Chronology of Committee Work

Waxman, Davis, and McCain Introduce Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565)

Today Rep. Waxman, Chairman Davis, and Sen. McCain introduced a bill to to address the problem of performance enhancing drugs in sports.

Needle Exchange Programs Widely Endorsed by Scientific and Medical Organizations

Rep. Waxman wrote to ONDCP Director John Walters providing a wide range of scientific and medical expert opinions supporting needle exhange programs to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Committee Approves Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565)

Today the Committee unanimously approved the Clean Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 2565), a bill to strengthen the testing procedures and toughen the penalties for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in professional American sports.

Democrats to Introduce Legislation to Create Select Committee to Investigate Prisoner Abuse

Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, along with Democratic Leader Pelosi, Armed Services Ranking Member Skelton, and other senior congressional leaders, announced plans to introduce legislation to create a House select committee to investigate the abuses of detainees held in U.S. custody in connection with the war in Iraq and the global war on terrorism.

Rep. Waxman Asks for Investigation of Anti-Semitic Remarks made to Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Rep. Waxman wrote to Defense Department Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz asking for an investigation of allegations that interrogators made anti-Semitic remarks to Guantanamo Bay detainees to interfere with the detainees' relationships with their attorneys.

GAO: Pentagon Squandering Billions on Excess Property

The Government Reform Committee National Security Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine a new GAO study on waste and inefficiency in the Defense Department. The report finds that the Department has improperly disposed of valuable equipment at a cost to taxpayers of more than $3.5 billion.

Rep. Waxman Calls for End to Secrecy, Waste in Department of Homeland Security

In a Committee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's mission effectiveness, Rep. Waxman asks DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to put an end to the department's excessive secrecy and wasteful spending and instead promote openness and accountability in government.

GAO Asked to Investigate White House Interference with Climate Change Reports

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask GAO to look into a recent whistleblower report that former oil industry lobbyist Phillip A. Cooney altered government scientific reports on global warming and that the "White House so successfully politicized the science program that" it became necessary for the whistleblower to resign.

Administration Urged Not to Interfere With Essential Medicines List

Rep. Waxman writes to HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt about reports that the Bush Administration is seeking to keep drugs used for safe and legal medical abortions off of the World Health Organization's list of essential drugs for developing countries. A scientific panel recently concluded that expanded access to these drugs could reduce the annual toll of 68,000 maternal deaths from unsafe abortions.

Update: Handling of Tobacco Case To Be Investigated

In response to a request from Reps. Waxman and Meehan, the Office of Professional Responsibility in the Department of Justice will investigate whether improper political interference contributed to the Department's stunning reversals in the litigation against the tobacco industry.

Committee Holds Hearing on Steroid Use Among Women

Today the Government Reform Committee holds a hearing examining steroid use among young women for athletic training and body image.

Waxman and Boxer Release Report on Human Pesticide Experiments

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Boxer release a detailed analysis of 22 human pesticide experiments that the Bush Administration is currently reviewing or plans to review in the future.

Waxman and Lynch Ask OMB for Full Response on Industry Group Meetings

In a follow-up letter, Reps. Waxman and Lynch ask the Office of Management and Budget to provide a complete response to their March 24, 2005, request for information on meetings held and documents exchanged with business community representatives on proposals to change the regulatory process.

Subpoena Sought for Concealed Halliburton Documents

Rep. Waxman asks Subcommittee Chairman Chris Shays to subpoena documents that would expose why U.S. officials withheld from international auditors information about $177 million in Halliburton overcharges that were billed to the Development Fund for Iraq.

Government Witness in Tobacco Case Says Justice Department Lawyers Asked Him to Weaken Testimony

Reps. Waxman and Meehan release new details about how Justice Department officials inappropriately pressured Professor Max H. Bazerman, an expert witness in the tobacco litigation, to change his recommendations for extensive structural reforms in the tobacco industry.

U.S. Mismanaged Iraqi Funds

At the first congressional hearing on the Development Fund for Iraq, Rep. Waxman releases a report on the U.S. mismanagement of Iraqi funds. The report details the billions in cash transferred from the Federal Reserve Bank to U.S. officials in Iraq, the lack of financial controls in Iraq, and the evidence of substantial waste, fraud, and abuse in the spending of these funds.

H.R. 3003 Would Establish Independent Commission to Investigate Detainee Abuses

Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, and other senior Democrats announced they will introduce legislation to establish an independent Comission to investigate abuses of detainees in connectionwith Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any operation within the Global War on Terrorism.

Bush Administration Dishonest About Stem Cell Research

Reps. Waxman and Slaughter write to colleagues about the Bush Administration's spurious claims about stem cell research.

Bush Administration Politicized Climate Change Science

Reps. Waxman and Olver write to colleagues about the Bush Administration's tampering with climate change science.

Rep. Waxman's Statement on the United States' Second Confirmed Case of Mad Cow Disease

Rep. Waxman comments on the second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States.

Rep. Waxman Asks Rice to Support Evidence-based Needle Exchange

In a letter to Secretary Rice, Rep. Waxman asks her to stop efforts to remove references to needle exchange programs from an important UN document on HIV prevention.

Halliburton's Questioned and Unsupported Costs in Iraq Exceed $1.4 Billion

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Dorgan release a new report, prepared jointly by the minority staff of the House Government Reform Committee and the staff of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, that is the first comprehensive assessment of the magnitude of Halliburton's unreasonable billings in Iraq.

Veterans Healthcare

President Bush's budget plan would have a dramatic impact on veterans. According to Bush Administration estimates, they will force over one million veterans, almost half of the Priority 7 and Priority 8 veterans, to drop out of the VA healthcare system. And veterans who remain in the VA healthcare system will be forced to pay hundreds of dollars annually in new costs.

Disabled Veterans Tax

Over 160 Democrats have cosponsored the New G.I. Bill of Rights for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2131). This legislation would, on January 1, 2006, eliminate the Disabled Veterans Tax for all retired veterans with at least 20 years of service. Passage of H.R. 2131 would result in a rapid increase in benefits for hundreds of thousands of veterans.

New EPA Proposal Encourages Human Pesticide Experiments

Reps. Waxman and Solis, along with Sen. Boxer, release an analysis of the new draft EPA rule, slated for proposal next month, would allow the systematic testing of pesticides on humans. The proposed rule fails to adopt key recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences and EPA's own advisory committee, and it includes loopholes that invite abuse.

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