108th Congress (2003)
Senate Hearings, Printed and Unprinted, by
Date
Compiled August 12, 2008 at North Carolina
State University
** HEARINGS FOR 20030108
* Commerce
CLIMATE CHANGE: On Wednesday, January 8, committee concluded hearings to
examine climate change and greenhouse gas reductions and the trading systems,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030109
* Commerce
AIRLINE INDUSTRY: Committee held hearings on the future of the airline
industry, including the state of aviation security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of the Airline Industry
S.Hrg. 108-0847
OIL TANKERS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the phase out of single
hull oil tankers and the impact of such action on commerce, including marine
oil spill prevention, preparedness, response and restoration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Phase-Out of Single-Hull Tank Vessels
S.Hrg. 108-0842
** HEARINGS FOR 20030114
* Appropriations
U.S. AIRWAYS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
concluded hearings to examine issues relative to the restructuring of U.S.
Airways' employee pension plans, including a related proposal, S. 119, to
provide special minimum funding requirements for certain pension plans
maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Pension Plans Regarding US Airways (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0153
* Commerce
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: Subcommittee on Communications held hearings on
competition issues in the telecommunications industry, including issues of
digital migration, the role for regulators, and the deployment of broadband
and other advanced services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Competition in the Telecommunications Industry
S.Hrg. 108-0896
** HEARINGS FOR 20030115
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine Social Security
including an analysis of issues and selected reform proposals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Analyzing Social Security: GAO Weighs the President's
Commission's Proposals
S.Hrg. 108-0004
* Armed Services
MILITARY OPERATIONS/IRAQ: Committee concluded hearings to examine current and
potential military operations, ...
Also, Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the Iraq
weapons inspection process ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030117
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Thomas J.
Ridge, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Mr.
Ridge, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Thomas "Tom" J. Ridge
S.Hrg. 108-0045
** HEARINGS FOR 20030122
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Asa
Hutchinson, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border
and Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Asa Hutchinson to be Under Secretary for Border
and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security
S.Hrg. 108-0819
** HEARINGS FOR 20030124
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Gordon England,
of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Gordon R. England
S.Hrg. 108-0046
** HEARINGS FOR 20030128
* Commerce
U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Committee held hearings to examine recent allegations
of ethical violations at the United States Olympic Committee, ...
PRINTED TITLE: State of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
S.Hrg. 108-0897
* Finance
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of John W.
Snow, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Dr. John W. Snow
S.Hrg. 108-0040
** HEARINGS FOR 20030129
* Appropriations
SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education concluded hearings to examine the federal role and its
implementation of a smallpox vaccination plan focusing on prevention
strategies and funding issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of Smallpox Vaccination Plan (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0221
* Budget
STATE OF THE ECONOMY: Committee held hearings to examine the state of the
United States economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004
S.Hrg. 108-0033
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
HUMAN CLONING: Committee held hearings on the science and ethics of human
cloning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Science and Ethics of Human Cloning
S.Hrg. 108-0891
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Deborah L.
Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, John
G. Roberts, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of
Columbia Circuit, Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, United States Circuit Judge for
the Sixth Circuit, John R. Adams, to be United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Ohio, Robert A. Junell, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Texas, and S. James Otero, to be United
States District Judge for the Central District California. ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 108-0135,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 20030130
* Appropriations
MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education concluded hearings to examine Medicare reimbursement for physicians
and hospitals, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Reimbursement for Physicians and Hospitals (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0223
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Paul McHale,
of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
Security, and Christopher Ryan Henry, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First
Session, 108th Congress (McHale, Henry, Cambone, Woodley, Brooks, Abizaid,
O'Connell, Longsworth, Myers, Pace, Schoomaker, Brown, England, Wynne)
S.Hrg. 108-0002
Hearings also held on 2/27, 6/25, 7/10, 7/24, 7/29, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Budget
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the budget and
current economic outlook for fiscal years 2003 through 2013, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee held hearings to examine media ownership, focusing
on the current state of and consolidation in the radio industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Media Ownership
S.Hrg. 108-0903
* Economic
ECONOMIC GROWTH: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Administration's
growth and job plans to boost the economy and business investment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Growth and Jobs Plan
S.Hrg. 108-0049
* Finance
BORDER SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine the status of United
States border security focusing on weaknesses in screening entrants into the
country, and efforts to combat terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Borders: Safe or Sieve?
S.Hrg. 108-0024
* Foreign Relations
UNITED NATIONS INSPECTIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
January 27 United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
(UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reports to the
United Nations Security Council on inspections in Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: January 27 UNMOVIC and IAEA Reports to the U.N. Security
Council on Inspections in Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0035
* Health
SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN: Committee held hearings to examine the Federal
role and its implementation of a national smallpox vaccination program,
focusing on prevention and preparedness strategies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Smallpox Vaccination Plan: Challenges and Next Steps
S.Hrg. 108-0146
** HEARINGS FOR 20030204
* Aging
DOUBLE TAXATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine tax fairness,
focusing on double taxation's effect on the elderly, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tax Fairness: Does Double Taxation Unfairly Target Older
Americans?
S.Hrg. 108-0006
* Budget
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: Committee held hearings to examine the President's fiscal
year 2004 budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Committee concluded hearings to examine North Korea's
(Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK)) programs to develop weapons of
mass destruction and their impact on the international community, regional
security, United States' interests and forces, ...
PRINTED TITLE: WMD Developments on the Korean Peninsula
S.Hrg. 108-0013
** HEARINGS FOR 20030205
* Banking
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of William H.
Donaldson, of New York, to be Member of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of William H. Donaldson
S.Hrg. 108-0231
* Budget
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's
fiscal year 2004 budget, after receiving testimony from Mitchell E. Daniels,
Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/4, 2/11, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
AVIATION SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine aviation security
and impacts associated with the regulatory and statutory requirements of the
Aviation and Transportation Security Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Aviation Security and Impacts Associated with the Regulatory
and Statutory Requirements of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
(ATSA)
S.Hrg. 108-0845
PROFESSIONAL BOXING REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to reform the
professional boxing industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Continuing to Reform Professional Boxing
S.Hrg. 108-0890
* Finance
BUDGET 2004: REVENUE PROPOSALS: Committee held hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget estimates for fiscal years 2004, focusing on
revenue proposals, economic growth plan, and the United States economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Revenue Proposals in the President's FY 2004 Budget
S.Hrg. 108-0283
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Jay S. Bybee,
of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, ... Ralph
R. Erickson, to be United States District Judge for the District of North
Dakota, ... William D. Quarles, Jr., to be United States District Judge for
the District of Maryland, ... and Gregory L. Frost, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 108-0135,pt.2
Hearings also held on 2/12, 3/12, 3/27, 4/1/03
* Small Business
SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings on possible
solutions to the small business health care crisis, focusing on dwindling
choices in affordable health care for small business and double digit premium
increases passed on to employers now providing insurance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small Business Health Care Crisis: Possible Solutions
S.Hrg. 108-0400
** HEARINGS FOR 20030206
* Foreign Relations
BUDGET 2004: DEPARTMENT OF STATE/AID: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other
foreign affairs agencies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Affairs Budget
S.Hrg. 108-0019
** HEARINGS FOR 20030211
* Aging
ELDERLY GUARDIANSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain issues
of guardianship over the elderly, focusing on alternative approaches, motives
of petitioners in contested proceedings, guardian accountability and
monitoring, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Guardianship Over the Elderly: Security Provided or Freedoms
Denied? (This title when printed was identified incorrectly as S.Hrg.
108-117, the correct designation is S.Hrg. 108-17.)
S.Hrg. 108-0017
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY REPORT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
semi-annual Monetary Policy Report of the Federal Reserve and the economic
outlook, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's First Monetary Policy Report for 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0232
* Budget
2004 BUDGET: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's
International Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/4, 2/5, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
FAA AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the Federal Aviation Administration and the economic
condition of the airline industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 108-0846
* Energy
2004 BUDGET: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of the Interior, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request for the Department of
the Interior
S.Hrg. 108-0005
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph
Timothy Kelliher, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Joseph T. Kelliher Nomination
S.Hrg. 108-0001
* Finance
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION: Committee held hearings to examine
proposals for economic growth and job creation, focusing on incentives for
consumption and investment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examination of Proposals for Economic Growth and Job Creation
S.Hrg. 108-0243
Hearings also held on 2/12/03
* Foreign Relations
FUTURE OF POSTCONFLICT IRAQ: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
state of security in a post-conflict situation in Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0043
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current and projected national security threats to the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United
States
S.Hrg. 108-0161
* Judiciary
PATIENT HEALTH CARE ACCESS: Committee [on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions] concluded joint hearings with the Committee on the Judiciary to
examine the status of patient access to quality health care, focusing on the
role of medical litigation and malpractice reform, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Patient Access Crisis: The Role of Medical Litigation (Joint
with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee)
S.Hrg. 108-0253
** HEARINGS FOR 20030212
* Armed Services
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS: Committee concluded hearings in open and closed
session, to examine current and future worldwide threats to the national
security of the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Current and Future Worldwide Threats to the National Security
of the United States
S.Hrg. 108-0303
* Commerce
COAST GUARD TRANSITION: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries
concluded hearings to examine the challenges and role of the United States
Coast Guard with respect to its transition to the Department of Homeland
Security and the Maritime Homeland Security Strategy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Coast Guard and its Transition to the Department of Homeland
Security
S.Hrg. 108-0786
SPACE SHUTTLE "COLUMBIA": Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics held joint hearings to examine the recent space shuttle Columbia
accident, focusing on the status of the investigation, and implications of the
loss of Columbia on the nation's space exploration efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Space Shuttle Columbia (Joint with Committee on Science,
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (House), and classed at the House
Committee call number, Y4.Sci2:108-2)
* Finance
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposals for
economic growth and job creation, focusing on incentives for investment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/11/03
Hearings also held on 2/11/03
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Joseph Robert
Goeke, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; Glen L.
Bower, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; Daniel
Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States International Trade
Commission; Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United
States International Trade Commission; and Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., of
Missouri, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board,
Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Joseph Robert Goeke, Glen L. Bower, Daniel
Pearson, Charlotte R. Lane, and Raymond T. Wagner
S.Hrg. 108-0020
* Foreign Relations
RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN: Committee held hearings on the restoration and
rebuilding of Afghanistan, including the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act (P.L.
107-327), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reconstruction of Afghanistan: An Update
S.Hrg. 108-0037
* Indian Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Ross Owen
Swimmer, of Oklahoma, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for
American Indians, Department of the Interior, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Ross O. Swimmer
S.Hrg. 108-0022
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Timothy M.
Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth
Circuit, ... J. Daniel Breen, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Tennessee, ... William H. Steele, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, ... Thomas A. Varlan, to
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, ...
Timothy C. Stanceu, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of
International Trade, ... and Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of Federal Claims, ... after each nominee testified
and answered questions in their own behalf.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/03
Hearings also held on 2/5, 3/12, 3/27, 4/1/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030213
* Armed Services
2004 BUDGET: DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense and the
Future Years Defense Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Military Posture)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.1
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/6, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20, 4/8/03
* Budget
2004 BUDGET: TRANSPORTATION: Committee concluded hearings on the President's
proposed budget for fiscal year 2004, focusing on the Department of
Transportation and safety issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
MINORITY INSTITUTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to
examine S. 196, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program
for minority serving institutions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Infrastructure Needs of Minority Serving Institutions
S.Hrg. 108-0839
U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine the current
organizational structure and culture of the United States Olympic Committee,
including possible reforms for increased effectiveness and efficiency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Reform
S.Hrg. 108-0895
* Energy
2004 BUDGET: FOREST SERVICE: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Forest Service
of the Department of Agriculture, including the Healthy Forests Initiative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request for the Forest Service
S.Hrg. 108-0007
OIL SUPPLY AND PRICES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current
U.S. energy situation, focusing on oil, natural gas, and hydrogen supplies,
energy conservation, and the outlook for global oil supply and prices, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oil Supply and Prices
S.Hrg. 108-0003
* Environment
NRC OVERSIGHT: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety,
concluded oversight hearings to examine the licensing and regulatory
responsibilities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Oversight of 2003 Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0104
* Finance
ENRON: Committee held hearings to examine the activities and transactions
related to Enron's tax returns, focusing on the Joint Committee on Taxation's
investigative report, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Enron: The Joint Committee on Taxation's Investigative Report
(This number was incorrectly assigned to the hearing, "Guardianship Over the
Elderly"; the correct designation for that title is S.Hrg. 108-17.)
S.Hrg. 108-0117
* Rules
COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign Relations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030214
* Governmental Affairs
TERRORIST THREAT INTEGRATION CENTER: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the President's proposal to create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center, to
consolidate terrorist-related intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Consolidating Intelligence Analysis: A Review of the
President's Proposal to Create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center
S.Hrg. 108-0054
Hearings also held on 2/26/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030217
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Improving Nutrition and Health Through Lifestyle Modifications
(Special hearing) (Field hearing held in San Francisco, CA)
S.Hrg. 108-0234
** HEARINGS FOR 20030220
* Finance
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Welfare Reform: Past Successes, New Challenges (Field hearing
held in Des Moines, IA)
S.Hrg. 108-0031
** HEARINGS FOR 20030225
* Armed Services
2004 BUDGET: DEFENSE: Committee resumed open and closed hearings to examine
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Department of Defense and the
Future Years Defense Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 3/6, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20, 4/8/03
* Commerce
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Aviation held hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Aviation
Administration, focusing on the financing of airport improvement and expansion,
including the Airport Improvement Program, as well as passenger facilities
charges (PFCs) and airport bonds, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Airport Improvement Program and Other Airport Financing Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0818
* Energy
2004 BUDGET: ENERGY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request for the Department of
Energy
S.Hrg. 108-0008
ENERGY SUPPLY AND PRICES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the outlook
for natural gas supply and prices in the United States, focusing on
conservation and consumption, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Natural Gas Supply and Prices
S.Hrg. 108-0009
* Foreign Relations
WORLD HUNGER REPORT: Committee on concluded hearings to examine the state of
the World Report on Hunger from Africa to North Korea focusing on the status of
worldwide food security, the role of U.S. food aid programs, global hunger, and
humanitarian assistance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: World Hunger From Africa to North Korea
S.Hrg. 108-0077
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE HAWAIIAN FEDERAL RECOGNITION: Committee held hearings on S. 344,
expressing the policy of the United States regarding the United States
relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition
by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Policy of the United States Regarding Relationship with Native
Hawaiians and to Provide a Process for the Recognition by the United States of
the Native Hawaiian Governing Entity (S. 344)
S.Hrg. 108-0027
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 2/27, 3/4/03
* Veterans Affairs
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
to examine certain legislative recommendations and concerns of wartime
service-connected disabled veterans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030226
* Armed Services
POST-CONFLICT IRAQ: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing to
discuss the planning for post-conflict Iraq and potential U.S. military
operations in the Philippines ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
reform proposals for the Federal Deposit Insurance System, focusing on benefits
and costs of deposit insurance, impact of mergers and consolidations between
banks and thrifts, fund management, and premium pricing issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Deposit Insurance System
S.Hrg. 108-0340
* Budget
2004 BUDGET: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the President's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget proposal for Medicare and Medicaid,
enhancing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Foster Care, and
strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, 9/3/03
* Commerce
SUV SAFETY: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues involving Sport
Utility Vehicle (SUV) safety, including data relating to vehicle rollovers,
crash compatibility, and seatbelt use, ...
PRINTED TITLE: SUV Safety: Issues Relating to the Safety and Design of Sport
Utility Vehicles
S.Hrg. 108-0901
* Economic
GROWTH AND JOBS PLAN: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Economic
Report of the President, and the economic outlook for the United States and the
Administration's policy agenda, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Report of the President
S.Hrg. 108-0750
* Environment
2004 BUDGET: EPA: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Environmental Protection
Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
S.Hrg. 108-0259
* Governmental Affairs
TERRORIST THREAT INTEGRATION CENTER: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the President's proposal to create a Terrorist Threat Integration Center, to
consolidate terrorist-related intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/14/03
Hearings also held on 2/14/03
* Indian Affairs
2004 BUDGET: INDIAN AFFAIRS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Presidents proposed budget request for Fiscal Year 2004 for Indian Programs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
S.Hrg. 108-0060
Hearings also held on 3/5/03
* Veterans Affairs
2004 BUDGET: VETERANS' PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for Fiscal Year 2004 for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, focusing on health care system priorities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for Veterans' Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0585
** HEARINGS FOR 20030227
* Aging
GLOBAL AGING: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues related to global
aging and its implications for the U.S. economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Global Aging: Opportunity or Threat for the U.S. Economy?
S.Hrg. 108-0030
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Linton F.
Brooks, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, John
Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, and
Stephen A. Cambone, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 6/25, 7/10, 7/24, 7/29, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Commerce
AEROSPACE RESEARCH: Committee concluded hearings to examine U.S. involvement
in aerospace research and technology, including recommendations of the "Final
Report of the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace
Industry", ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Involvement in Aerospace Research
S.Hrg. 108-0816
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Ellen G.
Engleman, of Indiana, Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, and Richard F. Healing, of
Virginia, ..., each to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board,
Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Ellen Engleman, Richard
Healing, and Mark Rosenker, to be Members of the National Transportation Safety
Board
S.Hrg. 108-0423
* Energy
ENERGY PRODUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to examine energy production
on Federal lands, focusing on the oil, gas, geothermal and coal industries, and
the environmental community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Production on Federal Lands
S.Hrg. 108-0012
PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded
hearings to examine S. 32, to establish Institutes to conduct research on the
prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland
ecosystems of the interior West; S. 203, to open certain withdrawn land in Big
Horn County, Wyoming, to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining S.
246, to provide that certain Bureau of Land Management land shall be held in
trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the
State of New Mexico; and S. 278, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries
of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, ...
PRINTED TITLE: SW Forest Health Act; Bentonite Mining in Wyoming; Pueblos of
Santa Clara; and Mt. Naomi Wilderness (S. 32, S. 203, S. 246, S. 278)
S.Hrg. 108-0010
* Environment
2004 BUDGET: FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: Subcommittee on Transportation
and Infrastructure concluded hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Federal Highway Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Highway Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2004
S.Hrg. 108-0263
* Finance
2004 BUDGET: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department
of Health and Human Services, focusing on Medicare and Medicaid reform, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Health Care
Priorities
S.Hrg. 108-0118
* Foreign Relations
AMERICA AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Committee concluded hearings to examine
American public diplomacy with respect to Islam, focusing on the perception of
the United States in the Islamic world, and American efforts to improve its
image, ...
PRINTED TITLE: American Public Diplomacy and Islam
S.Hrg. 108-0021
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Clark Kent
Ervin, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, ...,
Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Management, ..., and Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller,
Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Hon. Clark Kent Ervin, Janet Hale, and Linda M.
Springer
S.Hrg. 108-0048
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/03
Hearings also held on 2/25, 3/4/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030304
* Agriculture
SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS: Committee resumed hearings to examine the federal
government's initiatives regarding the school breakfast and lunch programs, and
child nutrition and health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review the Federal Government's Initiatives Regarding the
School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0078
* Appropriations
2004 BUDGET: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: Subcommittee on Military Construction
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for military construction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.
2559/S. 1357)
S.Hrg. 108-0129
Hearings also held on 3/18, 4/29/03
* Armed Services
MILITARY OPERATIONS: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on
current military operations ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
2004 BUDGET: HUD: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
S.Hrg. 108-0411
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Homeland
Security for Science and Technology, ..., and Jeffrey Shane, of the District of
Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to
be Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, and Robert A. Sturgell, of
Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations to the Department of Homeland Security, Department
of Transportation, and Federal Aviation Administration
S.Hrg. 108-0430
* Energy
ELECTRICITY MARKETS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the financial
condition of the electricity markets, and the current status of the energy
industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Condition of the Electricity Market
S.Hrg. 108-0011
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to examine
S. 164, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special
resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and
the farm labor movement, S. 328, to designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the
State of Maryland as the "Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area", S. 347,
to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability and
feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, S. 425, to revise the boundary
of the Wind Cage National Park in the State of South Dakota, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Cesar Estrada Chavez, Catoctin Mountain Park, Rim of the Valley
Corridor, and Wind Cave National Park (S. 164, S. 328, S. 347, S. 425)
S.Hrg. 108-0014
* Foreign Relations
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
establishment of the Millennium Challenge Account, focusing on foreign
development assistance and productivity growth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Millennium Challenge Account: A New Way to Aid
S.Hrg. 108-0025
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on
intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/25/03
Hearings also held on 2/25, 2/27/03
* Judiciary
HOMELAND SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relating to
the war against terrorism, focusing on Federal efforts to protect America from
terrorist attacks, ...
PRINTED TITLE: War Against Terrorism: Working Together to Protect America
S.Hrg. 108-0137
* Veterans Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Bruce
E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims, ..., and John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary
of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Bruce E. Kasold, Alan G. Lance, Sr., Lawrence B.
Hagel, Robert N. Davis, William A. Moorman, and Mary J. Schoelen, to be Judges,
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
S.Hrg. 108-0914
Hearings also held on 6/17/03, 4/1, 9/30/04
** HEARINGS FOR 20030305
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM/BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Subcommittee
on Energy and Water Development concluded hearings to examine the proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Army Corps of Engineers and
Bureau of Reclamation energy and water development programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year
2004 (H.R. 2754/S. 1424) (Department of Defense-Civil, Department of Energy,
Department of the Interior, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 108-0224
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/7, 4/10/03
* Commerce
E-911 IMPLEMENTATION: Subcommittee on Communications concluded hearings to
examine the implementation of enhanced 911 (E-911) services for wireless
telephones and technology, public safety communications, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
TRADE AGENDA: Committee held hearings to examine Administration's Trade
Agenda, focusing on a strategy to promote global economic growth through an
open and free world trading system, including issues relating to Trade
Promotion Authority (TPA), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and free trade
agreements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Trade Agenda
S.Hrg. 108-0039
* Foreign Relations
TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Convention Between the
Government of the United States Of America and the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
and on Capital Gains (Treaty Doc. 107-19), the Protocol Amending the Convention
Between the Government of the United States Of America and the Government of
Australia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (Treaty Doc. 107-20), and the Second
Additional Protocol that Modifies the Convention Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with
Respect to Taxes on Income (Treaty Doc. 108-3), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tax Convention with the United Kingdom (T.Doc. 107-19) and
Protocols Amending Tax Conventions with Australia (T.Doc. 107-20) and Mexico
(Treaty Doc. 108-3)
S.Hrg. 108-0026
TURKISH AID: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on Turkish
aid negotiations and developments in northern Iraq ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Indian Affairs
2004 BUDGET: INDIAN PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for Indian programs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/26/03
Hearings also held on 2/26/03
* Judiciary
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the asbestos
litigation crisis, and its economic issues including the costs of settlements
and judgments, possible reforms, and the need to compensate victims of
asbestos-related disease, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Asbestos Litigation Crisis
S.Hrg. 108-0141
Hearings also held on 6/4/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030306
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of State, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2799/S. 1585)
(Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Department of State,
Nondepartmental witnesses, SEC, Judiciary
S.Hrg. 108-0158
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/1, 4/8, 4/10/03
APPROPRIATIONS: HUD: Subcommittee on VA-HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings to examine the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2004 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.
