106th Congress
Unprinted Senate Hearings
January 1999 - December 2000
Unprinted as of August 17, 2004
** Hearings for 19990120
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, ...
** Hearings for 19990127
Foreign IMF REFORM: Subcommittee on International Economic
Relations 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.
** Hearings for 19990129
Intelligence BUSINESS MEETING: Committee met in closed session
to consider pending intelligence matters.
** Hearings for 19990225
Foreign SODA ASH EXPORTS: Subcommittee on East Asian and
Relations Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine Asian
trade barriers to United States soda ash exports, ...
Veterans VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
Affairs 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
** Hearings for 19990303
Foreign CASPIAN SEA EXPORT ENERGY PIPELINE: Subcommittee on
Relations International Economic Policy, Export and Trade
Promotion concluded hearings on the commercial
viability of a Caspian Sea export energy pipeline, ...
** Hearings for 19990305
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, ...
** Hearings for 19990309
Foreign POST ELECTION CAMBODIA: Subcommittee on East Asian
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990310
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
on intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990311
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, ...
** Hearings for 19990316
Armed Services 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
** Hearings for 19990317
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of Robert A. Seiple, of Washington, to be
Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/18/99
** Hearings for 19990323
Foreign SUDAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: Subcommittee on African
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990324
Foreign COLOMBIA THREAT TO U.S. INTERESTS AND SECURITY:
Relations 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/25/99
** Hearings for 19990414
Foreign AFGHANISTAN: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South
Relations Asian Affairs held hearings to examine the continuing
crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on human rights
violations, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/15/99
Year 2000 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YEAR 2000 PREPAREDNESS: Committee
concluded hearings to examine the preparedness of the
Federal Government for the Year 2000, ...
** Hearings for 19990419
Foreign DRUG KINGPINS: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere,
Relations Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism met in closed
session to receive a briefing on issues relating to
the targeting of assets of drug kingpins ...
** Hearings for 19990421
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/22/99
** 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, ...
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
Foreign NORTH KOREAN PRISON CAMPS: Subcommittee on East Asian
Relations and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine the
human rights situation in North Korea, focusing on
political prison camp system and human rights
violations, ...
** Hearings for 19990428
Energy 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 4/29/99
** Hearings for 19990429
Foreign INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PIRACY: Subcommittee on
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990505
Appropriations INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Defense
concluded closed hearings on proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 2000 for defense related intelligence
programs, ...
** Hearings for 19990506
Foreign BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT: Committee concluded
Relations closed hearings to examine the growing threat of
biological weapons, ...
** Hearings for 19990512
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990519
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990520
Governmental ESPIONAGE INVESTIGATION: Committee concluded closed
Affairs 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 for 19990525
Year 2000 COMMUNITY Y2K PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded
hearings to explore individual and community Y2K
preparedness, and the media's role in providing Y2K
information, ...
** Hearings for 19990526
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990527
Foreign CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING: Subcommittee on East Asian
Relations and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine
the Chinese Embassy bombing and its effects on
United States-China relations, ...
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990608
Foreign CENTRAL AFRICAN WARS: Subcommittee on African
Relations Affairs concluded hearings to examine the Central
African Wars and the future of United States-Africa
policy, ...
Judiciary DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Committee concluded closed
oversight hearings on certain activities of the
Department of Justice, ...
Veterans NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Affairs 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990609
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990610
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
on intelligence matters, ...
Year 2000 Y2K AND HEALTHCARE: Committee concluded hearings to
examine Y2K compliance issues within the health care
industry, ...
** Hearings for 19990616
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990617
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990622
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of Gwen C. Clare, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, ...
** Hearings for 19990623
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of David B. Sandalow, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 6/24/99
** Hearings for 19990624
Foreign SATELLITE EXPORT CONTROL/DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990628
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of John David Holum, of Maryland, to be
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security, ...
** Hearings for 19990714
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990715
Year 2000 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Y2K PREPAREDNESS:
Committee concluded hearings on state and local
government preparedness for the year 2000 computer
problem, ...
** Hearings for 19990720
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
Foreign U.N. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Subcommittee on
Relations International Operations held closed hearings on
issues relating to the United Nations International
Criminal Court, ...
** Hearings for 19990721
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990722
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of J. Brady Anderson, of South Carolina, to
be Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings om
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990723
Foreign NOMINATIONS: On Friday, July 23, Committee concluded
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990726
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman, of New
York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public
Diplomacy, ...
** Hearings for 19990728
Rules SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OPERATIONS: Committee
concluded oversight hearings on the operations of the
Smithsonian Institution, ...
** Hearings for 19990729
Environment 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Year 2000 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990804
Foreign VIETNAM ECONOMIC REFORM AND TRADE: Subcommittee on
Relations 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
on intelligence matters, ...
Rules 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.
** Hearings for 19990805
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990908
Foreign RUSSIAN COMPANY PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES: Committee
Relations held a closed briefing on proliferation activities of
a certain Russian company ...
** Hearings for 19990909
Foreign INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR POLITICAL FUTURES: Joint
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19990914
Appropriations 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 for 19990915
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 9/16/99
** Hearings for 19990921
Year 2000 SCHOOL SYSTEMS Y2K READINESS: Committee concluded
hearings to explore Y2K readiness among public school
systems, colleges and universities, and the college
financial aid system, ...
