed Services
PERSIAN GULF: Committee concluded hearings to examine the United States
strategy in the Persian Gulf, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/98
Hearings also held on 1/29, 3/19, 6/4/98
* Banking
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Arthur Levitt
Jr., of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Arthur Levitt, Jr.
S.Hrg. 105-0862
* Commerce
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Subcommittee on Communications held hearings on the
implementation of Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act (P.L. 104-104),
relating to the application process for local telephone companies desiring to
provide long distance service, and S. 1766, to permit Bell operating companies
to provide interstate and intrastate telecommunications services,...
PRINTED TITLE: Section 271 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
S.Hrg. 105-1066
* Energy
LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS: Subcommittee on Forests and Public
Land Management concluded hearings on S. 890, to dispose of certain Federal
properties located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government in the
interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community, S. 1109, to
make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone
Wilderness in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small
parcel of land containing improvements, S. 1468, to provide for the conveyance
of one acre of land from the Santa Fe National Forest to the Village of Jemez
Springs, New Mexico, as the site of a fire sub-station, S. 1469, to provide
for the expansion of the historic community cemetery of El Rito, New Mexico,
through the special designation of five acres of Carson National Forest
adjacent to the cemetery, S. 1510, to convey certain lands to the county of
Rio Arriba, New Mexico, S. 1683, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over
part of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in the State of Washington
from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for
inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest, S. 1719, to provide for the
exchange of land and other assets including certain timber harvest rights with
the Big Sky Lumber Company for inclusion in the Gallatin National Forest and
Deerlodge National Forest in the State of Montana, S. 1752, to convey certain
administrative sites and use the proceeds for the acquisition of office sites
and the acquisition, construction, or improvement of offices and support
buildings for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, Prescott
National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in Arizona, S. 1807, to transfer
administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of public domain land in Lake
County, Oregon, to facilitate management of the land, H.R. 1439, to facilitate
the sale of certain land in Tahoe National Forest in the State of California
to Placer County, California, and H.R. 1663, to clarify the intent of the
Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
continue to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that
were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was
designated as wilderness in that Public Law,...
PRINTED TITLE: Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment Bills (S. 890, S. 1109,
S. 1468, S. 1469, S. 1510, S. 1683, S. 1719, S. 1752, S. 1807, H.R. 1439, H.R.
1663)
S.Hrg. 105-0539
* Foreign Relations
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS REFORM: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy,
Export and Trade Promotion held hearings on S. 1413, to provide a framework
for consideration by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral
economic sanctions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT SECRECY ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 712, to provide
for a system to classify information in the interests of national security and
a system to declassify such information,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 712--Government Secrecy Act of 1997
S.Hrg. 105-0525
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/98
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26/98
* Judiciary
U.S. FLAG PROTECTION: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism, and
Property Rights concluded hearings to examine the tradition and importance of
protecting the United States Flag, and S.J. Res. 40, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the
physical desecration of the flag of the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tradition and Importance of Protecting the U.S. Flag (S.J.Res.
40)
S.Hrg. 105-0608
* Rules
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Federal Election
Commission,...
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 19980326
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION/CORPS OF ENGINEERS: Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1999, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for the
Bureau of Reclamation ... Army Corps of Engineers ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Subcommittee on the Treasury
and General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/HUMANITIES: Subcommittee on
the Interior and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1999 (H.R. 4193/S. 2237) (Department of Agriculture,
Department of the Interior, General Accounting Office, National Endowment for
the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Nondepartmental
Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 105-0817
Hearings also held on 4/1, 4/21, 4/23/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for national defense and the future
years defense program, focusing on Department of Energy atomic energy defense
activities,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/3/98
Hearings also held on 2/3, 2/5, 2/10, 2/12, 3/3, 3/5/98
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces resumed hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the domestic
emergency response program and support to the interagency preparedness
efforts, including the federal response plan and the city training program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/98
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12, 3/19, 3/24, 3/31/98
* Banking
CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP: Committee held hearings to examine the implications
of the recent Supreme Court decision concerning credit union membership, and
proposed legislation to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing
law and ratify the longstanding policy of the National Credit Union
Administration Board with regard to field of membership of Federal credit
unions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of the Recent Supreme Court Decision Concerning Credit
Union Membership
S.Hrg. 105-1025
Hearings also held on 4/2/98
* Commerce
AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded
hearings on S. 1221, to amend title 46 of the United States Code to prevent
foreign ownership and control of United States flag vessels employed in the
fisheries in the navigable waters and exclusive economic zone of the United
States, and to prevent the issuance of fishery endorsements to certain
vessels,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1221, The American Fisheries Act
S.Hrg. 105-1061
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/98
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/25/98
* Labor
HEAD START: Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources' Subcommittee on
Children and Families held joint hearings with the House Committee on
Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and
Families on proposed legislation authorizing funds through fiscal year 2002
for the Head Start program, focusing on Head Start's impact on children and
their families,....
PRINTED TITLE: Head Start: Is It Making a Difference? Can It Be Improved?
(Joint with Education and the Workforce Committee (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0553
** HEARINGS FOR 19980330
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Elaine D.
Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special
Counsel, and Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the
Postal Rate Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Elaine D. Kaplan and Ruth Y. Goldway
S.Hrg. 105-0576
** HEARINGS FOR 19980331
* Aging
HOME HEALTH CARE ACCESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the effect
on seniors of certain policy changes to the home health care provisions under
Medicare as directed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, focusing on the
interim payment system, venipuncture or the drawing of blood, and surety bonds
requirements,...