2861/S. 1584) (American Battle Monuments Commission, Corporation for National
and Community Service, HHS: Toxic Substances
S.Hrg. 108-0162
Hearings also held on 3/13, 3/20, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1/03
APPROPRIATIONS: OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded
closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for
operations intelligence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, and the
Future Years Defense Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/25, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20, 4/8/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on military construction and
environmental programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Readiness and Management)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.3
Hearings also held on 3/13, 3/19, 4/1, 4/9/03
* Commerce
SPECTRUM POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of
spectrum policy, focusing on recommendations of the Federal Communications
Commission's Spectrum Policy Task Force including, the establishment of a
spectrum relocation trust fund, ways in which to evolve the current "command
and control" approach to spectrum policy into a more integrated,
market-oriented approach that provides greater regulatory certainty, while
minimizing regulatory intervention, and the implementation of interference
protection, spectral efficiency, effective public safety communications, and
international spectrum policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER/ILLINOIS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT: Subcommittee on Water and
Power concluded hearings to examine S. 212, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to cooperate with the High Plains States in conducting a hydrogeologic
characterization, mapping, modeling and monitoring program for the High Plains
Aquifer, and S. 220 and H.R. 397, bills to reinstate and extend the deadline
for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of
Illinois, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Programs for the High Plains Aquifer; and a Hydroelectric
Project in Illinois (S. 212, S. 220, H.R. 397)
S.Hrg. 108-0015
TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE: Committee concluded hearings to examine energy use
in the transportation sector, focusing on oil dependency, technology
challenges, vehicle safety issues, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAF)
program, and alternative fuels, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Use in the Transportation Sector
S.Hrg. 108-0016
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Committee concluded hearings to examine an agreed framework for
dialogue with North Korea, focusing on negotiations regarding their nuclear
weapons program, and South Korea, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agreed Framework for Dialog with North Korea
S.Hrg. 108-0051
* Governmental Affairs
NASA: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine the status
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's workforce and consider
proposed personnel flexibilities to assist the agency in achieving its mission,
especially managing Human Capital effectively and efficiently, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Evaluating Human Capital at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
S.Hrg. 108-0028
* Health
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Employment, Safety
and Training concluded hearings to examine the Administration's approach to
reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), focusing on strengthening the
delivery of employment and training services nationwide, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Workforce Investment Act: The Administrations (sic) Approach
to Reauthorization
S.Hrg. 108-0038
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Veterans Affairs
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
to examine legislative presentations of certain veterans organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030307
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the employment
situation, focusing on U.S. labor markets, unemployment benefits, and the
President's proposal for re-employment accounts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unemployment Situation
S.Hrg. 108-0093
** HEARINGS FOR 20030310
* Aging
HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine challenges facing
America's health care system, focusing on health care costs, proposals for
universal coverage, Medicare and Medicaid, access to care, and health
insurance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: In Critical Condition: America's Ailing Health Care System
S.Hrg. 108-0041
** HEARINGS FOR 20030311
* Aging
HEALTHY AGING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the prescription for
healthy aging, focusing on the benefits of fitness and nutrition care, and
exercise, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fitness and Nutrition: The Prescription for Healthy Aging
S.Hrg. 108-0042
* Appropriations
MEDICARE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
concluded hearings to examine Medicare outlier payments to hospitals, focusing
on the successful implementation of a new outlier policy that contains an
adequate transition period, and a proposed rule issued by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Service that would prevent further gaming of the Medicare
system by a few hospitals that obtain the majority of these outlier payments,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Outlier Payments to Hospitals (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0268
* Armed Services
2004 BUDGET: PERSONNEL PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Personnel hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and civilian
personnel programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Personnel)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.6
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/27/03
* Commerce
SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded
hearings to examine the existing federal programs and new proposals to promote
air service to small and rural communities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small and Rural Community Air Service
S.Hrg. 108-0823
* Energy
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Committee held hearings to examine federal programs for
energy efficiency and conservation, focusing on the Federal Energy Management
Program, the appliance efficiency standards programs under the National
Appliance Energy Conservation Act, and the Energy Policy of Act of 1992, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
S.Hrg. 108-0032
* Finance
PENSION PLANS: Committee held hearings to examine defined benefit pension
plans, focusing on possible reforms for funding, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Funding Challenge: Keeping Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Afloat
S.Hrg. 108-0071
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ: RECONSTRUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the commitment
of U.S. financial and personnel resources to post-conflict transitional
assistance and reconstruction in Iraq, focusing on the cost of maintaining a
military presence in the region, the restoration of governance and any steps
toward democracy, securing the elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass
destruction, ending Iraqi contacts with international terrorist organizations,
ensuring that a post-transition Iraqi government can maintain the country's
territorial integrity and economic independence while contributing to regional
stability, and the costs of not going to war with Iraq, which include the costs
of maintaining a military presence in the region, the continuation of
inspections of weapons of mass destruction, accelerated funding to combat
terrorism abroad, and maintaining a high level of homeland security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Reconstruction
S.Hrg. 108-0053
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 3/13/03; perhaps 3/18 [mtg noted at 3/13 entry]
** HEARINGS FOR 20030312
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Energy Office of Energy and Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Office of Science, and the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science
and Technology, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/03
Hearings also held on 3/5, 4/7, 4/10/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS: Subcommittee on District of
Columbia concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the District of Columbia Courts, Court Services, and Offender
Supervision Agency focusing on fair, swift, and accessible justice, enhancing
public safety, and the justice system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.
2765/S. 1583)
S.Hrg. 108-0304
Hearings also held on 4/2, 4/30, 5/14, 6/11/03
APPROPRIATIONS: INTELLIGENCE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded closed
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for
intelligence programs, and to discuss worldwide threats, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Airland concluded hearings on proposed
legislation authorizing funds for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2004 and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on Army transformation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Airland)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.4
Hearings also held on 4/3/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Department of Defense for fiscal
year 2004, focusing on national security space programs and management,
warfighting, national intelligence and defense priorities including strategic
forces, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Strategic Forces)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.7
Hearings also held on 4/2, 4/8/03
* Commerce
BUDGET: COAST GUARD AND NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION:
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries concluded hearings to examine
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Coast
Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Coast Guard and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Requests
S.Hrg. 108-0899
* Finance
WELFARE REFORM: Committee held hearings to examine welfare reform, focusing on
administrating issues such as supporting families with accessing cash
assistance, employment skill development, employment barrier removal by
accessing substance abuse services and quality childcare, and enforcing
non-custodial parent financial responsibility through child support, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Welfare Reform: Building on Success
S.Hrg. 108-0147
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Committee concluded hearings to examine regional implications of
the changing nuclear equation on the Korean Peninsula, focusing on diplomatic
solutions, the United States-South Korea alliance, and Chinese interests, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Regional Implications of the Changing Nuclear Equation on the
Korean Peninsula
S.Hrg. 108-0056
* Judiciary
HOMELAND SECURITY: BORDER TECHNOLOGY: Subcommittee on Border Security,
Immigration and Citizenship and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and
Homeland Security concluded joint hearings to examine the role of border
technology in advancing Homeland Security, focusing on the Entry-Exit System,
the National Security Entry Exit Registration System, and Biometric
Verification Systems, including implementation of the Enhanced Border Security
and Visa Entry Reform Act (Public Law 107-173), and related provisions of S.
539, to authorize appropriations for border and transportation security
personnel and technology, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Border Technology: Keeping Terrorists Out of the United States
S.Hrg. 108-0148
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of James
V. Selna and Cormac J. Carney, both to be a United States District Judge for
the Central District of California, ... Philip P. Simon and Theresa Lazar
Springmann, both to a United States District Judge for the Northern District of
Indiana, ... Mary Ellen Coster Williams, of Maryland, and Victor J. Wolski, of
Virginia, ... both to be a Judge of the United States Court of ederal Claims,
and Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, ... and Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland,
both to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/03
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/12, 3/27, 4/1/03
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to
examine the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030313
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: VA: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Veterans Affairs,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/09
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1/03
MEDICAL LIABILITY CRISIS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and Related Agencies hearings to examine causes of the medical
liability insurance crisis, focusing on proposals to reform the medical
litigation system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming the Medical
Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care (Special Hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0144
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2004, focusing on the impacts of environmental laws
on readiness and the related Administration legislative proposal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/19, 4/1, 4/9/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: UNIFIED COMMANDS: Committee concluded hearings in open
and closed session to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program,
focusing on military strategy and operational requirements in of the unified
and regional commands, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/25, 3/6, 3/18, 3/20, 4/8/03
* Banking
2004 BUDGET: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the
Federal Transit Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the Federal Transit
Administration
S.Hrg. 108-0284
* Energy
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
designation and management of National Heritage Areas, including criteria and
procedures for designating heritage areas, the potential impact of heritage
areas on private lands and communities, federal and non-federal costs of
managing heritage areas, and methods of monitoring and measuring the success of
heritage areas, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Heritage Areas
S.Hrg. 108-0023
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact of
fires on America in 2002 and the potential 2003 fire season, focusing on the
management and implementation of the National Fire Plan, the effects on
tourism, and the President's Healthy Forest Initiative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Wildfire Preparedness
S.Hrg. 108-0018
* Environment
CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded oversight hearings to
examine the implementation of the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program, and transportation conformity, focusing on the
collaboration of transportation and air quality planners, direct public and
private investment projects, systems and technologies that will reduce air
pollution coming from the mobile source sector, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Transportation and Air Quality: CMAQ and Conformity Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0280
* Foreign Relations
MILITARY OPERATIONS/IRAQ: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing to examine Iraq's political future ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 3/11/03; perhaps 3/18 [mtg noted at 3/13 entry]
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee held hearings to examine the nomination of Priscilla
Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth
Circuit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Setting the Record Straight: The Nomination of Justice
Priscilla Owen
S.Hrg. 108-0142
** HEARINGS FOR 20030314
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND: On Friday, March 14,
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities concluded hearings to examine
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on the posture of U.S. Joint Forces Command and the role
of joint experimentation in force transformation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.5
Hearings also held on 3/31, 4/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030318
* Appropriations
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded
hearings to examine the base realignment and closure process and the critical
importance of the rationalization of military infrastructure to the Department
of Defense, focusing on base reuse and community profile, environmental cleanup
and property disposal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/03
Hearings also held on 3/4, 4/29/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal years 2004 for the Department of
Defense, focusing on ballistic missile defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/25, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 4/8/03
* Banking
INTERNET GAMBLING: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposals to
regulate illegal Internet gambling, including S. 627, to prevent the use of
certain payments instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful
Internet gambling, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposals to Regulate Illegal Internet Gambling
S.Hrg. 108-0317
* Environment
2004 BUDGET: FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Water concluded hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request
for fiscal year 2004 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
S.Hrg. 108-0346
* Finance
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Mark W. Everson,
of Texas, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Hon. Mark W. Everson [to be Commissioner,
Internal Revenue Service]
S.Hrg. 108-0305
* Foreign Relations
COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on
the current hostage situation in Colombia ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
WAR ON TERRORISM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the war on
terrorism, focusing on diplomacy issues, the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of State, and the Millennium
Challenge Account which are funds initiatives to improve the economies and
standards of living in qualified developing countries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Diplomacy and the War on Terrorism
S.Hrg. 108-0090
* Small Business
CONTRACT BUNDLING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the practice of
contract bundling in federal agency procurement, focusing on the loss of
federal jobs in small business, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Small Businesses Continue to Lose Federal Jobs by the Bundle
S.Hrg. 108-0409
** HEARINGS FOR 20030319
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: HHS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Health and Human Services,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2660/S. 1356)
S.Hrg. 108-0218
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/8, 4/9/03
ARMY POSTURE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to examine the
Posture of the United States Army, focusing on the power of new technologies,
different organizations, and revitalized leader development initiatives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.
2658/S. 1382) (Department of Defense, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 108-0176
Hearings also held on 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/15/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on acquisition policy and
outsourcing issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 4/1, 4/9/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE: Subcommittee on Personnel
concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the National Guard and
Reserve military and civilian personnel programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/03
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/27/03
* Foreign Relations
CHINA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to
examine the effects and consequences of the economic emergence of China and
presence in U.S. capital markets, focusing on its role as a strategic power in
East Asia, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Korean peninsula, free trade
and national security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Effects and Consequences of an Emerging China
S.Hrg. 108-0058
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
nonproliferation policies and programs of the Department of State, focusing on
curbing the supply of material, equipment, and technology for weapons of mass
destruction and missiles to proliferators or terrorists, persuading states
seeking to acquire weapons of mass destruction and missiles to cease those
efforts, maintaining and strengthening the international system of
nonproliferation treaties and regimes, promoting international nuclear
cooperation under the highest nonproliferation and safety standards, and
containing the transfer of advanced conventional arms to states of concern, and
terrorists, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nonproliferation Programs of the Department of State
S.Hrg. 108-0052
* Indian Affairs
ENERGY RESOURCES ON INDIAN LANDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine S.
424, to establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs relating to Indian
tribes, and S. 522, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assist Indian
tribes in developing energy resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tribal Energy Self-Sufficiency Act and the Native American
Energy Development and Self-Determination Act (S. 424 and S. 522)
S.Hrg. 108-0061
* Judiciary
REPRODUCTIVE CLONING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the ethical
issues of human cloning, focusing on both reproductive cloning and the use of
nuclear transplantation in research with human stem cells, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Promoting Ethical Regenerative Medicine Research and
Prohibiting Immoral Human Reproductive Cloning
S.Hrg. 108-0160
* Rules
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE/ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: Committee concluded
oversight hearings to examine the operations of the offices of the Secretary of
the Senate and the Architect of the Capitol, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030320
* Aging
MEDICARE REFORM: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposals to improve and modernize the current Medicare system, focusing on
prescription drugs benefits, regulatory and contractor reforms, and demographic
and health care trends, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Challenge: It's Not Just About Prescription Drugs
S.Hrg. 108-0079
* Agriculture
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Vernon
Bernard Parker, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for
Civil Rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Vernon B. Parker, of Arizona, to be Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
S.Hrg. 108-0086
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 4/1, 4/8, 4/10/03
APPROPRIATIONS: EPA: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Environmental Protection Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/09
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1/03
APPROPRIATIONS: FOREST SERVICE: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2691/S. 1391)
S.Hrg. 108-0203
Hearings also held on 4/10, 5/22/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: ENERGY: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department
of Defense, focusing on atomic energy defense activities of the Department of
Energy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/25, 3/6, 3/13, 3/18, 4/8/03
* Banking
REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine
issues relating to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed
rule on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, focusing on the effort to
better protect consumers and increase homeownership by making the home
financing process more transparent, simpler, and less costly, ...
PRINTED TITLE: HUD's Proposed Rule on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures
Act
S.Hrg. 108-0449
Hearings also held on 4/8/03
* Environment
CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and
Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to examine S. 385, to amend the Clean Air Act
to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to
increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's
energy independence, and other proposed legislation amending the Clean Air Act
regarding fuel additives and renewable fuels, gasoline, water contamination,
and the oil and natural gas industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Clean Air Act: Alternative Fuels and Fuel Additives
S.Hrg. 108-0300
* Foreign Relations
EMBASSY SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine how to make
embassies safer in areas of conflict, focusing on federal efforts to provide
secure diplomatic and consular facilities for U.S. Government personnel
overseas, the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, and related provisions of the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
State, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Safer Embassies in Unsafe Places
S.Hrg. 108-0063
* Governmental Affairs
CARGO CONTAINERS SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine securing
seaport cargo containers from terrorist attack by implementing and using the
Container Security Initiative, Operations Safe Commerce, and the Customs Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism, focusing on the coordination between agencies
regulating seaport commerce, the standardization of procedures between and
within agencies, intelligence information available to port managers,
departmental funding, and providing qualified and well trained personnel for
port security programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Cargo Containers: The Next Terrorist Target?
S.Hrg. 108-0055
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS' LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative presentations of certain veterans'
organizations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030325
* Armed Services
AIR FORCE ACADEMY ALLEGATIONS: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing to examine allegations of sexual assault at the United States Air
Force Academy ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Alfred
Plamann, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
National Consumer Cooperative Bank, and Thomas Waters Grant, of New York, Noe
Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, and William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, each to be a
Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Alfred A. Plamann, Thomas W. Grant, Noe
Hinjosa, Jr. and William R. Timken, Jr.
S.Hrg. 108-0583
** HEARINGS FOR 20030326
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: AIR FORCE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Air Force, after
receiving testimony from James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force; and
General John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/15/03
* Energy
AERIAL FIRE FIGHTING SAFETY: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held
oversight hearings to examine issues uncovered as a result of the Blue Ribbon
Panel's report of findings on Aerial Fire Fighting Safety and responses to the
report, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Aerial Firefighting Safety
S.Hrg. 108-0029
* Foreign Relations
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Committee held hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for United States foreign
assistance concerning security and economic assistance programs to the Near
East, East Asia and the Pacific, and South Asia, focusing on the development of
child survival programs, Economic Support Fund, Freedom Support Act,
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Program, Nonproliferation,
Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, Peace Corps, Refugees, Foreign
Military Financing, International Military Education and Training Program,
voluntary peacekeeping activities, and Title II food assistance grants, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Assistance Oversight (Part I)
S.Hrg. 108-0070,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 20030327
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 4/8, 4/9/03
APPROPRIATIONS: GAO/GPO/CBO: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office, and Congressional Budget
Office, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.
2657/S. 1383) (Architect of the Capitol (except House items), Capitol Police
Board, Congressional Budget Office, General Accounting Office, Government
Printing Office, LC, U.S. Senate
S.Hrg. 108-0168
Hearings also held on 4/10, 5/1, 5/8/03
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation making wartime supplemental appropriations, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2003, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 (Special
hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0073
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: WARFIGHTERS: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded
closed hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on intelligence support to
warfighters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
DISABLED MILITARY RETIREES: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of Defense, focusing on compensation for disabled military retirees,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/11/03
Hearings also held on 3/11, 3/19/03
NATO: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
S.Hrg. 108-0258
* Commerce
HUMAN CLONING: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine implications of cloning on women's health, focusing on
reproductive technology, experimentation, and egg donations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Cloning: A Risk to Women?
S.Hrg. 108-0844
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY: Committee concluded hearings to examine various electricity
proposals including S.475, to reform the nation's outdated laws relating to the
electric industry, improve the operation of our transmission system, enhance
reliability of our electric grid, increase consumer benefits from whole
electric competition, and restore investor confidence in the electric industry,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Electricity Proposals and Electric Transmission and Reliability
Enhancement Act of 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0057
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) enlargement, focusing on qualifications and contributions,
accession protocols, and the NATO Response Force, ...
PRINTED TITLE: NATO Enlargement: Qualifications and Contributions--Parts I-IV
S.Hrg. 108-0180
Hearings also held on 4/1, 4/3, 4/8/03
* Health
HIV/AIDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Federal role in
combating the global transmission of AIDS in Africa, focusing on issues
relating to research, prevention, care and treatment, HIV transmission through
unsafe medical practices, and global control of tuberculosis and malaria, ...
PRINTED TITLE: AIDS Crisis in Africa: Health Care Transmissions
S.Hrg. 108-0034
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Edward C.
Prado, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, ...
Richard D. Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Maryland, ... Dee D. Drell, to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Louisiana, ... J. Leon Holmes, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Arkansas, ... and Susan G. Braden, of the District
of Columbia, and Charles F. Lettow, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of the
United States Court of Federal Claims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/03
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/12, 3/12, 4/1/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030331
* Armed Services
AIR FORCE ACADEMY ALLEGATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
allegations of sexual assault at the United States Air Force Academy and
related recommendations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Allegations of Sexual Assault at the U.S. Air Force Academy
S.Hrg. 108-0652
Hearings also held on 9/24, 9/30/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: DOD LABORATORIES: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and
Capabilities to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2004, focusing on the science and
technology program and the role of the Department of Defense laboratories, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/14/03
Hearings also held on 3/14, 4/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030401
* Appropriations
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
education and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine Alzheimer's
disease, focusing on increasing funding for Alzheimer's research, including
ways to maintain the pipeline of basic scientific discovery to develop
potential targets for treatment and prevention, develop better animal models of
Alzheimer's that will more closely parallel humans, test the most promising
potential targets for prevention in large-scale clinical trials, search for
biomarkers that show evidence of disease and monitor its progress without
having to wait for evidence from cognitive testing, and identify additional
risk factors for Alzheimer's through genetics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Alzheimer's Disease, 2003 (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0130
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/20, 4/8, 4/10/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management support
concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on impacts of environmental
laws on readiness and the related Administration Legislative Proposal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 3/19, 4/9/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: NAVY/MARINE CORPS: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded
hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004
for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on
Navy and Marine Corps development, procurement priorities and Navy shipbuilding
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2004 (S. 1050) (Seapower)
S.Hrg. 108-0241,pt.2
* Environment
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Ricky
Dale James, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission,
Richard W. Moore, of Alabama, to be Inspector General, Tennessee Valley
Authority, ..., and John Paul Woodley, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominationa of the 108th Congress, First Session (Richard W.
Moore, Ricky Dale James and Nicholas A. Prahl, John Paul Woodley, Jr., Robert
Boldrey, Malcolm B. Bowekaty, Herbert Guenther, Richard Narcia, and Bradley
Udall)
S.Hrg. 108-0310
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Mark
Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, Diane L. Kroupa, of Minnesota, ..., Robert Allen
Wherry, Jr., of Colorado, and Harry A. Haines, of Montana, ..., each to be a
Judge of the United States Tax Court, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Robert Allen Wherry, Harry A. Haines, Mark Van
Dyke Holmes, and Diane L. Kroupa
S.Hrg. 108-0102
TAXPAYER ISSUES: Committee held hearings to examine tax payer issues, focusing
on the quality of service provided by paid preparers' and the importance of
their role in the tax system, and charitable car donations, including how
vehicle donations programs operate, the role of fundraisers and charities in
the vehicle donations process, and IRS rules and regulations regarding
allowable tax deductions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Taxpayer Alert: Choosing a Paid Preparer and the Pitfalls of
Charitable Car Donation
S.Hrg. 108-0099
* Foreign Relations
NATO: Committee concluded hearings to examine the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) enlargement strategy, focusing on the role of NATO in the
war on terror and in the future of Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/3, 4/8/03
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Circuit, ... Cecilia M. Altonaga, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Florida, ... and Patricia Head Minaldi, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/5/03
Hearings also held on 2/5, 2/12, 3/12, 3/27/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030402
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: FAA: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and General
Government to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
Federal Aviation Administration, focusing on aviation safety and security
issues, and financial challenges facing the aviation industry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Departments of Transportation, Treasury and General Government,
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2989/S. 1589)
S.Hrg. 108-0274
Hearings also held on 4/9, 5/8, 5/20, 5/22/03
APPROPRIATIONS: NAVY: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Navy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/15/03
D.C. FOSTER CARE: Subcommittee on District of Columbia concluded hearings to
examine the status of foster care in the District of Columbia, focusing on
child welfare reform, and issues associated with the Child and Family Services
Agency's performance and policies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/30, 5/14, 6/11/03
* Armed Forces
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: DOE: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded
hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004
for the Department of Defense, focusing on the Department of Energy Office of
Environmental Management and Office of Legacy Management, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/8/03
* Commerce
NASA: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings to
examine certain issues with respect to the NASA human space flight program, and
the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, ...
PRINTED TITLE: NASA: Human Space Flight
S.Hrg. 108-0837
UNIVERSAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: Subcommittee on Communications concluded
hearings on the future of Universal Service, focusing on preserving and
advancing high quality reliable and affordable telecommunications services to
the greatest extent throughout America, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Environment
MILITARY ENCROACHMENT: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine
certain provisions of the President's proposed budget request for the National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2004 relating to encroachment of
environmental laws on military bases and training operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Environmental Laws: Encroachment on Military Training?
