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Hearings Held in the 109th Congress

Calendar Full committee and subcommittee hearings held during the course of the 109th Congress are listed here.

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Full Committee

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 19, 2006	Improving NIH Management and Operation: A Legislative Hearing on the NIH Reform Act of 2006 Witness List	109-140
Aug. 15, 2006	Examining the Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Medicaid Program and Our Healthcare Delivery System (Field Hearing: Dalton, GA) Witness List	109-134
Aug. 10, 2006	Examining the Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Medicaid Program and Our Healthcare Delivery System (Field Hearing: Brentwood, TN) Witness List	109-134
June 29, 2006	Growth, Opportunity, Competition -- America Goes to Work Witness List	109-116
June 7, 2006	Discussion Draft of H.R. ____, Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2006 Witness List	109-106
May 11, 2006	Gasoline: Supply, Price, and Specifications Witness List	109-94
May 10, 2006	Gasoline: Supply, Price, and Specifications Witness List	109-94
May 4, 2006	World Crude Oil Pricing Witness List	109-96
May 3, 2006	H.R. ____, a bill to authorize the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to set passenger car fuel economy Witness List	109-95
March 9, 2006	Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Proposal Witness List	109-82
Feb. 15, 2006	A Review of the Administration's FY 2007 Health Care Priorities Witness List	109-113
Feb. 1, 2006	Phone Records for Sale: Why Aren't Phone Records Safe from Pretexting? Witness List	109-53
Nov. 8, 2005	Assessing the National Pandemic Flu Preparedness Plan Witness List	109-59
Sept. 8, 2005	Medicaid: Empowering Beneficiaries on the Road to Reform Witness List	109-49
Sept. 7, 2005	Hurricane Katrina's Effect on Gasoline Supply and Prices Witness List	109-32
July 19, 2005	Legislation to Reauthorize the National Institutes of Health Witness List	109-40
June 15, 2005	Medicaid Reform: The National Governors Association's Bipartisan Roadmap Witness List	109-22
March 2, 2005	Competition in the Communications Marketplace: How Technology is Changing the Structure of the Industry Witness List	109-13
Feb. 17, 2005	A Review of the Administration's FY2006 Health Care Priorities Witness List	109-35
Feb. 9, 2005	Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Proposal and the Energy Policy Act of 2005: Ensuring Jobs for Our Future with Secure and Reliable Energy Witness List	109-3
Jan. 26, 2005	Combating Spyware: H.R. 29, the SPY Act Witness List	109-10
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Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 26, 2006	Editing Hollywood's Editors: Cleaning Flicks for Families Witness List	109-144
Sept. 21, 2006	ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working? Witness List	109-142
Sept. 13, 2006	Contact Lens Sales: Is Market Regulation the Prescription? Witness List	109-139
July 25, 2006	H.R. 503, a bill to amend the Horse Protection Act Witness List	109-127
July 18, 2006	Motor Vehicle Technology and the Consumer: Views from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Witness List	109-111
July 11, 2006	CFIUS Reform: H.R. 5337, the Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act Witness List	109-110
June 20, 2006	Privacy in the Commercial World II Witness List	109-99
June 14, 2006	Violent and Explicit Video Games: Informing Parents and Protecting Children Witness List	109-105
May 17, 2006	H.R. 2048, The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005 Witness List	109-93
May 11, 2006	Social Security Numbers in Commerce: Reconciling Beneficial Uses with Threats to Privacy Witness List	109-91
May 3, 2006	Digital Content and Enabling Technology: Satisfying the 21st Century Consumer Witness List	109-90
March 29, 2006	Digital Content and Enabling Technology: Satisfying the 21st Century Consumer Witness List	109-90
March 1, 2006	Car Title Fraud: Issues and Approaches for Keeping Consumers Safe on the Road Witness List	109-64
Feb. 15, 2006	The Law and Economics of Interchange Fees Witness List	109-61
Dec. 7, 2005	Determining a Champion on the Field: A Comprehensive Review of the BCS and Postseason College Football Witness List	109-42
Nov. 16, 2005	Fair Use: Its Effects on Consumers and Industry Witness List	109-78
Nov. 10, 2005	Right to Repair: Industry Discussions and Legislative Options Witness List	109-81
Oct. 19, 2005	Protecting Property Rights After Kelo Witness List	109-55
Sept. 22, 2005	The Commerce and Consumer Protection Implications of Hurricane Katrina Witness List	109-74
July 28, 2005	Data Security: The Discussion Draft of Data Protection Legislation Witness List	109-48
June 23, 2005	Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Witness List	109-27
June 15, 2005	Product Counterfeiting: How Fakes are Undermining U.S. Jobs, Innovation, and Consumer Safety Witness List	109-26
June 9, 2005	Issues before the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Witness List	109-73
May 18, 2005 May 19, 2005	H.R. 1862, "Drug Free Sports Act" Witness List	109-15
May 11, 2005	Securing Consumer's Data: Options Following Security Breaches Witness List	109-14
April 28, 2005	Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Witness List	109-18
March 15, 2005	Protecting Consumer's Data: Policy Issues Raised by ChoicePoint Witness List	109-76
March 10, 2005	Steroids in Sports: Cheating the System and Gambling Your Health (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Health) Witness List	109-65
March 3, 2005	H.R. ____, United States Boxing Commission Act Witness List	109-6
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Subcommittee on Energy & Air Quality

