Hearings Held in the 110th Congress
Full committee and subcommittee hearings held during the course
of the 110th Congress are listed here. You can link from this list to a hearing information page that includes testimony and the archived Web cast. (Note: The use of Web casts of Committee proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the rules of the House of Representatives (Rule XI, 4 of the House of Representatives. See text of Rule XI, 4 as posted by the House Committee on Rules.)
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Full Committee
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection
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Sept. 16, 2008 |
H.R. 3402, the Calling Card Consumer Protection Act |
Sept. 11, 2008 |
Economic and Security Concerns in Tourism and Commerce:
H.R. 3232 and H.R. 1776 |
June 19, 2008 |
Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: The State of Thoroughbred Horseracing and the Welfare of the Thoroughbred
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June 10, 2008 |
Safety of Phthalates and Bisphenol-A in Everyday Consumer Products
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Feb. 27, 2008 |
Drugs in Sports: Compromising the Health of Athletes and Undermining the Integrity of Competition
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Nov. 6, 2007 |
Comprehensive Children’s Product Safety and Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Legislation
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Oct. 23, 2007 |
Enhancing FTC Consumer Protection in Financial Dealings, with Telemarketers, and on the Internet
(This is a legislative hearing on H.R. 3526, H.R. 2601, and H.R. 3461, bills relating to consumer protection matters.)
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Sept. 25, 2007 |
From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images |
Sept. 20, 2007 |
Protecting Children from Lead-Tainted Imports - Day 2 |
Sept. 19, 2007 |
Protecting Children from Lead-Tainted Imports - Day 1 |
June 6, 2007 |
Legislation to Improve Consumer Product Safety for Children: H.R. 2474, H.R. 1699, H.R. 814, and H.R. 1721 |
May 15, 2007 |
Protecting Our Children: Current Issues in Children's Product Safety |
May 9, 2007 |
Currency Manipulation and Its Effects on American Business and Workers |
May 2, 2007 |
H.R. 1902, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007 |
Mar. 15, 2007 |
Combating Spyware: H.R. 964, The Spy Act |
Feb. 28, 2007 |
The Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions in NCAA Collegiate Sports |
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Subcommittee on Energy & Air Quality
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Sept. 11, 2008 |
Protecting the Electric Grid from Cyber-Security Threats |
July 17, 2008 |
Climate Benefits of Improved Building Energy Efficiency |
July 15, 2008 |
Next Steps toward Permanent Nuclear Waste Disposal |
July 10, 2008 |
H.R. 6258, the Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act |
June 26, 2008 |
Climate Change: Costs of Inaction |
June 19, 2008 |
Legislative Proposals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview |
May 20, 2008 |
H.R. 5632, a bill to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States |
May 6, 2008 |
The Renewable Fuels Standard: Issues, Implementation, and Opportunities |
April 10, 2008 |
Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Existing Clean Air Act Authorities |
March 12, 2008 |
The Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006: Implementation Review and Discussion of Safety Reassessment Intervals for Natural Gas Pipelines |
March 5, 2008 |
Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects for Engaging Developing Countries |
Feb. 13, 2008 |
H.R. 3754: Authorizing Supplemental Environmental Projects to Incent Reductions of Diesel Emissions |
Jan. 17, 2008 |
Administration Perspectives on United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali |
June 7, 2007 |
Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft Concerning Alternative Fuels, Infrastructure, and Vehicles |
May 24, 2007 |
Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts concerning Energy Efficiency, Smart Electricity Grid, Energy Policy Act of 2005 Title XVII Loan Guarantees, and Standby Loans for Coal-to-Liquids Projects |
May 8, 2007 |
Alternative Fuels: Current Status, Proposals for New Standards, and Related Infrastructure Issues |
May 3, 2007 |
Facilitating the Transition to a Smart Electric Grid |
May 1, 2007 |
Achieving - At Long Last - Appliance Efficiency Standards |
Apr. 24, 2007 |
Implementation of EPACT 2005 Loan Guarantee Programs by the Department of Energy |
Apr. 18, 2007 |
Alternative Transportation Fuels: An Overview |
Mar. 29, 2007 |
Climate Change - Lessons Learned from Existing Cap-and-Trade Programs |
Mar. 27, 2007 |
Climate Change - International Issues, Engaging Developing Countries |
Mar. 21, 2007 |
Perspectives on Climate Change |
Mar. 20, 2007 |
Climate Change: Perspectives of Utility CEOs |
Mar. 15, 2007 |
Climate Change: State and Local Perspectives |
Mar. 14, 2007 |
Climate Change and Energy Security: Perspectives from the Automobile Industry |
Mar. 8, 2007 |
The Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request |
Mar. 7, 2007 |
Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet? |
Mar. 6, 2007 |
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: An Overview |
Feb. 28, 2007 |
A Review of the Administration's Energy Proposal for the Transportation Sector |
Feb. 13, 2007 |
Addressing Climate Change -- Views from Private Sector Panels |
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Subcommittee on Environment & Hazardous Materials
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July 24, 2008 |
Carbon Sequestration: Risks, Opportunities, and Protection of Drinking Water |
June 12, 2008 |
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5533, the Chemical Facilities Act of 2008, and H.R. 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 |
