106th Congress
Unprinted Senate Hearings by Committee
January 1999 - December 2000
Unprinted as of August 17, 2004
** Hearings held by Appropriations
* 19990422 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, ...
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
* 19990505 INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Defense
concluded closed hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 2000 for defense related intelligence
programs, ...
* 19990914 SOLAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy
and Water Development concluded hearings on issues
concerning solar and renewable energy, focusing on
how to assist government and industry in increasing
the use of renewable energy technologies in the
nation's energy marketplace, ...
** Hearings held by Armed Services
* 19990316 ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committees concluded
joint closed hearings on alleged Chinese espionage
at the Department of Energy laboratories, ...
Hearings also held on 3/25, 4/14, 4/22/99
* 19991005 COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY: Committee held closed
hearings on issues relating to military implications
of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Treaty Doc.
105-28), ...
* 20000223 KOSOVO: Committee concluded closed hearings to
examine the situation in Kosovo, ...
* 20000328 DRUG TRAFFICKING: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on the impact of drug trafficking
on the security of Columbia and neighboring countries
of the Andean Ridge from officials of the Central
Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence
Agency.
* 20000720 IRAQ: Committee held closed hearings to examine the
situation in Iraq and United States military
operations in and around Iraq, ...
** Hearings held by Economic
* 20000223 CYBER-THREATS AND THE U.S. ECONOMY: Committee
concluded hearings to examine the threat of cyber-
terrorism and hackers to both the United States
high-tech infrastructure and private sector, ...
** Hearings held by Energy
* 19990428 ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Committee concluded
closed hearings on the damage to the national security
from alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of
Energy nuclear weapons laboratories, ...
* 20000411 ELECTRIC POWER: Committee held hearings on S. 2098,
to facilitate the transition to more competitive and
efficient electric power markets, and to ensure
electric reliability, S. 2071, to benefit electricity
consumers by promoting the reliability of the
bulk-power system, S. 1369, to enhance the benefits of
the national electric system by encouraging and
supporting State programs for renewable energy
sources, universal electric service, affordable
electric service, and energy conservation and
efficiency, S. 1284, to amend the Federal Power Act to
ensure that no State may establish, maintain, or
enforce on behalf of any electric utility an exclusive
right to sell electric energy or otherwise unduly
discriminate against any consumer who seeks to
purchase electric energy in interstate commerce from
any supplier, S. 1273, to amend the Federal Power Act,
to facilitate the transition to more competitive and
efficient electric power markets, S. 1047, to provide
for a more competitive electric power industry, S.
516, to benefit consumers by promoting competition in
the electric power industry, and S. 282, to provide
that no electric utility shall be required to enter
into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to
sell electricity or capacity under section 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, ...
Hearings also held on 4/13, 4/27/00
* 20001019 FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALES CONTRACTS: Committee
concluded oversight hearings on the Administration's
policy toward, and the associated liability for,
canceled Forest Service timber sales contracts, ...
** Hearings held by Environment
* 19990729 EPA'S STANDARDS GASOLINE: Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety
concluded hearings on the Environmental Protection
Agency's Tier 2 standards for cars and light-duty
trucks and the accompanying proposed low sulfur
requirements for gasoline, ...
* 20000518 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL: Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and Drinking Water held hearings on S. 2417,
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
increase funding for State nonpoint source pollution
control programs.
** Hearings held by Finance
* 19990120 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, ...
** Hearings held by Foreign Relations
* 19990127 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.
* 19990225 SODA ASH EXPORTS: Subcommittee on East Asian and
Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine Asian
trade barriers to United States soda ash exports, ...
* 19990303 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, ...
* 19990309 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, ...
* 19990317 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Robert A. Seiple, of Washington, to be
Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom ...
* 19990323 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, ...
* 19990324 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, ...
* 19990414 AFGHANISTAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs held hearings to examine the continuing
crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on human rights
violations, ...
* 19990419 DRUG KINGPINS: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere,
Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism met in closed
session to receive a briefing on issues relating to
the trageting of assets of drug kingpins ...
* 19990422 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, ...
* 19990429 INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PIRACY: Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade
Promotion concluded hearings to examine the impact of
international software piracy on the software industry
and the American economy, focusing on the World
Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaties,
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
agreement, special 301 procedures, enforcement
resources and willingness to enforce the laws, and the
effect of the Asian economic crisis, ...