PRINTED TITLE: Access to Care: The Impact of the Balanced Budget Act on
Medicare Home Health Services
S.Hrg. 105-0592
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CFTC/FDA: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and
Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/10/98
Hearings also held on 2/10, 2/24, 2/26, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for foreign
assistance programs, focusing on certain economic and political issues,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 4/21, 4/23, 6/9, 6/16/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--JUSTICE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Justice, focusing on
counter terrorism programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Counterterrorism--Evaluating the 5-Year Plan (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0711
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on strategic nuclear
policy and related matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/98
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/12, 3/19, 3/24, 3/26/98
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded hearings on S. 1802, authorizing
funds for fiscal years 1999 through 2001 for the Surface Transportation
Board,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board
S.Hrg. 105-1062
* Energy
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1100 and S.
1275, bills to make the United States Immigration and Nationality Act and the
minimum wage provisions of the United States Fair Labor Standards Act
applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and to impose
certain restrictions on textile products manufactured in the Commonwealth,...
PRINTED TITLE: Northern Mariana Islands (S. 1100, S. 1275)
S.Hrg. 105-0558
* Labor
CHARTER SCHOOLS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the role of charter
schools in educational reform, State and Federal efforts to help charter
schools access Federal funds, and S. 1380 and H.R. 2616, bills to extend the
authorization of funds through fiscal year 2002 for titles VI and X of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act to expand the implementation of public
charter schools,...
PRINTED TITLE: Overview of Charter Schools
S.Hrg. 105-0483
* Veterans Affairs
VA COMPENSATION FOR TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES: Committee concluded hearings
on proposed legislation to limit the provision of veterans' benefits for
tobacco-related disability and death,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco-Related Illnesses and VA Compensation
S.Hrg. 105-0908
** HEARINGS FOR 19980401
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for Department of Defense medical
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR: Subcommittee on Interior held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of the Interior,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/26/98
Hearings also held on 3/26, 4/21, 4/23/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NIH: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the National Institutes of Health,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/10, 3/18/98
* Banking
IDENTITY THEFT: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology concluded
hearings to examine the impact and extent of the illegal use of personal
identifiers (social security numbers, credit cards, or personal
identifications) and other related data often available through the electronic
media, and the need for legislation to identify a single federal agency with
jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute criminals involved in crimes of
identity theft,...
PRINTED TITLE: Identity Theft
S.Hrg. 105-0853
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation,
and Recreation held hearings on certain provisions of S. 1693, to renew,
reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park System, focusing on Title
I, to reform management operations of the National Park Service, Title II, to
provide for the establishment of criteria for creating new units of the
National Park Systems, Title III, to extend the current recreational fee
demonstration program through September 30, 2005 and expand it to all units of
the National Park System, and Title V, to create a passport specifically for
use for admission to units of the National Park System,...
PRINTED TITLE: Vision 2020 National Parks Restoration Act (S. 624, S. 1693)
S.Hrg. 105-0579,pt.1
Hearings also held on 4/30/98
* Environment
INDOOR AIR QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relating
to indoor air quality, focusing on the health effects of second-hand smoke in
the workplace and in homes, and related provisions of the proposed tobacco
settlement between State Attorneys General and the tobacco industry,...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Tobacco Smoke
S.Hrg. 105-0678
* Governmental Affairs
BUSINESS MEETING[/NOMINATION]: ... [the] committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Mr. [Melvin R.] Wright, [to be an Associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia.]
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Melvin Randolph Wright
S.Hrg. 105-0577
* Governmental Affairs
YEAR 2000 CONVERSION: Committee concluded hearings to examine Federal
agencies' efforts to successfully convert computer systems for the Year 2000,
focusing on the progress of strategies being implemented to avoid major
computer disruptions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Crashing Into the Millennium: Federal Agency Year 2000
Conversion Efforts
S.Hrg. 105-0533
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 1870,
to provide the National Indian Gaming Commission with resources to monitor and
regulate certain Indian gaming operations,...
PRINTED TITLE: Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act (S. 1870)
S.Hrg. 105-0532,pt.1
* Judiciary
AIRLINE HUB PRACTICES: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition concluded hearings to examine the state of competition in the
domestic aviation industry, focusing on whether airline hubs produce
competitive benefits or impose monopoly prices on the public,...
PRINTED TITLE: Airline Hubs: Fair Competition or Predatory Pricing?
S.Hrg. 105-0659
** HEARINGS FOR 19980402
* Agriculture
ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1323, to regulate
concentrated animal feeding operations for the protection of the environment
and public health,...
PRINTED TITLE: Animal Waste Management Legislation
S.Hrg. 105-0953
* Banking
CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine implications
of the recent Supreme Court decision concerning credit union membership,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26/98
* Energy
PUERTO RICO: Committee met to discuss the political status in Puerto Rico,
focusing on S. 472, to provide for referenda in which the residents of Puerto
Rico may express democratically their preferences regarding the political
status of the territory, and H.R. 856, to provide a process leading to full
self-government for Puerto Rico,...
