Congressional Hearings

Review of the Federal Crop Insurance System: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, May 4, 2005

Review of Agricultural Research: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, August 12, 2005, Miles City, MT

Review of the Specialty Crop Industry: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, August 26, 2005, Lodi, CA

Review of the USDA's Rule Providing for Canadian Beef and Cattle Imports: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, March 1, 2005

Review of the State of the Farm Economy and the Impact of Federal Policy on Agriculture: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 29, 2005

Kelo v. City of New London U.S. Supreme Court Decision and Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 3405, September 7, 2005

Revenue Proposals in the President's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, February 8, 2005

Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals: In the Interest of Patients or a Conflict of Interest? : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, March 8, 2005

National Animal Identification Systems: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 15, 28, 2005

Financial Status of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Administration's Defined Benefit Plan Funding Proposal: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, March 1, 2005

Nomination of Michael O. Leavitt: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Michael O. Leavitt, to Be Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 19, 2005

The Middle East: Would the Helsinki Process Apply? : Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, June 15, 2004

Review the Current Impact of Mississippi River Transportation on Agricultural Markets: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, October 26, 2005

Charities and Charitable Giving: Proposals for Reform : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 5, 2005

Review of Recent Litigation on Forest Service Firefighting and Forest Health Efforts: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, November 15, 2005

United States-China Economic Relations: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 23, 2005

United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Trade of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, October 6, 2005

Nominations of Robert M. Kimmitt , Randal Quarles, Sandra L. Pack, and Kevin I. Fromer: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Robert M. Kimmitt, to Be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Randal Quarles, to Be Under Secretary of the Treasury, Domestic Finance; Sandra L. Pack, to Be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Management; and Kevin I. Fromer, to Be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, Legislative Af

Nomination of Hon. Robert J. Portman: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Hon. Robert J. Portman to Be U.S. Trade Representative, April 21, 2005

Nominations of Alex Azar II, Timothy D. Adams, Suzanne C. Defrancis, Charles E. Johnson, and Shara L. Aranoff: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session ... May 24, 2005

The President's Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2006: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, February 16, 2005

Expiring Tax Provisions: Live or Let Die? : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, March 16, 2005

United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 13, 2005

The Future of Medicaid: Strategies for Strengthening American's Vital Safety Net : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 15, 2005

Building Assets for Low-Income Families: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 28, 2005

Blowing the Cover on the Stealth Tax: Exposing the Individual Amt : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Taxation and Irs Oversight of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, May 23, 2005

Status of the World Trade Organization Negotiations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Trade of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, October 27, 2005

Nominations of James S. Halpern, Karan K. Bhatia, Susan C. Schwab, Franklin L. Lavin, and Clay Lowery: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Hon. James S. Halpern, to Be Judge of the U.S. Tax Court; Hon. Karan K. Bhatia, to Be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador; Hon. Susan C. Schwab, to Be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador; Hon. Franklin L. Lavin, to Be

Social Security: Achieving Sustainable Solvency : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, May 25, 2005

Proposals to Achieve Sustainable Solvency, with or Without Personal Accounts: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 26, 2005

Preventing the Next Pension Collapse: Lessons from the United Airlines Case : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 7, 2005

Nominations of Tony Fratto, David Bohigian, David Spooner, Vincent Ventimiglia, Richard Crowder, and Jeffrey Brown: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Tony Fratto, to Be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs; David Bohigian, to Be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Market Access and Compliance; David Spooner, to Be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration; Vincent Ventimig

Encouraging Savings and Investment: Stay the Course or Change Direction? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Taxation and Irs Oversight of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 30, 2005

Charities on the Frontline: How the Nonprofit Sector Meets the Needs of America's Communities : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 13, 2005

Improving Quality in Medicare: The Role of Value-Based Purchasing : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, July 27, 2005

FDA, Merck, and Vioxx: Putting Patient Safety First? : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, November 18, 2004

Medicaid Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net : Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 28 and 29, 2005