* 19990506 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT: Committee concluded closed
hearings to examine the growing threat of biological
weapons, ...
* 19990527 CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING: Subcommittee on East Asian
and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine the
Chinese Embassy bombing and its effects on United
States-China relations, ...
* 19990527 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of David B. Sandalow, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, and Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be
United States Executive Director of the Inter-American
Development Bank, ...
* 19990608 CENTRAL AFRICAN WARS: Subcommittee on African Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the Central African Wars
and the future of United States-Africa policy, ...
* 19990609 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Donald K. Bandler, of Pennsylvania, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, M. Michael
Einik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Donald W. Keyser, of
Virginia, for Rank of Ambassador during tenure of
service as Special Representative of the Secretary of
State for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States
Regional Conflicts, Joseph Limprecht, of Virginia, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Thomas J.
Miller, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts,
to be the Representative of the United States to the
European Union with the rank and status of Ambassador,
Larry C. Napper, of Texas, for Rank of Ambassador
during tenure of service as Coordinator of the Support
for East European Democracy (SEED) Program, and Donald
Lee Pressley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, ...
* 19990609 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Oliver P. Garza, of Texas, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, Frank
Almaguer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Honduras, John R. Hamilton, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and Prudence
Bushnell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Guatemala, ...
* 19990616 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Mark Wylea Erwin, of North Carolina, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to
serve concurrently and without additional compensation
as Ambassador to the Federal Islamic Republic of the
Comoros and as Ambassador to the Republic of
Seychelles, Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Christopher E.
Goldthwait, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Chad, Joyce E. Leader, of the District of
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea,
Bismarck Myrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Liberia, David B. Dunn, of California, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, and Michael
D. Metelits, of California, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Cape Verde, ...
* 19990622 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Gwen C. Clare, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, ...
* 19990623 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of David B. Sandalow, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, ...
* 19990624 SATELLITE EXPORT CONTROL/DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND
LAUNCH CAPABILITIES: Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded
hearings to examine U.S. satellite export control
policy and the domestic production/launch capability,
...
* 19990628 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of John David Holum, of Maryland, to be
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security, ...
* 19990720 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of A. Peter Burleigh, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines and to
serve concurrently and without additional compensation
as Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Robert S.
Gelbard, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Indonesia, M. Osman Siddique, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve
concurrently and without additional compensation as
Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to Tuvalu, and Sylvia
Gaye Stanfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Brunei
Darussalam, ...
* 19990720 U.N. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Subcommittee on
International Operations held closed hearings on
issues relating to the United Nations International
Criminal Court, ...
* 19990721 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Barbara J. Griffiths, of Virginia, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, Richard
Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Bulgaria, Carl Spielvogel, of New
York, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, J.
Richard Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador to
Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without
additional compensation as Ambassador to the
Principality of Liechtenstein, and William B. Taylor,
Jr., of Virginia, for the Rank of Ambassador during
tenure of service as Coordinator of U.S. Assistance
for the New Independent States, ...
* 19990722 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of J. Brady Anderson, of South Carolina, to
be Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, ...
* 19990723 NOMINATIONS: On Friday, July 23, Committee concluded
hearings on the nomination of Michael A. Sheehan, of
New Jersey, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism,
Department of State, with the rank and status of
Ambassador at Large, ...
* 19990726 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman, of New
York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public
Diplomacy, ...
* 19990804 VIETNAM ECONOMIC REFORM AND TRADE: Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade
Promotion and Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded joint hearings on economic reform
and trade opportunities in Vietnam, ...
* 19990805 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Jimmy J. Kolker, of Missouri, to be
Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Jeffrey A. Bader, of
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia,
Martin George Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Uganda, Harriet L. Elam, of
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Senegal, Gregory Lee Johnson, of Washington, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland, David H.
Kaeuper, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Congo, Delano Eugene Lewis, Sr., of
New Mexico, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South
Africa, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador
to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and
Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, ...
* 19990908 RUSSIAN COMPANY PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES: Committee
held a closed briefing on proliferation activities of
a certain Russian company ...
* 19990909 INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR POLITICAL FUTURES: Joint
Hearing: Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations'
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
International Relations' Subcommittee on Asia and the
Pacific to examine the political futures of Indonesia
and East Timor, ...