S.Hrg. 108-0308
* Foreign Relations
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: Committee held hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for United States foreign
assistance, focusing on security and economic assistance programs, Sub-Saharan
Africa, Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere, and development and
expanding economies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Assistance Oversight (Part II)
S.Hrg. 108-0070,pt.2
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Clay Johnson
III, of Texas, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and
Budget, ..., Albert Casey, of Texas, and James C. Miller III, of Virginia, each
to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Clay Johnson, III, Albert Casey, and James C.
Miller, III
S.Hrg. 108-0050
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearing to examine S. 556, to amend
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Health Care (S. 556)
S.Hrg. 108-0062
** HEARINGS FOR 20030403
* Agriculture
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for child nutrition programs,
including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC), focusing on ensuring program access, fighting hunger and
obesity, ...
PRINTED TITLE: To Review the Federal Government's Initiatives Regarding Child
Nutrition Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0088
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: SCIENCE: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the National Science Foundation and
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/09
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 3/20 4/10, 5/1/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: AIR-LAUNCHED WEAPONS PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Airland
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
2004 for Department of D348Defense and the Future Years Defense Program,
focusing on Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force aviation and air-launched weapons
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12/03
* Banking
CHECK TRUNCATION: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
Federal Reserve Board proposal to facilitate check truncation by creating a new
negotiable instrument called a "substitute check," which would permit banks to
truncate the original checks, to process the check information electronically,
and to print and deliver substitute checks to banks and bank customers that
want to continue receiving paper checks, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve Board's Proposal on Check Truncation
S.Hrg. 108-0397
* Finance
HEALTH CARE: Committee held hearings to examine the issue of purchasing health
care services in a competitive environment, focusing on the impact on
administrative costs, profits, risk load, remote area providers, and senior
citizens, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Purchasing Health Care Services in a Competitive Environment
S.Hrg. 108-0111
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee held hearings to examine North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) enlargement, focusing on qualifications and contributions,
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia and NATO
membership, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/1, 4/8/03
NOMINATIONS: Committee resumed hearings to examine the nominations of Lino
Gutierrez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Argentina, James B. Foley, of New
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, and Roland W. Bullen, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030407
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management and
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/03
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/10/03
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: TEA-21 Reauthorization: Regional Transportation Issues (Field
hearings held (4/7) in Chicago, IL, (7/11) Brownsville, TX, (7/14) Medford, OR)
S.Hrg. 108-0309
Hearings also held on 7/11, 7/14/03
* Health
SARS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Severe Acute Syndrome
threat, focusing on the issues of vaccine development, drug screening, and
clinical research, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Threat (SARS)
S.Hrg. 108-0036
** HEARINGS FOR 20030408
APPROPRIATIONS: NIH: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the National Institutes of Health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/27, 4/9/03
APPROPRIATIONS: SEC: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/20, 4/1, 4/10/03
BUDGET: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: Subcommittee on Homeland
Security concluded hearings to examine the proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for Emergency Preparedness and Response, focusing on America's
disaster response capabilities, pharmaceutical and vaccine stockpiles,
assisting all levels of government, first responses, volunteer groups, and the
public in meeting emergency challenges, and maintaining public information
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year
2004 (H.R. 2555)
S.Hrg. 108-0206
Hearings also held on 4/10, 4/30, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/03
HIV/AIDS/SARS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the global AIDS
crisis and the recent emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Global HIV/AIDS and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0139
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: HOMELAND DEFENSE: Committee concluded hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on
homeland defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 2/13/03
Hearings also held on 2/13, 2/25, 3/6, 3/13, 3/18, 3/20/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: STRATEGIC FORCES: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
concluded open and closed hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing
funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on strategic
forces and policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/2/03
* Banking
REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the impact of the proposed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Rule on small
business and consumers to simplify and improve the process of obtaining home
mortgages, and to reduce settlement costs for consumers, focusing on clarifying
difficult rules and regulations that pose unnecessary legal risks and serve to
trump operational efficiencies that could streamline the mortgage process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/03
Hearings also held on 3/20/03
* Commerce
TAXATION OF DIVIDENDS: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety
concluded hearings to examine the President's proposal to eliminate the double
taxation of dividends, focusing on its impact on corporate governance,
investment efficiency, productivity, job creation, and economic growth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Promoting Corporate Responsibility Through the Reduction of
Dividend Taxes
S.Hrg. 108-0894
* Environment
CLEAR SKIES ACT: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
concluded hearings to examine S. 485, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air
pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an
alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Clear Skies Act of 2003 (S. 485)
S.Hrg. 108-0347
Hearings also held on 5/8, 6/5/03
* Finance
ENRON: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Joint Committee on Taxation
Investigative Report on executive compensation and company-owned life insurance
arrangements of Enron Corporation and related entities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Enron: Joint Committee on Taxation Investigative Report on
Compensation-Related Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0407
* Foreign Relations
GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export
and Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine global energy security
issues, focusing on petroleum trends, the Western Hemisphere, Russia, the
Caspian region, Africa, domestic energy supplies, and oil market dynamics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Overview of Global Energy Security Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0098
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) enlargement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/1, 4/3/03
* Governmental Affairs
HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded joint hearings
with the House Committee on Government Reform's Subcommittee on Civil Service
and Agency Organization to examine the federal government's strategic human
capital management and related proposals to facilitate the General Accounting
Office's efforts to recruit and retain top talent, develop a more
performance-based compensation system, help realign the federal workforce, and
facilitate succession planning and knowledge transfer efforts, ...
A second entry in Joint Meetings section reports this: Subcommittee on
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of
Columbia concluded joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on Civil Service
and Agency Organization to examine the federal government's strategic human
capital management and consider pending legislation on the federal workforce,
and building on the current momentum to address high-risk issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Human Capital Challenge: Offering Solutions and Delivering
Results (Joint with Committee on Governmental Reform (House))
S.Hrg. 108-0091
* Health
MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings
to examine the Mammography Standards Act of 1992, to amend the Public Health
Service Act to establish the authority for the regulation of mammography
services and radiological equipment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)
S.Hrg. 108-0286
* Judiciary
CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Committee concluded hearings
to examine S.J. Res. 1, 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. 1
S.Hrg. 108-0189
* Rules
SERGEANT AT ARMS/LOC/CRS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine
the operations of the offices of the Sergeant at Arms, Library of Congress, and
Congressional Research Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030409
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Labor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/27, 4/9/03
APPROPRIATIONS: IRS: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and General
Government concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the Internal Revenue Service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/2/03
Hearings also held on 4/2, 5/8, 5/20, 5/22/03
APPROPRIATIONS: MISSILE DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Defense missile defense program, focusing on missile defense technology,
research, development, and operational test activities of the Ballistic Missile
Defense System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/15/03
* Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: CONTINGENCY PLANS: Subcommittee on Readiness and
Management Support concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing
on the readiness of the military services to conduct current operations and
execute contingency plans, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 3/19, 4/1/03
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND: Subcommittee on
Emerging Threats and Capabilities concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on U.S. Special
Operations Command, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/14/03
Hearings also held on 3/14, 3/31/03
* Commerce
HOMELAND SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine homeland security
issues, focusing on securing the nation's transportation systems, borders, and
ports of entry, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Transportation and Border Security
S.Hrg. 108-0824
* Finance
SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES' REPORT: Committee held hearings to examine the 2003
Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old Age and Survivors
Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, focusing on the current
financial status of the Social Security program, new measures in the report,
sustainable solvency, stochastic projections and uncertainty, and the effects
of deferring reform, ...
PRINTED TITLE: 2003 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old
Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Trust Funds
S.Hrg. 108-0307
* Foreign Relations
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded
hearings to examine United States policy toward the trafficking of women and
children in East Asia, focusing on prevention, protection and support for
victims, and prosecution of traffickers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Trafficking in Women and Children in East Asia and Beyond: A
Review of U.S. Policy
S.Hrg. 108-0105
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Pamela
J.H. Slutz, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Mongolia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
Heather M. Hodges, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Eric
S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, ..., Ralph
Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Reno L.
Harnish, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Stephen
D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, ..., and
Stephen M. Young, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph
LeBaron, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania,
Gregory W. Engle, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, Wayne
E. Neill, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Helen R.
Meagher La Lime, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique,
and William M. Bellamy, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Kenya, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
HOMELAND SECURITY: Committee held hearings to examine homeland security
issues, focusing on the Department of Homeland Defense's responsibilities in
assisting states, local governments, and first responders, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investing In Homeland Security, Challenges On the Front Line
S.Hrg. 108-0082
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 285, to
authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse
programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments, S. 558, to elevate
the position Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of
Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and S. 555,
to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 285, S. 555, S. 558
S.Hrg. 108-0066
* Small Business
Roundtable not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: SBA Reauthorization: Non-Credit Programs (Roundtable)
S.Hrg. 108-0447
** HEARINGS FOR 20030410
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: Subcommittee
on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Corporation for National and
Community Service and Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/09
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 4/3, 5/1/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: Subcommittee on Interior
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Department of the Interior, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/03
Hearings also held on 3/20, 5/22/03
APPROPRIATIONS: FBI: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the
Judiciary concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/03
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/20, 4/1, 4/8/03
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Homeland Security
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/30, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/03
APPROPRIATIONS: LOC: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch concluded
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
Library of Congress and the Open World Russian Leadership Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 5/1, 5/8/03
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the National Nuclear Security
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/03
Hearings also held on 3/5, 3/12, 4/10/03
* Armed Services
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the military
implications of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enlargement, focusing
on new members of NATO and its new capabilities, post-conflict Iraq, including
the Iraqi economy and system of governance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Military Implications of NATO Enlargement and Post-Conflict
Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0526
* Banking
HEDGE FUNDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine recent developments in
Hedge Funds (an investment company that uses high-risk techniques, such as
borrowing money and selling short, in an effort to make extraordinary capital
gains), focusing on investor protection implications, the differences between
hedge funds and investment companies, regulation under the federal securities
laws, and conflicts of interest, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Recent Developments in Hedge Funds
S.Hrg. 108-0396
* Commerce
FAA AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Aviation Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
MEDIA VIOLENCE: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine neurobiological research and the impact of media violence
on child health, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Neurobiological Research and the Impact of Media
S.Hrg. 108-0907
* Economic
MEDICARE: Committee concluded joint hearings to examine Medicare, focusing on
the 2003 Medicare Trustees Report, the long-term financial viability of the
program, proposals to add a prescription drug benefit, and other related
reforms, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare's Financial Crisis
S.Hrg. 108-0205
* Environment
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water held
oversight hearings to examine the designation of critical habitat under the
Endangered Species Act, focusing on conservation benefits, legal implications,
and economic impacts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Endangered Species Act: Critical Habitat Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0348
* Governmental Affairs
IRAQI WAR CRIMES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 1949 Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Prisoners of War, focusing on
Department of Defense policies with respect to the current conflict with Iraq,
and Iraqi violations of the Convention, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Prosecuting Iraqi War Crimes: A Consideration of the Different
Forum Options
S.Hrg. 108-0174
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Peter
Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
Authority, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Peter J. Eide
S.Hrg. 108-0095
* Health
AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION ACT: Committee concluded hearings to
examine S. 504, to establish academics for teachers and students of American
history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and
civics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Putting the Teaching of American History and Civics Back In the
Classroom
S.Hrg. 108-0092
** HEARINGS FOR 20030414
* Commerce
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Advanced Manufacturing and Biotechnology (Field hearing held
in Seattle, WA)
S.Hrg. 108-0822
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Transportation Infrastructure Needs in Alaska (Field hearing
held in Palmer, AK)
S.Hrg. 108-0349
* Finance
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fair Deal for Rural America: Fixing Medicare Reimbursement
(Field hearing held in Des Moines, IA)
S.Hrg. 108-0273
** HEARINGS FOR 20030422
* Agriculture
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Potential Burdens Associated With the New Country-Of-Origin
Labeling (COOL) Law (Field hearing held in Joplin, MO)
S.Hrg. 108-0096
** HEARINGS FOR 20030424
* Budget
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Field Hearings (Field hearings held in Fargo
and Bismarck, ND; 4/24, Homeland security challenges)
S.Hrg. 108-0393
Hearings also held on 5/28, 5/30, 8/27, 12/10/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030429
* Aging
ASSISTED LIVING REPORT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Assisted
Living Workgroup's report entitled "Assuring Quality in Assisted Living:
Guidelines for Federal and State Policy, State Regulation, and Operations," ...
PRINTED TITLE: Assisted Living: Examining the Assisted Living Workgroup Final
Report
S.Hrg. 108-0085
* Appropriations
OVERSEAS BASING REQUIREMENTS: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded
hearings to examine overseas basing requirements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/03
Hearings also held on 3/4, 3/18/03
* Commerce
AMTRAK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of intercity
passenger rail service and Amtrak, focusing on the company's fiscal year 2004
budget request, a rail system based on restructured federal/state/private roles
and corridor services, partnerships among states and the federal government,
securing federal funding sources, redesigning long-distance trains to
complement corridor services and minimize operating losses, long term debt, and
operating and capital needs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
NATO ENLARGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the developing
situations in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula, and a resolution of
ratification to the Accession Protocols that will expand the NATO Alliance to
include Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Enlarged NATO: Mending Fences and Moving Forward on Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0186
* Health
SARS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the status of the Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome threat, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
S.Hrg. 108-0044
** HEARINGS FOR 20030430
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS: Subcommittee on District of
Columbia concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2004 for the District of Columbia Courts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/2, 5/14, 6/11/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DOD MEDICAL PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Defense concluded
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
medical programs of the Department of Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 5/7, 5/14, 5/15/03
APPROPRIATIONS: FOREIGN OPERATIONS: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for foreign assistance programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2800/S. 1426) (Agency for
International Development, Department of State, Nondepartmental Witnesses)
S.Hrg. 108-0289
Hearings also held on 6/5/03
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Homeland Security
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Department of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/10, 5/1, 5/6, 5/13/03
HEALTH CARE ACCESS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education concluded hearings to examine health care access and affordability,
focusing on the effects of uninsurance on individuals, families, and
communities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Care Access and Affordability -- Effects on Families,
Communities, and Health Care Providers (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0152
* Commerce
FIRE SERVICE: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 321, the Firefighting
Research and Coordination Act, focusing on the programs and services of the
U.S. Fire Administration of the Department of Homeland Security, including the
Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Service Training, public education and
awareness, data collection, research and technology, and challenges, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Needs of the Fire Service
S.Hrg. 108-0898
* Foreign Relations
ENERGY SECURITY: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and
Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine U.S. energy security issues,
focusing on the importance of Russia and the Caspian to global energy
production, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Energy Security: Russia and the Caspian
S.Hrg. 108-0116
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 519,
to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to provide financial
services to Indian tribes, Native American organizations, and Native Americans
...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Act
(S. 519)
S.Hrg. 108-0075
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of John
G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
District of Columbia Circuit, and William Emil Moschella, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, ..., David G. Campbell, to
be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, S. Maurice Hicks,
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 108-0135,pt.3
Hearings also held on 5/7, 5/22, 6/25, 7/9/03
* Small Business
Roundtable not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: SBA Reauthorization: Credit Programs (Part I) Roundtable
S.Hrg. 108-0238,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 20030501
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Homeland Security
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Secret Service and Coast Guard, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/10, 4/30, 5/6, 5/13/03
APPROPRIATIONS: NASA: Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/6/09
Hearings also held on 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 4/3, 4/10/03
APPROPRIATIONS: SAA/CAPITOL POLICE: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/10, 5/8/03
* Commerce
NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Committee concluded hearings to
examine S. 189, to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering,
and nanotechnology research, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 189, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development
Act
S.Hrg. 108-0789
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Roger
Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western
Hemisphere Affairs), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Department of Homeland Security, focusing on streamlining and enhancing
homeland security grant programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investing In Homeland Security: Streamlining and Enhancing
Homeland Security Grant Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0084
* Small Business
Roundtable not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: SBA Reauthorization: Credit Programs (Part II) (Roundtable)
S.Hrg. 108-0238,pt.2
** HEARINGS FOR 20030502
* Appropriations
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0136
** HEARINGS FOR 20030506
* Aging
MEDICARE REFORM: Committee concluded hearings to examine Medicare reform and
competition, focusing on the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program,
benefit and rate negotiations, contract administration and financial oversight,
policy design, universality and redistribution, and the private sector, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Medicare Reform and Competition: Separating Fact From Fiction
S.Hrg. 108-0145
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Homeland Security
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for border and transportation security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/10, 4/30, 5/1, 5/13/03
* Commerce
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine cable television
rates, focusing on rising programming costs and consumer benefits of tiering
expensive channels, Retransmission Consent rules, and vertical integration,
coupled with horizontal media consolidation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Media Ownership
S.Hrg. 108-0889
* Economic
TRANSPORTATION FINANCING: Committee concluded hearings to examine financing
the nations roads, focusing on renewal of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21), reducing traffic congestion, transportation
infrastructure, and fostering efficient transportation and financing with new
pricing strategies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financing Our Nation's Roads
S.Hrg. 108-0331
* Energy
NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to
examine S. 324, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails
in the National Trails System, S. 634, to amend the National Trails System Act
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the feasibility
of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail, S. 635,
to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national
historic trails, and S. 651, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify
Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the
majority of the trails in the System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Land Acquisition From Willing Sellers; Trail of the Ancients;
Study of Four National Historic Trails; and Willing Sellers for the Majority of
the Trails in the System (S. 324, S. 634, S. 635, S. 651)
S.Hrg. 108-0047
* Judiciary
FILIBUSTERS: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property
Rights concluded hearings to examine the constitutional right of a Senate
majority to confirm judicial nominees of the President irrespective of a
filibuster or cloture rule, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution: When
a Majority is Denied Its Right to Consent
S.Hrg. 108-0227
** HEARINGS FOR 20030507
* Appropriations
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for National Guard and
Reserve programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/14, 5/15/03
* Banking
GLOBAL SETTLEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the effects of, and
compliance with, the terms of the global research analyst settlement among the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, National
Association of Securities Dealers(NASD), the New York Attorney General, other
state regulators and ten Wall Street firms, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impact of the Global Settlement
S.Hrg. 108-0611
* Commerce
CLIMATE CHANGE: On May 7, 2003, Committee concluded hearings to examine the
National Academy of Science's review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Strategic Plan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Academy of Sciences' Review of the U.S. Climate Change
Science Program Strategic Plan
S.Hrg. 108-0860
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL: On May 7, 2003, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and
Space concluded hearings to examine the future of the hydrogen fuel cell,
focusing on the President's National Energy Policy Plan, entitled "Reliable,
Affordable and Environmentally Sound Energy forAmerica's Future", and certain
related initiatives including the Freedom CAR partnership, the President's
Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, and the "FutureGen" zero-emission coal-fired
electricity and hydrogen power plant initiative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell
S.Hrg. 108-0817
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN LANDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 550, to amend the
Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating to probate of
trust and restricted land, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Land Consolidation Act (S. 550)
S.Hrg. 108-0081
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of John
G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
District of Columbia Circuit, and William Emil Moschella, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, ..., David G. Campbell, to
be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, S. Maurice Hicks,
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana,
..., after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/03
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/22, 6/25, 7/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030508
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2673/S. 1427) (Department of
Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug
Administration, Nondepartmental witnesses)
S.Hrg. 108-0155
Hearings also held on 5/16, 5/22/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Transportation,
Treasury, and General Government concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/2/03
Hearings also held on 4/2, 4/9, 5/20, 5/22/03
APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
Offices of the Secretary of the Senate and the Architect of the Capitol, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/27/03
Hearings also held on 3/27, 4/10, 5/1/03
* Commerce
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Annette
Sandberg, of Washington, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Annette Sandberg to be Administrator of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
S.Hrg. 108-0743
* Environment
CLEAR SKIES ACT: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
concluded hearings to examine S. 485, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air
pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an
alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade
program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 6/5/03
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Robert
D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be Associate Attorney General, ..., and Peter
D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the
Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on Nominations of Robert D. McCallum, Jr.
to be Associate Attorney General and Peter D. Keisler to be Assistant Attorney
General, Civil Division
S.Hrg. 108-0172
** HEARINGS FOR 20030512
* Governmental Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Border Security: How Are State and Local Officials Coping With
the New Levels of Threat? (Field hearing held at Anoka, MN)
S.Hrg. 108-0072
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Overlooked Asset: The Defense Civilian Workforce (Field
hearing held at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH)
S.Hrg. 108-0100
** HEARINGS FOR 20030513
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers after-school program of the Department of Education, focusing
on the benefits to students in providing effective academic and recreational
opportunities and safe havens for youth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investment in After-School Programs (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0134
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Homeland Security
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security
Administration, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 4/10, 4/30, 5/1, 5/6/03
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Steven
B. Nesmith, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, ..., Jose Teran, of Florida, James Broaddus, of Texas, Lane
Carson, of Louisiana, Morgan Edwards, of North Carolina, and Paul Pate, of
Iowa, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute
of Building Sciences, Nicholas Gregory Mankiw, of Massachusetts, to be a Member
of the Council of Economic Advisers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: N. Gregory Mankiw, Steven B. Nesmith, Jose F.
Teran, James Broaddus, Paul D. Pate, Lane Carson, and C. Morgan Edwards
S.Hrg. 108-0582
* Commerce
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee held hearings to examine media ownership, focusing
on localism, diversity, and competition in broadcast television, and the
Federal Communication Commission's ban on newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
HISTORIC SITES/NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded
hearings to examine S. 500, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study
certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to
the Reconstruction Era, S. 601, and H.R. 733 to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City,
Oregon, for inclusion in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, S. 612 and
H.R. 788, to revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in
the States of Utah and Arizona, S. 452, to require that the Secretary of the
Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and S. 630 and
H.R. 519, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the
San Gabriel River Watershed, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Theme Study to Identify Sites of Cold War; Study Sites in
Beaufort, SC; McLoughlin House in Oregon City, OR; Boundary of Glen Canyon
Recreation Area; and San Gabriel River Watershed Resource Study (S. 452, S.
500, S. 601, S. 612, S. 630, H.R. 519, H.R. 733, H.R. 788)
S.Hrg. 108-0059
RECLAMATION PROJECTS: On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, Subcommittee on Water and
Power concluded hearings to examine S. 520, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation
District in the State of Idaho, S. 625, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation
to conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon,
S. 649, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and
Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in
projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, California, S. 960, to amend the
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize
certain projects in the State of Hawaii and to amend the Hawaii Water Resources
Act of 2000 to modify the water resources study, and S. 993, to amend the Small
Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fremont-Madison Conveyance; Tualatin River Basin; Irvine Basin
Surface; Hawaii Water Resources; and Amend Reclamation Projects Act (S. 520, S.
625, S. 649, S. 960, S. 993)
S.Hrg. 108-0064
* Finance
FREE TRADE OF THE AMERICAS: Subcommittee on International Trade concluded
hearings to examine the status of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (a
proposal to improve the quality of life for the residents of participating
nations), focusing on negotiations and preparations for the Miami Ministerial,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Status of the Free Trade Area of the Americas: Negotiations
and Preparations for the Miami Ministerial
S.Hrg. 108-0179
* Judiciary
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS: Committee concluded hearings to examine Project
Safe Neighborhoods, focusing on America's network against gun violence, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Project Safe Neighborhoods: America's Network Against Gun
Violence
S.Hrg. 108-0159
** HEARINGS FOR 20030514
* Agriculture
FARM BILL: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
implementation of the Farm Securities and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L.
107-171), including the status of implementation of the Agricultural Assistance
Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-7), ...
