106th Congress (1999 - 2000)
Senate Hearings, Printed and Unprinted, by Date
Compiled March 7, 2005 at North Carolina State University
** HEARINGS FOR 19990105
* Armed Services
U.S. ARMED FORCES STATUS: On Tuesday, January 5, committee concluded hearings
to review the status of the United States Armed Forces and any shortfalls in
resources and capabilities that might prevent them from successfully executing
their assigned missions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Status of
the U.S. Armed Forces, Military Posture, Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs,
Unified Commands, Department of Energy)
S.Hrg. 106-0116,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, 3/16, 3/18, 4/13/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990112
* Appropriations
STEM CELL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies held hearings to examine the
scientific implications of stem cell research and development, focusing on
patent and technology transfer implications and how intellectual property
consideration affect basic science and the future development of products for
public benefits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 12/2/98
Hearings also held on 12/2/98, 1/26/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990115
* Appropriations
YEAR 2000 CONVERSION: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
status of government and industry efforts to prepare for Year 2000 computer
compliance, and to review a related proposed allocation and plan for certain
federal agencies to achieve Y2K compliance activities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Year 2000 Computer Problem (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0022
Hearings also held on 1/20/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990119
* Budget
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee held hearings on Social Security reform
issues, including treatment of the postwar generation, privatization, and Old
Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2000
S.Hrg. 106-0042
Hearings also held on 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990120
* Appropriations
YEAR 2000 CONVERSION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the status of
government and industry efforts to prepare for Year 2000 computer compliance,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/15/99
Hearings also held on 1/15/99
* Banking
AUTHORIZATION--EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT: Subcommittee on International Trade
and Finance concluded hearings on proposed legislation to authorize funds for
programs of the Export Administration Act and the potential need for an
extension of the expired EAA, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Export Administration Act
S.Hrg. 106-0461
Hearings also held on 3/16/99
* Budget
FEDERAL TAX POLICY: Committee concluded hearings on Federal Tax Policy
issues, including the tax rate, revenue growth, future changes in the tax
code, tax reform consequences, use of federal budget surplus for tax cuts, and
saving and investment initiatives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--FAA: Committee held hearings on S.82, authorizing funds for
the Federal Aviation Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Legislation,
S. 82 (This number was incorrectly assigned to the hearing, "Airline
Passenger Fairness Act (S. 383)"; the correct designation for that title is
S.Hrg. 106-845.)
S.Hrg. 106-0425
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Susan G.
Esserman of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with
the rank of Ambassador, and Timothy F. Geithner of New York, to be Under
Secretary for International Affairs, Gary S. Gensler of Maryland, to be Under
Secretary for Domestic Finance, Edwin M. Truman of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary for International Affairs, and David C. Williams of Illinois, to be
Inspector General for Tax Administration, all of the Department of the
Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Health
HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine group health plan
comparative information and coverage determination standards, focusing on
proposed regulation on internal claims and appeals procedures and information
disclosure requirements for plans under the Employee Retirement and Income
Security Act (ERISA), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Group Health Plan Comparative Information and Coverage
Determination Standards
S.Hrg. 106-0002
** HEARINGS FOR 19990121
* Appropriations
MINORITY HEALTH ISSUES: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education and Related Agencies held hearings to examine the results of the
Institute of Medicine assessment of National Institutes of Health research and
programs for ethnic minorities and the medically underserved, including
differences in cancer survival rates, cancer research approach and
prioritization, prevention and treatment programs, clinical trials, research
result communication, and improvement of health, ...
S.Hrg. 106-0091
PRINTED TITLE: Cancer Research in Minority and Medically Underserved
Populations (Special hearing)
** HEARINGS FOR 19990122
* Appropriations
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on Social Security
reform issues, including projected Social Security surpluses, voluntary
savings matches, privatized individual accounts, retirement ages,
cost-of-living allowance, and benefit reduction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990126
* Agriculture
AGRIBUSINESS CONCENTRATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine economic
concentration in agriculture and agribusiness with an emphasis on changes in
the pork industry and other areas of livestock farming, focusing on Cargill,
Incorporated's proposed acquisition of Continental Grain Company's grain
merchandising business, and S.101, to promote trade in United States
agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added products, and to prepare
for future bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concentration in Agribusiness
S.Hrg. 106-0194
* Appropriations
STEM CELL RESEARCH: Committee concluded hearings on the ethical, scientific,
and legal implications of the recent decision of the Department of Health and
Human Services to allow federally funded stem cell research, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 12/2/98
Hearings also held on 12/2/98, 1/12/99
* Finance
TRADE POLICY: Committee held hearings on trade policy issues, including trade
negotiating agenda, international economic agenda, including export promotion
programs, trade adjustment assistance program, and administration of unfair
trade laws, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Trade Policy In the Era of Globalization
S.Hrg. 106-0045
Hearings also held on 1/27, 1/28/99
* Health
IMPROVING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES: Committee concluded hearings on S. 277, to
improve elementary and secondary education programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving Education Opportunities: Senator's Perspective
S.Hrg. 106-0001
** HEARINGS FOR 19990127
* Budget
BUDGET PROCESS REFORM: Committees concluded joint hearings on S. 92, to
provide for biennial process and a biennial appropriations process and to
enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government, and S. 93, to
improve and strengthen the budget process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: To Consider Budget Process Reform (Joint with Governmental
Affairs)
S.Hrg. 106-0024
* Energy
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY IMPACT: Committee concluded oversight hearings
on the impacts of coastal areas and communities caused by offshore oil and gas
exploration and development, and on S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact
Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act)
to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of
the American people, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Offshore Oil and Gas Activity Impact
S.Hrg. 106-0014
* Finance
TRADE POLICY: Committee continued hearings on trade policy issues affecting
the services sector, international investments, agricultural trade, housing
costs, and the steel industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/26/99
Hearings also held on 1/26, 1/28/99
* Foreign Relations
IMF REFORM: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade
Promotion met to receive a briefing on International Monetary Fund reform
issues, including transparency, accountability, market-based loans, private
sector burden-sharing, and policy improvement from Lawrence H. Summers, Deputy
Secretary of the Treasury.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Judiciary
SATELLITE/CABLE COMPETITION: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition concluded hearings to examine the competitive implications of
Echostar's proposed purchase of the MCI orbital satellite slot, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Satellite/Cable Competition: An Examination of the
Echostar/MCI deal
S.Hrg. 106-0066
** HEARINGS FOR 19990128
* Armed Services
IRAQ POLICY: Committee concluded hearings, in open and closed sessions, on
issues involving Iraq, including the Department of Defense's role in
implementing Iraq policies and events surrounding Operation Desert Fox, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Policy on Iraq
S.Hrg. 106-0327
* Budget
SOCIAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the United States
long-term fiscal outlook, focusing on Social Security reform and funding, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Energy
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the current
state of the petroleum industry in the United States, including the effects of
declining crude oil prices and foreign oil dependence, and S. 325, to provide
tax incentives to encourage production of oil and gas within the United
States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: State of the Petroleum Industry
S.Hrg. 106-0026
* Finance
TRADE POLICY: Committee continued hearings on trade policy issues, including
abusive child labor, international labor, global environmental objectives, and
global economic integration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/26/99
Hearings also held on 1/26, 1/27/99
* Judiciary
SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 247, to
amend title 17, United States Code, to reform the copyright law with respect
to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act (S. 247)
S.Hrg. 106-0143
** HEARINGS FOR 19990129
* Budget
ECONOMIC AND BUDGET OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Congressional Budget Office's report on The Economic and Budget Outlook:
Fiscal Years 2000-2009, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Finance
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Susan G. Esserman, Timothy F. Geithner, Gary S.
Gensler, Edwin M. Truman, and David C. Williams
S.Hrg. 106-0011
* Intelligence
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee met in closed session to consider pending
intelligence matters.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS BENEFITS: Committee concluded hearings on findings and
recommendations of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition
Assistance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Findings and Recommendations of the Commission on
Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance
S.Hrg. 106-0319
** HEARINGS FOR 19990202
* Armed Services
NATIONAL SECURITY: Committee held hearings, in open and closed sessions, on
current and future worldwide threats to U.S. national security, including
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international narcotrafficking
and organized crime, information warfare, terrorist bombings, Russia, China,
Iraq, North Korea, Iran, India and Pakistan, the Balkans, the Aegean, Haiti,
and Africa, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Worldwide Threats
S.Hrg. 106-0436
Hearings also held on 4/22/99
* Budget
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: Committee held hearings on the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Energy
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Carolyn L.
