Congressional Hearings

The Need for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

Amending the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996; NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007; Amending the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998; Ex- Pressing the Sense of the House that Bangladesh Immediately Drop All Pending Charges Against Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury; Honoring the Life of the Late Dr. John Garang De Mabior and Reaffirming the Continued Commitment to Peace in the Republic of Sudan; Calling for the Immediate Release of Israeli Soldiers Held Captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, an

H.R. 984, the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 and H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007

Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008

Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008

Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007, the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007, and the Preventing Harassment Through Outbound Number Enforcement (Phone) Act of 2007

Regulatory Aspects of Carbon Capture, Transportation, and Sequestration

Committee Markups of H.Res. 72, H.Con.Res. 76, H.Res. 252, H.Con.Res. 95, H.Res. 316, H.R. 364, H.Res. 487, H.R. 2850, and H.R. 5789

H.R. 547, the Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act

Establishing the House Democracy Assistance Commis- Sion for the 110th Congress; and Calling on the Government of the Uk to Immediately Establish a Full, Independent, and Public Judicial Inquiry into the Murder of Northern Ireland Defense Attorney Patrick Finucane in Order to Move Forward on the Northern Ireland Peace Process

Unregistered Religious Groups in Russia: Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 14, 2005

Exploiting Americans on American Soil: Domestic Trafficking Exposed : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 7, 2005

Global Polling Data on Opinion of American Policies, Values and People: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 14, 2007

South Sudan: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement on Life Support : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, January 24, 2007

Next Steps in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 14, 2007

Kyrgyzstan's Revolution: Causes and Consequences : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 7, 2005

North Korean Human Rights: An Update : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 1, 2007

The Future of the United Nations Under Ban Ki-Moon: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 13, 2007

The Escalating Crisis in Darfur: Are There Prospects for Peace? : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 8, 2007

Global Polling Data on Opinion of American Policies, Values and People: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 6, 2007

Polling Data on European Opinion of American Policies, Values and People: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 22, 2007

Can Iraq Pay for Its Own Reconstruction?: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 27, 2007

Afghanistan on the Brink: Where Do We Go from Here? : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 15, 2007

Protecting the Human Rights of Comfort Women: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 15, 2007

Haiti's Development Needs: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 13, 2007

Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Latest Developments and Next Steps : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 15, 2007

Fostering Permanence: Progress Achieved and Challenges Ahead for America's Child Welfare System : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, May 10, 2006

The American Red Cross Governance Reform: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 14, 2007

The Global Threat of Drug-Resistant Tb: A Call to Action for World Tb Day : Briefing and Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 21, 2007

Opening up the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archives in Germany: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 28, 2007

Overview of U.S. Policy Toward Latin America: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 1, 2007

Polling Data on Latin American Opinion of United States Policies, Values and People: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 8, 2007

Tibet: Status of the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 13, 2007

Prospects for Peace in Guinea: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 22, 2007

The Iranian Challenge: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 6, 2007

Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Oil Dependence: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 22, 2007

Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals: Profits Before Patients? : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, May 17, 2006

U.S.-Colombia Relations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 24, 2007

U.S.-Turkish Relations and the Challenges Ahead: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 15, 2007

Poverty and Inequality in the Americas: The Unaddressed Problem : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 28, 2007

Efforts to Deal with America's Image Abroad: Are They Working? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 26, 2007

The Political Situation in Lebanon: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 18, 2007

Declining Approval for American Foreign Policy in Muslim Countries: Does It Make It More Difficult to Fight al-Qaeda? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 17, 2007

Is There a Human Rights Double Standard?: U.S. Policy Toward Equatorial Giunea and Ethiopia : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 10, 2007

The Outlook for the Independence of Kosova : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 17, 2007

The Uzbekistan Crisis: Assessing the Impact and Next Steps : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 29, 2005

Do the United States and Europe Need a Missile Defense System?: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 3, 2007

Trade, Foreign Policy and the American Worker: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 28, 2007

A Review of the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 2, 2007

Africa's Water Crisis and the U.S. Response: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 16, 2007