PRINTED TITLE: To Review the Implementation of the 2002 Farm Bill
S.Hrg. 108-0109
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of
Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/15/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOSTER CARE SYSTEM: Subcommittee on the
District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates
for fiscal year 2004 for the government of the District of Columbia, focusing
on the foster care system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/2, 4/30, 6/11/03
HEALTH CARE ACCESS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine health care
access and affordability and its impact on the economy, focusing on the costs
of medical benefits and the implications for business, and the economic
consequences of being uninsured, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Health Insurance (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0143
* Commerce
SPACE SHUTTLE "COLUMBIA" INVESTIGATION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the status of the Space Shuttle Columbia investigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Space Shuttle Columbia Investigation
S.Hrg. 108-0838
* Governmental Affairs
TISSUE BANK REGULATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the dangers of
tainted human tissue and the need for federal regulation of the tissue bank
industry, focusing on registering all tissue establishments with the FDA,
screening of potential donors for viruses, and establishing rules for the
methods and controls used during the processing of human tissue, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tissue Banks: The Dangers of Tainted Tissues and the Need for
Federal Regulation
S.Hrg. 108-0110
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT: Committee concluded oversight hearings to
examine the implementation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, focusing on the
funding and regulatory activities of the National Indian Gaming Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
S.Hrg. 108-0067,pt.1
** HEARINGS FOR 20030515
* Agriculture
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination Hearing to the Board of Directors Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
S.Hrg. 108-0112
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Subcommittee on Defense concluded
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the
Department of Defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/19/03
Hearings also held on 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/03
* Governmental Affairs
HOMELAND SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine homeland security
issues facing state and local governments, focusing on the role and direction
of U.S. homeland security efforts, including preparedness planning, investing
resources based on comprehensive and integrated statewide plans, maximizing the
investment in intelligence gathering and analysis, and providing a multi-year
framework for homeland security planning, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Investing in Homeland Security: Challenges Facing State and
Local Governments
S.Hrg. 108-0083
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
Terrence A. Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board, ..., and Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of
the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a
Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board,...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Terrence A. Duffy, Susanne T. Marshall, and Neil
A.G. McPhie
S.Hrg. 108-0149
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 575,
to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native
American language survival schools, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Languages Act(S. 575)
S.Hrg. 108-0107
** HEARINGS FOR 20030516
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: AGRICULTURE: On Friday, May 16, 2003, Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for programs of the
Department of Agriculture, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/8/03
Hearings also held on 5/8, 5/22/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030519
* Aging
HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings to examine prevention measures to
reduce unnecessary illness, disability, and premature death among older
Americans, focusing on Medicare-covered preventive services, and local model
programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ageism in the Health Care System: Short Shrifting Seniors?
S.Hrg. 108-0124
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATION: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings to examine the
nomination of Steven A. Browning, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Malawi ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the nominations of Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be
Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Jeffrey Lunstead, of the
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as
Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, and Richard W. Erdman, of Maryland, to
be Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
UGANDA AIDS PREVENTION: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings to
examine U.S. policy in combating AIDS in Uganda, focusing on political
commitment, role of faith-based organizations, communication, fighting stigma,
policy and law changes, and confidential voluntary counseling and testing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fighting AIDS in Uganda: What Went Right?
S.Hrg. 108-0106
** HEARINGS FOR 20030520
* Aging
AGING BABY BOOM GENERATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
innovative services and technologies to promote healthy and independent aging,
focusing on opportunities for scientific, engineering, government and
commercial organizations to collaborate on large-scale efforts that meet the
needs of individuals, families, caregivers, and social and medical institutions
that provide services to older adults, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Baby Boomers At the Gate: Enhancing Independence Through
Innovation and Technology
S.Hrg. 108-0108
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY: Subcommittee on Transportation,
Treasury, and General Government concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/2/03
Hearings also held on 4/2, 4/9, 5/8, 5/20, 5/22/03
* Banking
CREDIT REPORTING: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
implementation and role of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and issues presented
by the Re-authorization of the Expiring Preemption Provisions, including the
consumer right to opt out of prescreening, reporting accuracy, consumer right
to know, consumer dispute rights, and Federal Trade Commission interpretive
guidance and enforcement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fair Credit Reporting Act and Issues Presented by
Reauthorization of the Expiring Preemption Provisions
S.Hrg. 108-0579
Hearings also held 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/29, 7/31/03
* Commerce
CRAB RATIONALIZATION PLAN: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues
relating to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Crab Rationalization Plan,
focusing on processor quotas, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine CEO
compensation in the post-Enron Era, focusing on top priorities for executive
compensation reform, the free market and the market value of CEO's, ...
PRINTED TITLE: CEO Compensation in the Post-Enron Era
S.Hrg. 108-0893
* Environment
SAFETEA: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held hearings to
examine S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, (also known as SAFETEA (Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003)), ...
PRINTED TITLE: SAFETEA: Reauthorization of Surface Transportation Programs
(S. 1072)
S.Hrg. 108-0350
* Foreign Relations
ASIA: On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing on North Korea and Indonesia ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
TRADE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, Subcommittee on
Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs concluded hearings to
examine the future of U.S. economic relations in the Western Hemisphere, the
success of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. trade
agenda, the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, agriculture in the World Trade
Organization (WTO), and additional actions on intellectual property, trade, and
soybean rust, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of U.S. Economic Relations in the Western Hemisphere
S.Hrg. 108-0133
* Governmental Affairs
NORTH KOREAN NARCOTICS THREAT: Subcommittee on Financial Management, the
Budget, and International Security concluded hearings to examine drugs,
counterfeiting, and weapons proliferation, focusing on North Korea and
methamphetamine trafficking to Japan and heroin trafficking to Taiwan,
smuggling and trade in counterfeit goods and endangered species, and organized
crime, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Drugs, Counterfeiting, and Weapons Proliferation: The North
Korean Connection
S.Hrg. 108-0157
* Judiciary
NARCO-TERRORISM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the scope and impact
of international drug trafficking and its relationship to terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Narco-Terrorism: International Drug Trafficking and
Terrorism--A Dangerous Mix
S.Hrg. 108-0173
* Rules
KENNEDY CENTER/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: Committee concluded oversight hearings
to examine operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
and the Smithsonian Institution, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030521
* Banking
NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine
the national export strategy, focusing on the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee (TPCC), activity in post-crisis regions including the Afghanistan
Reconstruction and frontline States in Central Asia, and transportation
security and safety initiatives, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. National Export Strategy
S.Hrg. 108-0438
* Commerce
COMPUTER SPAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues concerning the
extent and effects of receiving unsolicited commercial e-mail (computer spam),
focusing on Federal efforts to combat its growing threat to web-based services,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
SAFETEA: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 1072, to authorize funds
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, (also
known as SAFETEA (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation
Equity Act of 2003)), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 5/22/03
* Economic
U.S. ECONOMY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the state of the U.S.
economy and future economic policy, focusing on dividend tax relief and capped
exclusions, deflation, and small business tax rates, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Economic Outlook: May 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0166
* Governmental Affairs
SARS: STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSE: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
concluded hearings to examine the scope of the SARS outbreak, focusing on the
coordination of response to individual outbreaks among local, state, and
Federal officials, as well as between government officials and the private
sector, and what state and local officials are doing to anticipate and respond
to the disease, ...
PRINTED TITLE: SARS: How Effective is the State and Local Response?
S.Hrg. 108-0074
* Indian Affairs
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine
the proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Office of
Special Trustee, focusing on tribal economic development, self-determination
and self governance policies and projects, accountability by the addition of
Regional Trust Administrators and Trust Officers to serve as an additional
resource for fiduciary trust transactions, and consolidated beneficiary
services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
S.Hrg. 108-0115
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of R. Hewitt Pate,
of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of R. Hewitt Pate to be
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 108-0190
** HEARINGS FOR 20030522
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: AGRICULTURE/FDA: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Agriculture and the Food
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/8/03
Hearings also held on 5/8, 5/16/03
APPROPRIATIONS: DOE: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Energy,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/20/03
Hearings also held on 3/20, 4/10/03
APPROPRIATIONS: HIGHWAY SAFETY INITIATIVES: Subcommittee on Transportation,
Treasury and General Government concluded hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2004 for highway safety initiatives, focusing on
developing a plan to research and enact effective data-driven programs to
reduce the number of highway fatalities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/2/03
Hearings also held on 4/2, 4/9, 5/8, 5/20/03
STEM CELL RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine federal funding
for human embryonic stem cell research, focusing on increasing the availability
of stem cell lines for federal research, training scientists for
technically-challenging cells, and basic pre-clinical research relative to the
treatment of injuries and diseases, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0249
* Banking
U.S. ECONOMY: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine issues
relating to the U.S. economy, focusing on increasing investments in the equity
markets, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Jumpstarting the Economy
S.Hrg. 108-0413
Hearings also held on 6/25/03
* Commerce
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPETITION ACT: Subcommittee on Communications
concluded hearings to examine S. 564, to facilitate the deployment of wireless
telecommunications networks in order to further the availability of the
Emergency Alert System, and issues relating to providing wireless broadband in
rural areas, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine media ownership,
focusing on localism, diversity, and competition in broadcast television, and
the Federal Communication Commission's ban on newspaper/broadcast
cross-ownership, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
SAFETEA: Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce and Infrastructure
concluded hearings to examine S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, (also known as SAFETEA
(Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of
2003)), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 5/21/03
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ: Committee held hearings to examine Iraq stabilization and
reconstruction, focusing on U.S. policy and plans, security, the political
situation, the international community, the Coalition and the United Nations,
military organization, troop strength, and rules of engagement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction: U.S. Policy and Plans
S.Hrg. 108-0132
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the status
of telecommunications in Indian Country, focusing on establishing
telecommunication infrastructures in tribal communities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Telecommunications in Indian Country
S.Hrg. 108-0119
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
Richard C. Wesley, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Second Circuit, ...; J. Ronnie Greer, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Tennessee, ..., Thomas M. Hardiman, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, ..., Mark R. Kravitz,
to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, ..., and
John A. Woodcock, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of
Maine, ..., after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own
behalf.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/03
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/7, 6/25, 7/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030523
* Armed Services
U.S. POLICY: AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ: Committee concluded hearings to examine
current United States policy and military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030528
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of Department of Energy Activities at the Yucca
Mountain Site (Special hearing) (Field hearing held at Las Vagas, NV)
S.Hrg. 108-0384
* Budget
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Field Hearings (Field hearings held in Fargo
and Bismarck, ND; 5/28, Medicare payment policy challenges)
S.Hrg. 108-0393
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/30, 8/27, 12/10/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030530
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Field Hearings (Field hearings held in Fargo
and Bismarck, ND; 5/30, Rising health costs and the uninsured)
S.Hrg. 108-0393
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/28, 8/27, 12/10/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030602
* Armed Services
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Issues Affecting Families of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and
Marines (12/11/03 hearings joint with Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee)
S.Hrg. 108-0670
Hearings also held on 6/24, 10/7, 12/11/03
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Understanding the Needs of Children and Families Especially
During Times of Military Deployment (Field hearing held in Ft. Campbell, TN)
S.Hrg. 108-0123
** HEARINGS FOR 20030603
* Aging
HUMAN LONGEVITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of human
longevity, focusing on the importance of markets and innovations in the field
of aging research, including links between prosperity, health, and life
expectancy, improvements in mortality, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of Human Longevity: How Vital Are Markets and
Innovation?
S.Hrg. 108-0192
* Commerce
SPACE PROPULSION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine research being done by NASA and the private sector to
develop new in-space propulsion technologies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
MEMORIALS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to examine S.
268, to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial
in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed
Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during peacekeeping
operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert
operations, S. 296, to require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress
regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on
the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, S. 470, to extend the
authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., and S.
1076, to authorize construction of an education center at or near the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Memorial to Honor Armed Forces; Requirements for Name on
Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Center for
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (S. 268, S. 296, S. 470, S. 1076)
S.Hrg. 108-0065
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Marsha E. Barnes, of
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, John F. Maisto, of
Pennsylvania, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to
the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, and William
B. Wood, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Indian Affairs
TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: Committee concluded oversight
hearings to examine the status of tribal fish and wildlife management programs
across Indian country, focusing on natural research management and new
technological advances that enhance the protection of fish, wildlife, and plant
resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Status of Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs
S.Hrg. 108-0121
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee concluded closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Narcotics
U.S. DRUG POLICY: Caucus concluded hearings to examine U.S. policy regarding
narcotics in Colombia, focusing on returns on investment, challenges to the
policy, building international and regional support, and financial and
management challenges that continue to complicate efforts to reduce illicit
drug activities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Policy Regarding Narcotics Control in Columbia
S.Hrg. 108-0236
** HEARINGS FOR 20030604
* Commerce
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine activities
of the Federal Communications Commission, focusing on their recent decision to
adopt new broadcast ownership limits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded hearings to
examine S. 714, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of
Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve
management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation
Area, S. 391, to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor
opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State
of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as
wilderness, S. 1003, to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the
continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon
River, H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands
erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California, and S.
924, to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village
Corporation and the Department of the Interior, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Wild Sky Wilderness Act; Land in Douglas County, Or; Camps on
the Salmon River; Cibola National Wildlife Refuge; and Alaska Native Village
Corporation Land Exchange (S. 391, S. 714, S. 924, S. 1003, H.R. 417)
S.Hrg. 108-0068
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: Committee held hearings to examine Iraq stabilization and
reconstruction, focusing on international contributions and resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction: International
Contributions and Resources
S.Hrg. 108-0165
* Governmental Affairs
NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposed legislation to create a National Security Personnel System, focusing
on transforming the way the Department of Defense recruits, retains and manages
its civilian workforce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Transforming the Department of Defense Personnel System:
Finding the Right Approach
S.Hrg. 108-0185
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings on S. 725, to
amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide from the
Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads, S. 281, to
amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain
amendments with respect to Indian tribes, to provide for training and technical
assistance to Native Americans who are interested in commercial vehicle driving
careers, and S. 1165, to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century to provide from the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian
reservation roads, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Reservations Road Program (S. 281, S. 725, S. 1122, S.
1165)
S.Hrg. 108-0122
TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: On June 4, 2003, Committee
concluded oversight hearings to examine the status of tribal fish and wildlife
management programs across Indian country, focusing on efforts of tribal
governments to preserve and protect fish and wildlife resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the
Pacific Northwest
S.Hrg. 108-0125
* Judiciary
ASBESTOS LITIGATION: On June 4, 2003, Committee concluded hearings to examine
S. 1125, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for
bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, ... [in 20030605 Daily Digest]
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/5/03
Hearings also held on 3/5/03
* Small Business
AUTHORIZATION--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request and proposed legislation
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Small Business Administration,
...
PRINTED TITLE: SBA Reauthorization: Programming for Success
S.Hrg. 108-0452
** HEARINGS FOR 20030605
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: FOREIGN OPERATIONS: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004
for foreign operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/03
Hearing also held on 4/30/03
* Banking
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Defense Production Act, focusing
on its role in helping to obtain the goods and services needed to promote the
national defense, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Defense Production Act
S.Hrg. 108-0428
* Commerce
INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL FINANCE: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and
Merchant Marine concluded hearings to examine intercity passenger rail finance,
focusing on existing and future Amtrak services, government and freight
railroad subsidization, and a separate and sealed future high-speed passenger
rail corridor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
TITLE XI MARITIME LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings on
reform of the Title XI Maritime Loan Guarantee Program, which authorizes the
Maritime Administration (MARAD) to assist private companies in obtaining
financing for the U.S. construction of vessels or the modernization of
U.S.shipyards, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Environment
CLEAR SKIES ACT: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
concluded hearings to examine S. 485, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air
pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an
alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade
program, focusing on emissions-control technologies and utility-sector
investment issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/8/03
Hearings also held on 4/8, 5/8/03
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings
to examine the human rights situation in North Korea, focusing on social and
religious control, access to food and health care, political prisoners, prison,
and labor camps, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Life Inside North Korea
S.Hrg. 108-0131
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations: of C.
Stewart Verdery, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Planning, Border and Transportation Security Directorate, and Michael J.
Garcia, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, both of the Department of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., and Michael J. Garcia
S.Hrg. 108-0171
* Rules
SENATE RULE XXII: On Thursday, June 5, 2003, Committee concluded hearings to
examine Senate Rule XXII, relating to the consideration of nominations
requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, and proposals to amend the
Rule, including S. Res. 138, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030606
* Armed Services
IRAQ SURVEY GROUP: On Friday, June 6, 2003, Committee concluded closed
hearings to examine the mission of the 75th Exploitation Task Force and the
mission performed by the Iraq survey group related to Iraqi weapons of mass
destruction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS: On Friday, June 6, 2003, Committee concluded hearings
to examine issues related to strengthening and improving Medicare, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Strengthening and Improving the Medicare Program
S.Hrg. 108-0339
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: On Friday, June 6, 2003, Committee concluded hearings to examine
the nomination of Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be Director of the Bureau
of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, after
the nominee, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.
to be Director, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security
S.Hrg. 108-0195
** HEARINGS FOR 20030610
* Armed Services
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS: Committee concluded closed hearings to examine certain
intelligence programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
SAFETEA: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Administration's proposal
authorizing funds for the Federal Public Transportation Assistance
Programs--the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity
Act of 2003 (SAFETEA), focusing on a framework to address transportation
problems of national significance, while giving state and local transportation
decisionmakers flexibility to solve problems in their communities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Administration's Proposal for Reauthorization of the Federal
Public Transportation Program
S.Hrg. 108-0640
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM: Committee concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Program, focusing on the Transportation Efficiency Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21), and the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to examine
S. 499, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in
the State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers, S. 546, to
provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, S.
643, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the
University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben
Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New Mexico, S. 677, to
revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, 1060 and
H.R. 1577, bills to designate the visitor center in Organ Pipe National
Monument in Arizona as the "Kris Eggle Visitor Center", H.R. 255, to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to facilitate access to the
Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and H.R.
1012, to establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the
District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Buffalo Soldiers; Protection of Paleontological Resources;
Hibben Center; Boundaries at Gunnison; Kris Eggle Center; Lewis and Clark
Center; and Carter G. Woodson Home (S. 499, S. 546, S. 643, S. 677, S. 1060,
H.R. 255, H.R. 1012, H.R. 1577.)
S.Hrg. 108-0069
* Environment
SUPREME COURT CASE: CLEAN WATER ACT JURISDICTION: Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and Water concluded hearings to examine the current regulatory and
legal status of federal jurisdiction of navigable waters under the Clean
WaterAct, focusing on issues raised by the Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency
of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers No. 99-1178, and a
related measure, S. 473, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States,
...
PRINTED TITLE: SWANCC Supreme Court Decision: Impact on Wetlands Regulations
S.Hrg. 108-0352
** HEARINGS FOR 20030611
* Appropriations
APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Subcommittee on District of Columbia
concluded hearings to examine the District of Columbia's local budget request,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/12/03
Hearings also held on 3/12, 4/2, 4/30, 5/14/03
HEALTH CARE ACCESS: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, concluded hearings to examine health care access and affordability,
focusing on cost containment strategies, including attention to reducing
errors, eliminating waste and duplication in clinical care, modernizing and
streamlining administration, promoting transparency and accountability for
performance, and aligning financial incentives for physicians, hospitals, and
other health care providers to reward high-quality and efficient care, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Healthcare Access and Affordability: Cost Containment
Strategies (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0237
* Commerce
AUTHORIZATION--FTC: Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and
Infrastructure concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing
funds for the Federal Trade Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Economic
IRAQ ECONOMY: Committee concluded hearings to examine the policies and
procedures to encourage long-term economic growth and prosperity in reforming
Iraq's economy, focusing on establishing a stable financial system that
consists of new leadership, better security, free trade, regional banking,
establishing new currency, and property rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Transforming Iraq's Economy
S.Hrg. 108-0220
* Governmental Affairs
PATIENT SAFETY: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded hearings to
examine patient safety issues, focusing on hospitals and other health care
organizations' efforts to build and sustain a culture of continuous quality and
patient safety improvement, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Patient Safety: Instilling Hospitals With a Culture of
Continuous Improvement
S.Hrg. 108-0089
* Indian Affairs
FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1146, to
implement the recommendations of the Garrison Unit Tribal Advisory Committee by
providing authorization for the construction of a rural health care facility on
the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Rural Health Care Facility on the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation (S. 1146)
S.Hrg. 108-0164
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Charles
W. Grim, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department
of Health and Human Services, after the nominee, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Charles Grim
S.Hrg. 108-0127
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Eleventh Circuit, ..., and Diane M. Stuart, of Utah, to be Director of the
Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of William H. Pryor,
Jr. to be Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit and Diane M. Stuart to be
Director, Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 108-0264
** HEARINGS FOR 20030612
* Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL CROP INSURANCE: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine
the Department of Agriculture's implementation of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 and related crop insurance issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: USDA Implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 and Related Crop Insurance Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0114
* Banking
HOMEOWNERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relating to
expanding homeownership opportunities, focusing on the American Dream
Downpayment Initiative, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Community
Development Block Grant programs, Federal Housing Administration mortgage
insurance product, Single-Family Affordable Housing Tax Credit, and HUD's
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Expanding Homeownership Opportunities
S.Hrg. 108-0573
* Commerce
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine global
overfishing and international fishery conservation and management, including
the role of the United States, the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and the Convention of the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
STEM CELL RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine advances in adult and non-embryonic stem cell research,
focusing on the use of bone marrow and cord blood stem cells, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded hearings to
examine S. 434, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange
all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of
Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National
Forest System purposes, S. 435, to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary
of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in
Sandpoint, Idaho, S. 490, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary
of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California,
H.R. 762, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the
Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the method by which the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair market value of
certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under these Acts, and H.R.
622, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto
National Forests in Arizona, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Land Exchange in Idaho; Building and Land Conveyance in
Sandpoint, ID; Washoe Indian Tribe Trust; Amend Federal Land Policy and
Management Act; and Land Exchange in Coconino and Tonto National Forests (S.
434, S. 435, S. 490, H.R. 622, H.R. 762)
S.Hrg. 108-0080
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to examine repercussions of
Iraq stabilization and reconstruction policies, focusing on the consequences of
looting, political confusion, regional consequences, and Europe and the
Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Beyond Iraq: Repercussions of Iraq Stabilization and
Reconstruction Policies
S.Hrg. 108-0167
* Health
TWA/AMERICAN INTEGRATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain
issues relative to TWA/American Airline workforce integration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: TWA/American Airline Workforce Integration
S.Hrg. 108-0198
** HEARINGS FOR 20030616
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Supporting Military Families: The Groton Model (Field hearing
held in Groton, CT)
S.Hrg. 108-0306
** HEARINGS FOR 20030617
* Aging
SENIOR HOUSING: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 202 Supportive Housing
Services program which targets the housing needs of low- to very low-income
elderly, focusing on Federal efforts to provide affordable housing for
low-income seniors, ...
PRINTED TITLE: $5.2 Billion for Low-Income Senior Housing Not Reaching the
Elderly: Why?