Huntoon, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Carolyn Huntoon Nomination
S.Hrg. 106-0046
* Finance
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND TAX PROPOSALS: Committee held hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 and related tax
proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget and Tax Proposals
S.Hrg. 106-0114
** HEARINGS FOR 19990203
* Armed Services
DEFENSE BUDGET: Committee held hearings on proposed legislation authorizing
funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 3/2, 3/4, 3/16, 3/18, 4/13/99
* Budget
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: Committee held hearings on the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990204
* Appropriations
COUNTERTERRORISM: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies concluded hearings on counterterrorism issues, including
terrorist prevention, response capabilities, domestic readiness, domestic
terrorist groups, the bombings in East Africa, international terrorism, and
international partnerships and cooperations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Counterterrorism and Infrastructure Protection (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0145
* Energy
RECREATION FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to review
the Department of the Interior Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, focusing
on implementation, fee revenue generation, expenditures, approaches to fee
collection, and effects on visitation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Recreation Fee Demonstration Program
S.Hrg. 106-0029
* Environment
NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private
Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded oversight hearings to review activities
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including nuclear industry regulation,
enforcement and safety concerns, and NRC organizational and regulatory
reforms, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Review of Programs and Reforms
S.Hrg. 106-0039
* Finance
WORK INCENTIVES FOR THE DISABLED: Committee held hearings to amend the Social
Security Act to the availability of health care coverage for working
individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to and Self-Sufficiency
Program in Social Security Administration to provide such individuals
withmeaningful opportunities to work, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (S. 331)
S.Hrg. 106-0122
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of James M. Simon,
Jr., of Alabama, to be Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of James M. Simon, Jr., to be Assistant Director of
Central Intelligence for Administration
S.Hrg. 106-0394
Hearings also held on 2/26/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990205
* Small Business
BUSINESS MEETING: On Friday, February 5, Committee favorably reported the
following business items: ... and The nomination of Phyllis K. Fong, of
Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration. Also, the
committee approved their rules of procedure for the 106th Congress.
PRINTED TITLE: Organizational Meeting, Markup of Pending Legislation, and
Nomination of Phyllis K. Fong to be Inspector General of the Small Business
Administration
S.Hrg. 106-0056
* Year 2000
Y2K IMPACT ON FOOD SUPPLY: On Friday, February 5, Committee concluded
hearings to examine Y2K problem within the food supply industry, focusing on
the Department of Agriculture's assessment of the food industry's Y2K
preparedness, food processing and distribution, Y2K impacts on food producers,
dairy industry, precision farming and general crop farming, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Food Supply: Will the Cupboards be Bare? (at Y4.3:T22/F73/2)
S.Hrg. 106-0089
** HEARINGS FOR 19990209
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural, and Related
Agencies concluded hearings on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2000 for the Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R. 1906/S. 1233) (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug
Administration, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0390
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/16, 4/27/99
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the of Wayne O. Burkes, of
Mississippi, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Department of
Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Wayne O. Burkes, to be a Member of the Surface
Transportation Board
S.Hrg. 106-0467
YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM: Committee held hearings on S. 96, to regulate
commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly
resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems to processing
data that includes a 2-digit expression of that date, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 96, The Y2K Act
S.Hrg. 106-0429
* Finance
SOCIAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings on general revenue financing of
Social Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: General Revenue Financing of Social Security
S.Hrg. 106-0642
* Health
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds to extend programs and activities under
the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education
Proposals
S.Hrg. 106-0030
** HEARINGS FOR 19990210
* Indian Affairs
NOMINATION: ... Committee concluded hearings on the nomination [of Montie R.
Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission], ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation of Montie Deer
S.Hrg. 106-0003
** HEARINGS FOR 19990211
* Health
EDUCATION BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the proposed budget request
for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Education, focusing on special
education costs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, education,
career preparation programs, military children, and higher education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Education Budget Proposals
S.Hrg. 106-0031
** HEARINGS FOR 19990219
* Year 2000
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Millennium Bug: Is Oregon Prepared? (at Y4.3:T22/M61)
S.Hrg. 106-0088
** HEARINGS FOR 19990222
* Aging
WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
impact of certain individual accounts contained in Social Security reform
proposals on women's current Social Security benefits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Women and Social Security Reform: Are Individual Accounts the
Answer?
S.Hrg. 106-0098
** HEARINGS FOR 19990223
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HHS/NIH: Subcommittee Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Health and Human Services, including
the National Institutes of Health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R.
3037/S. 1650) (Department of Education, Department of Health and Human
Services, Department of Labor, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0332
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/23/99
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Committee held oversight hearings on the
Federal Reserve's semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins monetary policy report and on
proposed legislation to enhance competition in the financial services industry
by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities
firms, and other financial service providers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's First Monetary Policy Report for 1999
S.Hrg. 106-0250
* Budget
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE: Committee concluded hearings on elements of the
framework for Social Security and Medicare in the President's proposed budget
for fiscal year 2000, including reform principles, program structure, trust
fund accounting, budget surpluses and debt reduction, general revenue
payments, private sector investments, demographics, and Universal Savings
Accounts, ... PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/24, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Commerce
SATELLITE TV ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S.303, to amend the
Communications Act of 1934 to enhance the ability of direct broadcast
satellite and other multichannel video providers to compete effectively with
cable television systems, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 303, Satellite Television Act of 1999
S.Hrg. 106-0482
* Finance
U.S. TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE: Committee concluded hearings to examine
issues of international dispute settlement and domestic enforcement measures
relating to United States trade agreement compliance, including the World
Trade Organization, bilateral agreements, U.S. trade laws, North American Free
Trade Agreement, and the beef, distilled spirits, and banana industries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Monitoring and Enforcement of International Trade Agreements
S.Hrg. 106-0065
* Health
EDUCATION REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on elementary and secondary
education reform initiatives at the state level and the view of state
governors on the proper role of the federal government in education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Education Reform: Governors' Views
S.Hrg. 106-0004
** HEARINGS FOR 19990224
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture,
focusing on crop insurance reform, Russian food assistance, and certain Y2K
issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2000 Budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
S.Hrg. 106-0277
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DOD: Strategic Subcommittee concluded, hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Defense, focusing on national missile defense programs and policies, and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Strategic)
S.Hrg. 106-0116, pt.7
Hearings also held on 2/26, 3/11, 3/22, 4/14/99
AUTHORIZATION--DOD: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded, hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Defense, focusing on recruiting and retention policies, and the future years
defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Personnel)
S.Hrg. 106-0116, pt.6
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/11, 3/24/99
Y2K NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACT: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
Support concluded hearings to examine the preparation and readiness for, and
the potential impact of, the Year 2000 computer problem on the Department of
Defense and the intelligence community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review the National Security Ramifications of the Year 2000
Computer Problem
S.Hrg. 106-0291
* Banking
FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION: Committee continued hearings on proposed
legislation to enhance competition in the financial services industry by
providing framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other
financial service providers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Financial Services Modernization
S.Hrg. 106-0426
Hearings also held on 2/25/99
* Budget
NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on national security and
defense budget issues, including defense strategy, operational tempo,
procurement budget, readiness, modernization, nuclear forces, ballistic
missile defense, waste and inefficiency, operation and support, and Pentagon
infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 3/2,
3/3/99
* Commerce
COAST GUARD BUDGET: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings
on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the United
States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Coast Guard Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2000
S.Hrg. 106-0512
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BUDGET: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic
Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2000 for National Park Service programs and
operations, focusing on visitor services, maintenance and infrastructure
repair, and cultural and natural resource enhancement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the National Park
Service
S.Hrg. 106-0025
* Environment
EPA BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2000 for the Environmental Protection Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget
Request
S.Hrg. 106-0129
Y2K/NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND CHEMICAL SAFETY: Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings on potential
year 2000 computer problem issues relative to the nuclear industry and
chemical safety, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nuclear and Chemical Safety, Y2K Issues
S.Hrg. 106-0044
* Finance
RETIREMENT SAVINGS: Committee concluded hearings on issues relating to
retirement savings and the current status, availability, and effectiveness of
tax-favored savings vehicles, and the proposed Retirement Savings Opportunity
Act, to expand the opportunities for Americans to save for their retirement in
IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement saving vehicles, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Increasing Savings for Retirement
S.Hrg. 106-0488
* Foreign Relations
ANTI-SEMITISM IN RUSSIA: Committee concluded hearings on anti-Semitism in
Russia, focusing on historical background, the Communist Party, Neo-Nazi
movement, violence, public opinion, and international dialogue, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Anti-Semitism in Russia
S.Hrg. 106-0006
FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for foreign
assistance programs, and to review the principles and practice of U.S. foreign
policy around the world, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2000 Foreign Affairs Budget and Embassy Security
for a New Millennium
S.Hrg. 106-0047
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 4/21/99
* Governmental Affairs
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT: Committee held hearings on the future of the
Independent Counsel Act enacted in 1978 as part of the Watergate reform and
due to expire this year, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of the Independent Counsel Act
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 4/14/99
S.Hrg. 106-0131
* Health
MEDICAL RESEARCH AND CONFIDENTIALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
issues involving balancing the needs of medical research and confidentiality,
including the General Accounting Office report Medical Records Privacy, Common
Rule, FDA regulations, information technology, and the institutional review
board system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Privacy Under a Microscope: Balancing the Needs on Research
and Confidentiality
S.Hrg. 106-0016
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN PROGRAMS BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for Indian programs, focusing on
health, housing, education, government, and law enforcement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2000 Budget
S.Hrg. 106-0008
* Narcotics Control
U.S.-MEXICO COUNTER NARCOTICS: Caucus concluded hearings to evaluate the
future of U.S.-Mexico counter narcotic relations, reviewing the degree and
level of cooperation and dedication from Mexico, focusing on the High Level
Contact Group, Border Task Forces, extradition, cartels, money laundering,
Operation Casablanca, and air and maritime efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Drug Control: Update on United States--Mexican
Counternarcotics Efforts
S.Hrg. 106-0060
** HEARINGS FOR 19990225
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--IRS: Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Internal
Revenue Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Treasury and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year
2000 (H.R. 2490/S. 1282) (Department of the Treasury, Executive Office of the
President, Nondepartmental Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0314
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/25, 4/15/99
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Transportation
concluded oversight hearings on Department of Transportation management issues
raised in recent General Accounting Office and Inspector General reports,
focusing on the Federal Aviation Administration, aviation, highway, and rail
safety programs, Amtrak's financial condition, year 2000 computer problem, and
the Coast Guard anti-drug efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R. 2084/S. 1143) (Department of
Transportation, General Accounting Office, National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0221
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/10, 3/23, 3/25/99
* Armed Services
U.S. KOSOVO POLICY: Committee concluded hearings on United States policy
regarding Kosovo, focusing on diplomacy, NATO air strike threats, a NATO-led
implementation force, the Rambouillet negotiation, the Kosovo Verification
Mission, and U.S. military intervention, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Policy and NATO Military Operations in Kosovo
S.Hrg. 106-0794
Hearings also held on 4/15, 7/1, 7/20, 10/14, 10/21, 11/3/99
* Banking
FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation to enhance competition in the financial services industry by
providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities
firms, and other financial services providers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24/99
* Energy
ENERGY BUDGET: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Energy and
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the Department of
Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
S.Hrg. 106-0159
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2000, Budget Request for the Forest
Service (Joint 3/16/99 with Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management)
S.Hrg. 106-0061
Hearings also held on 3/12, 3/16/99
* Foreign Relations
SODA ASH EXPORTS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded
hearings to examine Asian trade barriers to United States soda ash exports,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Health
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: Subcommittee on Public Health concluded hearings to
examine the public health problem of antimicrobial resistance, or the ability
of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Antimicrobial Resistance: Solutions for this Growing Public
Health Threat
S.Hrg. 106-0007
* Judiciary
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition concluded hearings to review competition and antitrust issues
relating to the Telecommunications Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Third Anniversary of the Telecom Act: A Competition and
Antitrust Review
S.Hrg. 106-0103
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings to review
the legislative recommendations of certain veteran's organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/4, 3/17, 3/24/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990226
* Armed Services
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest [DOD AUTHORIZATION
by Strategic Subcommittee]
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/11, 3/22, 4/14/99
* Intelligence
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest. [James M. Simon,
Jr., nomination hearing]
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/4/99
Hearings also held on 2/4/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990301
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposal to preserve the financial well-being of the Social
Security and Medicare programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Social Security Reform: Is More Money the Answer?