Updating Depreciable Lives: Is There Salvage Value in the Current System? : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, July 21, 2005

The $350 Billion Question: How to Solve the Tax Gap : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 14, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of past Proposals : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 28, 2005

The Tax Code and Land Conservation: Report on Investigations and Proposals for Reform : Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 8, 2005

Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007

H.Con.Res. 279, H.Res. 395, H.R. 766, H.R. 1081, H.R. 1085, H.R. 1297, H.R. 1578, H.R. 2450, H.R. 2692, H.R. 2734, H.R. 3245, H.R. 4546

H.R. 4343, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004

H.R. 4368, a Bill to Transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Department of the Interior.

Conveyance of Land in Clark County, Nv; Wildland Fire Safety; Exchange of Land Within Sierra National Forest; Amend the Organic Act of Guam; and Federal Lands in Riverside County, CA

H.R. 2649, Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act

Petrified Forest in Arizona; Quincentennial of the Discovery of Florida; Harry S Truman National Historic Site; Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commission; and Roaming Horses in Cape Lookout National Seashore

Advancing U.S. Interests Through the OSCE

Development in Lincoln County, Nebraska; Designate Wilderness in Oregon; and Reforestation of Appropriate Forest Cover on Forest Land

Constitution Restoration Act of 2004

Small Business Liability Reform

H.R. 4863, to Establish the National Museum of the American Latino

H.R. 822, H.R. 4806 and H.R. 4838

Miscellaneous Public Lands and Forest Bills

Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Act

Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Act of 2003, the Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2003, and the Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act

H.R. 4391, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act"

Child Custody Protection Act

Americans Outdoors Act

Nez Perce-Snake River Water Rights Act

H.R. 1329, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2003

Miscellaneous National Parks Bills and Concurrent Resolution Supporting World Year of Physics

Royalty on Soda Ash; Amend the National Geologic Mapping Act; Grants Provided to Pacific Island Territories; and Voting Rights of the Armed Forces

H.R. 4057

H.R. 4283, the College Access and Opportunity Act: Increasing the Focus on Graduation Rates and Student Outcomes

S. 2411, the Assistance to Firefighters Act of 2004

H.R. 1818, the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act: Healthy Employees; Healthy Bottom Line

Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004

H.R. 831, to Provide for and Approve the Settlement of Certain Land Claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 2793, to Provide for and Approve the Settlement of Certain Land Claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

National Heritage Areas

S. 1721, a Bill to Amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to Improve Provisions Relating to Probate of Trust and Restricted Land.

Hearing on S. 1406, the Pesticide Harmonization Act

H.R. 4283, the College Access and Opportunity Act: Does Accreditation Provide Students and Parents Accountability and Quality

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003

High-Performance Computing

Family Movie Act of 2004

Water Reclamation in the Tularosa Basin; New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act; Redesignate Ridges Basin Reservoir, Colorado; Chimayo Water Supply System, Espanola, New Mexico; and Eastern New Mexico Water Financial Assistance

H.R. 4283, the College Access and Opportunity Act: Are Students at Proprietary Institutions Treated Equitably Under Current Law?

The Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act

H.R. 3589, to Create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands.

H.R. 4110--Fha Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2004

H.R. 4032 and a Draft Bill, the Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2004

Tribal Parity Act

H.R. 4496, the Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003

Arthritis: A National Epidemic

Avalanches in National Parks; Uinta Research and Curatorial Center; Mount Rainier National Park; Barataria Preserve Unit; and to Amend the National Historic Preservation Act

Native American Programs Act

H.R. 2649, the Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003

An Examination of H.R. 3890, a Bill to Reauthorize the Metals Program at the Department of Energy

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve; Martin Luther King Land Exchange; Establish Lewis and Clark National Historical Park; and Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site

Native American Connectivity Act

Importation of Prescription Drugs

District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005

Miscellaneous Water Bills

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005

Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2003

Federal Marriage Amendment (The Musgrave Amendment)