S.Hrg. 108-0175
* Commerce
CPSC AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Consumer
Product Safety Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Environment
NATIONAL AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES ACT: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Water concluded hearings on S. 525, to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that
Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003 (S. 525)
S.Hrg. 108-0354
* Finance
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: Committee held hearings to examine the
implementation of the U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and
Chile, focusing on efforts to expand trade worldwide, market access for
services, trade in goods and agriculture, electronic commerce, protections for
U.S. investors, intellectual property rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreement with
Singapore and Chile
S.Hrg. 108-0333
* Foreign Relations
AVIATION AND ENVIRONMENT TREATIES: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by
Air, done at Montreal May 28, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-45), Protocol to Amend the
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International
Carriage by Air Signed at Warsaw on October 12, 1929, done at The Hague
September 28, 1955 (The Hague Protocol) (Treaty Doc. 107-14), Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with Annexes, done at Stockholm,
May 22-23, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-5), Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade, with Annexes, done at Rotterdam, September 10, 1998
(Treaty Doc. 106-21), Agreement Between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and
Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population done at Washington on
October 16, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-10), Agreement Amending the Treaty Between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on
Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges done at Washington May
26, 1981 (the "Treaty"), effected by an exchange of diplomatic notes at
Washington on July 17, 2002, and August 13, 2002 (the "Agreement"); enclosed is
the report of the Secretary of State on the Agreement and a related agreement,
effected by an exchange of notes at Washington on August 21, 2002, and
September 10, 2002, amending the Annexes to the Treaty (Treaty Doc. 108-1), and
Amendments to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain
Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, with
Annexes and agreed statements, done at Port Moresby, April 2, 1987, done at
Koror, Palau, March 30, 1999, and at Kiritimati, Kiribati, March 24, 2002. Also
transmitted, related Amendments to the Treaty Annexes, and the Memorandum of
Understanding (Treaty Doc. 108-2), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Intelligence
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Frank
Libutti, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Frank Libutti to be Under Secretary for
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security
S.Hrg. 108-0182
Hearings also held on 6/18/03
* Judiciary
PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING: Committee concluded hearings to examine whether
personal and national security risks compromise the potential of Peer-to-Peer
File-Sharing programs, which are Internet applications that allow users to
download and share electronic files from other users on the same network, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Dark Side of a Bright Idea: Could Personal and National
Security Risks Compromise the Potential of Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Networks?
(This number was incorrectly assigned to the hearing, "News Corporation/DirecTV
Deal"; its number is S.Hrg. 108-254.)
S.Hrg. 108-0252
PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETPLACE BARRIERS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the legislative and regulatory responses to the Federal Trade Commission Study
on barriers to entry in the pharmaceutical marketplace, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Legislative and Regulatory Responses to the FTC Study on
Barriers to Entry in the Pharmaceutical Marketplace
S.Hrg. 108-0250
* Rules
SECRET HOLDS: Committee concluded hearings to examine Senate Resolution 151,
requiring public disclosure of notices of objections (holds) to proceedings to
motions or measures in the Senate, focusing on reforms, unanimous consent,
bargaining tactics, leaders, and alternative approaches, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Veterans Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Alan
G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, ... and Lawrence B. Hagel, of Virginia, both to be a
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/4/03
Hearings also held on 3/4/03, 4/1, 9/30/04
** HEARINGS FOR 20030618
* Banking
BASEL CAPITAL ACCORD: Committee concluded hearings to examine the New Basel
Capital Accord, a proposal issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
to make final modifications for a new capital adequacy framework, focusing on
proposed changes to the current capital regime and possible effects on the
amount of risk-based capital banks are required to hold, on the risk management
techniques they employ, and on the domestic and international competitive
landscapes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the New Basel Capital Accord
S.Hrg. 108-0495
* Foreign Relations
BURMA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to
examine the development of democracy in Burma, focusing on the political
situation, independent news and information, institution-building programs, and
the protection of Burmese Refugees in Thailand, and S. 1182, to sanction the
ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and
support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate
representative of the Burmese people, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the Development of Democracy in Burma
S.Hrg. 108-0178
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of John
E. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Tracey Ann Jacobson, of
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and George A. Krol,
of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Belarus, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Robert
W. Fitts, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon
Islands and Vanuatu, and Greta N. Morris, of California, to be Ambassador to
the Marshall Islands, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Fern Flanagan
Saddler, Judith Nan Macaluso, Joseph Michael Francis Ryan III, and Jerry
Stewart Byrd, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the
District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Jerry S. Byrd, Judith Nan Macaluso, J. Michael
Ryan, III, and Fern Flanagan Saddler
S.Hrg. 108-0101
* Health
AUTHORIZATION--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT: Subcommittee on Employment, Safety
and Training concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Workforce Investment Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act
S.Hrg. 108-0324
* Indian Affairs
NATIVE AMERICAN SACRED PLACES: Committee concluded hearings to examine federal
efforts to ensure access to and protection of Native American sacred sites,
including the establishment of a sacred sites protection policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Native American Sacred Places
S.Hrg. 108-0197
* Intelligence
BUSINESS MEETING: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Frank
Libutti, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/17/03
Hearings also held on 6/17/03
* Judiciary
NEWS CORPORATION/DIRECTV DEAL: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy
and Consumer Rights concluded hearings to examine the NewsCorp/DirecTV deal,
focusing on global distribution, and possible effects on prices paid by
consumers for pay television and choice and variety of programming, ...
PRINTED TITLE: News Corporation/DirecTV Deal: The Marriage of Content and
Global Distribution (This title when printed was identified incorrectly as
S.Hrg. 108-252; the correct designation is S.Hrg. 108-254.)
S.Hrg. 108-0254
** HEARINGS FOR 20030619
* Banking
IDENTITY THEFT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the problem of
identity theft in relation to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, focusing on the
impact of identity theft on consumers and the importance of information
security in preventing identity theft, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/03
Hearings also held 5/20, 6/26, 7/10, 7/29, 7/31/03
* Governmental Affairs
ULLICO: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Union Labor Life Insurance
Company (ULLICO) policy on investment decisions and stock value, focusing on
allegations of self-dealing and breaches of fiduciary duty involving certain
board members profiting from sales of company stock and charges concerning
potential conflicts of interest, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Self-Dealing and Breach of Duty: A Review of the Ullico Matter
S.Hrg. 108-0150
* Health
TEACHER UNION SCANDALS: Committee concluded hearings to examine teacher union
scandals, focusing on closing the gaps in union member protections, the
Department of Labor's administration and enforcement of the Labor-Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act), and certain investigative
matters involving the Washington Teachers Union and the United Teachers of
Dade, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Teachers Union Scandals: Closing the Gaps in Union Member
Protection
S.Hrg. 108-0313
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 6/26/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030620
* Armed Services
IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing to
examine Iraqi reconstruction and humanitarian assistance activities ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030623
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Debate on Medicare Reform (Forum)
S.Hrg. 108-0228
** HEARINGS FOR 20030624
* Armed Services
SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded joint hearings with
the Committee on Armed Services' Subcommittee on Personnel to examine
challenges facing military families, focusing on the Reserve component family
readiness and support programs, employer support, and reunion and readjustment
policies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/2/03
Hearings also held on 6/2, 6/24, 10/7, 12/11/03
* Banking
RAPID TRANSIT: BUS SERVICE: Committee concluded hearings to examine bus rapid
transit and other bus service innovations, focusing on funding sources,
flexible mass transit options, capital and operating costs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Bus Rapid Transit and Other Bus Service Innovations
S.Hrg. 108-0465
* Commerce
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Committee concluded hearings on reform of the
United States Olympic Committee, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
LABORATORY MANAGEMENT: Committee began hearings on improved understanding of
the governance of the Department of Energy laboratories and approaches to
optimize the capability of those laboratories to respond to national needs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Energy lab Management
S.Hrg. 108-0097
Hearings also held on 7/17/03
* Environment
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN POWER SYSTEM: Committee concluded hearings to examine
implementation of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological
Opinion for listed anadromous fish regarding operation of the Federal Columbia
River Basin Power System, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Columbia Basin 2000 Biological Plan for Anadromous Fish Recovery
S.Hrg. 108-0355
* Foreign Relations
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WITH EUROPE: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded
hearings to examine U.S. relations with respect to a changing Europe, focusing
on differing views on technology issues, the highly-integrated United
States-European Union marketplace, and U.S./EU regulatory coordination, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Relations With a Changing Europe: Differing Views on
Technology Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0188
* Governmental Affairs
JUVENILE DIABETES: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relative to
controlling juvenile diabetes, focusing on the personal toll on families,
financial costs to the Federal Health Care System, and research progress toward
a cure, and related provisions of S. 518, to increase the supply of pancreatic
islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and
information on islet cell transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to
move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard
therapy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Juvenile Diabetes: Examining the Personal Toll on Families,
Financial Costs to the Federal Health Care System, and Research Progress Toward
a Cure
S.Hrg. 108-0151
** HEARINGS FOR 20030625
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of
Lieutenant General John P. Abizaid, USA, for appointment to the grade of general
and to be Commander, United States Central Command, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 7/10, 7/24, 7/29, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Banking
RURAL ECONOMY: Subcommittee on Economic Policy concluded oversight hearings to
examine the problems and challenges facing rural America, focusing on certain
job and economic development measurers, including the Land Grant mission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/22/03
Hearings also held on 5/22/03
* Energy
GRAZING MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded
oversight hearings to examine grazing programs of the Bureau of Land Management
and the Forest Service, focusing on grazing permit renewal, BLM's potential
changes to grazing regulations, range monitoring, drought, and other grazing
issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Grazing Management
S.Hrg. 108-0087
* Environment
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water concluded
hearings to examine the consulting process required by section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, including improvement efforts in the Pacific Northwest,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Endangered Species Act: Review of the Consultation Process
Required by Section 7
S.Hrg. 108-0356
* Foreign Relations
AFRICA: Committee concluded hearings to examine the implementation of the
African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200), focusing on short-term and
long-term measures to integrate Africa into the global community, and issues
relative to the free market and fair trade, African civil society, and debt
relief, ...
PRINTED TITLE: African Growth and Opportunity Act
S.Hrg. 108-0187
IRAQ: Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded
joint hearings with the Committee on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Near
Eastern and South Asian Affairs to examine constitutionalism, human rights, and
the Rule of Law in Iraq, focusing on the monopoly of power and influence, public
participation and ownership, democratic representation, ratification, and the
role of the international community, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq
(Joint with Judiciary)
S.Hrg. 108-0217
YUGOSLAVIA SUCCESSOR STATES: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded
hearings to examine the progress and challenges relative to the transformations
taking place in the successor states to the former Yugoslavia, including Serbia
and Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Successor States to Pre-1991 Yugoslavia: Progress and
Challenges
S.Hrg. 108-0194
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Joshua B.
Bolten, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Joshua B. Bolten
S.Hrg. 108-0207
* Judiciary
9/11 DETAINEES REPORT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the treatment of
aliens held on immigration charges in connection with the investigation of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as outlined in the Department of Justice
Office of Inspector General's report, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Lessons Learned--The Inspector General's Report on the 9/11
Detainees
S.Hrg. 108-0257
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Louise W.
Flanagan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North
Carolina, and Allyson K. Duncan, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, ...; Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, ...; Lonny R. Suko, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, ...; Earl
Leroy Yeakel III, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of
Texas, ...; Karen P. Tandy, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug
Enforcement, ..., and Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, ..., both of the Department of Justice; and Robert C. Brack,
to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/03
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/7, 5/22, 7/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030626
* Agriculture
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine H.R.
1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on
National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at
protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from
catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address
threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across
the landscape, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hearing to Review H.R. 1904, The Healthy Forests Restoration Act
of 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0191
* Banking
FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine affiliate
D750sharing practices in relation to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, focusing on
privacy protections, security risks and threats to the credit reporting system,
retail credit card programs, and merchandise returns, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/03
Hearings also held 5/20, 6/19, 7/10, 7/29, 7/31/03
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Josette
Sheeran Shiner, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative,
with the rank of Ambassador, and James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Josette Sheeran Shiner and James Joseph Jochum
S.Hrg. 108-0477
* Foreign Relations
INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL ABDUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Department of State's Office of Children's Issues, focusing on responding to
international parental abduction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of State's Office of Children's Issues--Responding to
nternational Parental Abduction
S.Hrg. 108-0200
* Intelligence
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 6/19/03
* Judiciary
GROWING WAHHABI INFLUENCE: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland
Security concluded hearings to examine the ideological structure of Wahhabism,
an extreme and violent form of Islam, and its potential for political and social
influence in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism: Growing Wahhabi Influence in the United States
S.Hrg. 108-0267
** HEARINGS FOR 20030708
* Armed Services
LIBERIA: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the situation
in Africa, with a focus on Liberia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Nicole
R. Nason, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation for
Governmental Affairs, and Pamela Jones Harbour, of New York, to be a Federal
Trade Commissioner, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
RADIO OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings to examine radio ownership,
focusing on the impact of industry consolidation, and Federal Communications
Commission's new radio market definition, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded oversight
hearings on the maintenance backlog within the national park system, including
the impact of new park unit designations, land acquisitions, and personnel
vacancies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: National Parks Backlog
S.Hrg. 108-0094
* Environment
CLIMATE CHANGE: AGRICULTURAL SEQUESTRATION: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to examine the potential of
agricultural sequestration to address climate change through affecting
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Climate Change Issues: Agricultural Sequestration of Carbon
Dioxide
S.Hrg. 108-0357
* Finance
U.S. TAX POLICY: Committee concluded hearings to examine U.S. tax policy and
its effects on the domestic and international competitiveness of U.S.-based
operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and Its Effect on the Domestic
and International Competitiveness of U.S.-Based Operations
S.Hrg. 108-0456
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Michael
J. Garcia, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and Jack
Landman Goldsmith III, of Virginia, to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of
Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Michael J. Garcia to be Assistant Secretary for
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security and Jack
Landman Goldsmith III to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel,
Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 108-0302
** HEARINGS FOR 20030709
* Armed Services
AFGHANISTAN & IRAQ: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine
lessons learned during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation
Iraqi Freedom, and ongoing operations in the United States Central Command
region, focusing on USCENTCOM areas of resposibility, regional concerns, the Horn
of Africa, Iran, the Gulf States, South and Central Asia, weapons of mass
destruction proliferation, terrorism and counterterrorism, and security
cooperation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Lessons Learned" During Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Ongoing Operations in the United States Central
Command Region
S.Hrg. 108-0654
* Economic
HEALTH CARE COSTS: Committee concluded hearings to examine technology and
innovation in relation to health care costs, focusing on traditional approaches
versus new technologies, potential policy solutions, the need for performance
measures, rapid access to generic drugs, revised good manufacturing practices,
prevention of medical errors, and safety and efficacy studies for approved
medical products, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Technology, Innovation and Health Care Costs
S.Hrg. 108-0209
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT: Committee concluded oversight hearings on the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, focusing on the role of the Department of the
Interior in reviewing revenue-sharing provisions included in Class III
tribal-state gaming compacts submitted to the Department for approval, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
S.Hrg. 108-0067,pt.2
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of James O.
Browning, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, ...;
Kathleen Cardone, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of
Texas, ...; James I. Cohn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Florida; Frank Montalvo, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Texas, and Xavier Rodriguez, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Texas, ..., after the nominees testified and
answered questions in their own behalf.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/30/03
Hearings also held on 4/30, 5/7, 5/22, 6/25/03
* Rules
UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS RULE: Committee concluded hearings to examine S.
Res. 173, to amend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate with respect to
new or general legislation and unauthorized appropriations in general
appropriations bills and amendments thereto, and new or general legislation,
unauthorized appropriations, new matter, or nongermane matter in conference
reports on appropriations Acts, and unauthorized appropriations in amendments
between the Houses relating to such Acts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030710
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Thomas
W. O'Connell, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, ..., and Paul M. Longsworth, of Virginia,
to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear
Security Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 6/25, 7/24, 7/29, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Banking
CREDIT REPORTING: Committee concluded hearings on the accuracy of credit
reporting information and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, focusing on amendments
and other statutory changes proposed by the Treasury Department on June 30, 2003,
including permanent renewal of the uniform national standards in Section 624 of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/03
Hearings also held 5/20, 6/19, 6/26, 7/29, 7/31/03
* Energy
NATURAL GAS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the high price of natural
gas, its effect on the economy and to consider potential solutions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: High Price of Natural Gas
S.Hrg. 108-0113
* Health
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Children
and Families concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds
for Community Services Block grant program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Community Services Block Grant Program
S.Hrg. 108-0299
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 7/16/03
* Veterans Affairs
VA PROVIDED BENEFITS PROGRAMS: Committee concluded hearings on proposed
legislation regarding VA-provided benefits programs, including the following: S.
257, S. 517, S. 1131, S. 1133, S. 1188, S. 1213, S. 1239, S. 1281, S. 249, S.
938, S. 1132, S. 792, S. 806, S. 1136, S. 978, S. 1124, S. 1199, S. 1282, and S.
1360, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hearing on Pending Legislation
S.Hrg. 108-0613
** HEARINGS FOR 20030711
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/7/03
Hearings also held on 4/7, 7/14/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030714
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 4/7/03
Hearings also held on 4/7, 7/11/03
* Judiciary
CHILE & SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: Committee concluded hearings to examine
proposed legislation to implement the proposed free trade agreements with Chile
and Singapore, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed United States--Chile and United States--Singapore Free
Trade Agreements
S.Hrg. 108-0301
** HEARINGS FOR 20030715
* Energy
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Compact
of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, including related measure S.J. Res. 16, to approve the
"Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia", and
the "Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands",
and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of
amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30,
2023, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Compact of Free Association
S.Hrg. 108-0128
* Finance
U.S. TAX POLICY: Committee concluded hearings on U.S. international tax rules on
the competitiveness of U.S. businesses abroad, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and its Effect on the
International Competitiveness of U.S.-Owned Foreign Operations
S.Hrg. 108-0337
* Foreign Relations
HAITI: Committee concluded hearings to examine successes and challenges for U.S.
policy relative to promoting economic development in Haiti, including related
measures S. 489, to expand certain preferential trade treatment for Haiti and
Public Law 105-277, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Successes and Challenges for U.S. Policy to Haiti
S.Hrg. 108-0208
* Governmental Affairs
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN: Committee held hearings to examine certain
situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to secure mental health
services for their children, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nowhere to Turn: Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to
Secure Mental Health Services for Their Children?
S.Hrg. 108-0169
Hearings also held on 7/17/03
* Health
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Public
Health concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, focusing on the
importance of substance abuse prevention, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
S.Hrg. 108-0296
* Judiciary
VISA ISSUANCE PROCESS: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and
Citizenship concluded hearings to examine how the Departments of State, Homeland
Security, and Justice could more effectively manage the visa process with clear
and comprehensive policies and procedures and increased agency coordination and
information sharing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Visa Issuance and Homeland Security
S.Hrg. 108-0913
Hearings also held on 9/23, 9/30/03
* Veterans Affairs
VA HOSPITALS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the current status of VA
hospitals, focusing on funding for VA medical care, enactment of Medicare
reimbursements for non-service connected care, and the Capital Asset Realignment
for Enhanced Services program (CARES), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Testimony of Ronald F. Conley, National Commander, the American
Legion
S.Hrg. 108-0679
** HEARINGS FOR 20030716
* Banking
MONETARY POLICY REPORT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the semi-annual
Monetary Policy Report of the Federal Reserve and the economic outlook, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Reserve's Second Monetary Policy Report for 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0281
* Commerce
INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access,
focusing on the costs of tax compliance, and benefits achieved under the Internet
Tax Freedom Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries,
and Coast Guard concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
programs of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, focusing on improvements to marine
mammal bycatch reduction efforts, enforcement, and other important aspects of
marine mammal conservation management policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
GREAT LAKES RESTORATION: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine the
recent General Accounting Office report entitled: "An Overall Strategy and
Indicators for Measuring Progress Are Needed to Better Achieve Restoration
Goals", focusing on the ramifications of an uncoordinated Great Lakes restoration
strategy, current management of various environmental programs, and possible next
steps to improve the management of Great Lakes programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Great Lakes Restoration Management: No Direction, Unknown
Progress
S.Hrg. 108-0201
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded joint hearings with House Committee on
Resources, Office of Native American and Insular Affairs on S. 556, to amend the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, and H.R. 2440,
to improve the implementation of the Federal responsibility for the care and
education of Indian people by improving the services and facilities of Federal
health programs for Indians and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in
such programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Health Care Improvement Act (S. 556, H.R. 2440) (Joint
with Resources)
S.Hrg. 108-0199
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 7/10/03
* Judiciary
HOSPITAL GROUP PURCHASING: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and
Consumer Rights concluded hearings on competition in the marketplace in relation
to hospital group purchasing, focusing on how Group Purchasing Organizations
(GPOs) affect the cost and quality of health care in America, including whether
the benefits of GPOs outweigh the potential for harm to hospitals, consumers and
competition, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hospital Group Purchasing: Has the Market Become More Open to
Competition?
S.Hrg. 108-0329
** HEARINGS FOR 20030717
* Banking
FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT: Committee concluded hearings to examine
regulatory oversight of government sponsored enterprise accounting practices,
focusing on the role of a federal financial safety and soundness regulator, an
approach to examining accounting practices and controls over financial reporting,
executive compensation, corporate governance, and legislative enhancements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of Government Sponsored Enterprises' Accounting
Practices
S.Hrg. 108-0833
* Energy
DOE LABORATORY MANAGEMENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the contrast
between management of science and technology resources by the Department of
Energy with management of such resources in other agencies and in the private
sector towards the goal of suggesting approaches for optimizing DOE's management
and use of its science and technology resources, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 6/24/03
Hearings also held on 6/24/03
* Environment
EXOTIC ANIMALS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the importation of
exotic species and the impact on public health and safety, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Importation of Exotic Species
S.Hrg. 108-0358
* Finance
NURSING HOME QUALITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine nursing home
quality, focusing on reports of abuse and neglect and federal efforts to improve
conditions in nursing homes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nursing Home Quality Revisited: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
S.Hrg. 108-0325
* Foreign Relations
BENEFITS FOR VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM ACT: Committee held hearings to
examine S. 1275, to establish a comprehensive federal program to provide benefits
to U.S. victims of international terrorism, focusing on issues including the
importance of blocked assets for U.S. foreign policy and national security
interests, and maintaining a proper balance between administrative and litigation
alternatives for international terrorism claims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Benefits for U.S. Victims of International Terrorism
S.Hrg. 108-0214
* Governmental Affairs
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN: Committee held hearings to examine certain
situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to secure mental health
services for their children, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/15/03
Hearings also held on 7/15/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030721
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Keeping America's Seniors Moving: Examining Ways to Improve
Senior Transportation (Forum)
S.Hrg. 108-0177
* Governmental Affairs
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES: Subcommittee on Financial Management, the
Budget, and International Security concluded hearings to examine the risks and
benefits to consumers related to government-sponsored enterprises, focusing on
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and including their financial disclosures, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of Government-Sponsored Enterprises: The Risks and
Benefits of GSEs to Consumers
S.Hrg. 108-0215
** HEARINGS FOR 20030722
* Aging
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISING: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
consequences of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, focusing on
the value to patients, the impact on the physician-patient relationship, health
care costs and utilization, and consumer and physician surveys, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs: What Are
the Consequences?
S.Hrg. 108-0183
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Mark C.
Brickell, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Alicia R. Castaneda, of
the District of Columbia, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board,
and Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Mark C. Brickell, Alicia R. Castaneda and Thomas
J. Curry
S.Hrg. 108-0581
* Energy
NATIONAL FOREST RESTORATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 1314, to
expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest
System lands established from the public domain and other public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, to improve the health of National
Forest System lands established from the public domain and other public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and H.R. 1904, to improve the
capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to
plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System
lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities,
watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to
enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland
health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, S. 1352, to
expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities and restoration in
wildland fire prone National Forests, to examine the impacts of insects, disease,
weather-related damage, and fires on public and private forest lands, processes
for implementing forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects on public
and private lands, and processes for implementing forest health and hazardous
fuels reduction projects, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nation's Forests Health Problems (S. 1314, S. 1352, H.R. 1904)
S.Hrg. 108-0140
* Health
HEAD START AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposed
legislation authorizing funds for Head Start, focusing on programs to prepare
children to succeed in school and life, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorizing Head Start: Preparing Children to Succeed in
School and in Life
S.Hrg. 108-0314
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Steven M.
