108th Congress
Unprinted Senate Hearings by Committee
January 2003 - December 2003
Unprinted as of December 11, 2008
** Hearings held by Appropriations
* 20030306 APPROPRIATIONS: OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE:
Subcommittee on Defense concluded closed hearings
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
2004 for operations intelligence, ...
* 20030312 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, ...
** Hearings held by Armed Services
* 20030115 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 ...
* 20030226 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 ...
* 20030304 MILITARY OPERATIONS: Committee met in closed session
to receive a briefing on current military operations
...
* 20030325 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 ...
* 20030327 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, ...
* 20030523 U.S. POLICY: AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ: Committee
concluded hearings to examine current United States
policy and military operations in Afghanistan and
Iraq, ...
* 20030606 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, ...
* 20030610 INTELLIGENCE MATTERS: Committee concluded closed
hearings to examine certain intelligence programs,
...
* 20030620 IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: Committee met in closed session
to receive a briefing to examine Iraqi reconstruction
and humanitarian assistance activities ...
* 20030708 LIBERIA: Committee met in closed session to receive
a briefing on the situation in Africa, with a focus on
Liberia, ...
* 20030731 IRAQ SURVEY GROUP: Committee met in closed session
to receive a briefing on the work of the Iraq survey
group ...
* 20030903 MILITARY OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE: Committee met in
closed session to receive a briefing regarding ongoing
military operations and areas of concern around the
world ...
* 20030911 OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing on lessons learned
regarding Operation Iraqi Freedom ...
* 20031016 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) ...
* 20031021 MILITARY OPERATIONS: Committee met in closed session
to receive a briefing regarding ongoing military
operations and areas of key concern around the world
...
* 20031112 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 ...
* 20031120 IRAQ: Committee met in closed session to receive a
briefing on an assessment of the current situation
in Iraq ...
** Hearings held by Banking
* 20030924 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, ...
* 20030925 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), ...
* 20031022 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, ...
** Hearings held by Commerce
* 20030108 CLIMATE CHANGE: On Wednesday, January 8, committee
concluded hearings to examine climate change and
greenhouse gas reductions and the trading systems,
...
* 20030305 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, ...
* 20030306 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, ...
* 20030402 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, ...
* 20030410 FAA AUTHORIZATION: Committee concluded hearings to
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for
the Federal Aviation Administration, ...
* 20030429 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, ...
* 20030513 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, ...
* 20030520 CRAB RATIONALIZATION PLAN: Committee concluded
hearings to examine issues relating to the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Island Crab Rationalization Plan,
focusing on processor quotas, ...
* 20030521 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, ...
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)), ...
* 20030522 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030603 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, ...
* 20030604 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,
...
* 20030605 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030610 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, ...
* 20030611 AUTHORIZATION--FTC: Subcommittee on Competition,
Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure concluded
hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing
funds for the Federal Trade Commission, ...
* 20030612 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030617 CPSC AUTHORIZATION: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Product Safety concluded hearings on
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, ...
* 20030624 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Committee
concluded hearings on reform of the United States
Olympic Committee, ...
* 20030708 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030716 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030723 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, ...
* 20030724 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, ...
* 20030730 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, ...
* 20030731 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, ...
* 20030903 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030904 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, ...
* 20030909 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, ...
* 20030917 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030925 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, ...
* 20030930 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, ...
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, ...
* 20031001 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, ...
* 20031002 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, ...
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: Committee concluded a hearing
on media ownership, focusing on issues of media
concentration and ownership rules, ...
* 20031022 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, ...
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,
...
* 20031023 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, ...
* 20031028 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, ...
* 20031029 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, ...
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, ...
* 20031030 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, ...
* 20031104 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, ...
* 20031105 AVIATION SECURITY: Committee held open and closed
hearings to examine aviation security, focusing on
efforts to measure effectiveness and address
challenges, ...
* 20031106 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), ...
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, ...
* 20031112 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, ...
* 20031120 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, ...
** Hearings held by Foreign Relations
* 20030305 TURKISH AID: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on Turkish aid negotiations and
developments in northern Iraq ...
* 20030313 MILITARY OPERATIONS/IRAQ: Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing to examine Iraq's
political future ...
* 20030318 COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES: Committee met in closed session
to receive a briefing on the current hostage
situation in Colombia ...
* 20030403 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, ...
* 20030409 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the nomination of Pamela J.H. Slutz, of Texas, to be
Ambassador to Mongolia, ...
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,
...
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, ...
* 20030501 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings to
examine the nomination of Roger Francisco Noriega,
of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Western Hemisphere Affairs), ...
* 20030519 NOMINATION: Subcommittee on African Affairs
concluded hearings to examine the nomination of
Steven A. Browning, of Texas, to be Ambassador to
Malawi ...
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, ...
* 20030520 ASIA: On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, Committee met in
closed session to receive a briefing on North Korea
and Indonesia ...
* 20030603 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,
...
* 20030617 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), ...
* 20030618 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, ...
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, ...
* 20030724 NOMINATION: Committee concluded hearings to examine
the nomination of Donald K. Steinberg, of
California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, ...
* 20030730 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, ...
* 20030909 NORTH KOREA: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on the situation in North Korea ...
* 20030930 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, ...
* 20031001 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, ...
* 20031014 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 D1111of 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), ...
Hearing also held on 10/21/03.
* 20031015 ROAD MAP TO PEACE: Committee on Foreign Relations:
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
met in closed session to receive a briefing to
discuss overcoming obstacles to peace relating to
the Middle East road map ...
* 20031028 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 ...
* 20031029 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, ...
* 20031030 U.S.-SYRIA RELATIONS: Committee met in closed
session to receive a briefing to examine U.S. policy
directions relating to Syria ...
* 20031104 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, ...
* 20031105 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, ...
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, ...
* 20031121 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, ...
** Hearings held by Governmental Affairs
* 20030923 TERRORIST FINANCING: Committee concluded a closed
hearing to examine certain issues relative to
combatting terrorist financing, ...
** Hearings held by Intelligence
* 20030211 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20030225 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 2/26, 2/27, 3/4/03.
* 20030306 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20030311 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 3/13/03, perhaps 3/18 [mtg
noted at 3/13 entry].
* 20030401 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20030603 INTELLIGENCE: Committee concluded closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20030619 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 6/26/03.
* 20030710 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 7/16/03.
* 20030724 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 7/31/03.
* 20030904 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20031002 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
* 20031022 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
Hearings also held on 10/23/03.
* 20031030 INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, ...
** Hearings held by Judiciary
* 20030916 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, ...
** Hearings held by Rules
* 20030213 COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION: Committee concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing
expenditures by the Committee on Foreign Relations,
...
* 20030319 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, ...
* 20030408 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, ...
* 20030520 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, ...
* 20030605 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,
...
* 20030617 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, ...
* 20030709 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, ...
* 20031028 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, ...
** Hearings held by Veterans Affairs
* 20030225 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, ...
* 20030306 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, ...
* 20030312 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, ...
* 20030320 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, ...
* 20030916 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, ...
* 20031030 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)...
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