Feb. 28, 2008 |
Legislative Hearing on S. 742 and Draft Legislation to Ban
Asbestos in Products |
Oct. 4, 2007 |
H.R. 1103, the Environmental Justice Act of 2007 and H.R. 1055, the Toxic Right-To-Know Protection Act Legislative Hearing “Environmental Justice and the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program: Communities Have a Right to Know” |
June 22, 2007 |
H.R. 1524, the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 |
Apr. 25, 2007 |
Perchlorate: Health and Environmental Impacts of Unregulated Exposure |
Mar. 8, 2007 |
The Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request |
Mar. 1, 2007 |
EPA Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request |
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Subcommittee on Health
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Sept. 18 , 2008 |
America's Need for Health Reform
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Sept. 9 , 2008 |
NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps
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July 31, 2008 |
H.R. 6594, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008
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July 22, 2008 |
State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn
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June 24, 2008 |
H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 |
June 5, 2008 |
Committee Prints on Administration Legislative Proposals on the Animal Drug User Fee Act Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008 |
June 4, 2008 |
Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation |
May 21, 2008 |
H.R. 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007, and H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 |
May 15, 2008 |
H.R. 5998, Protecting Children’s Health Coverage Act of 2008 |
May 14, 2008 |
Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions |
May 8, 2008 |
Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures |
May 1, 2008 |
Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Drug Safety |
April 24, 2008 |
Discussion Draft of the ‘Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act’ Legislation: Food Provisions |
April 3, 2008 |
H.R. 5613, “Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made |
Jan. 29, 2008 |
Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward |
Jan. 23, 2008 |
H.R. 1232, Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007 |
Jan. 16, 2008 |
Helping Families with Needed Care: Medicaid's Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities |
Dec. 4, 2007 |
H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007; H.R. 2915, National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 4230, School-Based Health Clinic Act of 2007 |
Oct. 3, 2007 |
H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act |
Sept. 26, 2007 |
H.R. 3610, The Food and Drug Import Safety Act |
Sept. 18, 2007 |
Answering the Call: Medical Monitoring and Treatment of 9/11 Health Effects |
June 15, 2007 |
H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 |
June 12, 2007 |
Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts Concerning Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical and Device Legislation |
June 7, 2007 |
H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 |
May 22, 2007 |
Programs Affecting Safety and Innovation in Pediatric Therapies |
May 16, 2007 |
Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act |
May 15, 2007 |
Medicare Savings Programs and Low Income Subsidy: Keeping Medicare's Promise for Seniors and People with Disabilities |
May 9, 2007 |
Assessing the Safety of our Nation's Drug Supply |
May 2, 2007 |
Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States |
May 1, 2007 |
H.R. 20, the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act |
May 1, 2007 |
H.R. 1014, the Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act |
Apr. 25, 2007 |
Living without Health Insurance: Why Every American Needs Coverage |
Apr. 18, 2007 |
Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity |
Apr. 17, 2007 |
Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
Mar. 27, 2007 |
Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children |
Mar. 8, 2007 |
H.R. 493, the"Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act oF 2007" |
Mar. 6, 2007 |
Exploring Options for Improving the Medicare Physician Payment System |
Mar. 1, 2007 |
Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child (Day 2 of 2) |
Feb. 14, 2007 |
Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child (Day 1 of 2) |
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Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
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Sept. 18 , 2008 |
Science Under Siege: Scientific Integrity at the Environmental Protection Agency
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July 31, 2008 |
The Recent Salmonella Outbreak: Lessons Learned and Consequences to Industry and Public Health
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July 24, 2008 |
Long-Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers Protected for the Long Term?
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June 23, 2008 |
Energy Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price Manipulation? – Part II
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June 12, 2008 |
American Lives Still at Risk: When Will FDA’s Food Protection Plan Be Fully Funded and Implemented?
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May 22, 2008 |
Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: Government Plans to Move Exotic Disease Research to the Mainland United States
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May 15, 2008 |
In the Hands of Strangers: Are Nursing Home Safeguards Working?
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May 8, 2008 |
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Marketing, Education, or Deception?