* 19991005 AFRICA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on
African Affairs continued hearings to examine the
effectiveness of United States development assistance
to Africa and the implementation of United States
foreign policy, ...
* 19991012 U.S. NORTH KOREA POLICY: Subcommittee on East Asian
and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings on the United
States policy toward North Korea, focusing on the
findings and recommendations of the Perry Report, ...
* 19991013 WTO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Subcommittee on European
Affairs concluded hearings on the upcoming World Trade
Organization Ministerial meeting agenda, focusing on
electronic commerce expansion between Europe and the
United States, ...
* 19991015 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Donald Stuart Hays, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the
United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with
the rank of Ambassador, and James B. Cunningham, of
Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Representative of the
United States of America to the United Nations, with
the rank and status of Ambassador, ...
* 19991019 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Mary Carlin Yates, of Washington, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, John E. Lange,
of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Botswana, and Michael Edward Ranneberger, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali, ...
* 19991020 U.S.-SOUTH KOREA EXTRADITION TREATY: Senate concluded
hearings on the Extradition Treaty between the
Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter
referred to as "the Treaty"), signed at Washington on
June 9, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 106-02), ...
* 19991021 CHILD LABOR ABUSE: Committee concluded hearings on
Convention (No. 182) Concerning the Prohibition and
Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst
Forms of Child Labor, adopted by the International
Labor Organization Convention at its 87th Session in
Geneva on June 17, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-05), ...
* 19991028 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Martin S. Indyk, of the District of
Columbia, to be Ambassador to Israel, and Edward S.
Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of
State for Near Eastern Affairs, ...
* 19991029 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Joseph R. Crapa, of Virginia, to be
Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public
Affairs, United States Agency for International
Development, Willene A. Johnson, of New York, to be
United States Director of the African Development
Bank, and Alan Phillip Larson, of Iowa, to be Under
Secretary of State for Economic, Business and
Agricultural Affairs, ...
* 19991102 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Avis Thayer Bohlen, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Arms
Control, Robert J. Einhorn, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Non-proliferation, J. Stapleton Roy, of Pennsylvania,
to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence
and Research, Craig Gordon Dunkerley, of
Massachusetts, for the Rank of Ambassador during his
tenure of service as Special Envoy for Conventional
Forces in Europe, Norman A. Wulf, of Virginia, to be a
Special Representative of the President, with the rank
of Ambassador, Charles Taylor Manatt, of the District
of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Dominican
Republic, and Anthony Stephen Harrington, of Maryland,
to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil,
...
* 19991105 ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Committee concluded hearings
to examine issues relating to the International
Monetary Fund reform, focusing on lessons learned from
the Asian financial crisis, ...
* 19991105 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Carol Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to be
Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to
Samoa, ...
* 20000210 EAST TIMOR: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on East Asian and
Pacific Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on International Relations'
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific to examine the
current situation in East Timor, ...
* 20000224 AFRICAN AIDS CRISIS: Subcommittee on African Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the AIDS epidemic in
Africa, and a related measure, S. 2026, to amend the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize
appropriations for HIV/AIDS efforts, ...
* 20000225 ANTI-DRUG ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA: On Friday, February
25, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps,
Narcotics and Terrorism concluded hearings on proposed
emergency anti-drug assistance to Colombia, ...
* 20000229 MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK REFORM: Committee
concluded hearings on multilateral development bank
reform proposals, focusing on the future of the
International Monetary Fund and International
Financial Institutions, ...
* 20000301 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of N. Cinnamon Dornsife, of the District
of Columbia, to be United States Director of the Asian
Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, and
Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
* 20000302 SUDAN TERRORISM: Committee concluded closed hearings
on terrorism issues relating to Sudan, ...
* 20000308 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET: Subcommittee on
International Operations concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year
2001 for foreign assistance, ...
* 20000404 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Donald Arthur Mahley, of Virginia, for
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms
Control Issues, and Gregory G. Govan, of Virginia, for
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group,
both of the Department of State, ...
* 20000411 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
the nominations of Carey Cavanaugh, of Florida, for
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New
Independent States Regional Conflicts, Christopher
Robert Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Poland, and Thomas G. Weston, of Michigan,
for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of
service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus, ...
