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Hearings Held in the 108th Congress

Calendar Full committee and subcommittee hearings held during the course of the 108th Congress are listed here; after the hearing has been printed, the "printed hearing serial no." will be added to the information for that hearing.

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Witness lists are provided for each hearing; to see the prepared testimony for any witness please go to the majority's website.

When a hearing has been printed, its printed hearing number will appear (in bold) to the right of the hearing description. The text of the printed hearing may be viewed at the Government Printing Office website.

Full Committee

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
April 1, 2004	FY2005 Budget Priorities for the Department of Energy Witness List	108-80
March 24, 2004	The State of U.S. Industry Witness List	108-79
March 10, 2004	A Review of the Administration's FY2005 Health Care Priorities Witness List	108-100
Oct. 2, 2003	Managing Biomedical Research to Prevent and Cure Disease in the 21st Century: Matching NIH Policy with Science (Joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) Witness List	108-56
Sept. 4, 2003	Blackout 2003: How Did It Happen and Why? Witness List	108-54
Sept. 3, 2003	Blackout 2003: How Did It Happen and Why? Witness List	108-54
June 10, 2003	Natural Gas Supply and Demand Issues Witness List	108-26
Feb. 12, 2003	A Review of the Administration's FY2004 Health Care Priorities Witness List	108-8
Jan. 8, 2003	The Do Not Call List Authorization Witness List	108-1
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Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Oct. 6, 2004	Child Product Safety: Do Current Standards Provide Enough Protection? Witness List	108-129
Sept. 28, 2004	Protecting the Privacy of Consumers' Social Security Numbers Witness List	108-128
Sept. 22, 2004	Repairing the 21st Century Car: Is Technology Locking the Consumer Out? Witness List	108-120
Sept. 9, 2004	Examining Professional Boxing: Are Further Reforms Needed? Witness List	108-127
July 14, 2004	Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology: What the Future Holds for Commerce, Security, and the Consumer" Witness List	108-108
July 8, 2004	FASB Proposals on Stock Option Expensing Witness List	108-99
June 23, 2004	Travel and Tourism and Homeland Security: Improving Both without Sacrificing Either Witness List	108-96
May 18, 2004	Supporting Our Intercollegiate Student-Athletes: Proposed NCAA Reforms Witness List	108-91
May 12, 2004	H.R. 107, "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003" Witness List	108-109
May 6, 2004	Online Pornography: Closing the Doors on Pervasive Smut Witness List	108-90
April 29, 2004	Spyware: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Witness List	108-89
March 31, 2004	U.S.-China Trade: Preparations for the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Witness List	108-74
March 18, 2004	Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Witness List	108-71
March 11, 2004	College Recruiting: Are Student Athletes Being Protected? Witness List	108-64
Jan. 28, 2004	Freddie Mac's Accounting Restatement: Are Accounting Standards Working?" Witness List	108-105
Nov. 19, 2003	Cybersecurity and Consumer Data: What's at Risk for the Consumer? Witness List	108-52
Oct. 30, 2003	E-Commerce: The Case of Online Wine Sales and Direct Shipment Witness List	108-51
Sept. 25, 2003	Freddie Mac: Accounting Standards Issues Raised in the Doty Report Witness List	108-48
Sept. 23, 2003	H.R. ____, "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003" (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Judiciary Committee) Witness List	108-46
Sept. 17, 2003	H.R. ____, "International Consumer Protection Act of 2003" Witness List	108-45
Sept. 9, 2003	H.R. 2221, "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act" Witness List	108-41
July 24, 2003	Issues Relating to Ephedra-containing Dietary Supplements (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations) Witness List	108-43
July 22, 2003	FASB Derivative Accounting Standards Witness List	108-37
July 16, 2003	Legislative Efforts to Reform the U.S. Olympic Committee Witness List	108-39
July 9, 2003	Legislative Efforts to Combat Spam (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet) Witness List	108-35
June 11, 2003	The Reauthorization of the Federal Trade Commission: Positioning the Commission for the Twenty-First Century Witness List	108-30
June 3, 2003	Can Tobacco Cure Smoking? A Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction Witness List	108-31
May 8, 2003	Trade in Services and E-Commerce: The Significance of the Singapore and Chile Free Trade Agreements Witness List	108-19
April 30, 2003	Travel and Tourism in America Today Witness List	108-15
March 19, 2003	Does the U.S. Olympic Committee's Organizational Structure Impede Its Mission? Witness List	108-5
March 4, 2003	A Review of FASB Actions Post-Enron and WorldCom Witness List	108-17
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Subcommittee on Energy & Air Quality