S.Hrg. 106-0099
* Judiciary
Y2K FAIRNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 461,
to assure that innocent users and businesses gain access to solutions to the
year 2000 problem-related failures through fostering an incentive to settle
year 2000 lawsuits that may disrupt significant sectors of the American
economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Y2K Bill: The Next Generation (S. 461)
S.Hrg. 106-0171
** HEARINGS FOR 19990302
* Agriculture
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture, focusing on assistance to
producers and farm economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/9/99
Hearings also held on 2/9, 3/16, 4/27/99
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation, authorizing funds for federal child nutrition programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs
S.Hrg. 106-0307
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 2/3, 3/4, 3/16, 3/18, 4/13/99
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First
Session, 106th Congress (Brian E. Sheridan; Dr. Lawrence J. Delaney; Dr.
Carolyn L. Huntoon; Gen. Eric K. Shinseki; Lt. Gen. James L. Jones, Jr.; F.
Whitten Peters; Arthur L. Money, Carol A. DiBattiste; Charles A. Blanchard;
Gen. Henry H. Shelton; Gen. Joseph W. Ralston; Gen. Richard B. Myers; Gen.
Thomas A. Schwartz; Gen. Ralph Eberhart; Alphonso Maldon, Jr. and John K.
Veroneau)
S.Hrg. 106-0584
Hearings also held on 4/27, 5/4, 6/8, 7/21, 8/3, 9/9, 10/27, 11/4/99
* Budget
NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings on the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for national defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24,
3/3/99
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Surface Transportation Board, Department of
Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board
S.Hrg. 106-0624
* Energy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUDGET: Committee concluded oversight hearings on
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of the Interior, focusing on Minerals Management Service, Lands
Legacy Initiative, Payments in Lieu of Taxes, Mining Law, National Park
Service, Office of Insular Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, and Alaska issues,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the Department of the
Interior
S.Hrg. 106-0081
* Foreign Relations
HURRICANE MITCH RELIEF: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps,
Narcotics and Terrorism concluded hearings on the United States relief efforts
in response to Hurricanes Mitch and Georges, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Relief Efforts in Response to Hurricane Mitch
S.Hrg. 106-0005
* Health
DETERMINING MEDICAL NECESSITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues
with regard to the delivery of necessary health care in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medical Necessity: From Theory to Practice
S.Hrg. 106-0009
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs and the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings
to review the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/17, 3/24/99
* Year 2000
Y2K IMPACT ON FOOD INDUSTRY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
Y2K-related problems within the food industry, focusing on the manufacturing,
distribution, and retail of food products and recommendations relative to the
status of food import, export, preparation, and distribution, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Food Industry and Y2K: Starving for Attention? (at
Y4.3:T22/F73)
S.Hrg. 106-0038
** HEARINGS FOR 19990303
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CAPITOL POLICE BOARD/ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: Subcommittee on
Legislative Branch concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2000 for the U.S. Capitol Police Board, ... Also, Subcommittee held
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Office of
the Architect of the Capitol, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000
(Architect of the Capitol (except House items), Congressional Budget Office,
General Accounting Office, General Printing Office, Joint Committee on
Taxation, Joint Economic Committee, Library of Congress, Nondepartmental
Witnesses, Office of Compliance, U.S. Capitol Police Board, U.S. Senate)
S.Hrg. 106-0033
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/99
APPROPRIATIONS--EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/23/99
Hearings also held on 2/23, 3/23/99
NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000
(H.R. 2561/S. 1122) (Department of Defense, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0238
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/11, 5/14, 5/19, 7/14/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland concluded, hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on Army modernization, and the future years defense
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Airland
Forces)
S.Hrg. 106-0116,pt.4
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/99
APPROPRIATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on recommendations pertaining to military retirement, pay
and compensation, and the Future Years Defense Program, and certain provisions
of S. 4, to improve pay and retirement equity for members of the Armed Forces
(passed Senate on 2-24-99), ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/11, 3/24/99
SEAPOWER OVERVIEW: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded, hearings on the 21st
century seapower vision overview and maritime implications of 21st century
threats, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Seapower)
S.Hrg. 106-0116,pt.2
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/24, 4/13, 4/21/99
* Budget
YEAR 2000 BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Congressional
Budget Office's analysis of the President's proposed budget for fiscal year
2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/19/99
Hearings also held on 1/19, 1/20, 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/2, 2/3, 2/23, 2/24,
3/2/99
* Energy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUDGET: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded
hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for
the Bureau of Reclamation and the Power Marketing Administrations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the Bureau of
Reclamation and the Power Marketing Administrations
S.Hrg. 106-0132
* Environment
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Drinking
Water concluded oversight hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's
implementation of the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
S.Hrg. 106-0070
* Finance
EDUCATION TAX PROPOSALS: Committee concluded hearings to examine education
savings incentives, education financing, school construction financing
proposals, and S. 211, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Education Tax Proposals
S.Hrg. 106-0164
* Foreign Relations
CASPIAN SEA EXPORT ENERGY PIPELINE: Subcommittee on International Economic
Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings on the commercial
viability of a Caspian Sea export energy pipeline, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Governmental Affairs
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT: Committee concluded hearings on the future of the
Independent Counsel Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/17, 3/24, 4/14/99
* Health
OLDER AMERICANS ACT: Subcommittee on Aging concluded oversight hearings on
the implementation of and proposed authorizations for the Older Americans Act,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Older Americans Act: Oversight and Review
S.Hrg. 106-0015
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT: Committee held joint oversight hearings to examine
the Department of the Interior's implementation of the Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Trust Funds (Joint with Energy)
S.Hrg. 106-0012
** HEARINGS FOR 19990304
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: Subcommittee on Veteran
Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R.
2684/S. 1596) (Corporation for National and Community Service, 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, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, National Science Foundation, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0367
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/18, 3/23, 4/15/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Subcommittee on Treasury and
General Government concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2000 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/25, 4/15/99
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/10, 3/23, 3/25/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense focusing
on the military strategy and operational requirements of the regional
commands, and the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 2/3, 3/2, 3/16, 3/18, 4/13/99
* Commerce
CHILDREN INTERNET PROTECTION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 97, to
require the installation and use by schools and libraries of a technology for
filtering or blocking material on the Internet on computers with Internet
access to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 97, The Children's Internet Protection Act
S.Hrg. 106-0603
* Economic
TAX CUT PROPOSALS: Committee concluded hearings on issues relating to
economic growth through tax cuts, focusing on the federal budget surplus,
small businesses, income tax, capital gains tax, tax rates, tax system reform,
retail sales tax, and the trade deficit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts: What's the Best Approach?
