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Hearings Held in the 110th Congress

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Full Committee

Hearing Date	Subject
March 13, 2008	Department of Commerce Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Feb. 28, 2008	A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Feb. 7, 2008	Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
Mar. 9, 2007	Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act
Feb. 8, 2007	Department of Energy's Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
Feb. 6, 2007	A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2008 Budget
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Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection

Hearing Date	Subject
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
June 10, 2008	Safety of Phthalates and Bisphenol-A in Everyday Consumer Products
Feb. 27, 2008	Drugs in Sports: Compromising the Health of Athletes and Undermining the Integrity of Competition
Nov. 6, 2007	Comprehensive Children’s Product Safety and Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Legislation
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.)
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

Hearing Date	Subject
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

Hearing Date	Subject
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

Hearing Date	Subject
Sept. 18 , 2008	America's Need for Health Reform
Sept. 9 , 2008	NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps
July 31, 2008	H.R. 6594, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008
July 22, 2008	State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn
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

Hearing Date	Subject
Sept. 18 , 2008	Science Under Siege: Scientific Integrity at the Environmental Protection Agency
July 31, 2008	The Recent Salmonella Outbreak: Lessons Learned and Consequences to Industry and Public Health
July 24, 2008	Long-Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers Protected for the Long Term?
June 23, 2008	Energy Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price Manipulation? – Part II
June 12, 2008	American Lives Still at Risk: When Will FDA’s Food Protection Plan Be Fully Funded and Implemented?
May 22, 2008	Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: Government Plans to Move Exotic Disease Research to the Mainland United States
May 15, 2008	In the Hands of Strangers: Are Nursing Home Safeguards Working?
May 8, 2008	Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Marketing, Education, or Deception?
April 29, 2008	The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures
April 22, 2008	FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program: Weaknesses Place Americans at Risk
April 3, 2008	Selling the Department of Energy's Depleted Uranium Stockpile: Opportunities and Challenges
March 12, 2008	Regulatory Failure: Must America Live with Unsafe Food?
Feb. 26, 2008	Contaminated Food: Private Sector Accountability
Feb. 12, 2008	Ketek Clinical Study Fraud: What Did Aventis Know?
Jan. 29, 2008	Science and Mission at Risk: FDA’s Self-Assessment
Jan. 23, 2008	Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program
Dec. 12, 2007	Energy Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price Manipulation?
Nov. 13, 2007	Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply? – Part IV – Deception in Labeling
Nov. 1, 2007	FDA Foreign Drug Inspection Program: A System at Risk
Oct. 24, 2007	NASPER: Why Has the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act Not Been Implemented?
Oct. 11, 2007	Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of Our Nation’s Food Supply? – Part III
Oct. 4, 2007	Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: The Silent Proliferation of Bio-Laboratories in the United States
Sept. 18, 2007	Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: Status Report on the Federal Government’s Assessment of New Radiation Detection Monitors
Aug. 1, 2007	Post-Katrina Health Care in the New Orleans Region: Progress and Continuing Concerns – Part II
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

Hearing Date	Subject
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
June 24, 2008	The Future of Universal Service: To Whom, By Whom, For What, and How Much?
June 10, 2008	Status of the DTV Transition: 252 Days and Counting
May 6, 2008	H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
May 1, 2008	H.R. __, Draft Legislation Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities
April 15, 2008	Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission – the 700 MHz Auction
April 1, 2008	Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium
March 11, 2008	The Role of Private Equity in the Communications Marketplace
March 5, 2008	Competition in the Sports Programming Marketplace
Feb. 27, 2008	H.R. __, a Discussion Draft on Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment
Feb. 13, 2008	Status of the DTV Transition: 370 Days and Counting
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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