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
July 21, 2004	Methyl Bromide: Update on Achieving the Requirements of the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol Witness List	108-118
July 20, 2004	Pipeline Safety Witness List	108-111
July 15, 2004	The Status of the U.S. Refining Industry Witness List	108-113
July 13, 2004	To Review Proposals to Consolidate the Offices of Counter Intelligence at NNSA and DOE Witness List	Not Printed
July 8, 2004	United Nations Oil for Food Program Witness List	108-106
May 19, 2004	Regional Energy Reliability and Security: DOE Authority to Energize the Cross Sound Cable Witness List	108-83
May 5, 2004	Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Status Report Witness List	108-82
April 29, 2004	Ultradeep Water Research and Development: What are the Benefits? Witness List	108-77
April 21, 2004	Current Environmental Issues Affecting the Readiness of the Department of Defense (Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials) Witness List	108-119
March 25, 2004	A Review of the Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Project, and Proposed Legislation to Alter the Nuclear Waste Trust Fund (H.R. 3429 and H.R. 3981) Witness List	108-70
Jan. 12, 2004	Air Quality Issues in the Coachella Valley (field hearing: Palm Desert, CA) Witness List	108-61
July 22, 2003	'Bump-Up' Policy Under Title I of the Clean Air Act Witness List	108-62
July 8, 2003	The 'Clear Skies' Initiative: A Multipollutant Approach to the Clean Air Act Witness List	108-65
June 24, 2003	Future Options for Generation of Electricity from Coal Witness List	108-32
June 3, 2003	The Status of Methyl Bromide under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol Witness List	108-55
May 20, 2003	The Hydrogen Energy Economy Witness List	108-21
May 14, 2003	United Nations Oil for Food Program Witness List	108-18
March 13, 2003	Comprehensive National Energy Policy Witness List	108-7
March 12, 2003	Comprehensive National Energy Policy Witness List	108-7
March 5, 2003	Comprehensive National Energy Policy Witness List	108-7
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Subcommittee on Environment & Hazardous Materials

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 30, 2004	Controlling Bioterror: Assessing Our Nation's Drinking Water Security Witness List	108-123
July 22, 2004	Tapped Out? Lead in the District of Columbia and the Providing of Safe Drinking Water Witness List	108-97
July 13, 2004	POPs, PIC, and LRTAP: The Role of the U.S. and Draft Legislation to Implement These International Conventions Witness List	108-112
May 20, 2004	EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge Witness List	108-81
April 21, 2004	Current Environmental Issues Affecting the Readiness of the Department of Defense (Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality) Witness List	108-119
April 2, 2004	H.R. 2771, To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program Witness List	108-72
July 23, 2003	Legislation Pertaining to the Transportation of Solid Waste: H.R. 382, H.R. 411, and H.R. 1730 Witness List	108-33
March 5, 2003	The Effectiveness of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Programs Witness List	108-16
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Subcommittee on Health