(at Y4.Ec7:G91/14)
S.Hrg. 106-0017
* Energy
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert Wayne
Gee, of Texas, to be the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Robert W. Gee Nomination
S.Hrg. 106-0055
* Environment
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Gary S. Guzy,
of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator (Office of
General Counsel) of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Anne Jeannette
Udall, of North Carolina, 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 Gary Guzy and Anne Jeannette Udall
S.Hrg. 106-0040
* Foreign Relations
FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET: Subcommittee on International Operations concluded
hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for
the Department of State, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/11, 4/21/99
* Health
NEW SAFE ACT: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee
on Employment, Safety and Training concluded hearings on S. 385, to amend the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and
health of working environments, ...
PRINTED TITLE: New Safe Act
S.Hrg. 106-0037
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: 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: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/2, 3/17, 3/24/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990305
* Armed Services
NATIONAL SECURITY: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
concluded hearings on emerging threats to vital U.S. national security
interest, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Emerging
Threats and Capabilities)
S.Hrg. 106-0116,pt.5
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/22, 3/23, 4/20, 4/27/99
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT--UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee concluded hearings on the
employment-unemployment situation for February, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation, February 1999 (at
Y4.Ec7:Em7/25/999-3-5)
S.Hrg. 106-0018
* Year 2000
INTERNATIONAL Y2K PROBLEM: Committee concluded hearings to examine world-wide
Y2K preparedness, the impact of other counties' readiness on the United
States, and the federal government's position on foreign assistance for Y2K,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
** HEARINGS FOR 19990308
* Governmental Affairs
DECEPTIVE MAILINGS: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings to
examine the nature and impact of sweepstakes run by certain major companies,
focusing on their increasingly deceptive and aggressive marketing techniques,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Deceptive Mailings and Sweepstakes Promotions
S.Hrg. 106-0071
Hearings also held on 3/9/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990309
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2000 for the Bureau of Reclamation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year
2000 (H.R. 2605/S. 1186) (Department of Defense, Department of Energy,
Department of the Interior, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0381
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/18, 4/13/99
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R. 2670/S. 1217)
(Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Federal Communications
Commission, Nondepartmental witnesses, Securities and Exchange Commission,
Small Business Administration)
S.Hrg. 106-0147
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/16, 3/19, 3/22, 3/24, 3/25/99
U.S.-AFGHANISTAN POLICY: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held hearings on
United States policy toward Afghanistan, focusing on security, refugees, and
women, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R. 2606, 3196, 3422/S. 1234) (Agency
for International Development, Department of Justice, Department of State,
Department of the Treasury, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 106-0340
Hearings also held on 3/25, 4/29, 5/19, 5/20/99
* Armed Services
U.S. TERRORISM POLICY: Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing on United States Government policies and
programs to combat terrorism ...
Also, committee concluded hearings to examine United States Government
policies and programs to combat terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Government Policies and Programs to Combat Terrorism
S.Hrg. 106-0464
* Banking
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND: Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance
concluded oversight hearings on International Monetary Fund reform issues,
focusing on transparency and accountability, effectiveness, market-based terms
for financial support, the Treasury task force, and policy and program design
in Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand, ...
PRINTED TITLE: International Monetary Fund
S.Hrg. 106-0251
* Foreign Relations
POST ELECTION CAMBODIA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded hearings on issues relating to post election Cambodia, including
national reconciliation, democratic development, rival political parties,
Khmer Rouge accountability, and U.S. consultation and aid policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
U.S.-IRAQ POLICY: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held
hearings on the United States' policy toward Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States Policy Toward Iraq
S.Hrg. 106-0041
* Governmental Affairs
DECEPTIVE MAILINGS: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations continued
hearings to examine the nature and impact of sweepstakes run by certain major
companies, focusing on their increasingly deceptive and aggressive marketing
techniques, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/8/99
Hearings also held on 3/8/99
* Judiciary
INTERSTATE ALCOHOL SALES: Committee held hearings to examine issues relating
to interstate alcohol sales, including labeling, quality control standards,
consumer fraud, and access of alcohol by minors, as well as proposed
legislation that will permit the Attorney General of a State to file an action
in federal court for an injunction to stop illegal shipment of alcohol, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Interstate Alcohol Sales and the 21st Amendment
S.Hrg. 106-0141
** HEARINGS FOR 19990310
* Agriculture
CROP INSURANCE: Committee held hearings to examine the nature of risk
management in agriculture and federal crop insurance programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Crop Insurance
S.Hrg. 106-0365
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AMTRAK: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), focusing on issues relating
to Amtrak's short-and long-term financial health, and the operational
decisions which determine the railroad's present and future status, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/23, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION/JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE/OFFICE OF
COMPLIANCE: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/17, 3/24/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NAVY/MARINE CORPS: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Navy and Marine Corps
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/17, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/11, 5/14, 5/19, 7/14/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on tactical aviation modernization, and the future years
defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/17, 3/24/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing on military installations and
facilities, military construction, family housing, homeowners assistance fund,
reserve base realignment and closure, and shore infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program (S. 1059) (Readiness and
Management Support)
S.Hrg. 106-0116,pt.3
Hearings also held on 3/17, 3/18, 4/13, 4/14, 4/21/99
STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL LIFT: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded hearings to
examine strategic and tactical lift requirements versus capabilities, focusing
on the environment of future conflicts, engagement and combat employment,
equipment requirements, and the Defense Transportation System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/24, 4/13, 4/21/99
* Finance
MEDICARE FINANCIAL STATUS: Committee held hearings to examine spending trends
in the Medicare program, the impact on those trends of Medicare savings in the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and the President's proposed budget request
including the fifteen-percent surplus funding proposal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Status of Medicare
S.Hrg. 106-0400
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
* Foreign Relations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current
human rights situation in Cuba, focusing on Fidel Castro's recent crackdown on
Cubans and independent journalists, U.S. support for dissidents, and the
codification of the embargo, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Castro's Crackdown in Cuba: Human Rights on Trial
S.Hrg. 106-0052
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Small Business
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Red Tape
Reduction Act (Roundtable)
S.Hrg. 106-0292
** HEARINGS FOR 19990311
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000
for the Department of Commerce, focusing on decennial census and other
statistical programs, oceans and atmosphere, trade, technology, and assisting
distressed communities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/16, 3/19, 3/22, 3/24, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of Energy, focusing on defense programs, materials disposition, and
non-proliferation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/18, 4/13/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and
Independent Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2000 for the Corporation for National and Community Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/99
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/18, 3/23, 4/15/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Strategic Subcommittee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Defense, focusing on ballistic missile defense programs and management, and
the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/22, 4/14/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for
the Department of Defense, focusing on the defense health program, and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/24/99
* Commerce
AIRLINE PASSENGER FAIRNESS ACT: Committee held hearings on S. 383, to
establish a national policy of basic consumer fair treatment for airline
passengers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Airline Passenger Fairness Act (S. 383) (This title when
printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg. 106-425; the correct designation
is S.Hrg. 106-845.)
S.Hrg. 106-0845
* Environment
WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 507, to
provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources,
and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Army Corps of Engineers,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Water Resources Development Act of 1999
S.Hrg. 106-0123
* Finance
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION: Committee held hearings to explore the ramifications
of the changing world economy and the reforms that are needed in the
international tax area, ...