Colloton, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, ...;
Kevin Castel, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New
York, Sandra J. Feuerstein, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of New York, Richard J. Holwell, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of New York, and Stephen C. Robinson, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, ...; H. Brent McKnight, to
be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, ...;
and R. David Proctor, to be United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Alabama, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
S.Hrg. 108-0135,pt.4
Hearings also held on 7/30, 9/3, 9/17, 10/1/03
WORLDCOM: Committee concluded hearings to examine bankruptcy and competition
issues in relation to the WorldCom Case, focusing on MCI's Chapter 11 filing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: WorldCom Case: Looking at Bankruptcy and Competition Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0343
** HEARINGS FOR 20030723
* Banking
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation concluded
hearings to examine enhancing the role of the private sector in public
transportation, focusing on competitive contracting, the Denver Experience,
intercity motorcoach security funding, intermodal facilities funding, rural
transportation, and public funds versus private operators, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Enhancing the Role of the Private Sector in Public Transportation
S.Hrg. 108-0550
* Commerce
PUBLIC INTEREST AND LOCALISM: MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded hearings on
public interest and localism issues with respect to mediaownership, including
public interest obligations of local broadcasters and the role of broadcasters in
the delivery of local news and public affairs programming, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: Committee held hearings to examine status and prospects for
reconstruction relating to Iraq, focusing on establishing public safety, Iraqi
ownership, employment, providing basic services, decentralization, changing the
Iraqi national mindset, mobilizing a new reconstruction coalition, money and
flexibility, Ba'athist media, and U.S. media operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Status and Prospects for Reconstruction--Next Steps
S.Hrg. 108-0219
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded hearings on S. 556, to amend the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (S.
556)
S.Hrg. 108-0204
* Judiciary
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TERRORISM: Committee concluded hearings on law enforcement
and terrorism issues, focusing on ongoing federal efforts to improve the
collection and use of intelligence to protect the American people from terrorist
attacks, and the Department of Justice Inspector General Report, "The September
11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in
Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks" ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight Hearing: Law Enforcement and Terrorism
S.Hrg. 108-0916
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Rene
Acosta, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, ..., and Daniel J.
Bryant, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, ..., both of the
Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Daniel J. Bryant to be
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, and
Rene Alexander Acosta to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division,
Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 108-0335
SMITHFIELD/FARMLAND DEAL: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and
Consumer Rights concluded hearings to examine agricultural consolidation and the
Smithfield/Farmland Deal, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agricultural Consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Deal
S.Hrg. 108-0311
** HEARINGS FOR 20030724
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of General
Richard B. Meyers, USAF, for reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and reappointment to the grade of general, and General Peter Pace, USMC,
for reappointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment
to the grade of general, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 6/25, 7/10, 7/29, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Commerce
COMMERCIAL HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT: Joint Hearings: Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded joint
hearings with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics to examine space commercialization, including orbital and suborbital
flights, understanding the current demand for public space travel, and the future
of space tourism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: COMPETITIVE SOURCING: Subcommittee on National Parks
concluded oversight hearings on competitive sourcing effort within the National
Park Service, focusing on the process for determining inherently governmental
positions, the number of positions being evaluated, the time schedule and cost
for evaluation, the process for keeping personnel informed during the evaluation,
the progress made to date, and the effect on National Park Service management
responsibilities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Competitive Sourcing Effort Within the National Park Service
S.Hrg. 108-0154
* Foreign Relations
CONGO BASIN FOREST: Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded hearings on the
Congo Basin Forest Partnership (a partnership of countries, non-governmental
organizations, and private businesses dedicated to the conservation and
sustainable use and management of the forest), focusing on the logging policy,
enhancing protected areas, encouraging better environmental governance,
strengthening local resources management, fundamental benefits of the
Partnership, and the Yaounde Summit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Congo Basin Forest Partnership
S.Hrg. 108-0246
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Donald K.
Steinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
COMPETITIVE SOURCING INITIATIVE: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia concluded hearings
to examine the Administration's competitive sourcing initiative, focusing on the
Office of Management and Budget's revisions of the A-76 circular outlining the
guidance on public/private competitions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Then and Now: An Update on the Bush Administration's Competitive
Sourcing Initiative
S.Hrg. 108-0244
* Health
FEDERAL BIODEFENSE READINESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine federal
biodefense readiness, focusing on the public health workforce, the status of
Centers for Disease Control terrorism preparedness and emergency response
activities, the Emergency Communication System, smallpox preparedness, the Food
and Drug Administration's role in counterterrorism activities, vulnerability and
threat assessments, laboratory enhancements, research, Operation Liberty Shield,
and developing the research infrastructure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal Biodefense Readiness
S.Hrg. 108-0126
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 7/31/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030725
* Judiciary
ALIEN SMUGGLING/HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections and
Victims' Rights concluded hearings to examine deterrence of alien smuggling and
human trafficking, focusing on these as two distinct crimes posing challenges for
international law enforcement, legislative and law enforcement efforts, the
nature of the offenses, the evolution of trafficking and smuggling networks,
coordination with foreign law enforcement, reorganization of resources within the
Department of Justice, interagency and international cooperation, significant
prosecutions, and sentencing and penalty issues, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Alien Smuggling/Human Trafficking: Sending a Meaningful Message
of Deterrence
S.Hrg. 108-0315
** HEARINGS FOR 20030728
* Aging
OLDER AMERICANS AND DEPRESSION: Committee concluded hearings to examine mental
health treatments for older Americans with depression, focusing on ways to
enhance mental health, vitality, and meaningful existence for our rapidly aging
and changing population, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Senior Depression: Life-Saving Mental Health Treatments for
Older Americans
S.Hrg. 108-0181
** HEARINGS FOR 20030729
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings to examine a current law trust
fund exhaustion scenario if no action is taken to strengthen Social Security,
focusing on the GAO report analyzing the "do nothing" scenario with the
analytical framework previously used to evaluate the models developed by the
President's Commission to strengthen Social Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Social Security: Whose Trust Will Be Broken?
S.Hrg. 108-0202
* Armed Services
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of General Peter J.
Schoomaker (Ret.), USA, for appointment as Chief of Staff, United States Army and
appointment to the grade of general; and Lieutenant General Bryan D. Brown, USA,
who was introduced by Senator Roberts, for appointment as Commander, United
States Special Operations Command and appointment to the grade of general, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 6/25, 7/10, 7/24, 9/23, 11/18/03
* Banking
CREDIT GRANTING PROCESS: Committee concluded hearings to examine consumer
awareness and understanding of the credit granting process, focusing on the
importance of the national credit reporting system and credit scoring, adverse
action notices and risk-based credit pricing, the accuracy of consumer credit
reports, consumer education and financial literacy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/03
Hearings also held 5/20, 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/31/03
* Energy
PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH: Subcommittee on Energy concluded hearings to examine
the role of the Department of Energy's Office of Science in supporting research
in physical sciences, programs that support many of the DOE's missions, and
research that lays the foundation for many of the current and future developments
in the applied missions of the DOE in energy, defense, and environmental issues,
...
PRINTED TITLE: DOE's Office of Science
S.Hrg. 108-0138
* Environment
MERCURY EMISSIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine climate history and
its implications, and the science underlying fate, transport and health effects
of mercury emissions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Climate History and the Science Underlying Fate, Transport, and
Health Effects of Mercury Emissions
S.Hrg. 108-0359
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: Committee concluded hearings to examine status and
prospects for reconstruction relating to Iraq, focusing on pre-war planning,
progress and the current mission, and efforts to restore public safety, health,
power, oil, the economy, and funding for Iraq relief and reconstruction, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Status and Prospects for Reconstruction--Resources
S.Hrg. 108-0255
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Joe D. Whitley,
of Georgia, to be General Counsel, ..., and Penrose C. Albright, of Virginia, to
be Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Budget, both of the Department of
Homeland Security; and Joel David Kaplan, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Joe D. Whitley and Penrose C. Albright
S.Hrg. 108-0235
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Joe D. Whitley,
of Georgia, to be General Counsel, ..., and Penrose C. Albright, of Virginia, to
be Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs, and Budget, both of the Department of
Homeland Security; and Joel David Kaplan, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Joel D. Kaplan [to be Deputy Director, Office of
Management and Budget]
S.Hrg. 108-0260
* Health
NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Howard
Radzely, of Maryland, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Howard M. Radzely [to Solicitor of the Department
of Labor]
S.Hrg. 108-0328
* Judiciary
L-1 VISA AND AMERICAN INTERESTS: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security
and Citizenship concluded hearings on the L-1 visa and American interests in the
21st century global economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: L-1 Visa and American Interests in the 21st Century Global
Economy
S.Hrg. 108-0327
* Veterans Affairs
COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE: Committee concluded hearings to examine U.S. Army policies
on the award of the Combat Medical Badge, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Combat Medical Badge
S.Hrg. 108-0617
VETERANS HEALTH CARE: Committee concluded to examine S. 613, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or modify major medical
facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora,
Colorado, S. 615, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in
Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the "Victor J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic", S. 1144, to name the health care facility of the Department
of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as
the "Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center", S. 1156, to
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the provision of
long-term health care for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to
enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1213, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to enhance the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve
benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, S.
1283, to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed
to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and S. 1289, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Pending Legislation
S.Hrg. 108-0623
** HEARINGS FOR 20030730
* Commerce
SPACE EXPLORATION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded
hearings to examine space exploration, focusing on the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and
Department of Defense partnerships in future spacecraft systems and products and
services developed through their collaborative efforts, sensor development,
research to operations, and collaborative activities in ground systems support,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: On July 30, 2003 Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Nominations of Robert Stanley Nichols, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary
for Public Affairs, and Teresa M. Ressel, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary
for Management, both of the Department of the Treasury, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Teresa M. Ressel and Robert S. Nichols [to be
Assistant Secretary for Management ... and Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs, Department of the Treasury]
S.Hrg. 108-0387
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Nominations of Jeffrey
A. Marcus, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Belgium, ..., Constance Albanese
Morella, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of
Ambassador, ..., George H. Walker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Hungary, ...,
and Jackie Wolcott Sanders, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of
service as United States Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and the
Special Representative of the President of the United States for
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
SARS: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded hearings to examine the
best practices for identifying and caring for new cases of SARS, focusing on
control measures to help contain the spread of SARS should future outbreaks
occur, ...
PRINTED TITLE: SARS: Best Practices for Identifying and Caring for New Cases
S.Hrg. 108-0120
* Indian Affairs
COBELL V. NORTON LAWSUIT: Committee concluded oversight hearings on potential
settlement mechanisms ofthe Cobell v. Norton lawsuit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Cobell Versus Norton Lawsuit
S.Hrg. 108-0298
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS TO HOMELAND SECURITY: Committee concluded hearings
to examine S. 578, Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of
2002, a bill to amend the Homeland Security Act to include Indian tribes among
the entities consulted with respect to activities carried out by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(S. 578)
S.Hrg. 108-0312
* Judiciary
MENTALLY ILL OFFENDER TREATMENT AND CRIME REDUCTION ACT: Committee concluded
hearings to examine S. 1194, to foster local collaborations which will ensure
that resources are effectively and efficiently used within the criminal and
juvenile justice systems, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examination of S. 1194, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and
Crime Reduction Act of 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0372
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Henry W. Saad,
of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, ...; Larry
Alan Burns, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
California, and Dana Makoto Sabraw, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of California, ...; Glen E. Conrad, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, ...; Henry F. Floyd, to be
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, ...; Kim R.
Gibson, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of
Pennsylvania, ...; and Michael W. Mosman, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Oregon, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/03
Hearings also held on 7/22, 9/3, 9/17, 10/1/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030731
* Appropriations
COAL DUST: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and
Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine the proposed Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) rule on coal dust, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Mine Safety and Health Administration Rule on Coal Dust
(Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0156
OVERTIME PAY: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and
Related Agencies concluded hearings on a proposed rule on overtime pay, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Rule on Overtime Pay (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0233
UNION FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine
labor union financial reporting and disclosure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Union Financial Reporting and Disclosure (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0266
* Armed Services
IRAQ SURVEY GROUP: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the
work of the Iraq survey group ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine measures to
enhance the operation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, focusing on a proposed
National Security Alert System, prohibition on the sale or transfer of identity
theft debt, adverse action notices, private enforcement rights and agency
enforcement, tools to protect privacy, mortgages, credit availability, and
prescreening, and the importance of national uniformity to the security of
consumers' personal information, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 5/20/03
Hearings also held 5/20, 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/29/03
* Commerce
ICANN: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), focusing on consumer issues, computer
security and stability, root server systems, continued globalization of the
internet, innovation in services and processes, the proposed Wait List Service,
and new top-level domains, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs met in closed
session to receive a briefing on corruption in North Korea's economy.
[Second entry for the same topic:]
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine
corruption in North Korea's economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Corruption in North Korea's Economy
S.Hrg. 108-0251
* Governmental Affairs
FINANCING TERRORISM: Committee concluded hearings to examine Federal efforts in
identifying, tracking and dismantling the financial structure supporting
terrorist groups, focusing on Saudi Arabia and the War on Terrorism, the USA
PATRIOT Act and other related legislation, Executive Branch organizational
changes, foundations of terrorist financing and support, the effect of the May
12, 2003 Riyadh attacks, multilateral actions against Al-Qaeda and other
terrorist infrastructure, and the ideological roots of the new terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism Financing: Origination, Organization, and Prevention
S.Hrg. 108-0245
* Health
HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC: Committee concluded hearings to examine solutions to the
problem of health care transmission of HIV/AIDS in Africa, focusing on injection
safety, blood safety, safe obstetrical delivery practices, and quality assurance
in medical care, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Solutions to the Problem of Health Care Transmission of HIV/AIDS
in Africa
S.Hrg. 108-0294
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving
testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 7/24/03
* Judiciary
FORENSIC SCIENCES: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
concluded hearings to examine activities of the Administration and the Department
of Justice relating to the use of DNA technology, including forensic tools and
techniques, to solve crimes and promote public safety, focusing on a DNA
initiative to improve the use of DNA technology in the criminal justice system by
providing funds, training, and assistance, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Department of Justice Oversight: Funding Forensic Sciences--DNA
and Beyond
S.Hrg. 108-0323
** HEARINGS FOR 20030801
* Judiciary
AFFORDABLE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Senate and House versions of the Greater Access to Pharmaceuticals Act, focusing
on the Hatch-Waxman provisions that govern the generic drug approval process, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Senate and House Versions of the "Greater Access to
Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act"
S.Hrg. 108-0390
** HEARINGS FOR 20030806
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act; Cape Fox Entitlement
Act; and the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act(S. 1354, S. 1421, S. 1466)
(Field hearing held in Anchorage, AK)
S.Hrg. 108-0163
* Governmental Affairs
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Legal Drugs, Illegal Purposes: The Escalating Abuse of
Prescription Medications (Field hearing heldin Bangor, ME)
S.Hrg. 108-0261
** HEARINGS FOR 20030813
* Appropriations
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Transportation Challenges and Solutions in the Southwest
Washington/Portland Metropolitan Region (Special hearing) (Field hearing held in
Vancouver, WA)
S.Hrg. 108-0212
** HEARINGS FOR 20030819
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Elder Justice and Protection: Stopping the Abuse (Field hearing
held in Kansas City, MO)
S.Hrg. 108-0226
** HEARINGS FOR 20030820
* Health
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Elder Justice and Protection: Stopping the Abuse (Field hearing
held in St. Louis, MO)
S.Hrg. 108-0210
** HEARINGS FOR 20030825
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Great Lakes Restoration (Field hearing held in Cleveland, OH)
S.Hrg. 108-0360
** HEARINGS FOR 20030826
* Environment
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Bull Trout Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act (Field
hearing held in Boise, ID)
S.Hrg. 108-0361
* Finance
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Rural Economy, Renewable Energy, and the Role of Our Cooperatives
(Field hearing held in Dallas Center, IA)
S.Hrg. 108-0457
** HEARINGS FOR 20030827
* Aging
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Enhancing Medicare for the 21st Century: A Prescription Benefit
for Seniors (Field hearing held in St. Louis, MO)
S.Hrg. 108-0229
* Budget
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Field Hearings (Field hearings held in Fargo
and Bismarck, ND; 8/27, Public hearing "No Child Left Behind" Act)
S.Hrg. 108-0393
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/28, 5/30, 12/10/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030903
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Overcoming Obstacles and Crafting Opportunity for Older Workers
(Forum)
S.Hrg. 108-0230
* Armed Services
MILITARY OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing regarding ongoing military operations and areas of concern around the
world ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Budget
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: Committee concluded hearings to examine the budget
and economic outlook, including the Congressional Budget Office's update of its
baseline budget projections for fiscal years 2003 through 2013, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/29/03
Hearings also held on 1/29, 1/30, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/13, 2/26, 9/3/03
* Commerce
AIR FORCE-BOEING TANKERS LEASE PROPOSAL: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the proposed leasing of 100 Boeing 767 Tankers by the United States Air Force for
aerial refueling, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
Columbia Accident Investigation Board's findings and recommendations from its
investigation of the Columbia shuttle tragedy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Marcia A. Crone,
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, ...;
Phillip S. Figa, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado,
...; Carlos T. Bea, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Ninth Circuit, William Q. Hayes and John A. Houston, both to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California, ...; Robert Clive Jones,
to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, ...; and Ronald A.
White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/03
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/30, 9/17, 10/1/03
TERRORISM: FIRST RESPONDERS: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland
Security concluded hearings to examine certain measures to improve America's
preparedness to address terrorist activity, focusing on the requirements of state
and local emergency responders, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism: First Responders
S.Hrg. 108-0344
** HEARINGS FOR 20030904
* Armed Services
TANKER AIRCRAFT: Committee concluded hearings to examine the proposed lease of
100KC-767 aerial refueling tanker aircraft by the U.S. Air Force, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposed Lease of 100 KC-767 Aerial Refueling Tanker Aircraft by
the U.S. Air Force
S.Hrg. 108-0572
* Commerce
NEW KIND OF SCIENCE: Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space concluded
hearings to examine certain scientific and technical implications of a new kind
of science relative to the exploration of the computational world, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
DOE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Department of
Energy's current efforts and intentions regarding a new polygraph examination
policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: DOE Polygraph Program
S.Hrg. 108-0170
* Finance
U.S-CUBAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to examine economic
relations between the United States and Cuba, focusing on the embargo, travel,
trade and investment, agricultural sales, communications, small enterprise,
terrorism, and human rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: United States--Cuba Economic Relations
S.Hrg. 108-0222
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and
Property Rights concluded hearings to examine what is needed to defend the
bipartisan Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA), focusing on marriage issues
including family structure, legal trends and direct challenges to the
constitutionality of DOMA, the Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause, and
federalism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: What is Needed to Defend the Bipartisan Defense of Marriage Act
of 1996?
S.Hrg. 108-0813
** HEARINGS FOR 20030905
* Economic
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine the employment
situation for August 2003, focusing on economic growth, worker productivity and
wages, job creation, the recent recession, tax relief, price stability, and
federal budget deficits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: August 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0269
** HEARINGS FOR 20030909
* Aging
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM: Committee concluded a hearing on protecting seniors
from representative payee fraud in relation to social security programs, focusing
on the current program's deficiencies and the way legislation can improve
safeguards in the Representative Payee Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ensuring the Integrity of Social Security Programs: Protecting
Seniors from Representative Payee Fraud
S.Hrg. 108-0240
* Armed Services
MILITARY OPERATIONS ABROAD: Committee concluded a hearing to examine U.S.
military commitments and ongoing military operations abroad, focusing on the war
on terrorism, Afghanistan, Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, and Korea, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Military Commitments and Ongoing Military Operations Abroad
S.Hrg. 108-0569
* Banking
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions concluded
a hearing on the operations of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, focusing on the
responsibility that Congress has placed with the Federal Home Loan Banks to
enhance the liquidity of financial institutions, particularly as the Federal Home
Loan Bank members meet such community needs as promoting home ownership, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
S.Hrg. 108-0834
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT: Committee concluded a hearing on the implementation of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204), focusing on the dramatic change across
the corporate landscape to re-establish investor confidence in the integrity of
corporate disclosures and financial reporting, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
S.Hrg. 108-0840
Hearings also held on 9/23, 10/2/03
* Commerce
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the
state of transportation security, focusing on the effects on commerce, "beyond
the border" initiatives, advance information and technology, and federal action
needed to enhance security efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S.
808, to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, S. 1107,
to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park
Service, and H.R. 620, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist the State of
California or local educational agencies in California in providing educational
services for students attending schools located within the Park, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Sleeping Bear Dunes; Recreational Fee Demonstration; and Schools
in Yosemite National Park (S. 808, S. 1107, H.R. 620)
S.Hrg. 108-0193
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Suedeen G.
Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
...; and Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Kelly and Dearborn Nominations
S.Hrg. 108-0184
* Finance
DOCUMENT FRAUD: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the homeland security
and terrorism threat from document fraud, identity theft and social security
number misuse, focusing on security breaches, and firearm purchases, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Alias Among Us: The Homeland Security and Terrorism Threat from
Document Fraud, Identity Theft, and Social Security Number Misuse
S.Hrg. 108-0388
* Foreign Relations
NORTH KOREA: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on the
situation in North Korea ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine problems and
solutions on peer-to-peer networks regarding pornography, technology, and
process, focusing on the risk of inadvertent exposure of juvenile users of
peer-to-peer networks to pornography, including child pornography, and the extent
of federal law enforcement resources available for combating child pornography on
peer-to-peer networks, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Pornography on the Internet
S.Hrg. 108-0920
Hearings also held on 10/15/03
CONTINUITY OF CONGRESS: Committee concluded a hearing on a proposed
constitutional amendment to allow the appointment of Representatives following a
national crisis, focusing on the Constitution, Presidential succession acts,
House rules, and other procedures relating to continuity, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government: The
Congress
S.Hrg. 108-0701
** HEARINGS FOR 20030910
* Governmental Affairs
2003 BLACKOUTS: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing on the cause of the
August 2003 Northeast blackouts, and the response and role of the federal
government to ensure that blackouts of this magnitude do not occur again,
focusing on the U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force investigation into the August
14th blackout, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Keeping the Lights On: The Federal Role in Managing the Nation's
Electricity
S.Hrg. 108-0277
Hearings also held on 11/20/03
* Judiciary
TERRORISM: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
concluded a hearing to examine terrorism two years after 9/11, focusing on
institutionalized Islam, Saudi Arabia, and foreign sponsorship of a militant
Islamic agenda in the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism: Two Years After 9/11, Connecting the Dots
S.Hrg. 108-0921
** HEARINGS FOR 20030911
* Armed Services
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing
on lessons learned regarding Operation Iraqi Freedom ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a hearing to
examine S. 849, to provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona between
the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership, S. 511, to
provide permanent funding for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program, S. 432, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct and support research into alternative treatments for timber produced
from public lands and lands withdrawn from the public domain for the National
Forest System, and S.1582, to amend the Valles Preservation Act to improve the
preservation of the Valles Caldera, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Alternative Treatments for Timber; Land Exchange in Arizona;
Payment in Lieu ot Taxes Program; and Valles CalderaPreservation Act (S. 432, S.