** Hearings for 19990922
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19990928
Veterans AMERICAN LEGION: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Affairs Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
legislative recommendations of the American Legion,
...
** Hearings for 19990929
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 9/30/99
** Hearings for 19991005
Armed Services COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY: Committee held closed
hearings on issues relating to military implications
of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Treaty Doc.
105-28), ...
Foreign AFRICA DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: Subcommittee on
Relations African Affairs continued hearings to examine the
effectiveness of United States development assistance
to Africa and the implementation of United States
foreign policy, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 10/6/99
** Hearings for 19991012
Foreign U.S. NORTH KOREA POLICY: Subcommittee on East Asian
Relations and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings on the United
States policy toward North Korea, focusing on the
findings and recommendations of the Perry Report, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19991013
Foreign WTO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Subcommittee on European
Relations Affairs concluded hearings on the upcoming World Trade
Organization Ministerial meeting agenda, focusing on
electronic commerce expansion between Europe and the
United States, ...
Year 2000 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 ...
** Hearings for 19991015
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19991019
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19991020
Foreign U.S.-SOUTH KOREA EXTRADITION TREATY: Senate concluded
Relations 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), ...
Rules ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OPERATIONS: Committee
concluded oversight hearings on the operations of the
Architect of the Capitol, ...
** Hearings for 19991021
Foreign CHILD LABOR ABUSE: Committee concluded hearings on
Relations 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), ...
** Hearings for 19991026
Judiciary 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, ...
** Hearings for 19991028
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 19991029
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 19991102
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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,
...
Judiciary 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, ...
** Hearings for 19991105
Foreign ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Committee concluded hearings
Relations to examine issues relating to the International
Monetary Fund reform, focusing on lessons learned from
the Asian financial crisis, ...
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000203
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings
on intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000208
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 2/9, 2/10/00
** Hearings for 20000210
Foreign EAST TIMOR: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000222
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 2/23, 2/24, 2/29/00
** Hearings for 20000223
Armed Services KOSOVO: Committee concluded closed hearings to
examine the situation in Kosovo, ...
Economic 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 for 20000224
Foreign AFRICAN AIDS CRISIS: Subcommittee on African
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000225
Foreign ANTI-DRUG ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA: On Friday,
Relations February 25, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere,
Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism concluded
hearings on proposed emergency anti-drug assistance
to Colombia, ...
** Hearings for 20000229
Foreign MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK REFORM: Committee
Relations concluded hearings on multilateral development bank
reform proposals, focusing on the future of the
International Monetary Fund and International
Financial Institutions, ...
Judiciary 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 for 20000301
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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.
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to
consider pending intelligence matters.
Hearings also held on 3/2, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9/00
Veterans DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Joint Meeting: Senate
Affairs Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the
Disabled American Veterans, ...
** Hearings for 20000302
Foreign SUDAN TERRORISM: Committee concluded closed
Relations hearings on terrorism issues relating to Sudan, ...
Veterans VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
Affairs on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review
the legislative recommendations of certain veterans
organizations, ...
** Hearings for 20000307
Veterans VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
Affairs on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review
the legislative recommendations of certain veterans
organizations, ...
** Hearings for 20000308
Foreign FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET: Subcommittee on
Relations International Operations concluded hearings on the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year
2001 for foreign assistance, ...
** Hearings for 20000315
Veterans VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS: Senate Committee on
Affairs Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, ...
** Hearings for 20000322
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/23/00
Veterans VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
Affairs on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review
the legislative recommendations of certain veterans
organizations, ...
** Hearings for 20000328
Armed Services 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.
** Hearings for 20000329
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
on intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/30, 4/4, 4/6/00
** Hearings for 20000330
Rules 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000404
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000411
Energy 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
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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,
...
** Hearings for 20000502
Foreign INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION:
Relations 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), ...
** Hearings for 20000503
Taxation 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 for 20000510
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000518
Environment 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 for 20000524
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be
Director General of the Foreign Service, Department
of State, ...
** Hearings for 20000606
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000614
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000620
Foreign BUSINESS MEETING: Committee concluded hearings on
Relations the nomination of Owen James Sheaks, of Virginia, a
Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be
an Assistant Secretary of State, ...
** Hearings for 20000621
Foreign NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations 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
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee concluded joint closed
hearings with the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000627
Rules LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION:
Committee concluded hearings on the goals and
operations of the Library of Congress and the
Smithsonian Institution, ...
** Hearings for 20000713
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000720
Armed Services IRAQ: Committee held closed hearings to examine
the situation in Iraq and United States military
operations in and around Iraq, ...
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on Everett
Relations L. Mosley, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,
Agency for International Development, ...
Foreign TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings on Inter-
Relations 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), ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000725
Foreign NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the
Relations nomination of Richard A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, ...
** Hearings for 20000726
Indian Affairs 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 for 20000727
Intelligence 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, ...
** Hearings for 20000913
Foreign TREATIES/NOMINATION: ... Also, committee concluded
Relations 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, ...
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20000926
Veterans VETERANS PROGRAMS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee
Affairs on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review
the legislative recommendations of the American
Legion, ...
** Hearings for 20000927
Intelligence INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings for 20001019
Energy 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, ...
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