PRINTED TITLE: International Tax Issues Relating to Globalization
S.Hrg. 106-0121
* Foreign Relations
EMBASSY SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine embassy security for a
new millennium, focusing on the bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam, the
Bureau of Diplomatic Security's efforts to protect American personnel,
facilities, and national security information, and the Accountability Review
Board recommendations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/4, 4/21/99
* Health
MANAGED HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to enhance
consumer protections for privately-insured Americans who receive health
coverage under managed care arrangements, including S. 6, to amend the Public
Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans
and other health coverage, and S. 300 and S. 326, bills to improve access and
choice of patients to quality, affordable health care, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Key Patients' Protections: Lessons From the Field
S.Hrg. 106-0010
* Judiciary
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on
Administrative Oversight and the Courts concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law on bankruptcy reform issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Year 2000
Y2K COMPUTER PROBLEM: Committee concluded hearings to explore claims that
failures caused by the Y2K computer glitch will result in a large number of
lawsuits that could negatively impact the courts and business community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Y2K in the Courts: Will We be Capsized by a Wave of
Litigation? (at Y4.3:T22/C83)
S.Hrg. 106-0097
** HEARINGS FOR 19990312
* Commerce
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Airline Competition and Service
S.Hrg. 106-0806
* Energy
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET: On Friday, March 12, Subcommittee on Forests and
Public Land Management held oversight hearings on the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/16/99
* Judiciary
JUSTICE BUDGET: On Friday, March 12, Committee concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Oversight
S.Hrg. 106-0276
** HEARINGS FOR 19990315
* Appropriations
TOBACCO AND MEDICAID SETTLEMENTS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the
Health Care Financing Administration's obligation under current law to recoup
Federal taxpayers' share of Medicaid funds from State tobacco settlements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tobacco Recoupment (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0092
* Finance
INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE: Subcommittee on International Trade held
hearings on the status of agricultural trade issues and negotiations with the
People's Republic of China and the European Union, focusing on market access,
China's negotiations with the World Trade Organization, pork import
restrictions, the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy, biotechnology
issues, and approval process, beef import restrictions, the oilseed industry
trade, and labeling, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Status of Agricultural Trade Issues and Negotiations with the
People's Republic of China and the European Union
S.Hrg. 106-0489
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Medical Records Privacy (Field hearing held in Berlin, VT)
S.Hrg. 106-0049
** HEARINGS FOR 19990316
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE/HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services food safety programs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/9/99
Hearings also held on 2/9, 3/2, 4/27/99
APPROPRIATIONS--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION: Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Immigration and Naturalization, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/19, 3/22, 3/24, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES: Subcommittee on the Interior concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2000 (H.R. 2466, 3423/S. 1292) (Department of Agriculture,
Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, national Gallery of Art, Nondepartmental witnesses,
Smithsonian Institution, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
S.Hrg. 106-0382
Hearings also held on 3/18, 4/14, 4/15, 4/22/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NAVY: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Navy shore
infrastructure and military construction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000
(H.R. 2465/S. 1205)
S.Hrg. 106-0273
Hearings also held on 3/23, 7/14/99
BIOTERRORISM: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, with the Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded hearings to
assess the roles and preparedness of the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs to respond to a domestic
chemical or biological weapons attack, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bioterrorism--Domestic Weapons of Mass Destruction (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0352
* Armed Services
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committees concluded joint closed hearings on
alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004. (3/16 hearing, joint with
Energy)
Hearings also held on 3/25, 4/14, 4/22/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the Department of Energy national security programs, and the future years
defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, 3/18, 4/13/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
concluded closed and open hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds
for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing on information
warfare and critical infrastructure protection, and the future years defense
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/99
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/22, 3/23, 4/20, 4/27/99
* Banking
AUTHORIZATION--EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT: Subcommittee on International Trade
and Finance concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
the Export Administration Act, focusing on the globalization of technology,
multilateral nonproliferation, and current national security threats, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/20/99
Hearings also held on 1/20/99
* Energy
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committees concluded joint closed hearings on
alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004. (3/16 hearing, joint with
Armed Services)
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
concluded oversight hearings on the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 2000 for the Forest Service, focusing on fair market value,
concession reform, recreation fees, payments to states, and federal land
usage, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/12/99
* Environment
EPA'S RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private
Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded oversight hearings on the
implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management Plan
Program of the Clean Air Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program
S.Hrg. 106-0151
* Finance
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM: PERSONAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS: Committee held
hearings on proposals to restore the Social Security program's solvency,
focusing on personal or individual retirement accounts, including S. 263, to
amend the Social Security Act to establish the Personal Retirement Accounts
Program, and S. 21, to reduce social security payroll taxes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Personal Retirement Accounts
S.Hrg. 106-0665
* Health
AUTHORIZATION--EDUCATING THE DISADVANTAGED: Committee concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, focusing on Title I, education programs for the disadvantaged,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Educating the Disadvantaged
S.Hrg. 106-0023
* Small Business
SBA BUDGET: Committee held hearings on the President's fiscal year 2000
budget request for the Small Business Administration, including the HUBZone
Empowerment Contracting program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the Small
Business Administration
S.Hrg. 106-0118
** HEARINGS FOR 19990317
* Agriculture
CROP INSURANCE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nature of
risk management in agriculture and federal crop insurance programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Crop Insurance
S.Hrg. 106-0338
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AIR FORCE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Air Force programs,
focusing on airmen, infrastructure, and modernization, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/11, 5/14, 5/19, 7/14/99
APPROPRIATIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/24/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on tactical aviation modernization, and the future years
defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/24/99
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REFORM: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings to examine the efforts to reform and streamline the
Department of Defense's acquisition process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/18, 4/13, 4/14, 4/21/99
* Environment
OPEN SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Committee held hearings to examine the
loss of open space and environmental quality, focusing on sprawl and
development, and related proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Open Space and Environmental Quality (Field hearing held 7/7
in Las Vegas, NV)
S.Hrg. 106-0148
Hearings also held on 3/18, 7/7/99
* Finance
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain Medicare
provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 relating to provider payment
policies and the Medicare+Choice program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation and Impact of Changes Made to Medicare by the
1997 Balanced Budget Act (This title when printed was identified incorrectly
as S.Hrg. 106-109; the correct designation is S.Hrg. 106-190.)
S.Hrg. 106-0190
Hearings also held on 6/9, 6/10/99
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Robert A.
Seiple, of Washington, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
NUCLEAR SAFETY TREATY: Committee concluded hearings on the Convention on
Nuclear Safety, done at Vienna on September 20, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-6), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Convention on Nuclear Safety
S.Hrg. 106-0263
U.S.-IRAQ POLICY: Committee concluded joint hearings to examine the impact of
the United Nations' proposals to expand Iraqi oil for food on United States
policy toward Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: New Proposals to Expand Iraqi Oil for Food: The End of
Sanctions? (Joint with Energy)
S.Hrg. 106-0086
* Governmental Affairs
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT: Committee resumed hearings on the future of the
Independent Counsel Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/24, 4/14/99
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 400,
to provide technical corrections to the Native American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and to improve the delivery of housing
assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of
tribal self-governance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Housing Assistance Legislation
S.Hrg. 106-0013
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
* Veterans Affairs
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans
Affairs and the House Committee on Veterans Affairs concluded joint hearings
to examine the legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/2, 3/4, 3/24/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990318
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE/ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded hearings on proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 4/13/99
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of Energy, focusing on energy conservation, fossil energy research
and development, and other related programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 4/14, 4/15, 4/22/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NASA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/99
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/23, 4/15/99
* Armed Services
AIR FORCE AND ARMY READINESS: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
Support concluded hearings to examine the readiness of the United States Air
Force and Army operating forces, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 4/13, 4/14, 4/21/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, and the
future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, 3/16, 4/13/99
* Environment
OPEN SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the loss of open space and environmental quality, focusing on sprawl and
development, and related proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/17/99
Hearings also held on 3/17, 7/7/99
* Finance
MEDICARE FINANCIAL STATUS: Committee held hearings to examine spending trends
in the Medicare program, the impact on those trends of Medicare savings in the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 2000 for Medicare, including the fifteen-percent surplus funding
proposal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
* Foreign Relations
INDONESIA ELECTIONS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs held
hearings to examine recent developments in Indonesia, focusing on new election
laws, the election schedule, disproportionate government control, economic
reform, and political stability, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indonesia, Countdown to Elections
S.Hrg. 106-0076
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/17/99
Hearings also held on 3/17/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990319
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: Subcommittee
on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/16, 3/22, 3/24, 3/25/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990322
* Aging
NURSING HOME QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the quality of
care in nursing homes focusing on the federal-state survey and certification
system and complaint and enforcement practices, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Residents at Risk? Weaknesses Persist in Nursing Home
Complaint Investigation and Enforcement
S.Hrg. 106-0108
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Small Business Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/16, 3/19, 3/24, 3/25/99
* Armed Services
ANTI-TERRORISM PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
concluded closed and open hearings on Department of Defense policies and
programs to combat terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/99
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/16, 3/23, 4/20, 4/27/99
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest [DOD AUTHORIZATION
by Strategic Subcommittee]
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/26, 3/11, 4/14/99
* Governmental Affairs