511, S. 849, S. 1582)
S.Hrg. 108-0196
* Foreign Relations
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine U.S.-China
relations, focusing on China's rise in prominence in a geostrategic, political,
commercial, cultural influence, human rights violations, Chinese military
capability, and the state of China's economy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S.--China Relations
S.Hrg. 108-0265
* Veterans Affairs
VA ENHANCED SERVICES INITIATIVE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
Department of Veterans Affairs' Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
(CARES) Initiative, the effort to develop a roadmap relative to the allocation of
capital resources within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), including
developing market plans to address planning initiatives and space requirements,
realignments and consolidations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: VA Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Initiative
S.Hrg. 108-0663
** HEARINGS FOR 20030915
* Governmental Affairs
BENEFIT PENSION PLANS: Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and
International Security concluded a hearing on defined benefit pension plans and
the Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation, focusing on specific changes that may
be required within the current pension system to help ensure the financial
stability of companies with underfunded pension liabilities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Safeguarding America's Retirement Security: An Examination of
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
S.Hrg. 108-0285
** HEARINGS FOR 20030916
* Banking
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ: Subcommittee on International Trade and
Finance concluded a hearing on recent developments on the financial
reconstruction in Iraq, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Reconstruction in Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0784
Hearings also held on 11/4/03, 2/11/04
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Harvey S.
Rosen, of New Jersey, and Kristin J. Forbes, of Massachusetts, ..., each to be a
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, and Peter Lichtenbaum, of
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Harvey S. Rosen, Kristin J. Forbes, Julie L.
Myers, and Peter Lichtenbaum
S.Hrg. 108-0798
* Environment
CLEAN WATER ACT OVERSIGHT: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water held
an oversight hearing to examine the implementation of the Clean Water Act,
focusing on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program, Spill Prevention Control
and Countermeasure plans, storm water issues, and water quality trading, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Implementation of the Clean Water Act
S.Hrg. 108-0362
* Governmental Affairs
FUTURE OF GAO: Committee concluded a hearing on the future of the General
Accounting Office, focusing on past accomplishments, future challenges,
including why passage of S. 1522, the GAO Human Capital Reform Act is an integral
part of helping GAO prepare for the future, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Oversight of GAO: What Lies Ahead for Congress' Watchdog?
S.Hrg. 108-0262
NOMINATION: Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearing on
the nomination of C. Suzanne Mencer, of Colorado, to be the Director of the
Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of C. Suzanne Mencer [to be Director, Office of
Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security]
S.Hrg. 108-0291
* Judiciary
H-1B VISAS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the importance of the H-1B
visa to the American economy, focusing on protection of United States workers
including training and recruiting, statistics on usage, the globalized economy,
and Free Trade Agreements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Examining the Importance of the H-1B Visa to the American Economy
S.Hrg. 108-0415
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION: Joint Hearings: Committee on the Judiciary/Committee on
Rules and Administration: Committees concluded a joint hearing to examine the
continuity of the United States government in relation to the Presidency,
focusing on the role of Congress in line of Presidential succession, including
Presidential incapacitation, impeachment and removal, death or resignation, and
the bumping or supplantation procedure, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Veterans Affairs
AMERICAN LEGION: Joint Hearings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded
a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to receive the
legislative priorities of the American Legion, focusing on budgetary
recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2005, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20030917
* Commerce
DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETPLACE: Committee concluded a hearing on digital rights
management and privacy issues, focusing on interests of copyright owners and the
threats to those interests that are posed by the misuse of new technologies,
including peer-to-peer software, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of
Gwendolyn Brown, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, ..., Karen K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs, and Charles
Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
FUTURE OF U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine what can
be done to ensure the future viability of the U.S. Postal Service, focusing on
universal mail service, best business practices, processing and distribution
facilities, leveraging the private sector, and information technology, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Postal Service: What Can Be Done to Ensure its Future
Viability?
S.Hrg. 108-0213
* Indian Affairs
LUMBEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 420, to
provide for the acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, focusing on
Lumbee identity and culture, governance, and tribal history, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Lumbee Recognition (S. 420)
S.Hrg. 108-0336
* Judiciary
COMBATING GANG VIOLENCE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine effective
federal, state and local law enforcement strategies to combat gang violence in
America, focusing on the investigation and prosecution of gang members, Safe
Streets Task Forces, and witness intimidation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Combating Gang Violence in America: Examining Effective Federal,
State and Local Law Enforcement Strategies
S.Hrg. 108-0429
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Margaret
Catharine Rodgers, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District
of Florida, ...; Roger W. Titus, to be United States District Judge for the
District of Maryland, ...; and George W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of Federal Claims, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/03
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/30, 9/3, 10/1/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030922
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Ageism in Health Care: Are Our Nation's Seniors Receiving Proper
Oral Health Care? (Forum)
S.Hrg. 108-0248
* Appropriations
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
non-military portion of the President's fiscal year 2004 supplemental request for
Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Request for Reconstruction of Iraq
and Afghanistan (Special hearings)
S.Hrg. 108-0373
Hearings also held on 9/24, 9/25/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20030923
* Aging
MEDICAL PRIVACY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the implementation of
the Office of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
medical privacy and transaction rules, focusing on patient consent, notice of
privacy practices, The Health Privacy Project, and regulatory implementation
repercussions, ...
PRINTED TITLE: HIPPA Medical Privacy and Transition Rules: Overkill or Overdue?
S.Hrg. 108-0256
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Gordon England,
of Texas, to be Secretary of the Navy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 6/25, 7/10, 7/24, 7/29, 11/18/03
* Banking
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT: Committee concluded a hearing on the implementation of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (P.L. 107-204), designed to protect investors by improving
accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities
laws, focusing on reform of corporate governance, financial reporting and
auditing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/9/03
Hearings also held on 9/9, 10/2/03
* Energy
WATER RECLAMATION PROJECTS: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded hearings
to examine S. 213, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico
associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, S. 1236, to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to establish a program to control or eradicate tamarisk in the
western States, S. 1516, to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an
assessment and demonstration program to assess potential increases in water
availability for Bureau of Reclamation projects and other uses through control of
salt cedar and Russian olive, H.R. 856, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to revise a repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control
and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas, and H.R. 961, to
promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the
management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act; Tamarisk
Control and Riparian Restoration Act; Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act;
Repayment Contract with Tom Green County Water District; and Upper Mississippi
River Basin Protection Act (S. 213)
S.Hrg. 108-0211
* Environment
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Michael O.
Leavitt, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Michael O. Leavitt [of Utah, to be Administrator,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]
S.Hrg. 108-0363
* Finance
U.S.-MEXICO TRADE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the impact of
Mexican barriers to U.S. agricultural exports, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unfulfilled Promises: Mexican Barriers to U.S. Agricultural
Exports
S.Hrg. 108-0419
* Foreign Relations
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: Committee concluded a hearing on how to internationalize
Iraq and organize the U.S. government to administer reconstruction efforts,
focusing on the President's proposed supplemental funding request for sustaining
U.S. military forces and supporting Iraq reconstruction efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Next Steps--How to Internationalize Iraq and Organize the
U.S. Government to Administer Reconstruction Efforts
S.Hrg. 108-0293
* Governmental Affairs
TERRORIST FINANCING: Committee concluded a closed hearing to examine certain
issues relative to combatting terrorist financing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Health
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine health technology,
focusing on nanotechnology, including the dangers and societal implications,
market barriers and challenges of interdisciplinary research, and the Federal
role of funding, coordination, and priority setting, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Roundtable on Health Technology
S.Hrg. 108-0247
* Judiciary
BORDER SECURITY: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security concluded a
hearing on information sharing and coordination for visa issuance in relation to
homeland security, focusing on the ongoing cooperation between the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the State Department, and Department of Homeland Security as it
relates to accessing and using information to make visa determinations a part of
antiterrorism and border protection efforts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/15/03
Hearings also held on 7/15, 9/30/03
* Veterans Affairs
VETERANS ELIGIBILITY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proposals to
limit eligibility for veterans' compensation to veterans with disabilities
directly related to "performance of duty" injuries only, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposals to Limit Eligivility for VA Compensation to Veterans
with Disabilities Directly Related to the Performance of Duty (Title from
LexisNexis; not in GPO Catalog 4/07)
S.Hrg. 108-0722
** HEARINGS FOR 20030924
* Appropriations
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee held a hearing to examine the President's
fiscal year 2004 supplemental request for Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/22/03
Hearings also held on 9/22, 9/25/03
* Armed Services
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY REPORT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
findings and recommendations of the Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations
at the United States Air Force Academy, including a reporting policy outlined in
the Agenda for Change, and the proposed Cadets Advocating Sexual Integrity and
Education (CASIE) program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/31/03
Hearings also held on 3/31, 9/30/03
* Banking
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT: Committee concluded a hearing on the implementation of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (P.L. 107-204), designed to protect investors by improving
accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities
laws, focusing on reform of corporate governance, financial reporting and
auditing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Environment
9/11 AFTERMATH/FEMA OVERSIGHT: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and
Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the findings of the GAO concerning
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's financial allocations and activities
after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, and to conduct oversight on the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's effectiveness since becoming part of the
Department of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of the General Accounting Office Report on FEMA's
Activities After the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
S.Hrg. 108-0364
* Foreign Relations
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN IRAQ: Committee concluded a hearing regarding the
development of democratic institutions in Iraq and the Middle East, focusing on
the political process, transitional justice, civil service, and economic decision
making, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Next Steps--How Can Democratic Institutions Succeed in
Iraq and the Middle East?
S.Hrg. 108-0282
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a five
year plan for the current situation in Iraq, focusing on the President's proposed
supplement request, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iraq: Next Steps--What Will an Iraq 5-Year Plan Look Like?
S.Hrg. 108-0276
* Governmental Affairs
SOCIAL SECURITY: GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET/WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine discrimination against employees and
retirees relating to social security government pension offset and windfall
elimination provisions, focusing on the purpose of these provisions, how they
work and issues that should be evaluated when considering legislative changes,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Penalty for Public Service: Do the Social Security Government
Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision Unfairly Discriminate Against
Employees and Retirees?
S.Hrg. 108-0279
* Health
CIVIC EDUCATION STANDARDS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine conflicts
taking place over state history standards and history textbooks, focusing on how
standards and textbooks influence education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: What is Your Child Reading in School? How Standards and
Textbooks Influence Education
S.Hrg. 108-0272
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine S. 1601, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family
Violence Prevention Act to provide for the reporting and reduction of child abuse
and family violence incidences on Indian reservations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (S. 1601)
S.Hrg. 108-0341
* Judiciary
ELDER ABUSE: Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections and Victims Rights concluded a
hearing to examine elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, focusing on law
enforcement measures to prevent the victimization of the elderly, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Are We Doing Enough?
S.Hrg. 108-0445
** HEARINGS FOR 20030925
* Appropriations
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
President's fiscal year 2004 supplemental request for Iraq and Afghanistan,
focusing on the Afghanistan operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/22/03
Hearings also held on 9/22, 9/24/03
* Armed Services
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine ongoing
military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, focusing on the
President's fiscal year 2004 supplemental request for Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq
S.Hrg. 108-0653
* Banking
TERRORIST FINANCING: Committee held a hearing to examine counterterror
initiatives in the terror finance program, focusing on the role of the
anti-moneylaundering regulatory regime in the financial war on terrorism, better
utilization of technology, increased information sharing, developing similar
international standards, and the formation of The Terrorist Financing Operations
Section (TFOS), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Commerce
IN UTERO SURGERY: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded a
hearing to examine scientific and medical advances in the field of In Utero
Surgery, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Indian Affairs
HEAD START PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
proposed legislation to reauthorize the Head Start program, focusing on
culturally appropriate curricula and practices, distance learning, and including
the Leguna Head Start and Early Childhood Programs, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Reauthorization of the Head Start Program
S.Hrg. 108-0345
** HEARINGS FOR 20030930
* Armed Services
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY: Committee concluded a hearing regarding investigations
into allegations of sexual assault at the United States Air Force Academy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 3/31/03
Hearings also held on 3/31, 9/24/03
* Banking
SECURITIES INDUSTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine recent initiatives
to enhance investor protections in our securities markets, focusing on fund
advertising, proxy voting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements, future mutual fund
activity, the hedge fund report, and the Canary investigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: State of the Securities Industry
S.Hrg. 108-0783
* Commerce
AMERICAN DIET: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety concluded
hearings to examine American dietary guidelines in relation to obesity, focusing
on the Food Guide Pyramid, and risk factors and actual measures of disease, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the status of the
National Do-Not-Call Registry, focusing on the rules and regulations implementing
the Registry pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
ARIZONA WATER SETTLEMENTS ACT: On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, Subcommittee on
Water and Power concluded a joint hearing with the Committee on Indian Affairs to
examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in
Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to
reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Arizona Water Settlements Act (S. 437) (Joint with Indian
Affairs)
S.Hrg. 108-0216
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Randall L.
Tobias, of Indiana, to be Coordinator of United States Government Activities to
Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, W. Robert Pearson, of
Tennessee, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, and William Cabaniss,
of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, ..., all of the Department of
State, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a
hearing to examine illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks and the impact
of technology on the entertainment industry, focusing on the music industry's
initial salvo of copyright infringement lawsuits and its amnesty program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Privacy and Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on
Peer-to-Peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Industry
S.Hrg. 108-0275
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Dale Cabaniss,
of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, ..., both
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Dale Cabaniss, Craig S. Iscoe, and Brian F.
Holeman [to be Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Authority ... and Associate
Justices of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia]
S.Hrg. 108-0292
* Health
UNDERAGE DRINKING: Subcommittee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse concluded a
hearing on underage drinking, focusing on reducing and preventing underage
drinking through a wide variety of government and private programs for the
purpose of developing a national strategy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Underage Drinking: Research and Recommendations
S.Hrg. 108-0374
* Judiciary
VISAS AND HOMELAND SECURITY: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
concluded a hearing on visa issuance in relation to homeland security, focusing
on the relationship between the Department of Homeland Security and Department of
State to work cooperatively to create and maintain an effective, efficient visa
process that secures America's borders from external threats while ensuring that
doors remain open to legitimate travel, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/15/03
Hearings also held on 7/15, 9/23/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031001
* Commerce
CLIMATE CHANGE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine certain aspects of the
Administration's Global Climate Change Initiative, to reduce domestic emissions
of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, including the implementation of the
Kyoto commitment, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Economic
Roundtable not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Reshaping the Future of America's Health (Roundtable Discussion)
S.Hrg. 108-0319
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Robert
B. Charles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), ..., and H. Douglas Barclay, of New York,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY REFORM: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the need
for federal real property reform, focusing on actions needed to address
long-standing and complex problems, useful data on real property assets, and
reliance on costly leasing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Deteriorating Buildings and Wasted Opportunities: The Need for
Federal Real Property Reform
S.Hrg. 108-0270
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Dora L. Irizarry,
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 7/22/03
Hearings also held on 7/22, 7/30, 9/3, 9/17/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031002
* Banking
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the implementation
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204) and restoring investor confidence,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/9/03
Hearings also held on 9/9, 10/2/03
* Commerce
AMTRAK: Committee concluded a hearing on S. 1501, to amend title 49, United
States Code, to provide for stable, productive, and efficient passenger rail
service in the United States, focusing on the future of intercity passenger rail
service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded a hearing on media ownership, focusing on
issues of media concentration and ownership rules, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S.
524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to
authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the
campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, S. 1313, to establish
the Congaree Swamp National Park in the State of South Carolina, S. 1472, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant for the construction
of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, and S.
1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Boundaries of Fort Donelson Battlefield; Establish the Congaree
Swamp National Park; Harry S. Truman Statue; and Boundaries of Harpers Ferry
National Park (S.524, S. 1313, S. 1472, S. 1576)
S.Hrg. 108-0225
* Foreign Relations
CUBA: Committee concluded a hearing to examine challenges for U.S. policy toward
Cuba, focusing on the Western Hemisphere, challenges to multilateral consensus,
U.S. programs to promote democracy and human rights, humanitarian aid and
educational tourism, agricultural trade, and travel, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Challenges for U.S. Policy Toward Cuba
S.Hrg. 108-0297
* Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions concluded a joint hearing with the House Committee
on Energy and Commerce to examine National Institutes of Health management of
biomedical research to prevent and cure disease in the 21st Century, focusing on
the doubling of the NIH budget that is fueling scientific advances and the
complexity of these new biological discoveries that create scientific and
management challenges, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Managing Biomedical Research to Prevent and Cure Disease in the
21st Century: Matching NIH Policy With Science (Joint with Committee on Energy
and Commerce (House)) (Classed at Y4.C73/8:108-56, with the House committee
given primary authorship.)
S.Hrg. 108-0322
* Indian Affairs
SPOKANE TRIBE HYDROPOWER SETTLEMENT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S.
1438, to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of
the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the
contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee
Dam, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee
Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act (S. 1438)
S.Hrg. 108-0375
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20031007
* Armed Services
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Issues Affecting Families of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and
Marines
S.Hrg. 108-0670
Hearings also held on 6/2, 6/24, 12/11/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031008
* Governmental Affairs
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: SARS: Is Minnesota Prepared? (Field hearing held in Minneapolis,
MN)
S.Hrg. 108-0367
** HEARINGS FOR 20031009
* Small Business
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Small Business Manufacturing in a Global Market (Field hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0487
** HEARINGS FOR 20031014
* Aging
PENSIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the long-term financing risks
to single-employer insurance programs, highlighting the need for comprehensive
pension reform, focusing on the Administration's proposals and activities to
improve the retirement security of defined benefit pension participants, ...
PRINTED TITLE: America's Pensions: The Next Savings and Loan Crisis?
S.Hrg. 108-0287
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger
Walton Ferguson, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to
be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Paul S.
Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of: Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Ben S. Bernanke, Paul S.
Atkins, April H. Foley, and Joseph Max Cleland
S.Hrg. 108-0801
Hearings also held on 12/9/03
* Foreign Relations
U.N. CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: Committee held a hearing to examine the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, done at Montego
Bay, December 10, 1982 (the "Convention"), and the Agreement Relating to the
Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
of 10 December 1982, with Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 ("the
Agreement"), and signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on July
29, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-39), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 10/21/03
* Judiciary
TERRORISM: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
held a hearing to examine issues relative to terrorism and the radical Islamic
influence of Chaplaincy of the U.S. military and prisons, focusing on Guantanamo
Bay issues, institutional safeguards including security clearances and
monitoring, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Terrorism: Radical Islamic Influence of Chaplaincy of the U.S.
Military and Prisons
S.Hrg. 108-0443
** HEARINGS FOR 20031015
* Banking
SECURITIES MARKETS: Subcommittee on Securities and Investment concluded a
hearing on the future of the securities markets, focusing on the structure of the
U.S. equities markets, with particular regard to their fairness and efficiency,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Future of the Securities Markets
S.Hrg. 108-0828
* Energy
WATER BILLS: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded hearings to examine S.
943, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 1 or more contracts
with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of water in the Kendrick
Project, Wyoming, S. 1027 and H.R. 2040, bills to amend the Irrigation Project
Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of
Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming and
Nebraska, S. 1058, to provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of
the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, S. 1071, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a
feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley
Conservancy District in the State of New Mexico, S. 1307, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in
the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water
projects, S. 1308, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pursue and
complete actions related to the implementation of a U.S. District Court Consent
Decree, S. 1355, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the
rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, S. 1577, to extend the deadline
for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of
Wyoming, H.R. 1284, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San
Gabriel Basin demonstration project, and S. Res. 183, commemorating 50 years of
adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Miscellaneous Water and Hydroelectric Project Bills (S. 943, S.
1027, S. 1058, S. 1071, S. 1307, S. 1308, S. 1355, S. 1577, H.R. 1284, H.R. 2040,
S.Res. 183)
S.Hrg. 108-0271
* Foreign Relations
ROAD MAP TO PEACE: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
concluded a hearing on overcoming obstacles to peace relating to the Middle East
road map, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Middle East Road Map: Overcoming Obstacles to Peace
S.Hrg. 108-0316
ROAD MAP TO PEACE: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs met in
closed session to receive a briefing to discuss overcoming obstacles to peace
relation to the Middle East road map ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Indian Affairs
AMERICAN INDIAN PROBATE REFORM ACT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S.
550, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating to
probate of trust and restricted land, ...
PRINTED TITLE: American Indian Probate Reform Act (S. 550)
S.Hrg. 108-0379
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of D. Michael
Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit,
...; Dale S. Fischer, to be United States District Judge for the Central District
of California, ...; and Gary L. Sharpe, to be United States District Judge for
the Northern District of New York, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments [Errata issued]
S.Hrg. 108-0135,pt.5
Hearings also held on 11/12, 11/19/03
PORNOGRAPHY VICTIMS: Committee concluded a hearing on the oversight of
Department of Justice to protect victims of pornography, focusing on enforcement
efforts against those who produce and disseminate adult obscenity and child
pornography, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/9/03
Hearings also held on 9/9/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031016
* Armed Services
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS: INTELLIGENCE: Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing to discuss the intelligence provisions of S. 1689,
making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security
and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (pending on
Senate Calendar) ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
HOUSING GSE'S: Committee held a hearing to examine proposals for improving the
regulation of the Housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), focusing on
essential elements and proposals of regulatory reform, resolution of accounting
issues, funding of new oversight offices, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Proposals for Improving the Regulation of the Housing Government
Sponsored Enterprises
S.Hrg. 108-0849
Hearings also held on 10/23/03, 2/10, 2/24, 2/25/04
* Foreign Relations
AFGHANISTAN: Committee concluded a hearing on the pursuit of security and
democracy in Afghanistan, focusing on providing adequate resources and support to
the Afghan government, and related provisions of S. 1689, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act 2004, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Afghanistan: In Pursuit of Security and Democracy
S.Hrg. 108-0320
U.S.-EUROPEAN UNION COOPERATION: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded a
hearing to examine United States-European Union Cooperation on regulatory
affairs, focusing on non-tariff barriers, the history of transatlantic regulatory
cooperation, innovative and informal approaches, and global growth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S.--EU Cooperation on Regulatory Affairs
S.Hrg. 108-0330
* Health
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded a hearing on access to
postsecondary education in relation to reauthorizing the Higher Education Act,
focusing on the relationship among quality, efficiency, and access to higher
education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Promoting Access to Postsecondary Education: Issues for
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
S.Hrg. 108-0376
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN WATER RIGHTS: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Missouri River, focusing on the
effects of the Master Manual (a guide used by the Corps to operate the six dams
on the mainstream of the Missouri River) on the effect on federally-reserved
Indian water rights, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Missouri River Master Manual
S.Hrg. 108-0383
* Judiciary
LITIGATIONS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and
the Courts concluded a hearing on S. 1428, to prohibit civil liability actions
from being brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers,
distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for damages or
injunctive relief for claims of injury resulting from a person's weight gain,
obesity, or any health condition related to weight gain or obesity, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Common Sense Consumption: Super-Sizing Versus Personal
Responsibility
S.Hrg. 108-0446
** HEARINGS FOR 20031020
* Aging
FAMILY ELDER ABUSE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine confronting family
neglect, abuse, and financial exploitation of disabled adults and elderly
persons, including the "Find A Way" program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Shattering the Silence: Confronting the Perils of Family Elder
Abuse
S.Hrg. 108-0288
** HEARINGS FOR 20031021
* Armed Services
MILITARY OPERATIONS: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing
regarding ongoing military operations and areas of key concern around the world
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
TAX SHELTERS: Committee held a hearing to examine the current situation on tax
shelters, and the role of the Federal Government relative to the buying and
selling of tax shelters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Tax Shelters: Who's Buying, Who's Selling, and What's the
Government Doing About It?