PRINTED TITLE: Puerto Rico Status (Workshop)
S.Hrg. 105-0517,pt.1
* Labor
CHLOROFLUOROCARBON PROPELLANTS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Federal role in the implementation of Title VI of the Clean Air Act as it
relates to the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in metered-dose inhalers
(MCI), and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to phase out essential-use
exemptions for CFC-based MDIs,...
PRINTED TITLE: Chlorofluorocarbon Propellants in the Atmosphere, Inhalers and
Regulation
S.Hrg. 105-0519
** HEARINGS FOR 19980406
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Methamphetamine: A New Deadly Neighbor (Field hearing held
in Phoeniz (sic), AZ)
S.Hrg. 105-0669
** HEARINGS FOR 19980407
* Indian Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Sovereign Immunity (Field hearing held in Seattle, WA)
S.Hrg. 105-0303,pt.2
** HEARINGS FOR 19980408
* Indian Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Jurisdictional Issues (Field hearing held in Billings, MT)
S.Hrg. 105-0569
** HEARINGS FOR 19980409
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Rail Freight Transportation
S.Hrg. 105-1022
* Indian Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Development (Field hearings held in St. Paul, MN)
S.Hrg. 105-0572
** HEARINGS FOR 19980414
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Internal Revenue Service's Methods (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0581
* Narcotics
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Drug Trafficking: Following Meth from Mexico to the Midwest
(Field hearing held in Marion, IA)
S.Hrg. 105-0497
** HEARINGS FOR 19980415
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: New Charges on 800 Number Providers
S.Hrg. 105-0961
** HEARINGS FOR 19980416
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Southern Nevada Air Service
S.Hrg. 105-0957
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Law Enforcement Needs in Arizona's Indian Country (Field
hearing held in Phoenix, AZ)
S.Hrg. 105-0702
** HEARINGS FOR 19980420
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Juvenile Courts in the 21st Century (Field hearing held in
Cincinnati, OH)
S.Hrg. 105-0836
* Labor
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Quality, Education, Security and Trust Act (Field
hearing held in Burlington, VT)
S.Hrg. 105-0513
** HEARINGS FOR 19980421
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for foreign
assistance, focusing on international crime prevention programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/31, 4/23, 6/9, 6/16/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--GAO/BIA: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related Agencies
held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999, receiving
testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from ... General
Accounting Office; ... Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/26/98
Hearings also held on 3/26, 4/1, 4/23/98
* Appropriations
BREAST CANCER PREVENTION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies held hearings to examine the use of the
drug Tamoxifen for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer,...
PRINTED TITLE: Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0561
* Commerce
MARITIME AND AVIATION LIABILITY: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine concluded hearings on the following measures:
Proposed legislation to revise certain provisions with regard to the
liability of ship owners for loss of and damage to cargo on the high seas as
contained in the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936,...and
S. 943 and H.R. 2005, bills to allow a dependent of a victim of an
international aviation accident occurring on or after January 1, 1995, to sue
for pecuniary loss,...
PRINTED TITLE: Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) and S. 943 and H.R. 2005,
the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA)
S.Hrg. 105-0963
* Finance
AGRICULTURE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS: Subcommittee on International Trade held
hearings to examine certain issues in preparation for the next round of
multilateral agricultural trade negotiations scheduled for May 18-20, 1999 in
Geneva, focusing on barriers to United States farm exports,...
PRINTED TITLE: Upcoming Negotiations on Agriculture in the WTO
S.Hrg. 105-0938
* Intelligence
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT: Committee met in a closed joint
session with the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Technology,
Terrorism, and Government Information to receive a briefing from officials of
the intelligence community on chemical and biological weapons threats to
America.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 4/22, 4/23/98
* Judiciary
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT:
PRINTED TITLE: See entry for Intelligence, this same date.
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the health
effects of ionizing radiations on veterans, and related measures S. 1385, to
expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to
radiation-exposed veterans, and S. 1822, to authorize provision of care to
veterans treated with nasopharyngeal radium irradiation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Ionizing Radiation, Veterans Health Care, and Related Issues
S.Hrg. 105-0983
** HEARINGS FOR 19980422
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact of
a proposal to invest Social Security trust funds in the stock market, focusing
on a General Accounting Office report, Implications of Government Stock
Investing for the Trust Fund, the Federal Budget, and the Economy",...
PRINTED TITLE: Stock Market and Social Security: The Risks and the Rewards
S.Hrg. 105-0567
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the ballistic missile defense program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Banking
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Donna Tanoue,
of Hawaii, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Donna Tanque
S.Hrg. 105-0744
* Commerce
ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES: Subcommittee on Communications concluded
hearings to examine how to promote and deliver advanced telecommunication
services, including satellite technology, broadband services, and network
applications, to consumers in accordance with Section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 which directs the Federal Communications
Commission to lift any regulatory barrier that is preventing companies from
investing in and deploying high-speed data technologies to the public,...
PRINTED TITLE: Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Related
Bandwidth Issues
S.Hrg. 105-1031
* Commerce
VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING: Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness held
hearings to examine current applications of virtual manufacturing which is the
use of information technology to understand, diagnose, and control certain
manufacturing processes, and its impact on the future of American industry,
focusing on the applications of digital and robotics technologies in its
design, production, and control processes,...
PRINTED TITLE: Virtual Manufacturing: Its Current Applications and Future
Promise for American Industry
S.Hrg. 105-0999
* Finance
CHILD CARE ACCESS: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy held
hearings to examine issues relating to child care access, affordability, and
supply in America and the impact of welfare reform on State and Federal child
care programs, and a related measure S. 1577, to provide additional tax relief
to families to increase the affordability of child care,...