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Nov. 18, 2004	Flu Vaccine: Protecting High Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations) Witness List	108-134
Sept. 29, 2004	Improving Women's Health: Understanding Depression After Pregnancy Witness List	108-133
Sept. 21, 2004	Keeping Seniors Healthy: New Preventive Benefits in the Medicare Modernization Act Witness List	108-117
July 22, 2004	Health Information Technology: Improving Quality and Value of Patient Care Witness List	108-132
July 8, 2004	Assessing Digestive Diseases Research and Treatment Opportunities Witness List	108-94
June 25, 2004	Implementation of the Food Security Provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Witness List	108-114
June 2, 2004	Scientific Opportunities and Public Needs: Balancing NIH's Priority Setting Process Witness List	108-131
May 20, 2004	Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors Witness List	108-130
May 11, 2004	H.R. 3266, "Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004" Witness List	108-102
May 5, 2004	Physician Fee Schedule: A Review of the Current Medicare Payment System Witness List	108-95
April 1, 2004	Inter-governmental Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership or Legitimate State Budget Tool? Witness List	108-76
March 25, 2004	NIH: Re-engineering Clinical Research Witness List	108-69
March 18, 2004	Inter-governmental Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership or Legitimate State Budget Tool? Witness List	108-76
March 4, 2004	Prescription Drug Monitoring: Strategies to Promote Treatment and Deter Prescription Drug Abuse Witness List	108-73
Oct. 15, 2003	Evaluating Coordination of Care in Medicaid: Improving Quality and Clinical Outcomes Witness List	108-57
Oct. 8, 2003	Challenges Facing the Medicaid Program in the 21st Century Witness List	108-58
July 17, 2003	H.R. 2698, "Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003" Witness List	108-44
July 10, 2003	The National Institutes of Health: Moving Research from the Bench to the Bedside Witness List	108-38
June 5, 2003	Consumer Directed Services: Improving Medicaid Beneficiaries' Access to Quality Care Witness List	108-28
May 22, 2003	The National Institutes of Health: Decoding our Federal Investment in Genomic Research Witness List	108-23
April 9, 2003	Strengthening and Improving Medicare Witness List	108-22
April 8, 2003	Designing a Twenty-First Century Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Witness List	108-25
March 27, 2003	Furthering Public Health Security: Project Bioshield (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Select Committee on Homeland Security) Witness List	108-11
March 20, 2003	HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Combating a Global Pandemic Witness List	108-10
March 12, 2003	Medicaid Today: The States' Perspective Witness List	108-24
Feb. 27, 2003	Assessing the Need to Enact Medical Liability Reform Witness List	108-2
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Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Dec. 7, 2004	Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why the Government Pays Too Much Witness List	108-126
Nov. 18 , 2004	Flu Vaccine: Protecting High Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Health) Witness List	108-134
Sept. 23, 2004	FDA's Role in Protecting the Public Health: Examining FDA's Review of Safety & Efficacy Concerns in Anti-Depressant Use by Children Witness List	108-125
Sept. 22, 2004	Problems with the E-Rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet Witness List	108-124
Sept. 9, 2004	Publication and Disclosure Issues in Anti-Depressant Pediatric Clinical Trials Witness List	108-121
July 22, 2004	Problems with the E-Rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet Witness List	108-103
June 24, 2004	A Review of Hospital Billing and Collections Practices Witness List	108-107
June 22, 2004	NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards Witness List	108-88
June 17, 2004	Problems with the E-Rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet Witness List	108-92
June 16, 2004	Parents Be Aware: Health Concerns about Dietary Supplements for Overweight Children Witness List	108-93
May 18, 2004	NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards Witness List	108-88
May 12, 2004	NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards Witness List	108-88
May 11, 2004	DOE Nuclear Security: What are the Challenges and What's Next? Witness List	Not Printed
March 31, 2004	A Review to Assess Progress with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's Targeting Program for Sea Cargo Witness List	Not Printed
March 4, 2004	A Review of Security at DOE Nuclear Facilities and the Implementation of the Revised Design Basis Threat Witness List	Not Printed
Dec. 16, 2003	Port Security: A Review of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's Targeting and Inspection Program for Sea Cargo (Field Hearing: Camden, NJ) Witness List	Not Printed
Dec. 15, 2003	Identity Theft: Assessing the Problem and Efforts to Combat It (Field Hearing: Langhorne, PA) Witness List	108-60
Nov. 5, 2003	The Financial Collapse of HealthSouth Witness List	108-59
Oct. 16, 2003	The Financial Collapse of HealthSouth Witness List	108-53