S.Hrg. 108-0371
* Foreign Relations
U.N. CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, done at Montego
Bay, December 10, 1982 (the "Convention"), and the Agreement Relating to the
Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
of 10 December 1982, with Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 (the
"Agreement"), and signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on July
29, 1994 (Treaty Doc.103-39), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 10/14/03
U.S. ENERGY SECURITY: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and
Trade Promotion concluded a hearing to examine U.S. energy security policy
relating to West Africa and Latin America, focusing on prospects for increasing
energy production in Latin America and West Africa, promoting a good investment
climate, and oil imports, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Energy Security: West Africa and Latin America
S.Hrg. 108-0351
* Judiciary
TERRORISM: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Justice
efforts in the investigation and prosecution of terrorists, focusing on how
anti-terrorism tools have been crucial to those efforts, and how they have helped
prosecutors and agents in fighting the war on terrorism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Protecting Our National SecurityDecember 10, 2008 From Terrorist
Attacks: A Review of Criminal Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions
S.Hrg. 108-0787
** HEARINGS FOR 20031022
* Banking
TERRORIST FINANCING: Committee concluded a hearing to examine counterterror
initiatives in the terror finance program and organization of terror groups for
funding and future U.S. responses, focusing on related provisions of the PATRIOT
Act (Public Law 107-56),including fundraising methods, financial conduits, the
Islamic banking system, charities, and the role of Saudi Arabia, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Commerce
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
concluded an oversight hearing on fisheries, focusing on the Magnuson-Stevens Act
National Standards, and the condition of New England groundfish fisheries, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
INSURANCE INDUSTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine federal involvement
in the regulation of the insurance industry, including proposals for an insurance
regulatory modernization action plan and an optional federal charter,
improvements to State insurance regulation, and a draft of consumer principles
and standards for insurance regulation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded a hearing to
examine the scope of anti-Semitism in Europe, including selected incidents that
occurred across Europe and Eurasia in 2003, international anti-prejudice
programs, and anti-Americanism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Anti-Semitism in Europe
S.Hrg. 108-0370
* Indian Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of David Wayne
Anderson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian
Affairs.
Prior to this action, Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Mr.
Anderson, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of David W. Anderson [to be Assistant Secretary of
Indian Affairs]
S.Hrg. 108-0386
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 10/23/03
* Judiciary
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Janice R. Brown,
of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia
Circuit, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Janice R. Brown, of
California, to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
S.Hrg. 108-0463
** HEARINGS FOR 20031023
* Banking
HOUSING GSE'S: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proposals for improving
the regulation of the Housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), focusing
on regulatory independence, the exposure of taxpayers to risks from the GSEs, and
including regulation of the Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/16/03
Hearings also held on 10/16/03, 2/10, 2/24, 2/25/04
* Commerce
RAILROAD COMPETITION ACT: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant
Marine concluded a hearing to examine railroad shipper issues and S. 919, to
amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition among and between rail
carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
COMPANY OWNED LIFE INSURANCE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
current-federal tax treatment, proposals, and issues relating to company owned
life insurance, focusing on the uses of corporate-owned life insurance, identify
where any problems might exist, and suggest how those problems should be
addressed, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Company-Owned Life Insurance
S.Hrg. 108-0342
* Foreign Relations
VISA REFORMS: Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism concluded a
hearing to examine how to achieve the necessary security improvements in a global
environment relating to the post-9/11 visa reforms and new technology, focusing
on the economic impact of tourism, travel by students and scholars, and the
negative perception of U.S. visa policies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Post-9/11 Visa Reforms and New Technology: Achieving the
Necessary Security Improvements in a Global Environment
S.Hrg. 108-0435
* Health
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine State and federal
oversight to ensure the Safety and quality of drug compounding--the process of
mixing, combining, or altering ingredients to create a customized medication for
an individual patient--by pharmacies, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Federal and State Role in Pharmacy Compounding and
Reconstitution: Exploring the Right Mix to Protect Patients
S.Hrg. 108-0378
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
Hearings also held on 10/22/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031028
* Commerce
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS: Committee concluded a hearing on dietary supplements,
focusing on current regulations to protect American consumers from potential
adverse health risks associated with the use of certain supplements, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
IRAN: SECURITY THREATS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine security
threats and U.S. policy in relation to Iran, focusing on nuclear issues, Iraq,
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Hezbolla, Al Qaeda, the range of possible
Iranian threats, and the European initiative, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Iran: Security Threats and U.S. Policy
S.Hrg. 108-0353
IRAN: SECURITY THREATS: On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing to examine security threats and U.S. policy in
relation to Iran ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Claude A.
Allen, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit,
..., and Mark R. Filip, to be United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Illinois, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Claude A. Allen, of
Virginia, to be Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; and Mark R. Filip, of
Illinois, to be District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
S.Hrg. 108-0492
* Rules
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Paul S.
DeGregorio, of Missouri, ..., Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia,
..., Raymundo Martinez III, of Texas, ..., and Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., of New
Jersey, ..., each to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20031029
* Commerce
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space
concluded a hearing on the status of the International Space Station, focusing on
the impact the Columbia accident has had on International Space Station
operations, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NASA: Committee concluded a hearing on the future of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, focusing on NASA's Strategic Plan for future space
research and exploration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Foreign Relations
COLOMBIA: Committee concluded a hearing to examine challenges for U.S. policy
toward Colombia, focusing on the Counter Narcotics Brigade (CN Brigade), engineer
and infrastructure support, professionalism and human rights, and trade issues,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Challenges and Successes for U.S. Policy Toward Colombia: Is
Plan Colombia Working?
S.Hrg. 108-0399
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of
Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, to be Under Secretary of State for
Public Diplomacy, Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Afghanistan,
and Louise V. Oliver, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador
during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization, and to be U.S.
Representative to the 32nd and General Conference of UNESCO, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Health
INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine intellectual diversity on America's college campuses, focusing on the
problem of freedom of expression, politicized instruction, and core curricula,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Is Intellectual Diversity an Endangered Species on America's
College Campuses?
S.Hrg. 108-0380
* Indian Affairs
INDIAN MONEY ACCOUNT CLAIMS SATISFACTION ACT: Committee concluded a hearing on
S. 1770, to establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach
a settlement of pending class action litigation, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Indian Money Account Claims Satisfaction Act (S. 1770)
S.Hrg. 108-0389
* Judiciary
BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Committee concluded a hearing to examine competitive
and economic effects of the Bowl Championship series on and off the field,
focusing on the impact on the academic missions of universities,
student-athletes, bowl games and fans, financial contributions to higher
education, increased fan attendance, media exposure, the economic impact on the
host community, and charitable responsibility, ...
PRINTED TITLE: BCS or Bust: Competitive and Economic Effects of the Bowl
Championship Series On and Off the Field
S.Hrg. 108-0462
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of James B.
Comey, of New York, to be Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of James B. Comey, Jr., of
New York, to be Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
S.Hrg. 108-0472
** HEARINGS FOR 20031030
* Appropriations
PALESTINIAN EDUCATION: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education concluded a hearing to examine the content of Palestinian education
materials, including textbooks and films, and the effect such materials have on
the peace process, focusing on the United States foreign aid program in the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip, and curriculum that promotes principles of human rights,
democracy, diversity, tolerance, and pluralism, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Palestinian Education: Teaching Peace or War? (Special hearing)
S.Hrg. 108-0290
* Banking
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES: Committee concluded a hearing
to examine the Treasury Department's report to Congress on international economic
and exchange rate policy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Treasury Department's Report to Congress on International
Economic and Exchange Rate Policies
S.Hrg. 108-0876
* Commerce
UNIVERSAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE: Subcommittee on Communications concluded a
hearing on the future of Universal Telecommunications Service, focusing on
opening local markets to competition and preserving and advancing universal
service, as it confronts widespread marketplace and technological developments,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Energy
CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded a hearing to
examine S. 1097, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the
Calfed Bay-Delta Program, focusing on authorizing funding for fiscal years 2004
through 2007, as well as governance and management authorities for a
comprehensive, balanced and timely water management program for California, ...
PRINTED TITLE: CALFED Bay--Delta Program (S. 1097)
S.Hrg. 108-0338
NATIONAL PARKS: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S.
1241, to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New
York, S. 1364, to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to
authorize the payment of expenses after the death of certain Federal employees in
the State of Alaska, S. 1433, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and
recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of New
Hampshire and Vermont, and S. 1462, to adjust the boundary of the Cumberland
Island Wilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Kate Mullany Site; Amend the ANILCA; Connecticut River Watershed;
and Cumberland Island Wilderness (S. 1241, S. 1364, S. 1433, S. 1462)
S.Hrg. 108-0278
* Foreign Relations
HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA: Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African
Affairs met jointly with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions'
Subcommittee on Children and Families to receive a report from Senator Frist
relative to the HIV/AIDS Codel to Africa.
PRINTED TITLE: Moral Imperative: Leader Frist's Report on the HIV/AIDS Codel to
Africa (Joint with Health)
S.Hrg. 108-0242
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND CORRUPTION: On Thursday, October 30, 2003, Subcommittee
on European Affairs concluded a hearing to examine combating transnational crime
and corruption in Europe, focusing on enforcement working groups, mutual legal
assistance treaties, and money laundering, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Combating Transnational Crime and Corruption in Europe
S.Hrg. 108-0403
U.S.-SYRIA RELATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the current
direction of U.S. policy towards Syria, focusing on developing a relationship
with Syria in the context of furthering goals toward peace, prosperity and
democracy in the Middle East, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Syria: U.S. Policy Directions
S.Hrg. 108-0417
U.S.-SYRIA RELATIONS: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing to
examine U.S. policy directions relating to Syria ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Health
ELDER JUSTICE AND PROTECTION: Subcommittee on Aging concluded a hearing to
examine financial abuse and exploitation of the elderly, focusing issues that
elderly consumers face in today's investment marketplace, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Elder Justice and Protection: Stopping the Financial Abuse
S.Hrg. 108-0382
* Intelligence
INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Judiciary
AGRICULTURE MONOPSONIES: Committee concluded a hearing to examine monopsony
issues in agriculture, focusing on the buying power of processors in the nation's
agricultural markets, the role of antitrust enforcement in ensuring that
agricultural markets are competitive, and the status of producers in an
environment of concentrated purchasers of commodities, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Monopsony Issues in Agriculture: Buying Power of Processors in
Our Nation's Agricultural Markets
S.Hrg. 108-0478
* Veterans Affairs
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Cynthia
R. Church, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public
and Intergovernmental Affairs), ..., and Robert N. McFarland, of Texas, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology) ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
** HEARINGS FOR 20031103
* Governmental Affairs
MUTUAL FUNDS: Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International
Security concluded a hearing to examine the extent and impact of alleged trading
abuses in the mutual fund industry and regulatory reforms necessary to mitigate
such practices in the future, focusing on management and governance to identify
statutory and regulatory reforms that should be enacted in order to prevent a
recurrence of the abuses and to better protect fund shareholders, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Mutual Funds: Trading Practices and Abuses That Harm Investors
S.Hrg. 108-0368
** HEARINGS FOR 20031104
* Aging
Forum not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Square Peg in a Round Hole? Disease Management in Traditional
Medicine (Forum)
S.Hrg. 108-0295
* Banking
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ: Subcommittee on International Trade and
Finance concluded a hearing on current financial reconstruction efforts in Iraq,
focusing on activities to develop a sound infrastructure for economic recovery,
...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/16/03
Hearings also held on 9/16/03, 2/11/04
* Commerce
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Cheryl
Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, ..., Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be
a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of
Transportation, ..., Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of
Transportation, ..., and Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Finance
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Michael
O'Grady, of Maryland, and Jennifer Young, of Ohio, ..., both to be an Assistant
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Bradley D. Belt, of the District of
Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nominations of Michael O'Grady, Jennifer Young, and Bradley G.
Belt [to be Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, ... Assistant
Secretary for Legislation, Health and Human Services ... a Member of the Social
Security Advisory Board.]
S.Hrg. 108-0395
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of William
J. Hudson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Tunisia, Margaret Scobey, of
Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Syria, and Thomas Riley, of California, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NORTH KOREA: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded a hearing
to examine the human rights situation in North Korea, focusing on prison camps,
six-party peace talks, the United Nations Human Rights Commission efforts, and
strategies for those seeking asylum, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Hidden Gulag: Putting Human Rights on the North Korea Policy
Agenda
S.Hrg. 108-0404
* Health
MENTAL HEALTH REPORT: Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
concluded a hearing to examine the report from the President's New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health relating to recommendations to improve mental health
care in America, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Recommendations to Improve Mental Health Care in America: Report
From the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
S.Hrg. 108-0405
* Judiciary
DATABASE SECURITY: IDENTITY THEFT: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and
Homeland Security concluded a hearing to examine database security, focusing on
identity theft and S. 1350, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Database Security: Finding Out When Your Information Has Been
Compromised
S.Hrg. 108-0520
** HEARINGS FOR 20031105
* Commerce
AVIATION SECURITY: Committee held open and closed hearings to examine aviation
security, focusing on efforts to measure effectiveness and address challenges,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Economic
TAX REFORM: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the current tax code
system, focusing on academic principles that should guide fundamental tax reform,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Rethinking the Tax Code (Daily Digest has an entry at 11/11 for a
hearing on this topic. Neither House or Senate was in session on 11/11.)
S.Hrg. 108-0381
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of
Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Djibouti, Edward B. O'Donnell, Jr., of Tennessee, for the rank of Ambassador
during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Jon R.
Purnell, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, and
Stuart W. Holliday, of Texas, to be Alternate Representative of the United States
of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of
Ambassador, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Mary
Kramer, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to Barbados and to serve concurrently and
without additional compensation as Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Timothy John Dunn, of Illinois, for the rank of
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Permanent Representative to the
Organization of American States, James Curtis Struble, of California, to be
Ambassador to Peru, and Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be United States
Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the report of the
Presidential Commission on the U.S. Postal Service, focusing on legislative
reform relating to the long-term ability of the U.S. Postal Service to provide
affordable, universal mail service, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Report of the Presidental Commission on the U.S. Postal Service:
Preserving Access and Affordability
S.Hrg. 108-0369
** HEARINGS FOR 20031106
* Commerce
LUNAR EXPLORATION: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded a
hearing to examine the future of the U.S. Space Program, including the
possibility of a return mission to the Moon, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Floyd
Hall, of New Jersey, ..., Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, and Robert L. Crandall,
of Texas, each to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak), ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
DOD AIRLINE TRAVEL: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing
to examine Department of Defense's improper use of first and business class
airline travel, focusing on the extent of DOD premium class travel, the
effectiveness of key internal control activities and examples of improper premium
class travel resulting from internal control breakdowns, and DOD's control
environment over premium class travel, ...
PRINTED TITLE: DOD's Improper Use of First and Business Class Airline Travel
S.Hrg. 108-0326
** HEARINGS FOR 20031107
* Economic
OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the current
employment-unemployment situation for October 2003, focusing on nonfarm payroll
employment, and productivity and economic growth, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Employment Situation: October 2003
S.Hrg. 108-0402
** HEARINGS FOR 20031112
* Armed Services
ONGOING MILITARY OPERATIONS: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing to examine ongoing military operations and areas of key concern around
the world ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Banking
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD: Subcommittee on Securities and Investment
concluded a hearing on the Financial Accounting Standards Board and small
business growth, focusing on establishing and improving general-purpose standards
of financial accounting and reporting for both public and private enterprises,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Financial Accounting Standards Board and Small Business Growth
S.Hrg. 108-0862
* Commerce
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine State use of
tobacco settlement funds, focusing on the growing number of non-participating
tobacco manufacturers, the prevention and control of tobacco use, and cigarette
taxes, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROTECTION OF DISCLOSURES ACT: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine S. 1358, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify
the disclosure of information protected from prohibited personnel practices,
require a statement in non-disclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such
policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections,
provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, ...
PRINTED TITLE: S. 1358--The Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act:
Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 1358)
S.Hrg. 108-0414
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Scott J.
Bloch, of Kansas, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Scott J. Bloch [to be Special Counsel, Office of
Special Counsel]
S.Hrg. 108-0318
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Judith
C. Herrera, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico,
..., F. Dennis Saylor IV, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Massachusetts, ..., Sandra L. Townes, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of New York, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/15/03
Hearings also held on 10/15, 11/19/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031118
* Armed Services
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael
W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 1/30/03
Hearings also held on 1/30, 2/27, 6/25, 7/10, 7/24, 7/29, 9/23/03
SPACE ACQUISITION POLICIES: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded a hearing
to examine space acquisition policies and processes, focusing on the Commission
to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization, the space
industrial base, and improvements needed to optimize the growing investment in
space exploration, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Space Acquisition Policies and Processes
S.Hrg. 108-0669
* Banking
MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine current
investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry,
focusing on investors' rights, the Risk Management Initiative, the Putnam
settlement, disclosure proposals, and late trading and market timing, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Review of Current Investigations and Regulatory Actions Regarding
the Mutual Fund Industry
S.Hrg. 108-0711
Hearings also held on 11/20/03, 2/25, 2/26, 3/2, 3/10, 3/23, 31, 4/8/04
* Energy
PUBLIC LANDS: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a hearing to
examine S. 1209, to provide for the acquisition of property in Washington County,
Utah, for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat conservation plan, H.R.
708, to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in
Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds
from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, S. 1467, to establish the Rio
Grande Outstanding Natural Area in the State of Colorado, S. 1167, to resolve the
boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri, and S.
1848, to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary
of Agriculture to sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in the State of
Oregon, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Boundary Conflicts in Missouri; Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance
Act; Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area; Acquisition of Property in Utah; and
Lands in Mendocino National Forest (S. 1167, S. 1209, S. 1467, S. 1848, H.R. 708)
S.Hrg. 108-0321
* Finance
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Arnold I.
Havens, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Arnold I. Havens
S.Hrg. 108-0432
* Governmental Affairs
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of James M.
Loy, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Admiral James M. Loy [to be Deputy Secretary of
Homeland Security]
S.Hrg. 108-0332
U.S. TAX SHELTER INDUSTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the role of
professional organizations like accounting firms, law firms, and financial
institutions in developing, marketing and implementing tax shelters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Tax Shelter Industry: The Role of Accountants, Lawyers, and
Financial Professionals
S.Hrg. 108-0473,v.1-4
PRINTED TITLE: U.S. Tax Shelter Industry: The Role of Accountants, Lawyers, and
Financial Professionals
Hearings also held on 11/20/03
* Judiciary
AMERICA POST 9/11: Committee concluded a hearing to examine America after the
9/11 terrorist attacks, focusing on whether the government response to the
attacks has adversely affected individual liberties, including the right to
privacy, ...
PRINTED TITLE: America After 9/11: Freedom Preserved or Freedom Lost?
S.Hrg. 108-0482
** HEARINGS FOR 20031119
* Armed Services
ARMY: Committee concluded an open and closed hearing to examine current Army
issues, including the Active, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units,
focusing on "Winning the Peace" in Iraq, the Global War on Terror, and the Rest
and Recuperation (R & R) Leave Program, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Current Army Issues
S.Hrg. 108-0655
* Governmental Affairs
AGROTERRORISM: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the threat of
agroterrorism, focusing on strategies to secure the agricultural infrastructure,
the Foreign Animal Disease and Plum Island Animal Disease Center, ensuring the
safety and security of the Nation's food supply, industry guidance and preventive
measures, vulnerability and threat assessments, Operation Liberty Shield, and
emergency preparedness and response, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket
S.Hrg. 108-0491
* Judiciary
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of William
James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth
Circuit, ...; Louis Guirola, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Mississippi, ...; Virginia E. Hopkins, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, ...; and Kenneth M. Karas,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/15/03
Hearings also held on 10/15, 11/12/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031120
* Armed Services
IRAQ: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on an assessment of
the current situation in Iraq ...
* Banking
MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY: Committee concluded a hearing to examine current
investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry,
focusing on the Securities and Exchange Commission's examination authority,
disclosure, recent enforcement efforts and Rule 2830, cash and non-cash
compensation practices and arrangements, breakpoint discounts, late trading and
market timing, and investor education, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 11/18/03
Hearings also held on 11/18/03, 2/25, 2/26, 3/2, 3/10, 3/23, 31, 4/8/04
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving the
corporate governance of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), focusing on
broker-dealer self-regulation, and regulatory autonomy with market sensitivity,
...
PRINTED TITLE: Improving the Corporate Governance of the New York Stock Exchange
S.Hrg. 108-0881
* Commerce
PRESCRIPTION DRUG REIMPORTATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
prescription drug importation, focusing on public health threats posed by the
importation of unapproved, adulterated and misbranded drugs, as well as
counterfeit drugs from foreign and domestic sources that pose a threat to the
health and safety of U.S. consumers, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Governmental Affairs
NORTHEAST BLACKOUT: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the
Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, concluded a hearing to examine
the August 2003 Northeast blackouts and the Federal role in managing the Nation's
electricity, focusing on events, actions, failures, and conditions that led to
the blackout and caused it to effect such a large region, as well as questions
relating to nuclear power operations and security of the grid control system, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 9/10/03
Hearings also held on 9/10/03
U.S. TAX SHELTER INDUSTRY: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a
hearing to examine the role of professional organizations like accounting firms,
law firms, and financial institutions in developing, marketing and implementing
tax shelters, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 11/18/03
Hearings also held on 11/18/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031121
* Energy
ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM: Committee concluded
an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Energy's implementation of the
Energy Employees Occupation Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, focusing on
providing assistance to DOE contract workers in their efforts to obtain State
workers' compensation benefits, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
S.Hrg. 108-0334
* Foreign Relations
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Nominations of James
C. Oberwetter, of Texas, ..., to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
and David C. Mulford, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to India, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Unprinted as of August 12, 2008
* Health
NOMINATION: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Steven J.
Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Nomination of Steven J. Law [of the District of Columbia, to be
Deputy Secretary of Labor]
S.Hrg. 108-0406
** HEARINGS FOR 20031206
* Energy
Field hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (Field hearing held in Paducah,
KY)
S.Hrg. 108-0377
** HEARINGS FOR 20031209
* Banking
NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of April
H. Foley, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, and Joseph Max Cleland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, ...
PRINTED TITLE: See entry at 10/14/03
Hearings also held on 10/14/03
* Governmental Affairs
U.S. TRADE LAWS: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine the impact
of shifting global economic forces on the federal government's ability to
negotiate, monitor and enforce trade agreements, focusing on new programs that
require greater attention to human capital strategies to ensure that they achieve
their goals of facilitating trade while preventing terrorist acts, ...
PRINTED TITLE: Fair or Foul: The Challenge of Negotiating, Monitoring and
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws
S.Hrg. 108-0398
** HEARINGS FOR 20031210
* Budget
Field hearings not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Fiscal Year 2004 Field Hearings (Field hearings held in Fargo
and Bismarck, ND; 12/10, Veterans' medical care and the budget)
S.Hrg. 108-0393
Hearings also held on 4/24, 5/28, 5/30, 8/27/03
** HEARINGS FOR 20031211
* Armed Services
Hearing not listed in Congressional Record's Daily Digest.
PRINTED TITLE: Issues Affecting Families of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and
Marines (12/11/03 hearings joint with Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee)
S.Hrg. 108-0670
Hearings also held on 6/2, 6/24, 10/7/03
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