PRINTED TITLE: Child Care (S. 1517)
S.Hrg. 105-0950
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of G. Edward
DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of
Management and Budget, and Deidre A. Lee, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of G. Edward DeSeve and Deidre A. Lee
S.Hrg. 105-0509
* Judiciary
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and
Government Information held joint hearings with the Select Committee on
Intelligence to examine Federal efforts in dealing with chemical and
biological weapons threats to America, and the implementation of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (P.L. 104-132),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 4/21, 4/23/98
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of James K.
Robinson, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal
Division, Department of Justice,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of James K. Robinson to be Assistant Attorney
General for the Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 105-0709
* Labor
IDEA REGULATIONS: Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources concluded
joint hearings with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to
examine the Department of Education's development of the regulations necessary
to implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of
1997 (P.L. 105-17),...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed IDEA Regulations (Joint with Education and the
Workforce Committee (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0563
** HEARINGS FOR 19980423
* Agriculture
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the incidence of
fraud and abuse in the Food Stamp Program, focusing on proposed legislation to
strengthen current laws to make it illegal for prisoners and fleeing felons to
collect food stamps by requiring States to conduct criminal background checks
on anyone applying for food stamps, and Federal efforts to ensure the
integrity of the Food Stamp Program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Fraud and Abuse in the Federal Food Stamp Program
S.Hrg. 105-0941
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for foreign
assistance, focusing on a multi-year United States strategy to combat
infectious diseases in developing countries,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/31, 4/21, 6/9, 6/16/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREST SERVICE: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for
the Forest Service,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/26/98
Hearings also held on 3/26, 4/1, 4/21/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NASA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/30, 5/7/98
* Commerce
AVIATION COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to examine
the Department of Transportation's policy regarding unfair exclusionary
conduct in the aviation industry and the competitive implications of
consolidation among United States airlines,...
PRINTED TITLE: Aviation Competition
S.Hrg. 105-1067
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
held hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal land management agencies
the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands in
accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield,...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Lands Management Improvement Act of 1997 (S. 1253)
S.Hrg. 105-0390,pt.2
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/5, 6/4, 6/17/98
* Environment
CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property,
and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency proposed rule to improve visibility and reduce regional haze in
national parks and wilderness areas,...
PRINTED TITLE: Clean Air Act: Proposed Regional Haze Regulations
S.Hrg. 105-0677
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Thelma J.
Askey, of Tennessee, Jennifer Anne Hillman, of Indiana, and Stephen Koplan, of
Virginia, each to be a Member of the United States International Trade
Commission, and Patrick A. Mulloy, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary
of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Thelma J. Askey, Jennifer Anne Hillman, Stephen
Koplan, and Patrick A. Mulloy
S.Hrg. 105-0478
* Governmental Affairs
TELEPHONE SLAMMING: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded
hearings to examine issues relating to telephone slamming which is the
unauthorized switching of a consumer's long-distance service, including S.
1740, to improve the protections against the unauthorized change of
subscribers from one telecommunications carrier to another, which entities are
most responsible for intentional slamming incidents, and the technique used to
deceive consumers,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/18/98
Hearings also held on 2/18/98
* Judiciary
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and
Government Information concluded joint hearings with the Select Committee on
Intelligence to examine Federal efforts in dealing with chemical and
biological weapons threats to America, and the implementation of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (P.L. 104-132),...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/98
Hearings also held on 3/4, 4/21, 4/22/98
* Labor
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM: Senate Committee on Labor and
Human Resources' Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on Commerce's Subcommittee on Health and
Environment on H.R. 2202, authorizing funds for the National Marrow Donor
Program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Gift of Life: Increasing Bone Marrow Donation and
Transplantation (Joint hearing with Committee on Commerce (House))
S.Hrg. 105-0582
** HEARINGS FOR 19980427
* Aging
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Elder Care Today and Tomorrow
S.Hrg. 105-0551
** HEARINGS FOR 19980428
* Budget
JAPAN'S ECONOMY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current state of
the Japanese economy and banking system and their implications for the United
States economy,...
PRINTED TITLE: Japan's Economic Difficulties and Their Potential U.S. Impact
S.Hrg. 105-0557
* Commerce
FEDERAL R&D FUNDING: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine the state of Federal research and development (R&D)
funding in the United States, focusing on America's future role in the
dominance of science and technology,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Research and Development
S.Hrg. 105-1029
* Commerce
YEAR 2000 COMPUTER CONVERSION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
potential impact of the Year 2000 computer conversion problem on the U.S. and
world economies, and to review efforts to address potential problems,...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of the Year 2000 Computer Problem on the World's
Economy
S.Hrg. 105-0952
* Economic
CHINESE ACCESS TO MILITARY TECHNOLOGY: Committee concluded hearings to
examine potential threats of exporting dual use and military technology to
China, and to review a General Accounting Office report on the effectiveness
of Tianemen sanctions restricting technology transfer,...
PRINTED TITLE: Chinese Access to Dual-Use and Military Technology (at
Y4.Ec7:C44/13) (April 28 is given as the hearing's date in the Daily Digest
and on p. 1; the cover records April 24, 1998.)