INTERNET SECURITIES FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation held
hearings to examine federal and state enforcement efforts to combat securities
fraud on the Internet, particularly penny stock fraud, and the adequacy of
federal and state consumer education programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Securities Fraud on the Internet
S.Hrg. 106-0137
Hearings also held on 3/23/99
* Judiciary
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FIREARM PROSECUTIONS: Subcommittee on Youth Violence and
the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight concluded joint oversight
hearings to review the Department of Justice firearm prosecution, focusing on
violent crime prosecution, firearm legislation, Project Achilles, and Project
Triggerlock, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of Department of Justice Firearm Prosecutions
S.Hrg. 106-0201
** HEARINGS FOR 19990323
* Aging
FAMILY CAREGIVERS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the National
Family Caregiver Support Program, a proposal to bolster support for family
caregivers who provide long-term care for relatives with chronic illnesses or
disabilities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Long-Term Care for the 21st Century: A Common Sense Proposal
to Support Family Caregiver
S.Hrg. 106-0102
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY/AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on
Military Construction concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2000 for Army and Air Force military construction programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 7/14/99
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Subcommittee on
Transportation concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2000 for the Federal Aviation Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/10, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--LABOR: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000
for the Department of Labor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/23/99
Hearings also held on 2/23, 3/3/99
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
POLICY: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/99
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/15/99
* Armed Services
PROLIFERATION THREATS: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
concluded hearings on the proliferation threat and the programs and policies
of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to counter this threat,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/99
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/16, 3/22, 4/20, 4/27/99
* Banking
HUD MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation concluded
oversight hearings on management challenges affecting the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, focusing on HUD's continued reclassification as
a "high-risk" agency by the General Accounting Office, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Management Challenges Facing HUD
S.Hrg. 106-0417
* Finance
STEEL IMPORT IMPACT: Committee held hearings to examine the impact of the
steel import surge on the United States market and industry, the
Administration's response, and related measures, including H.R. 975, to
provide for a reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a
steel import notification and monitoring program, H.R. 1120, to modify the
standards for responding to import surges under section 201 of the Trade Act
of 1974, to establish mechanisms for import monitoring and the prevention of
circumvention of United States trade laws, and to strengthen the enforcement
of United States trade remedy laws, S. 61, to eliminate disincentives to fair
trade conditions, S. 261, to repeal the requirement that the cause of serious
injury (or threat) be substantial to the domestic industry producing an
article like or directly competitive with an article that is being imported
into the United States in such increased quantities with respect to the
President taking action to facilitate efforts by such industry to make a
positive adjustment to the import competition, S. 395, to ensure that the
volume of steel imports does not exceed the average monthly volume of such
imports during the 36-month period preceding July 1997, and S. 528, to provide
for a private right of action in the case of injury from the importation of
certain dumped and subsidized merchandise, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Steel Imports (H.R. 975, H.R. 1120, S. 61, S. 395, and S. 528)
S.Hrg. 106-0187
* Foreign Relations
SUDAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: Subcommittee on African Affairs held hearings on
Sudan's humanitarian crisis and the United States response, focusing on road
repair, food distribution and self-reliance, health care, expanding the
cease-fire, and political recommendations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
U.S.-CHINA POLICY: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs held
hearings to reexamine United States and China policy issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reexamination of U.S.--China Relations
S.Hrg. 106-0232
Hearings also held on 7/1, 7/21/99
* Governmental Affairs
INTERNET SECURITIES FRAUD: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations continued
hearings to examine federal and State enforcement efforts to combat securities
fraud on the Internet, focusing on penny stock fraud, and the adequacy of
federal and State consumer education programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/22/99
Hearings also held on 3/22/99
* Health
AUTHORIZATION--ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION: Subcommittee on Aging concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Older
Americans Act, focusing on elder abuse prevention provisions, the Preventing
Elder Financial Exploitation project, Medicaid Fraud Control Units, and the
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Older Americans Act: Elder Abuse
S.Hrg. 106-0027
* Judiciary
INTERNET GAMBLING: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government
Information concluded hearings on issues relating to Internet gambling,
including youth gamblers, addiction, bankruptcy, unfair payout, crime, the
Wire Act, and the proposed Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet Gambling
S.Hrg. 106-0170
** HEARINGS FOR 19990324
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--FBI/DEA: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/16, 3/19, 3/22, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--SECRETARY OF THE SENATE/SERGEANT AT ARMS/CBO: Subcommittee on
the Legislative Branch concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Airland concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on Army modernization, and the future years defense
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and civilian personnel
programs, and the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/11/99
FORCE PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded hearings to examine
littoral force protection and power projection in the 21st century, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 4/13, 4/21/99
* Banking
SEC FEE COLLECTIONS: Subcommittee on Securities concluded hearings to examine
the fee collections and funding structure of the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, focusing on registration, transaction, and merger and tender
offers fees, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fees Collected Under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
S.Hrg. 106-0475
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and
Recreation concluded hearings on S. 323, to redesignate the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish the Gunnison
Gorge National Conservation Area; S. 338, to provide for the collection of
fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound
tracks in units of the Department of the Interior; and S. 568, to allow the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish a
fee system for commercial filming activities in a site or resource under their
jurisdictions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Redesignating Black Canyon and Establishing Gunnison Gorge
National Conservation Area; and Fees for Motion Pictures (S. 323, S. 338, S.
568)
S.Hrg. 106-0032
NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE/DISPOSAL: Committee concluded hearings to examine
nuclear waste storage and disposal policy, including S. 608, to direct the
Secretary of Energy to develop an integrated management system for spent
nuclear fuel and high level nuclear waste, focusing on a disposal management
system, an interim storage facility, user fee collection, and the geologic
repository at Yucca Mountain, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Policy (S. 608)
S.Hrg. 106-0105
* Environment
VOLUNTARY GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine
voluntary greenhouse gas mitigation activities issues, including actions and
programs in the United States, issues related to the design of a voluntary
action crediting program, and S. 547, to authorize the President to enter into
agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate
potential environmental impacts from gas emissions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Credit for Early Reduction Act (S. 547)
S.Hrg. 106-0150
Field hearing held in Providence, RI, 6/3/99
* Foreign Relations
COLOMBIA THREAT TO U.S. INTERESTS AND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Western
Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism concluded hearings on
Colombia's threat to United States interests and regional security, focusing
on U.S.-Colombia counternarcotics efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
EUROPEAN UNION: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded hearings on issues
relating to the European Union, focusing oninternal reform, enlargement, and a
common foreign policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: European Union: Internal Reform, Enlargement, and the Common
Foreign and Security Policy
S.Hrg. 106-0048
* Governmental Affairs
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT: Committee concluded hearings on the future of the
Independent Counsel Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/17, 4/14/99
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMBLING REGULATORY ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 399, to
amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, focusing on minimum standards for
Indian gaming nationwide, and fair fee assessments by the National Indian
Gaming Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999 (S. 309) (Issued as
Part 1; the Senate Library reports (3/01) that only Part 1 was issued.)
S.Hrg. 106-0020
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 3/25/99
* Judiciary
CRIME VICTIMS PROTECTION: Committee concluded hearings on S.J. Res. 3,
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. 3)
S.Hrg. 106-0269
STATE ETHICS RULES EFFECT ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: Subcommittee on
Criminal Justice Oversight concluded hearings on the effect of State ethics
rules on federal law enforcement, focusing on section 530B of title 28 of the
United States Code, which requires Department attorneys to comply with state
laws and rules, and local federal court rules, governing attorneys in each
State where such attorney engages in that attorney's duties, the Citizens
Protection Act, and potential abuse of power, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Effect of State Ethics Rules on Federal Law Enforcement
S.Hrg. 106-0255
* Rules
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS: Committee held hearings to examine issues
relating to the financing of federal election campaigns, focusing on campaign
costs and time, the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, equitable
competition for challengers, corruption, the costs of television media, and
negative campaigning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Campaign Contribution Limits
S.Hrg. 106-0019
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Meeting: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to
review the legislative recommendations of certain veterans organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/2, 3/4, 3/17/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990325
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: COAST GUARD: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related
Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000
for the United States Coast Guard, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/10, 3/23/99
APPROPRIATIONS: FCC/SEC: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/16, 3/19, 3/22, 3/24/99
APPROPRIATIONS: TREASURY: Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 4/15/99
TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
concluded hearings to examine certain incidents of terrorist attacks against
U.S. citizens in Israel, and U.S. efforts to press for the indictment and
extradition of terrorists who have taken American lives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 4/29, 5/19, 5/20/99
* Armed Services
CHINESE ESPIONAGE AT DOE LABORATORIES: Committee resumed closed hearings to
examine alleged Chinese espionage at Department of Energy laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 4/14, 4/22/99
* Banking
BANKRUPTCY REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation on
bankruptcy reform, focusing on financial services, the Bankruptcy Code,
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, minimum payment disclosure, credit extensions
to college students, debit cards, mortgage and home equity loans, and
convenience users, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bankruptcy Reform and Financial Services Issues
S.Hrg. 106-0466
FHA SINGLE FAMILY INSURANCE FUND: Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation
concluded oversight hearings on challenges facing the Federal Housing
Administration Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, which backs the single family
insurance fund, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Challenges Facing the FHA's Single-Family Insurance Fund
S.Hrg. 106-0418
* Commerce
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MODERNIZATION: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded
hearings on proposed legislation to modernize air traffic control programs,
focusing on the National Airspace System, infrastructure, safety features,
increasing capacity and efficiency, equipment age and maintenance, Free
Flight, Data Link, and year 2000 computer efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Air Traffic Control Modernization
S.Hrg. 106-0531
GRADE CROSSING SAFETY: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant
Marine concluded hearings on issues relating to highway-rail grade crossing
safety, including the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Operation
Lifesaver, warning sign improvement, emergency telephone systems, passive
crossings, driving behavior, and enforcement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Grade Crossing Safety
S.Hrg. 106-0787
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE REFORM: Subcommittee on Communications concluded