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 13, 2006	Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Policy and Hydroelectric License Extensions Witness List	109-138
July 27, 2006	Discussion Draft on the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act Reauthorization and H.R. 5782, the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006 Witness List	109-133
July 19, 2006	DOE's Revised Schedule for Yucca Mountain Witness List	109-118
May 24, 2006	Vehicle and Fuels Technology: Next Generation Witness List	109-103
May 18, 2006	Unlocking America's Energy Resources: Next Generation Witness List	109-101
April 27, 2006	Pipeline Safety: A Progress Report Since the Enactment of "The Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002" Witness List	109-84
March 15, 2006	Status of the Yucca Mountain Project Witness List	109-71
Dec. 7, 2005	Understanding the Peak Oil Theory Witness List	109-41
Nov. 2, 2005	Natural Gas and Heating Oil for American Homes Witness List	109-58
Oct. 19, 2005	EIA's Report on Short-term Energy Outlook and Winter Fuels Outlook Witness List	109-80
May 26, 2005	The Administration's Clear Skies Initiative Witness List	109-39
March 10, 2005	Funding Options for the Yucca Mountain Repository Program Witness List	109-37
March 2, 2005	Clean Air Transportation Conformity Provisions Contained in H.R. 3, "Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" Witness List	109-11
Feb. 16, 2005	The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Ensuring Jobs for Our Future with Secure and Reliable Energy Witness List	109-1
Feb. 10, 2005	The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Ensuring Jobs for Our Future with Secure and Reliable Energy Witness List	109-1
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Subcommittee on Environment & Hazardous Materials

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
May 23, 2006	H.R. 2567, the Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005 Witness List	109-89
March 2, 2006	Legislation to Implement the POPs, PIC, and LRTAP POPs Agreements Witness List	109-63
Nov. 16, 2005	Superfund Laws and Animal Agriculture Witness List	109-72
Oct. 20, 2005	Comprehensively Combating Methamphetamines: Impacts on Health and Environment (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Health) Witness List	109-57
Sept. 29, 2005	Hurricane Katrina: Assessing the Present Environmental Status Witness List	109-77
Sept. 8, 2005	Electronic Waste: An Examination of Current Activity, Implications for Environmental Stewardship, and the Proper Federal Role Witness List	109-33
July 20, 2005	Electronic Waste: An Examination of Current Activity, Implications for Environmental Stewardship, and the Proper Federal Role Witness List	109-33
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Subcommittee on Health