S.Hrg. 105-0528
* Energy
MINING LAW REFORM: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management held
hearings on S. 326, to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock
mines, S. 327, to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the
extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, and S. 1102, to
provide a reasonable royalty from mineral activities on Federal lands, and to
create a State program for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mining sites
on Federal lands,...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Mining Bills (S. 326, S. 327, S. 1102)
S.Hrg. 105-0668
* Finance
IRS: Committee held oversight hearings on the operation of the Internal
Revenue Service, focusing on ethics and allegations of abuses and improper
conduct by high-level agency officials,...
PRINTED TITLE: IRS Oversight
S.Hrg. 105-0598
Hearings also held on 4/29, 4/30, 5/1/98
* Judiciary
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S.J. Res. 44,
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the
rights of crime victims,...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims
(S.J.Res. 44)
S.Hrg. 105-0798
* Labor
READING AND LITERACY INITIATIVES: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposals to improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families,
focusing on S. 1596 and H.R. 2614, bills to provide for reading excellence by
improving in-service instructional practices for teachers who teach reading,
to stimulate the development of more high-quality family literacy programs, to
support extended learning-time opportunities for children, and to ensure that
children can read well and independently not later than third grade,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reading and Literacy Initiatives
S.Hrg. 105-0546
* Small Business
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TOOLS FOR SMALL BUSINESS: Committee held hearings to
examine environmental compliance assistance for small businesses provided by
the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal laws and initiatives,
environmental self-audits, and State audit privilege and qualified disclosure
laws,...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Compliance Tools for Small Business
S.Hrg. 105-0663
** HEARINGS FOR 19980429
* Finance
IRS: Committee continued oversight hearings on the operation of the Internal
Revenue Service, focusing on ethics and allegations of abuses and improper
conduct by high-level agency officials,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/28/98
Hearings also held on 4/28, 4/30, 5/1/98
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held a closed business meeting to consider
intelligence matters.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
Hearings also held on 4/30/98
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of William A.
Fletcher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Circuit, Chester J. Straub, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Second Circuit, William P. Dimitrouleas, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Stephen P. Mickle, to be
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/98
Hearings also held on 2/4, 2/25, 3/18, 3/24/98
* Labor
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: Committee concluded hearings to examine how assistive
technology should be developed into the 21st century to adequately meet the
needs of persons with disabilities, focusing on proposed legislation to
authorize funds for programs of the Technology-Related Assistance for
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-407),...
PRINTED TITLE: Assistive Technology
S.Hrg. 105-0518
** HEARINGS FOR 19980430
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the role
that transportation plays in allowing U.S. producers to retain their position
in global food and agricultural markets,...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Transportation Problems
S.Hrg. 105-0973
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATION--EPA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the
Environmental Protection Agency,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/23, 5/7/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CUSTOMS SERVICE: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the United States Customs Service, focusing on programs to deter
pornography on the Internet,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26, 5/7, 5/14/98
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--FAA: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Federal Aviation
Administration and on implementation of the recommendations of the National
Civil Aviation Review Commission,...
PRINTED TITLE: FAA Reauthorization and Recommendations of the National Civil
Aviation Review Commission
S.Hrg. 105-1014
* Commerce
BUSINESS MEETING[/NOMINATIONS]: ..., committee concluded hearings on the
aforementioned nominations of [Vice Adm. James M.] Loy[, USC, to be
Commandant, Vice Adm. James C.] Card, [USC, to be Vice Commandant, ...
Pacific Area, ... all of the United States Coast Guard]...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Admiral James M. Loy to be Commandant of the
U.S. Coast Guard and Admiral James C. Card to be Vice Commandant of the U.S.
Coast Guard (Proof title page has 1,119 in error.)
S.Hrg. 105-1019
* Energy
PARK CONCESSIONS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and
Recreation held hearings on proposals to improve the management of concession
operations at national parks, focusing on title IV of S. 1693, to renew,
reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park System, and S. 624, to
establish a competitive process for the awarding of concession contracts in
units of the National Park System,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/1/98
Hearings also held on 4/1/98
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
resumed hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal land management
agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands
in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/23/98
Hearings also held on 4/23, 5/5, 6/4, 6/17/98
* Finance
IRS: Committee continued oversight hearings on the operation of the Internal
Revenue Service, focusing on ethics and allegations of abuses and improper
conduct by high-level agency officials,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/28/98
Hearings also held on 4/28, 4/29, 5/1/98
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/29/98
Hearings also held on 4/29/98
* Judiciary
TOBACCO INDUSTRY: Committee held hearings to examine the impact on the
tobacco industry of proposed legislation relating to the increase in the price
of tobacco products, focusing on whether new opportunities for the black
market would be prevalent if tobacco prices rise,...
PRINTED TITLE: Raising Tobacco Prices: New Opportunities for the Black
Market?
S.Hrg. 105-0932
Hearings also held on 5/12, 5/13/98
* Labor
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research, focusing on the Agency's contribution to technology
assessment and health care quality improvement,...
PRINTED TITLE: Public Expectations of Health Care Quality: Role of the
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
S.Hrg. 105-0548
** HEARINGS FOR 19980501
* Finance
IRS: Committee continued oversight hearings on the operation of the Internal
Revenue Service, focusing on ethics and allegations of abuses and improper
conduct by high-level agency officials,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/28/98
Hearings also held on 4/28, 4/29, 4/30/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980505
* Appropriations
AVIATION COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
concluded hearings to examine the state of competition in the aviation
industry, focusing on airline ticketing and related antitrust enforcement
practices,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/21/97
Hearings also held on 10/21/97, 3/5/98
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Deborah K.