* 20000502 INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION:
Committee concluded hearings on Inter-American
Convention Against Corruptions ("the Convention"),
adopted and opened for signature at the Specialized
Conference of the Organization of American States
(OAS) at Caracas, Venezuela, on March 29, 1996. The
Convention was signed by the United States on June 27,
1996, at the twenty-seventh regular session of the OAS
General Assembly meeting in Panama City, Panama
(Treaty Doc. 105-39), ...
* 20000510 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Brian Dean Curran, of Florida, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, David N.
Greenlee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Paraguay, Ronald D. Godard, of Texas, to
be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana,
Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Venezuela, Daniel A. Johnson, of
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname,
Rose M. Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of El Salvador, Anne Woods Patterson, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Colombia, V. Manuel Rocha, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia, and James
Donald Walsh, of California, to be Ambassador to
Argentina, ...
Hearings also held on 5/11/00
* 20000524 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be
Director General of the Foreign Service, Department of
State, ...
* 20000606 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Michael G. Kozak, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, John Martin
O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz
Republic, John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Lithuania, and W. Robert Pearson,
of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Turkey, ...
* 20000620 BUSINESS MEETING: Committee concluded hearings on the
nomination of Owen James Sheaks, of Virginia, a Career
Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State, ...
* 20000621 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of John Edward Herbst, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan; Carlos
Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
to Ukraine; Lawrence George Rossin, of California, to
be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia; and Ross L.
Wilson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Azerbaijan, ...
Hearings also held on 6/22, 6/27/00
* 20000720 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on Everett
L. Mosley, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,
Agency for International Development, ...
* 20000720 TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on Inter-
American Convention for the Protection and
Conservation of Sea Turtles, with Annexes, done at
Caracas December 1, 1996, (the "Convention"), which
was signed by the United States, subject to
ratification, on December 13, 1996 (Treaty Doc.
105-48); International Plant Protection Convention
(IPPC), adopted at the Conference of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
at Rome on November 17, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 106-23);
Food Aid Convention 1999, which was opened for
signature at the United Nations Headquarters, New
York, from May 1 through June 30, 1999. Convention was
signed by the United States June 16, 1999 (Treaty Doc.
106-14); Convention (No. 176) Concerning Safety and
Health in Mines, adopted by the International Labor
Conference at its 82nd Session in Geneva on June 22,
1995 (Treaty Doc. 106-08); and United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification in Those
Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or
Desertification, Particularly in Africa, with Annexes,
adopted at Paris, June 17, 1994, and signed by the
United States on October 14, 1994 (Treaty Doc.
104-29), ...
* 20000725 NOMINATION: Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of
Richard A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for Public Affairs, ...
* 20000913 TREATIES/NOMINATION: ... Also, committee concluded
hearings on the nomination of Barry Edward Carter, of
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, ...
** Hearings held by Governmental Affairs
* 19990520 ESPIONAGE INVESTIGATION: Committee concluded closed
oversight hearings on the national security methods
and processes relating to the Wen-Ho Lee espionage
investigation, ...
Hearings also held on 6/9/99
** Hearings held by Indian Affairs
* 20000726 AUTHORIZATION--INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT:
Committee resumed hearings on S. 2526, to amend the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and
extend such Act, ...
** Hearings held by Intelligence
* 19990129 BUSINESS MEETING: Committee met in closed session
to consider pending intelligence matters.
* 19990310 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990317 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
* 19990324 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/25/99
* 19990414 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/15/99
* 19990421 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
on intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/22/99
* 19990428 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
* 19990512 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990519 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990526 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990610 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990617 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990623 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 6/24/99
* 19990714 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990722 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990729 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990804 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990915 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 9/16/99
* 19990922 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19990929 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 9/30/99
* 19991005 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 10/6/99
* 19991012 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 19991028 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000203 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000208 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 2/9, 2/10/00
* 20000222 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 2/23, 2/24, 2/29/00
* 20000301 INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to
consider pending intelligence matters.
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9/00
* 20000322 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/23/00
* 20000329 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/30, 4/4, 4/6/00
* 20000510 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000614 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000621 INTELLIGENCE: Committee concluded joint closed
hearings with the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on intelligence matters, ...
* 20000713 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000720 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000727 NOMINATION: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nomination of John E. McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania, to
be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
Prior to this action, committee concluded closed
hearings on the nomination of Mr. McLaughlin, ...
* 20000913 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20000927 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings held by Judiciary
* 19990311 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, ...
