Hearings and Testimony

October, 2000

September, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-63: Review of the Implementation of Public Law 106-224, the Agricultural Risk Protection Act. (September 27, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-64: Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Act — Subcommitte on Livestock and Horticulture. (September 26, 2000)
  • Serial No 106-62: Review the Inspector General's Report on USDA’s Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment and the Urban Partnership Program — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (September 20, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-61: Designation of Certain National Forest System Lands Within the Boundaries of the State of Virginia as Wilderness Areas — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (September 19, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-60: H.R. 4013, The Upper Mississippi River Basin Conservation Act — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (September 13, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-59: Prohibition of Interstate Movement of Live Birds for Animal Fighting. (September 13, 2000)

July, 2000

June, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-56: Review Factors Affecting Domestic and International Agricultural Input Prices. (June 29, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-55: USDA’s Export and Market Promotion Programs. (June 21, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-54: H.R. 4541 The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (June 14, 2000)

May, 2000

April, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-47: H.R. 2962 The Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1999 — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture (April 13, 2000)
  • Serial No.106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy. (April 12, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-51: The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1999 — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (April 7, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy (April 3, 2000, Kutztown, PA)
  • Serial No. 106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy (April 1, 2000, West Chester, OH)

March, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-49: Review of the Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, and other Conservation Matters — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (March 31, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-48: Review of the Federal Tobacco Program (March 31, 2000, Lexington, KY) — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops
  • Serial No. 106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy (March 29, 2000, Washington, DC)
  • Serial No. 106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy. (March 27, 2000, Raleigh, NC)
  • Serial No. 106-46: Review of the U.S. Grain Standards Act. — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit (March 22, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy (March 18, 2000, Auburn, AL)
  • Serial No. 106-45: Review of the Forest Service Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2001 — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (March 8, 2000)
  • Serial No.106-50 part 1: Review of Federal Farm Policy (March 6, 2000, Lubbock, TX; March 17, Memphis, TN)

February, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-44: Pierce's Disease — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (February 22, 2000, Rutherford, CA)
  • Serial No. 106-43: The President's Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Over-the-Counter Derivative Markets and the Commodity Exchange Act — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (February 15, 2000)
  • Serial No. 106-41: Loan Guarantee Program to Promote the Delivery of Direct-to-Home Satellite Services to Rural America — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (February 9, 2000)

January, 2000

  • Serial No. 106-42: Invasive Species — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (January 31, 2000, Lake Alfred, FL)

October, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-40: Review of the EPA's New Agricultural and Silvicultural Regulatory Programs — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (October 28, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-39: The Administration's Preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial. (October 20, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-38: The National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999 and Biomass Research — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (October 19, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-37: USDA's Civil Rights Programs and Responsibilities — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (October 14, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-36: USDA's Russian Food Aid Program. (October 6, 1999)

September, 1999

August, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-33: The Status and Prospects of American Wine Production — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture (August 10, 1999, Lodi, CA)
  • Serial No. 106-32: Review the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions' Authority to Provide U.S. Futures Exchanges With Regulatory Relief — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (August 5, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-31: Review of the Operations of the Food Stamp Program — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (August 5, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-29: The Impact of the Food Quality Protection Act Implementation on Public Health — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (August 3, 1999)

July, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-30: Review of USDA's Administration of the Conservation Reserve Program — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (July 22, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-28: The County Schools Funding Revitalization Act of 1999 — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (July 15, 1999)

June, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-25: Review of Option 1-A, Federal Milk Marketing Orders — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (June 24, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-27: The Administration's Preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial. (June 23, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-23: Review the Implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (June 21, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-22: The Freedom to E-File Act — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (June 17, 1999)
  • Review the Structure and Policies of the Loan Deficiency Payment Program (June 16, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-26: Economic Sanctions and the Effect on U.S. Agriculture. (June 9, 1999)

May, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-21: The Effects of Electric Deregulation on Rural Areas and an Examination of Legislative Proposals — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (May 26, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-18: Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops (May 18, 19, 20, June 8, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106.19: Forest Service Payments to Counties — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (May 18, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-20: USDA's Final Decision for the Reform of Federal Milk Marketing Orders — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (May 5, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-3 pt III: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (May 3, 1999, Lexington, KY)

April, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-17: Mandatory Price Reporting for Livestock — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (April 29, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-15: Country-of-Origin Labeling — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (April 28, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106.16: Review the Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (April 22, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-14: Bexar-Median-Atascosa Counties Small Watershed Project and H.R. 728, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendment of 1999 — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (April 15, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-13: U.S. Forest Service Inventory and Analysis — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (April 14, 1999)

March, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-12: Review Livestock and Horticulture Issues Affecting California — Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. (March 29, 1999, Stockton, CA)
  • Serial No. 106-10: Review of the EPA's Proposed Rule on Plant Pesticides. — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops; joint with Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (March 24, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-9: Review USDA's Implementation of Disaster Assistance and Operation of Other Programs — Committee on Agriculture. (March 18, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-7: Forest Service Fiscal Year 2000 Budget — Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (March 11, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-3 pt 2: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, Part 2. — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (March 10, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-8: Loan Deficiency Payment Workload Issues — Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (March 4, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-6: Agricultural Biotechnology — Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (March 3, 1999)

February, 1999

  • Serial No. 106-11: Forest Health Maps Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. (February 24, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-3: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program—Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. (February 16, 18, 1999; Perry and Douglas, GA, and Laurinburg, NC)
  • Serial No. 106-4: State of the Agriculture Economy—Committee on Agriculture. (February 15, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-2: Review of the Agricultural Credit Outlook—Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. (February 12, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-5: Agribusiness Consolidation—Committee on Agriculture. (February 11, 1999)
  • Serial No. 106-1: Livestock Prices—Committee on Agriculture.(February 10, 1999)