Kilmer, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Deborah Kilmer, to be Assistant Secretary for
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Commerce
S.Hrg. 105-1038
* Economic
IMF: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relating to a proposed
expansion of the International Monetary Fund and its impact on international
economic policy, focusing on IMF bailouts, loan subsidies, and finances,...
PRINTED TITLE: International Monetary Fund and International Economic Policy
(at Y4.Ec7:F96/2)
S.Hrg. 105-0488
* Energy
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
resumed hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal land management
agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands
in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/23/98
Hearings also held on 4/23, 4/30, 6/4, 6/17/98
* Governmental Affairs
D.C. STUDENT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ACT: Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded
hearings to examine the impact of S. 1502, District of Columbia Student
Opportunity Scholarship Act if enacted into law,...
PRINTED TITLE: Giving Children a Chance to Learn: The D.C. Student
Opportunity Scholarship Act
S.Hrg. 105-0538
* Labor
CHILD SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the progress over the
last ten years of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign in the prevention of
childhood injuries,...
PRINTED TITLE: Ten Years of the Safe Kids Campaign
S.Hrg. 105-0554
* Labor
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT: Subcommittee on Children and Families
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds to expand
opportunities for community and neighborhood partnerships through the
Community Services Block Grant program,...
PRINTED TITLE: Community Services Block Grant: Expanding Opportunities for
Community and Neighborhood Partnerships
S.Hrg. 105-0616
** HEARINGS FOR 19980506
* Aging
MEDICARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the status of the Health
Care Financing Administration's development of its information campaign, and
recommendations on ways to help beneficiaries make informed choices among
Medicare health plans and other related resources,...
PRINTED TITLE: Choosing a Health Plan: Providing Medicare Beneficiaries With
the Right Tools
S.Hrg. 105-0584
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the United States Pacific Command,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/11, 5/13, 5/20/98
* Commerce
COMMON CARRIER BUREAU: Subcommittee on Communications concluded oversight
hearings to examine the activities of the Common Carrier Bureau of the Federal
Communications Commission, focusing on its implementation of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Communications Commission, Oversight Common Carrier
Bureau
S.Hrg. 105-1065
* Energy
NEVADA PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management concluded hearings on S. 94 and H.R. 449, bills to provide for the
orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to
provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of
Nevada,...
PRINTED TITLE: Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997 (S. 94,
H.R. 449)
S.Hrg. 105-0670
* Foreign Relations
KOSOVO: Subcommittee on European Affairs held hearings to examine the status
of human rights violations and United States foreign policy in Kosovo,...
PRINTED TITLE: Crisis in Kosovo
S.Hrg. 105-0649
Hearings also held on 6/24/98
* Indian Affairs
TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1691, to
provide for Indian legal reform, focusing on the status of tribal sovereign
immunity and the role it plays to preserve the Federal Government's protection
of tribal self-government, and its impact on Indian economic development,
commercial dealings, and taxation,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
** HEARINGS FOR 19980507
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL TRADE: Committee concluded hearings to examine United States
agricultural trade policy issues, focusing on the importance of trade to the
American economy, and the Administration's preparations for renewed
multilateral trade negotiations in agriculture,...
PRINTED TITLE: United States Agricultural Trade Policy
S.Hrg. 105-0989
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 1999 for the Executive Office of the President,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26, 4/30, 5/14/98
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NSF/OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD:
Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999, ... National Science
Foundation; ... Office of Science and Technology Policy; ... National Science
Board.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/98
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 4/23, 4/30/98
* Banking
HUD MANAGEMENT REFORM: Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community
Development concluded hearings on issues relating to the implementation of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development's "HUD 2020" Management Reform
Plan,...
PRINTED TITLE: Issues Relating to the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan
S.Hrg. 105-0972
* Commerce
AIRCRAFT REPAIR STATIONS: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to
examine the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of repair stations
that maintain and repair aircraft and aircraft components, and S. 1089, to
restrict the use of foreign repair stations by United States airline
companies,...
PRINTED TITLE: General Accounting Office Report on Federal Aviation
Administration Oversight of Aviation Repair Stations, and S. 1089 to Restrict
the Use of Foreign Repair Stations by U.S. Airlines
S.Hrg. 105-1037
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation,
and Recreation held hearings on S. 1693, to improve the ability of the
National Park System to provide state-of-the-art protection and interpretation
to NPS resources, focusing on Title VI, National Parks Resources Inventory and
Management, Title VII, Designation of Tax Refunds and Contributions for the
Benefit of the National Park System, Title VIII, National Park Foundation, and
Title XI, relating to a study of the United States Park Police and Cooperative
Management Agreements,...
PRINTED TITLE: Vision 2020 National Parks Restoration Act (S. 624, S. 1614,
S. 1693)
S.Hrg. 105-0579,pt.2
Hearings also held on 5/14/98
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of William
Joseph Burns, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan, and Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Syrian
Arab Republic,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION: Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded oversight hearings to
examine the operations of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in its
implementation of foreign policy investment and development priorities of the
United States Government,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Labor
TEACHER PERFORMANCE: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposals to
provide more qualified teachers in the American classroom, focusing on certain
provisions of the proposed Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (S. 1882 and
H.R. 6) affecting institutional eligibility for student aid under title IV of
the Higher Education Act,...