* 19990608 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Committee concluded closed
oversight hearings on certain activities of the
Department of Justice, ...
* 19991026 ALLEGED CHINESE ESPIONAGE: Subcommittee on
Administrative Oversight and the Courts held closed
hearings to examine alleged Chinese espionage at
United States nuclear facilities and the transfer of
United States technology to China, ...
* 19991102 BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative
Oversight and the Courts concluded joint hearings with
the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on
Commercial and Administrative Law to examine the
process for requesting new judgeships, ...
* 20000229 INTERNET DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS: Joint Hearing:
Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Criminal
Justice Oversight concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on
Crime to examine recent Internet denial of service
attacks and the federal response, focusing on the
challenges facing the Department of Justice in its
fight against cybercrime, ...
** Hearings held by Rules
* 19990728 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OPERATIONS: Committee
concluded oversight hearings on the operations of the
Smithsonian Institution, ...
* 19990804 COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTIONS: Committee concluded
hearings after receiving testimony from Senators, as
indicated, in support of resolutions requesting funds
for operating expenses of their respective committees,
as follows: Committee on Small Business: (S. Res.
142), Senators Bond and Kerry; Select Committee on
Intelligence: (S. Res. 139), Senators Shelby and
Kerrey; Committee on Foreign Relations: (S. Res. 148),
Senators Helms and Biden; Committee on Finance: (S.
Res. 150), Senators Roth and Moynihan; Committee on
Armed Services: (S. Res. 143), Senators Warner and
Levin; and Special Committee on Aging: (S. Res. 155),
Senators Grassley and Breaux.
* 19991020 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OPERATIONS: Committee
concluded oversight hearings on the operations of the
Architect of the Capitol, ...
* 20000330 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: Committee concluded
oversight hearings on the operations, activities, and
proposed fiscal year 2001 budget of the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol, focusing on physical safety,
customer services delivery, building preservation,
utility, and security, and staff development, ...
* 20000627 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION:
Committee concluded hearings on the goals and
operations of the Library of Congress and the
Smithsonian Institution, ...
** Hearings held by Taxation
* 20000503 IRS REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the strategic plans and fiscal year 2001 budget of the
Internal Revenue Service, focusing on the progress and
problems in implementing the IRS Restructuring and
Reform Act of 1998, ...
** Hearings held by Veterans Affairs
* 19990225 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, ...
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/4, 3/17, 3/24/99
* 19990608 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health, and
John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary
of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs, ...
* 19990928 AMERICAN LEGION: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of the American Legion,
...
* 20000301 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Joint Meeting: Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
on the legislative recommendations of the Disabled
American Veterans, ...
* 20000302 VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of certain veterans
organizations, ...
* 20000307 VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of certain veterans\
organizations, ...
* 20000315 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, ...
* 20000322 VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of certain veterans
organizations, ...
* 20000926 VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of the American Legion,
...
** Hearings held by Year 2000
* 19990305 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, ...
* 19990414 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS: Committee
concluded hearings to examine the preparedness of the
Federal Government for the Year 2000, ...
* 19990525 COMMUNITY Y2K PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded
hearings to explore individual and community Y2K
preparedness, and the media's role in providing Y2K
information, ...
* 19990610 Y2K AND HEALTHCARE: Committee concluded hearings to
examine Y2K compliance issues within the health care
industry,...
* 19990715 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Y2K PREPAREDNESS:
Committee concluded hearings on state and local
government preparedness for the year 2000 computer
problem, ...
* 19990729 INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER: Committee concluded
hearings on Year 2000 Information Coordination Center,
focusing on its role during key Y2K events, and the
Administration's long-term plans to use the ICC for
infrastructure protection, ...
* 19990921 SCHOOL SYSTEMS Y2K READINESS: Committee concluded
hearings to explore Y2K readiness among public school
systems, colleges and universities, and the college
financial aid system, ...
* 19991013 INTERNATIONAL Y2K ISSUES: Committee concluded
hearings on international Year 2000 technology issues,
focusing on security, economic, and humanitarian
implications, ...
Also, committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing on the status of United States strategic
assets worldwide ...
Top of Page
106th Congress
|
Printed and Unprinted Hearings
Senate Bibliographies
|
House Meetings
|
Congressional Bibliographies
|