hearings on S. 376, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to
promote competition and privatization in satellite communications, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of
International Telecommunications Act
S.Hrg. 106-1099
* Energy
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF KYOTO PROTOCOL: Committee concluded oversight hearings to
examine the economic impact of the Kyoto Protocol, which imposes legally
binding emissions limits for greenhouse gasses on the industrialized nations,
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Impacts of the Kyoto Protocol
S.Hrg. 106-0104
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on issues relating to
United States-Taiwan relations, including the twentieth anniversary of Taiwan
Relations Act, Taiwan Strait security, defense assistance, the engagement
strategy with China, free market economy, and protecting U.S. interests, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States--Taiwan Relations: The 20th Anniversary of the
Taiwan Relations Act
S.Hrg. 106-0043
* Governmental Affairs
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia held oversight
hearings to examine multiple program coordination in early childhood
education, focusing on the Results Act 1993, which requires executive
agencies, in consultation with the Congress and other stakeholders, to prepare
strategic five-year plans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Multiple Program Coordination in Early Childhood Education
S.Hrg. 106-0139
Hearings also held on 5/11/99
* Health
BIOTERRORISM: Subcommittee on Public Health concluded hearings on issues
relating to bioterrorism, including United States public health and medical
readiness, biological terrorism deterrence, outbreak containment and
investigation, national pharmaceutical stockpile, and research and
development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bioterrorism: Our Frontline Response, Evaluating U.S. Public
Health and Medical Readiness
S.Hrg. 106-0021
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed sessions on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/24/99
Hearings also held on 3/24/99
* Judiciary
JUSTICE BUDGET: Subcommittee on Youth Violence hearings on the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Office of Justice
Programs and funding for state and local law enforcement, focusing on Juvenile
Justice Accountability Incentive Block Grant, the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant, and the Truth in Sentencing/Violent Offender Incarceration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: President's Fiscal Year 2000 Office of Justice Programs
Budget: Undercutting State and Local Law Enforcement in the 21st Century
S.Hrg. 106-0404
** HEARINGS FOR 19990330
* Appropriations
Special hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Rio Arriba County Strategy to Combat Heroin Addiction
(Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0074
* Judiciary
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Midwest Methamphetamine Crisis: Developing a Plan for
Federal, State and Local Cooperative (Field hearing held in Kansas City, MO)
S.Hrg. 106-0403
** HEARINGS FOR 19990406
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Lower Snake River Dams (Field hearing held in Hood River, OR)
S.Hrg. 106-0069
** HEARINGS FOR 19990407
* Appropriations
Special hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Northwest Salmon Recovery (Special hearing) (Joint with
Committee on Appropriations (House))
S.Hrg. 106-0087
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Field hearing held in Winooski, VT)
S.Hrg. 106-0062
** HEARINGS FOR 19990412
* Armed Services
CHINESE ESPIONAGE AT DOE LABORATORIES: Committee concluded open and closed
hearings to examine alleged Chinese espionage at Department of Energy
laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of Alleged Chinese Espionage at Department of Energy
Laboratories
S.Hrg. 106-0460
Hearings also held on 6/23/99
* Small Business
SMALL BUSINESS TAX FILING: Committee held hearings on issues relating to
small business tax filing, reporting, and maintenance burdens, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Buried Alive: Small Business Consumed by Tax Filing Burdens
S.Hrg. 106-0095
** HEARINGS FOR 19990413
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* Aging
MEDICARE MANAGED CARE MARKETING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
reliability of Medicare managed care plan information and the adequacy of the
Health Care Financing Administration's review of that information, and whether
the Medicare managed care appeals process adequately protects beneficiaries'
rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Beneficiary Beware: Inadequate Review of Medicare Managed
Care Plans Results in Incomplete Information for Consumers (This number was
incorrectly assigned to the hearing, "Implementation and Impact of Changes
made to Medicare by the 1997 Balanced Budget Act",. The correct designation
for that title is S. Hrg. 106-190.)
S.Hrg. 106-0109
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of Energy, in behalf of funds for their respective activities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See at 3/9/99
Hearings also held on 3/9, 3/11, 3/18/99
DEATHS FROM PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY RESTRAINTS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine deaths caused
from restraints used in psychiatric facilities, and proposed legislation to
extend existing nursing home standards on the use of restraints on mental
health patients and add a reporting requirement for deaths and serious
injuries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Deaths From Restraints in Psychiatric Facilities (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 106-0093
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the military strategy and operational requirements of the unified commands
and future years defense program, and issues regarding the current situation
in Kosovo, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/5/99
Hearings also held on 1/5, 2/3, 3/2, 3/4, 3/16, 3/18/99
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing on land withdrawals and
environmental programs, and the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 3/18, 4/14, 4/21/99
SUBMARINE WARFARE: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded open and closed
hearings on submarine warfare in the 21st Century, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/24, 4/21/99
* Commerce
INTERNET ACCESS: Committee held hearings to examine how to facilitate the
deployment of faster, high-speed Internet access services and how to ensure
that these benefits are extended to all American consumers, and on proposed
legislation to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from regulating
or taxing Internet services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Internet Access and the Consumer
S.Hrg. 106-0652
* Finance
CHINA APPLICATION TO WTO: Committee held hearings on issues related to
China's application for accession to the World Trade Organization, focusing on
agriculture, industrial goods, services, protocol, pacific security, and human
rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: China's Application for Accession to the World Trade
Organization
S.Hrg. 106-0286
* Foreign Relations
NAFTA REVIEW: Committee concluded hearings on a five year review of the
effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on United States jobs, wage
rates, and industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Trade Versus Aid: NAFTA Five Years Later
S.Hrg. 106-0080
* Health
OSHA REFORM: SAFE ACT: Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training
concluded hearings on S. 385, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 to further improve the safety and health of working environments, and
other related OSHA reform issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Accident Prevention, the Focus of SAFE (S. 385)
S.Hrg. 106-0053
* Judiciary
ANTITRUST MERGER REVIEW ACT: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and
Competition concluded hearings on S. 467, to restate and improve section 7A of
the Clayton Act, which would impose time limits on the Federal Communications
Commission review of mergers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Antitrust Merger Review Act: Accelerating FCC Review of
Mergers (S. 467)
S.Hrg. 106-0405
* Veterans Affairs
FORCE REDUCTION: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Committee concluded hearings
on the reduction in force in the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veteran Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: VA's Reduction-in-Force Proposals
S.Hrg. 106-0320
** HEARINGS FOR 19990414
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense,
focusing on ballistic missile defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 4/21, 4/28, 5/11, 5/14, 5/19, 7/14/99
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN AFFAIRS: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of the
Interior, focusing on Indian programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/18, 4/15, 4/22/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Strategic Subcommittee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of
Defense, focusing on strategic nuclear forces and policy and the future years
defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
2/24, 2/26, 3/11, 3/22/99
DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
Support concluded hearings on the status of financial management within the
Department of Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 3/18, 4/13, 4/21/99
* Banking
EXPORT CONTROL PROCESS: Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance
resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the
Export Administration Act, focusing on issues relating to the export control
process, including security, dual-use goods and technologies, administration
and enforcement, global business, technology trends, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Export Control Process
S.Hrg. 106-0790
* Commerce
OLYMPIC SCANDAL INVESTIGATION: Committee held hearings to examine recent
public controversies involving the selection of host cities and related
activities of members of the International Olympic Committee, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investigation of the Olympic Scandal
S.Hrg. 106-0637
* Energy
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE AT DOE NUCLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORIES: Committee held
closed oversight hearings to examine damage to the national security from
alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy nuclear weapons
laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/25, 4/22/99
* Finance
IRS REFORM: Committee held oversight hearings on restructuring and reform of
the Internal Revenue Service, focusing on the implementation of the IRS
Restructuring and Reform Act (P.L.105-206), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight on Restructuring and Reform of the IRS
S.Hrg. 106-0155
* Foreign Relations
AFGHANISTAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs held
hearings to examine the continuing crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on human
rights violations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Governmental Affairs
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ACT: Committee concluded hearings on the future of the
Independent Counsel Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24/99
* Health
EDUCATION RESEARCH: Committee concluded hearings on education research
issues, including research support, vehicles for dissemination, education
improvement, education policy and practice, and the impact of education
research on overall school and student performance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: What Works: Education Research
S.Hrg. 106-0028
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN WELFARE REFORM: Committee on Indian Affairs concluded oversight
hearings on the implementation of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Welfare Reform (P.L.104-193)
S.Hrg. 106-0035
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 4/15/99
* Judiciary
KOSOVO REFUGEE CRISIS: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings on the
current Kosovo refugee situation and the scope and adequacy of the response of
the United States and the international community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Kosovo Refugee Crisis
S.Hrg. 106-0443
* Year 2000
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the preparedness of the Federal Government for the Year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
** HEARINGS FOR 19990415
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on the Interior concluded hearings
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Forest Service of
the Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/18, 4/14, 4/22/99
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY: Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4, 3/25/99
APPROPRIATIONS--VETERANS AFFAIRS: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000
for the Department of Veterans Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/99
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/23/99
* Armed Services
U.S.-KOSOVO POLICY: Committee concluded hearings on the United States policy
regarding Kosovo, and a revised strategic concept for NATO, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/99
Hearings also held on 2/25, 7/1, 7/20, 10/14, 10/21, 11/3/99
* Commerce
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS: Subcommittee on Science, Technology,
and Space concluded hearings to examine the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2000 for research and development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Research and Development in the Fiscal Year 2000
Budget
S.Hrg. 106-0668
* Energy
ALASKA LANDS: Committee concluded hearings on the following bills: S. 501,
to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska,
... and
S. 744, 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, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; and Conveyance of Lands in
Alaska (S. 501, S. 744)
S.Hrg. 106-0058
PARKS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION/RECREATION: Subcommittee on National Parks,
Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 109, to improve
protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
in the State of Georgia, S. 340, to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor
Act to make technical corrections, S. 582, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to enter into an agreement for the construction and operation of the
Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National Historical Park, S. 589, to
require the National Park Service to undertake a study of the Loess Hills area
in western Iowa to review options for the protection and interpretation of the
area's natural, cultural, and historical resources, S. 591, to authorize a
feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa, and
H.R. 149, to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous River and Park Bills (S. 109, S. 340, S. 582, S.