PRINTED TITLE: Better Teachers for Today's Classroom: How to Make it Happen
S.Hrg. 105-0610
** HEARINGS FOR 19980508
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings to examine the
employment-unemployment situation for April,...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: April 1998 (at Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/998-5-8)
S.Hrg. 105-0499
** HEARINGS FOR 19980511
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense and
related agencies,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980512
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the
Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) environmental
programs,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/98
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10/98
* Foreign Relations
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1868,
to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen
United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted for their faith
worldwide,. to authorize United States actions in response to religious
persecution worldwide,. and to establish an Ambassador at Large on
International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission
on International Religious Persecution, and a Special Adviser on International
Religious Freedom within the National Security Council,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1868: The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0591
Hearings also held on 6/17/98
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S.
1870, to provide the National Indian Gaming Commission with resources to
monitor and regulate certain Indian gaming operations, focusing on provisions
relating to tribal acquisition of off-reservation lands for gaming purposes,
and the Department of the Interior's role in this process,...
PRINTED TITLE: Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act
S.Hrg. 105-0532,pt.2
* Judiciary
TOBACCO PRICE INCREASE: Committee held hearings to examine the consequences
of raising the price of certain tobacco products as contained in the proposed
comprehensive anti-tobacco legislation, including the impact on the
consumption of tobacco products and the potential for increasing black market
sales of tobacco products,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/98
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/13/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980513
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Transforming Health Care Systems for the 21st Century Issues
and Opportunities for Improving Health Care (Forum)
S.Hrg. 105-0631
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense held hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/20/98
* Banking
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Regulatory Relief concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds
for fiscal year 1999 for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
to expand access to credit and financial services in low income urban, rural,
and Native American communities,...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Community Development Banking and
Financial Institutions Act of 1994
S.Hrg. 105-1000
* Commerce
WIRELESS BUREAU: Subcommittee on Communications held oversight hearings on
the Federal Communications Commission, focusing on activities of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Communications Commission: Oversight of the Wireless
Carrier Bureau
S.Hrg. 105-1013
* Foreign Relations
INDIA: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held hearings to
examine India's nuclear weapons potential, focusing on United States and India
relations after India's recent series of underground nuclear weapons tests,
including the President's proposed economic sanctions against India for
conducting these tests,...
PRINTED TITLE: Crisis in South Asia: India's Nuclear Tests; Pakistan's
Nuclear Tests; India and Pakistan: What Next?
S.Hrg. 105-0620
Hearings also held on 6/3, 7/13/98
* Foreign Relations
TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on the Montreal Protocol No. 4 to
Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to
International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on October 12, 1929, as amended
by the Protocol done at The Hague on September 8, 1955 (Treaty Doc. 95-2 B),
the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of
December 2, 1961, as Revised at Geneva on November 10, 1972, on October 23,
1978, and on March 19, 1991, and signed by the United States on October 25,
1991 (Treaty Doc. 104-17), the Grains Trade Convention and Food Aid Convention
Constituting the International Grains Agreement, 1995 signed by the United
States on June 26, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 105-4), Convention on the International
Maritime Organization signed at Geneva, March 6, 1948 (the IMO Convention)
(Treaty Doc. 104-36), and Trademark Law Treaty done at Geneva on October 27,
1994, with Regulations and signed by the United States on October 28, 1994
(Treaty Doc. 105-35),...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERROR CORRECTION ACT: Subcommittee on International
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings on S. 1710, to
provide for the correction of certain Federal retirement coverage errors (with
the exception of errors in effect for a period of less than three years of
employee service after December 31, 1986) concerning: (1) Social Security-only
covered employees who were erroneously CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System)
covered or CSRS Offset covered,. (2) Social Security-only covered employees
not eligible to elect FERS (Federal Employees Retirement System) who were
erroneously FERS covered,. (3) CSRS covered, CSRS Offset covered, and FERS
eligible Social Security-only covered employees who were erroneously FERS
covered without an election,. (4) FERS covered current and former employees
who were erroneously CSRS covered or CSRS Offset covered,. and (5) annuitants
and survivors in cases where FERS covered employees were erroneously CSRS
covered or CSRS Offset covered,...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1710--Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act of 1998
S.Hrg. 105-0639
* Judiciary
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
constitutionality of proposed legislation to reform and restructure the
process by which tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed,
to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, and to redress the adverse
health effects of tobacco use,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/98
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/12/98
** HEARINGS FOR 19980514
* Agriculture
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE: Committee held hearings to examine the Department of
Agriculture information technology systems to ensure compliance with Year 2000
deadline,...
PRINTED TITLE: Year 2000 Compliance
S.Hrg. 105-0979
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS: Subcommittee on
Treasury and General Government concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of the Treasury, focusing on
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' Gang Resistance, Education and
Training program,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/98
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26, 4/30, 5/7/98
* Appropriations
ERISA: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and
Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA) preemption, focusing on remedies for denied or delayed
health claims,...