Isolating Proliferators and Sponsors of Terror: The Use of Sanctions and the International Financial System to Change Regime Behavior : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology of the Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 18, 2007

Briefing on Iraq and Hearing on the International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2008: Briefing Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, January 11 and February 7, 2007

Proposed Legislation on Iraq: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 20, 2007

Russia: Rebuilding the Iron Curtain : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 17, 2007

The Future of Political, Economic, and Security Relations with China: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 1, 2007

Public Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia: Is the Message Getting Through? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 16, 2007

Malaria Awareness Day: Leveraging Progress for Future Advances : Briefing and Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, April 25, 2007

Expanding the Visa Waiver Program, Enhancing Transatlantic Relations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 24, 2007

Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in Africa: A Call to Action at the G-8 and Beyond : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2007

International Students and Visiting Scholars: Trends, Barriers, and Implications for American Universities and U.S. Foreign Policy : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 29, 2007

U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 15, 2007

U.S. Policy Challenges in North Africa: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 6, 2007

South America and the United States: How to Fix a Broken Relationship : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 19, 2007

Beyond Oil and Gas: African Growth and Opportunity Act's Benefits to Africa : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 12, 2007

Nigeria at a Crossroads: Elections, Legitimacy and a Way Forward : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 7, 2007

World Refugee Day: Addressing the Needs of African Refugees : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 20, 2007

The Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: Promise Versus Progress : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 28, 2007

Violence in Central America: Briefing and Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 26, 2007

Adding Hezbollah to the EU Terrorist List: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 20, 2007

A.Q. Khan's Nuclear Wal-Mart: Out of Business or Under New Management? : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 27, 2007

Iraq: Is the Escalation Working? : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, June 27, 2007

The Reauthorization of Opic: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 24, 2007

The Case of Ramos and Compean: The Across-Border Context : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 31, 2007

Exports Controls: Are We Protecting Security and Facilitating Exports? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 26, 2007

Beyond Iraq: Envisioning a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 19, 2007

Combating the Sexual Exploitation of Children: Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, September 27, 2006

Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean: Hearing and Briefing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 24, 2007

Leveraging Remittances for Families and Communities: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 2, 2007

Africa Command: Opportunity for Enhanced Engagement or the Militarization of U.S.-Africa Relations? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, August 2, 2007

Beyond the September Report: What's Next for Iraq? : Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, September 6, 2007

U.S.- Brazil Relations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, September 19, 2007

Iraqi Benchmarks: An Objective Assessment : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, September 5, 2007

Human Rights Concerns in Vietnam: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, November 6, 2007

Pepfar Reauthorization: From Emergency to Sustainability : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, September 25, 2007

U.S. Security Assistance to Mexico: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 25, 2007

Activities of the Department of State's Office of the Inspector General: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 31, 2007

Ethiopia and the State of Democracy: Effects on Human Rights and Humanitarian Conditions in the Ogaden and Somalia : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 2, 2007

Rendition to Torture: The Case of Maher Arar : Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 18, 2007

The President's Plan for AIDS Relief: Is It Fulfilling the Nutrition and Food Security Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 9, 2007

Freedom Denied: Belarus on the Eve of the Election : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, March 9, 2006

Belgium's Chairmanship of the OSCE: Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, June 28, 2006

International Trafficking in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, October 18, 2007

Democracy, Authoritarianism and Terrorism in Contemporary Pakistan: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, November 7, 2007

Nomination of Michael J. Astrue: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session on the Nomination of Michael J. Astrue, to Be Commissioner of Social Security, January 24, 2007

Human Rights, Democracy, and Integration in South-Central Europe: Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, June 15, 2006

Tax Incentives for Businesses in Response to a Minimum Wage Increase: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, January 10, 2007

Prescription Drug Pricing and Negotiation: Overview and Economic Perspectives for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, January 11, 2007

President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget (Revenue Proposals): Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 6, 2007

President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget (Medicaid and Medicare Proposals): Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 7, 2007

The Legacy of Chornobyl: Health and Safety 20 Years Later : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, April 25, 2006