Sept. 30, 2003	Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: A Review of the Federal Government's Progress Toward Installing Radiation Detection Monitors at U.S. Ports and Borders Witness List	Not Printed
July 24, 2003	Issues Relating to Ephedra-containing Dietary Supplements (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection) Witness List	108-43
July 23, 2003	Issues Relating to Ephedra-containing Dietary Supplements Witness List	108-43
July 17, 2003	A Review of DOE's Radioactive High-Level Waste Cleanup Program Witness List	108-42
June 24, 2003	A System Overwhelmed: The Avalanche of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs into the United States Witness List	108-29
June 3, 2003	Assessing Initiatives to Increase Organ Donations Witness List	108-36
May 7, 2003	SARS: Assessment, Outlook, and Lessons Learned Witness List	108-20
May 1, 2003	Review of the University of California's Management Contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory Witness List	108-14
March 18, 2003	A Review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Proposed Security Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants (Executive Session)	Not Printed
March 12, 2003	Procurement and Property Mismanagement and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory Witness List	108-13
March 10, 2003	South Florida's Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs: Costs and Benefits of Alternative Solutions (Field Hearing: Aventura, FL) Witness List	108-9
Feb. 26, 2003	Procurement and Property Mismanagement and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory Witness List	108-13
Feb. 10, 2003	The Medical Liability Insurance Crisis: A Review of the Situation in Pennsylvania (Field Hearing: Langhorne, PA) Witness List	108-4
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Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 29 , 2004	An Examination of Wireless Directory Assistance Policies and Programs Witness List	108-122
Sept. 13, 2004	The Effect of Television Violence on Children: What Policymakers Need to Know (field hearing: Chicago, IL) Witness List	108-116
Sept. 8 , 2004	Law Enforcement Access to Communication Systems in the Digital Age Witness List	108-115
July 21, 2004	The Digital Television Transition: What We Can Learn from Berlin Witness List	108-101
July 14, 2004	Competition and Consumer Choice in the MVPD Marketplace -- Including an Examination of Proposals to Expand Consumer Choice, Such as A La Carte and Themed-Tiered Offerings Witness List	108-110
July 7, 2004	Voice Over Internet Protocol Services: Will the Technology Disrupt the Industry or Will Regulation Disrupt the Technology? Witness List	108-104
June 23, 2004	Protecting Homeland Security: A Status Report on Interoperability Between Public Safety Communications Systems Witness List	108-98
June 15, 2004	H.R. ____, "Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004" Witness List	108-87
June 2, 2004	Advancing the DTV Transition: An Examination of the FCC Media Bureau Proposal Witness List	108-86
May 19, 2004	Competition in the Communications Marketplace: How Convergence is Blurring the Lines Between Voice, Video, and Data Services Witness List	108-85
May 6, 2004	The 'Dot Kids' Internet Domain: Protecting Children Online Witness List	108-84
April 1, 2004	H.R. ____, Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2004 Witness List	108-78
March 10, 2004	Oversight of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act Witness List	108-75
Feb. 26, 2004	H.R. 3717, "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004" Witness List	108-68
Feb. 11, 2004	H.R. 3717, "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004" Witness List	108-68
Feb. 4, 2004	The Current State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace Witness List	108-63
Jan. 28, 2004	"Can you say that on TV?": An Examination of the FCC's Enforcement with Respect to Broadcast Indecency Witness List	108-67
Nov. 19, 2003	Digital Dividends and Other Proposals to Leverage Investment in Technology Witness List	108-50
Nov. 6, 2003	Computer Viruses: The Disease, the Detection, and the Prescription for Protection Witness List	108-66
Sept. 24, 2003	The Future of Universal Service Witness List	108-49
Sept. 11, 2003	H.R. 2898, "E-911 Implementation Act of 2003" Witness List	108-47
July 21, 2003	The Regulatory Status of Broadband Services: Information Services, Common Carriage, or Something in Between? Witness List	108-40
July 9, 2003	Legislative Efforts to Combat Spam (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection) Witness List	108-35
June 11, 2003	The Spectrum Needs of Our Nation's First Responders Witness List	108-34
June 4, 2003	Wireless E-911 Implementation: Progress and Remaining Hurdles Witness List	108-27
March 25, 2003	H.R. 1320, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act Witness List	108-12
Feb. 26, 2003	Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from the Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission Witness List	108-6
Feb. 5, 2003	Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from Investors and Economists Witness List	108-3
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