PRINTED TITLE: ERISA Preemption: Remedies for Denied or Delayed Health
Claims (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0859
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation,
and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 1693, to improve state-of-the-art
protection and interpretation to NPS sources, focusing on Title IX, Commercial
Filming in National Parks, and Title X, Capital Improvement Project Bond
Demonstration Program, and S. 1614, to require a permit for the making of a
motion picture, television program, or other forms of commercial visual
depiction in a unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge
System,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/7/98
Hearings also held on 5/7/98
* Foreign Relations
CHINA: Committee held hearings to examine United States interests at the
forthcoming U.S.-China summit to be held in June,...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Interests at the June U.S.--China Summit
S.Hrg. 105-0568
* Foreign Relations
IRAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs concluded hearings
to examine United States policy toward Iran,...
PRINTED TITLE: United States Policy Toward Iran
S.Hrg. 105-0611
* Governmental Affairs
SAFETY OF FOOD IMPORTS: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held
hearings to examine the adequacy of procedures and systems used by the
Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service and the
Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration to
oversee the safety of food imported into the United States,...
PRINTED TITLE: Safety of Food Imports
S.Hrg. 105-0516,pt.1
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Rosemary S.
Pooler and Robert D. Sack, both of New York, each to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Second Circuit, Victoria A. Roberts, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Richard W. Roberts, to be
United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Ronnie L.
White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Missouri,...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 105-0205,pt.4 6/18, 7/16, 7/30/98
* Small Business
NOMINATION: ...committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Mr. [Fred
P.] Hochberg, [of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business
Administration]...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Fred P. Hochberg to be Deputy Administrator of
the Small Business Administration
S.Hrg. 105-0685
** HEARINGS FOR 19980518
* Foreign Relations
INDONESIA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings
to examine the political situation in Indonesia and the United States response
to recent incidents of unrest,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Governmental Affairs
FAITH-BASED CHARITIES: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine the
role of certain faith-based charities in the District of Columbia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Role of Faith-Based Charities in the District of Columbia
S.Hrg. 105-0599
** HEARINGS FOR 19980519
* Appropriations
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded
hearings to examine the state of advanced nuclear technologies, focusing on
the disposal of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power reactors, the future
strategic direction for nuclear energy and nuclear regulation, and the
development of the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Commerce
FCC: Subcommittee on Communications resumed oversight hearings to examine the
Federal Communications Commission, focusing on activities of the Mass Media
Bureau,...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Communications Commission Oversight: Mass Media
Bureau
S.Hrg. 105-1002
* Energy
PUERTO RICO: Committee held oversight hearings to examine fiscal and economic
implications of a change in the political status of Puerto Rico,...
PRINTED TITLE: Puerto Rico Status
S.Hrg. 105-0517,pt.2
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine the state of
computer security within Federal, State and local agencies, focusing on
certain risks related to computer-communication technology and efforts to
reduce them,...
PRINTED TITLE: Weak Computer Security in Government: Is the Public at Risk?
S.Hrg. 105-0609
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
held hearings on S. 1914, to provide reforms to the business provisions of the
bankruptcy code, focusing on Title II which updates and improves provisions of
the bankruptcy code designed to ensure liquidity in financial markets, Title
IV which establishes special fast-track bankruptcy procedures for businesses
in Chapter 11 which have less than $5 million in debt, and certain tax
provisions,...
PRINTED TITLE: Business Bankruptcy Reform Act: Business Bankruptcy Issues in
Review (S. 1914)
S.Hrg. 105-0788
Hearings also held on 6/1/98
* Judiciary
TELEPHONE INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights
and Competition concluded hearings to examine the state of competition in the
telecommunications industry, focusing on how consolidation within the industry
will affect businesses and consumers, including the impact of the proposed
merger between Ameritech and SBC Communications, Inc.,...
PRINTED TITLE: Consolidation in the Telephone Industry: Good or Bad for the
Consumer
S.Hrg. 105-0740
* Labor
HEALTH CARE QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine how to implement
improved health claim grievance procedures, focusing on the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requirements regarding internal review
of health benefit claims and the need for independent external review, and S.
1712, to improve the quality of health plans and provide protections for
consumers enrolled in such plans,...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Quality: Grievance Procedures
S.Hrg. 105-0560
** HEARINGS FOR 19980520
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Living Longer, Growing Stronger: The Vital Role of Geriatric
Medicine (Forum)
S.Hrg. 105-0623
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
Defense,...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/01
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/22, 5/6, 5/11, 5/13/98
* Appropriations
OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine issues relating
to the funding of osteoporosis prevention, education, and research,...
PRINTED TITLE: Osteoporosis: Prevention, Education, and Research (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 105-0861
* Commerce
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings
to examine the scope of harmful algal blooms, including pfiesteria, red tide,
brown tide, and paralytic shellfish poisoning, including hypoxia, a condition
related to harmful algal blooms, that has created a massive "dead zone" in the
Gulf of Mexico, and S. 1480, to authorize funds for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to conduct research, monitoring, education and
management activities for the eradication and control of harmful algal blooms,
including blooms of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins,...
PRINTED TITLE: Harmful Algal Blooms
S.Hrg. 105-1030
* Economic
U.S. INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current state of intelligence operations in the United States, focusing on
Russian radio frequency technology, Russia's offensive biological weapons
program, and Chinese intelligence operations,...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism and Intelligence Operations (at Y4.Ec7:T27)
S.Hrg. 105-0570
* Foreign Relations
RUSSIAN POLICY: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded hearings to
examine Russian and domestic policy issues and United States policy toward
Russia,...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of 12/7/01
* Foreign Relations
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