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 28, 2006	Medicare Physician Payments: 2007 and Beyond Witness List	109-147
July 27, 2006	Medicare Physician Payment: How to Build a Payment System that Provides Quality, Efficient Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Witness List	109-130
July 25, 2006	Medicare Physician Payment: How to Build a Payment System that Provides Quality, Efficient Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Witness List	109-130
July 18, 2006	Use of Imaging Services: Providing Appropriate Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Witness List	109-132
July 13, 2006	Innovative Solutions to Medical Liability Witness List	109-117
June 28, 2006	Mental Illness and Brain Disease: Dispelling Myths and Promoting Recovery Through Awareness and Treatment Witness List	109-120
May 23, 2006	Examining the Federal Government's Partnership with America's Pharmacists Witness List	109-102
May 17, 2006	Planning for Long-Term Care Witness List	109-100
May 9, 2006	Examining the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program Witness List	109-87
May 4, 2006	The Critical Role of Community Health Centers in Ensuring Access to Care Witness List	109-86
April 27, 2006	Reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act: How to Improve the Program to Ensure Access to Care Witness List	109-88
April 6, 2006	Project Bioshield Reauthorization Issues Witness List	109-97
March 16, 2006	Legislative Proposals to Promote Electronic Health Records and a Smarter Information System Witness List	109-114
March 15, 2006	What's the Cost?: Proposals to Provide Consumers with Better Information About Healthcare Service Costs Witness List	109-70
March 1, 2006	Medicare Part D: Implementation of the New Drug Benefit Witness List	109-129
Dec. 8, 2005	Improving America's Health: Examining Federal Research Efforts for Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Pain Witness List	109-43
Nov. 17, 2005	Medicare Physician Payment: How to Build a More Efficient Payment System Witness List	109-75
Oct. 20, 2005	Comprehensively Combating Methamphetamines: Impacts on Health and Environment (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials) Witness List	109-57
Sept. 22, 2005	Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katrina (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations) Witness List	109-50
June 28, 2005	H.R. 2355, the Health Care Choice Act Witness List	109-23
June 22, 2005	Medicaid Prescription Drugs: Examining Options for Payment Reform Witness List	109-25
June 9, 2005	Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives Witness List	109-17
May 26, 2005	The Threat of and Planning for Pandemic Flu Witness List	109-21
May 18, 2005	Increasing Generic Drug Utilization: Saving Money for Patients Witness List	109-16
May 12, 2005	Specialty Hospitals: Assessing Their Role in the Delivery of Quality Health Care Witness List	109-38
April 27, 2005	Long-Term Care and Medicaid: Spiraling Costs and the Need for Reform Witness List	109-24
March 17, 2005	Setting the Path for Reauthorization: Improving Portfolio Management at the NIH Witness List	109-20
March 10, 2005	Steroids in Sports: Cheating the System and Gambling Your Health (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection) Witness List	109-65
Feb. 10, 2005	Current Issues Related to Medical Liability Reform Witness List	109-36
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Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 29, 2006	Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records? Witness List	109-131
Sept. 28, 2006	Hewlett-Packard's Pretexting Scandal Witness List	109-146
Sept. 27, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: Follow Up Issues to the Masha Allen Adoption Witness List	109-145
Sept. 26, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: The Face of a Child Predator and Other Issues Witness List	109-143
Sept. 21, 2006	Deleting Commercial Child Pornography Sites from the Internet: The U.S. Financial Industry's Efforts to Combat this Problem Witness List	109-141
Sept. 13, 2006	Continuing Ethics and Management Concerns at NIH and the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Witness List	109-136
Sept. 7, 2006	BP's Pipeline Spills at Prudhoe Bay: What Went Wrong? Witness List	109-135
July 27, 2006	Questions Surrounding the 'Hockey Stick' Temperature Studies: Implications for Cimate Change Assessments Witness List	109-128
July 26, 2006	The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health Witness List	109-124
July 19, 2006	Questions Surrounding the 'Hockey Stick' Temperature Studies: Implications for Climate Change Assessments Witness List	109-128
July 10, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children over the Internet: How the State of New Jersey is Combating Child Predators on the Internet Witness List	109-122
June 28, 2006	Making the Internet Safe for Kids: The Role of ISP's Social Networking Sites Witness List	109-123
June 27, 2006	Making the Internet Safe for Kids: The Role of ISP's Social Networking Sites Witness List	109-123
June 22, 2006	Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records? Witness List	109-131
June 21, 2006	Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records? Witness List	109-131
June 19, 2006	A Review of NRC's Reactor Oversight Process Witness List	109-104
June 14, 2006	Human Tissue Samples: NIH Research Policies and Practices Witness List	109-119
June 13, 2006	Human Tissue Samples: NIH Research Policies and Practices Witness List	109-119
June 9, 2006	Cyber Security Challenges at the Department of Energy (executive session) Witness List	109-107
June 6, 2006	The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health Witness List	109-124
May 9, 2006	Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues Witness List	109-98
May 3, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators Witness List	109-126
April 6, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators Witness List	109-126
April 4, 2006	Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need to Know About Child Predators Witness List	109-126
March 31, 2006	The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health Witness List	109-124
March 29, 2006	Public Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Infections Rates: Empowering Patients, Saving Lives Witness List	109-85
March 8, 2006	The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health Witness List	109-124
Jan. 26, 2006	Hospital Disaster Preparedness: Past, Present, and Future (Field Hearing: New Orleans, LA) Witness List	109-115
Jan. 19, 2006	A Review of DOE Paducah Site Operations (Field Hearing: Paducah, KY) Witness List	109-60
Dec. 15, 2005	Oversight and Administration of the 340B Drug Discount Program: Improving Efficiency and Transparency Witness List	109-108
Dec. 13, 2005	Safety of Imported Pharmaceuticals: Strengthening Efforts to Combat the Sales of Controlled Substances over the Internet Witness List	109-46
Nov. 17, 2005	Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues Witness List	109-62
Oct. 18, 2005	Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues Witness List	109-34
Oct. 7, 2005	A Review of GAO's Findings and Recommendations Regarding the Department of Energy's Efforts to Consolidate Surplus Plutonium Inventories Witness List	109-56
Oct. 6, 2005	FCC's E-rate Plans to Assist Gulf Coast Recovery: Ensuring Effective Implementation Witness List	109-54
Sept. 28, 2005	Guarding Against Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Post-Katrina Relief and Recovery: The Plans of the Inspectors General Witness List	109-51
Sept. 22, 2005	Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katrina (Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Health) Witness List	109-50
June 21, 2005	The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: A Review of the 661 Sanctions Committee Witness List	109-30
May 25, 2005	A Review of Community Health Centers: Issues and Opportunities Witness List	109-31
May 24, 2005	Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism: A Review of the Department of Energy's Global Threat Reduction Initiative Witness List	109-67
May 17, 2005	Subversion of Drug Testing Programs Witness List	109-47
May 16, 2005	The United Nations' Oil-for-Food Program: Saddam Hussein's Use of Oil Allocations to Undermine Sanctions and the United Nations Security Council Witness List	109-29
May 5, 2005	A Review of Ongoing Management Concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory Witness List	109-45
May 4, 2005	The State of Readiness for the 2005-2006 Flu Season Witness List	109-79
March 18, 2005	A Review of Security Initiatives at DOE Nuclear Facilities Witness List	109-66
March 16, 2005	Problems with the E-rate Program: GAO Review of FCC Management and Oversight Witness List	109-7
March 9, 2005	The Implementation of GEOSS: A Review of the All-Hazards Warning System and Its Benefits to Public Health, Energy and the Environment Witness List	109-2
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Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet

Hearing Date	Subject	Printed Hearing Serial No.
Sept. 21, 2006	ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working? Witness List	109-142
Sept. 13, 2006	Cybersecurity: Protecting America's Critical Infrastructure, Economy, and Consumers Witness List	109-137
July 20, 2006	H.R. 5785, the "Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act of 2006" Witness List	109-125
July 11, 2006	H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 Witness List	109-121
June 27, 2006	The Audio and Video Flags: Can Content Protection and Technological Innovation Coexist? Witness List	109-112
June 21, 2006	Universal Service: What Are We Subsidizing and Why? Part 1: The High-Cost Fund Witness List	109-109
May 18, 2006	H.R. 5126, the "Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006" Witness List	109-92
March 30, 2006	H.R. ____, Committee Print on the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 Witness List	109-83
Nov. 9, 2005	Staff Discussion Draft of the Internet Protocol and Broadband Services Legislation Witness List	109-68
Sept. 29, 2005	Public Safety Communications from 9/11 to Katrina: Critical Public Policy Lessons Witness List	109-52
May 26, 2005	Hearing on Staff Discussion Draft of the DTV Transition Act of 2005 Witness List	109-28
April 27, 2005	How Internet Protocol-Enabled Services Are Changing the Face of Communications: A View from Government Officials Witness List	109-4
April 20, 2005	How Internet Protocol-Enabled Services are Changing the Face of Communications: A Look at Video and Data Services Witness List	109-19
April 14, 2005	The ORBIT Act: An Examination of Progress Made in Privatizing the Satellite Communications Marketplace Witness List	109-8
March 16, 2005	How Internet Protocol-Enabled Services are Changing the Face of Communications: A Look at the Voice Marketplace Witness List	109-44
March 10, 2005	Preparing Consumers for the End of the Digital Television Transition Witness List	109-5
Feb. 17, 2005	The Role of Technology in Achieving a Hard Deadline for the DTV Transition Witness List	109-9
Feb. 9, 2005	How Internet Protocol-Enabled Services are Changing the Face of Communications: A View from Technology Companies Witness List	109-12
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