589, S. 591, H.R. 149)
S.Hrg. 106-0072
* Environment
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
held oversight hearings on the Department of Transportation's implementation
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century
S.Hrg. 106-0438
Hearings also held on 4/29, 6/9/99
* Finance
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX: Committee concluded hearings on issues relating to the
complexity of the individual income tax, focusing on the impact of changes to
tax law, Alternative Minimum Tax, phase outs, education savings incentives,
child and child care credit, retirement plans, and simplifications proposals,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Complexity of the Individual Income Tax
S.Hrg. 106-0165
* Foreign Relations
BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT: Committee held hearings on United States
vulnerability to ballistic missile attack, focusing on proposed amendments to
revive and expand the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (Treaty Doc. 92-24), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ballistic Missiles: Threat and Response
S.Hrg. 106-0339
Hearings also held on 4/20, 5/4, 5/5, 5/13, 5/25, 5/26, 9/16/99
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/14/99
Hearings also held on 4/14/99
** HEARINGS FOR 19990419
* Foreign Relations
DRUG KINGPINS: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and
Terrorism met in closed session to receive a briefing on issues relating to
the targeting of assets of drug kingpins ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act:
A Focus on Professional Development (Field hearing held in Montpelier, VT)
S.Hrg. 106-0036
** HEARINGS FOR 19990420
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the science and technology
program and the future years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/99
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/16, 3/22, 3/23, 4/27/99
* Energy
CONSERVATION/RESOURCES/PUBLIC LAND AND RECREATION: Committee held hearings on
S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to
amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery
Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as
the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor
conservation and recreation needs of the American people; S. 446, to provide
for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year
2000 and beyond; and S. 532, to provide increased funding for the Land and
Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to
resume the funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition and development of
conservation and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bills and Administrative Proposal to Invest OCS Revenues in
Conservation Programs (S. 25, S. 446, S. 532, S. 819)
S.Hrg. 106-0106
Hearings also held on 4/27, 5/4, 5/11/99
* Foreign Relations
BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT: Committee resumed hearings on the United States
vulnerability to ballistic missile attack, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/15/99
Hearings also held on 4/15, 5/4, 5/5, 5/13, 5/25, 5/26, 9/16/99
WAR IN KOSOVO: Committee held hearings on issues relating to the war in
Kosovo, focusing on United States and NATO policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: War in Kosovo and a Postwar Analysis
S.Hrg. 106-0265
Hearings also held on 9/28, 10/6/99
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Stephen H.
Glickman and Eric T. Washington, each to be an Associate Judge of the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Hiram E. Puig Lugo, to be an Associate Judge
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Eric Washington, Stephen Glickman, and Hiram
Puig-Lugo
S.Hrg. 106-0136
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVE PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION: Committee concluded
oversight hearings on the implementation of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L.
101-601)
S.Hrg. 106-0057
* Judiciary
DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS: Subcommittee on Youth Violence, with the Subcommittee
on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, concluded joint hearings
on domestic preparedness in the next generation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Domestic Preparedness in the Next Millennium
S.Hrg. 106-0424
FLAG PROTECTION AMENDMENT: Committee held hearings on S.J. Res. 14, 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: Amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
Authorizing Congress to Prohibit the Physical Desecration of the Flag of the
United States (S.J.Res. 14)
S.Hrg. 106-0481
Hearings also held on 4/28/99
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS CONTINGENCY PLAN: Committee concluded hearings on the Department of
Veterans Affairs contingency plans for the year 2000, ...
PRINTED TITLE: VA's Contingency Plan for the Year 2000
S.Hrg. 106-0321
** HEARINGS FOR 19990421
* Agriculture
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to review the
recent report on the Federal Crop Insurance Program by the Office of Inspector
General, Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Crop Insurance
S.Hrg. 106-0306
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Defense concluded
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Defense
Health Program, focusing on service member care, comprehensive health coverage
for dependents, retirees, and for surviving family members, research, health
promotion, wartime support, and inter-service cooperation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 4/14, 4/28, 5/11, 5/14, 5/19, 7/14/99
* Armed Services
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on ship acquisition programs and policy and the future
years defense program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/3/99
Hearings also held on 3/3, 3/10, 3/24, 4/13/99
NAVY AND MARINE READINESS: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings to review the readiness of the United States Navy and
Marines operating forces, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/10/99
Hearings also held on 3/10, 3/17, 3/18, 4/13, 4/14/99
* Commerce
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION BUDGET/FASTENER QUALITY ACT: Subcommittee on
Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings to examine the Department
of Commerce's Technology Administration fiscal year 2000 budget request,
focusing on the global competitive environment, the role of the Office of the
Under Secretary and the Office of Technology, and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology plans for the future, and S.795, to amend the
Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the protection against the sale of
mis-marked, misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate
unnecessary requirements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Technology Administration in the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget and
S. 795, Fastener Quality Act Amendments
S.Hrg. 106-0619
* Energy
LEWIS AND CLARK BICENTENNIAL: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management concluded oversight hearings to review the interagency Memorandum
of Understanding regarding the upcoming Lewis and Clark bicentennial
celebration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
S.Hrg. 106-0110
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Committee concluded oversight hearings
to examine whether the United States has the natural gas supply and
infrastructure necessary to meet projected demand, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Natural Gas
S.Hrg. 106-0115
* Foreign Relations
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee ordered favorably reported on original bill to
authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and
2001; to provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic facilities;
to provide for certain arms control, nonproliferation, and other national
security measures; and to provide for reform of the United Nations.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/24/99
Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/4, 3/11/99
NATO'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
goals and initiatives of NATO's forthcoming 50th Anniversary Summit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: NATO's 50th Anniversary Summit
S.Hrg. 106-0144
* Governmental Affairs
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT: Committee concluded hearings on S. 746,to provide
for analysis of major rules, to promote the public's right to know the costs
and benefits of major rules, and to increase the accountability of quality of
Government, focusing on cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, peer review,
judicial review, comparative risk analysis, and the regulatory review process
under the Office of Management and Budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 746--The Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999
S.Hrg. 106-0179
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS, TRADE, AND TOURISM: Committee concluded hearings on
S. 401, to provide for business development and trade promotion for native
Americans, focusing on physical infrastructure, skill development, separation
of powers and good governance, regulatory reform, access to capital, and
international trade and tourism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and
Tourism Act of 1999 (S. 401)
S.Hrg. 106-0063
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 4/22/99
* Judiciary
INTERNET PRIVACY: Committee concluded hearings on privacy issues surrounding
the Internet, focusing on Internet industry policy, security, data protection,
law enforcement, technology development, and electronic commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Privacy in the Digital Age: Discussion of Issues Surrounding
the Internet
S.Hrg. 106-0815
* Narcotics Control
CORRUPTION THREAT ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER: Caucus concluded hearings on the
threat of corruption to United States Law Enforcement along the Southwest
border, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Continued Threat of Corruption to U.S. Border Law Enforcement
Agencies
S.Hrg. 106-0158
* Small Business
Roundtable not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Office of Advocacy and SBIR/STTR Programs (Roundtable)
S.Hrg. 106-0274
** HEARINGS FOR 19990422
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS--HUD: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings on
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Department of the Interior,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/18, 4/14, 4/15/99
* Armed Services
THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings on worldwide
threats to United States national security interests, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/2/99
Hearings also held on 2/2/99
* Banking
DOLLARIZATION IN EMERGING-MARKET COUNTRIES: Subcommittee on International
Trade and Finance, and the Subcommittee on Economic Policy concluded joint
hearings on issues relating to the official dollarization in emerging-market
countries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Official Dollarization in Emerging-Market Countries
S.Hrg. 106-0210
* Budget
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of
Medicare, focusing on the life of the Medicare Trust Fund and the need to
strengthen and modernize the Medicare program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Status of the Medicare Trust Funds
S.Hrg. 106-0068
* Commerce
PROFESSIONAL BOXING REFORM: Committee concluded hearings on reform of the
professional boxing industry, focusing on contracting practices, restraints of
trade, rating systems, legitimate competition, private sector governing,
sportsmanship, and S. 305, to reform unfair and anti-competitive practices in
the professional boxing industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reform of the Professional Boxing Industry
S.Hrg. 106-0470
* Energy
ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing on the damage to the national security from Chinese espionage at the
Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/16/99
Hearings also held on 3/16, 3/25, 4/14/99
NATIONAL PARKS/HISTORIC PRESERVATION/RECREATION: Subcommittee on National
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 441, to
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the War of 1812
British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the
route of the American defense, for study for potential addition to the
national trails system, S. 548, to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield
and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of Ohio, S. 581, to
protect the Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize a
Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National
Historical Park, and S. 700, to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Battlefields and National Trails (S. 441, S. 548, S. 581, S.
700)
S.Hrg. 106-0113
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREAN PRISON CAMPS: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the human rights situation in North Korea,
focusing on political prison camp system and human rights violations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of October 18, 2004.
* Governmental Affairs
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