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April 29, 2008 |
The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures
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April 22, 2008 |
FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program: Weaknesses Place Americans at Risk
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April 3, 2008 |
Selling the Department of Energy's Depleted Uranium Stockpile: Opportunities and Challenges
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March 12, 2008 |
Regulatory Failure: Must America Live with Unsafe Food?
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Feb. 26, 2008 |
Contaminated Food: Private Sector Accountability
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Feb. 12, 2008 |
Ketek Clinical Study Fraud: What Did Aventis Know?
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Jan. 29, 2008 |
Science and Mission at Risk: FDA’s Self-Assessment
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Jan. 23, 2008 |
Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program
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Dec. 12, 2007 |
Energy Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price Manipulation?
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Nov. 13, 2007 |
Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply? – Part IV – Deception in Labeling
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Nov. 1, 2007 |
FDA Foreign Drug Inspection Program: A System at Risk
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Oct. 24, 2007 |
NASPER: Why Has the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Not Been Implemented?
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Oct. 11, 2007 |
Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply? – Part III
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Oct. 4, 2007 |
Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: The Silent Proliferation of Bio-Laboratories in the United States
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Sept. 18, 2007 |
Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: Status Report on the Federal Government’s Assessment of New Radiation Detection Monitors
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Aug. 1, 2007 |
Post-Katrina Health Care in the New Orleans Region: Progress and Continuing Concerns – Part II
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July 17, 2007 |
Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply? – Part 2 |
June 26, 2007 |
Predatory Sales Practices in Medicare Advantage |
June 12, 2007 |
Poisoned Patriots: Contaminated Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune |
May 22, 2007 |
Gasoline Prices, Oil Profits, and the American Consumer |
May 16, 2007 |
2006 Prudhoe Bay Shutdown: Will Recent Regulatory Changes and BP Management Reforms Prevent Future Failures? |
Apr. 24, 2007 |
Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply? |
Apr. 20, 2007 |
The Department of Energy's Response to Ongoing Mismanagement at the Los Alamos National Labs |
Mar. 22, 2007 |
The Adequacy of FDA to Assure the Safety of the Drug Supply - Part II |
Mar. 13, 2007 |
Post Katrina Health Care: Continuing Concerns and Immediate Needs in the New Orleans Region |
Feb. 13, 2007 |
The Adequacy of FDA Efforts to Assure the Safety of the Drug Supply |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
Continuing Security Concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet
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Sept. 16, 2008 |
Status of the DTV Transition: 154 Days and Counting |
July 22, 2008 |
Issues in Telecommunications Competition |
July 17, 2008 |
What Your Broadband Provider Knows About Your Web Use: Deep Packet Inspection and Communications Laws and Policies
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June 24, 2008 |
The Future of Universal Service: To Whom, By Whom, For What, and How Much?
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June 10, 2008 |
Status of the DTV Transition: 252 Days and Counting
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May 6, 2008 |
H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
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May 1, 2008 |
H.R. __, Draft Legislation Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities
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April 15, 2008 |
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission – the 700 MHz Auction
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April 1, 2008 |
Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium
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March 11, 2008 |
The Role of Private Equity in the Communications Marketplace
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March 5, 2008 |
Competition in the Sports Programming Marketplace
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Feb. 27, 2008 |
H.R. __, a Discussion Draft on Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment
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Feb. 13, 2008 |
Status of the DTV Transition: 370 Days and Counting
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Jan. 29, 2008 |
Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Services in the Digital TV Age |
Dec. 5, 2007 |
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission – Media Ownership |
Oct. 31, 2007 |
Status of the DTV Transition - Part 3 |
Oct. 17, 2007 |
Status of the DTV Transition - Part 2 |
Oct. 2, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part VI: The Future of Telecommunications Competition |
Sept. 19, 2007 |
A Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3403, the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 |
July 24, 2007 |
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission – Part 2 |
July 11, 2007 |
Wireless Innovation and Consumer Protection |
June 22, 2007 |
Images Kids See on the Screen |
May 17, 2007 |
H.R.___, a Discussion Draft Addressing Broadband Mapping and Data Collection |
May 10, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part V, The Future of Video |
Apr. 24, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part IV, Broadband Lessons from Abroad |
Apr. 19, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part III: Spectrum Opportunities and the Future of Wireless |
Mar. 28, 2007 |
The Status of the Digital Television Transition |
Mar. 22, 2007 |
Oversight of the National Telecommunications Information Administration and Innovations in Interoperability |
Mar. 14, 2007 |
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission |
Mar. 7, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part 2 -- Future of Radio |
Mar. 1, 2007 |
Digital Future of the United States: Part 1 -- World Wide Web |
Feb. 28, 2007 |
H.R. 251, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 |
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