NEW DEMOCRATIC-LED CONGRESS IS EXERCISING OVERSIGHT AND DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE IRAQ WAR
A List of the 71 Hearings Held On Issues Related to Iraq War
Tuesday, January 9th
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – CLOSED full committee briefing on the situation in Iraq
Wednesday, January 10th
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Where We Are: The Current Situation in Iraq.”
Thursday, January 11th
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on the way forward in Iraq
House Foreign Affairs Committee – full committee hearing on “Iraq, Part I”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. The Administration’s Plan for Iraq”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Troop Surge, Partition, Withdrawal or Strengthen the Center?”
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – full committee hearing on “Annual Threat Assessment”
Friday, January 12th
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on Iraq
Tuesday, January 16th
House Armed Services Committee - Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee hearing on Marine Corps force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Senate Judiciary Committee – full committee hearing on “The Plight of Iraqi Refugees”
Wednesday, January 17th
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on alternative perspectives on the President’s strategy for Iraq
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Defense Subcommittee holds hearing on Army and Marine Corps Readiness
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Defense Subcommittee holds closed hearing on Army and Marine Operations and Equipment Reconstruction
House Foreign Affairs Committee – full committee hearing on “Iraq, Part II”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Regional Diplomatic Strategy”
Thursday, January 18th
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on approaches to audit of reconstruction and support activities in Iraq
House Armed Services Committee - Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing on Army force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Defense Subcommittee holds closed hearing on Guard and Reserve Readiness
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Defense Subcommittee holds closed hearing on Navy and Air Force Readiness
House Budget Committee – full committee hearing on “Budgeting for War Costs”
House Select Intelligence Committee – full committee hearing on Worldwide Threats
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Military and Security Strategy”
Friday, January 19th
House Foreign Affairs Committee – full committee hearing on “Iraq: The Baker-Hamilton Commission Report. Part III”
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee holds hearing on Military Medical Readiness
Monday, January 22nd
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Defense Subcommittee holds closed hearing on Intelligence Readiness
Tuesday, January 23rd
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on Iraq’s Effect on Total Force Readiness
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans: Federalism, Side with the Majority, Strategic Redeployment, or Negotiate?”
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on “Nomination of Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General and Commander, Multi-National Forces – Iraq”
Wednesday, January 24th
House Select Intelligence Committee – CLOSED full committee hearing on Iraq Intelligence Support to Policymakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee meeting on S. Con. Res. 2, the Biden-Hagel-Levin-Snowe Bipartisan Iraq War Resolution
Thursday, January 25th
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Reconstruction Strategy”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Political Strategy”
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on “The Current Situation in Iraq and the Administration’s Recently Announced Strategy for Continued United States Assistance tot eh Iraqi Government and for an Increased United States Military Presence in Iraq”
Friday, January 26th
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee hearing on Military Medical Readiness
Tuesday, January 30th
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on the Nomination of Admiral William J. Fallon, USN, for Reappointment to the Grade of Admiral and to be Commander, United States Central Command
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Alternative Plans: The Iraq Study Group”
Senate Judiciary Committee – full committee hearing on “Exercising Congress’ Constitutional Power to End a War”
Wednesday, January 31st
House Armed Services Committee – Readiness and Air Subcommittee and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing on Army Equipment Reset/Maintaining Military Equipment in Iraq
Senate Judiciary Committee – full committee hearing on “Examining Recommendations for Improvements to Iraq’s Justice System”
Senate Armed Services Committee - CLOSED full committee briefing on the Iraq “surge” plan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Iraq in the Strategic Context, Part I”
Thursday, February 1st
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing “The Nomination of General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Chief of Staff, United States Army”
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on “Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Iraq in the Strategic Context, Part II”
Monday, February 5th
House Select Intelligence Committee – CLOSED full committee briefing on the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq
Tuesday, February 6th
House Oversight & Government Reform Committee – Full committee hearing on Waste, Fraud & Abuse: Part I – Iraq Reconstruction
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on the President’s FY 2007 and FY 2008 war supplemental requests for Iraq and Afghanistan and the Defense Authorization Request for FY 2008
Senate Budget Committee – full committee hearing on “War Costs”
Wednesday, February 7th
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on the FY 2008 Department of Defense Budget
House Oversight & Government Reform Committee – full committee hearing on Waste, Fraud & Abuse: Part II – Iraq Private Contractor Oversight
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – holds a CLOSED hearing on Iraq
Thursday, February 8th
House Appropriations Committee – CLOSED. Select Intelligence Oversight Panel holds closed hearing on the proposed FY 2007 war supplemental appropriations bill
House Appropriations Committee – State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee holds oversight hearing on assistance programs in Iraq
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee hearing on the President’s Foreign Relations Budget, including staffing diplomatic posts in Iraq
Friday, February 9th
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee holds hearing on the U.S. Army portion of the President’s FY 2007 war supplemental request
House Appropriations Committee – Military Construction/VA Subcommittee holds hearing on military quality of life, including the impact of the Iraq war
Senate Armed Services Committee – OPEN & CLOSED. Full committee hearing on the Department of Defense Inspector General’s report on the activities of the Office of Special Plans prior to the war in Iraq. Closed session followed open session.
Monday, February 12th
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee hearing on the President’s FY 2007 War Supplemental Request & the U.S. Air Force.
Tuesday, February 13th
House Armed Services Committee - The Readiness and Joint Seapower/Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees hold a hearing on U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy reset requirements
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee hearing on the President’s FY 2007 War Supplemental Request & the U.S. Navy and Marines Corps.
Wednesday, February 14th
House Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on the President’s FY 2008 budget request for the Department of the Army
House Armed Services Committee - Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee holds hearing on the challenges for the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) posed by the global terrorist threat.
Thursday, February 15th
House Armed Services Committee - Military Personnel Subcommittee holds a hearing on recruiting and retention.
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee holds a hearing on the President’s FY 2007 War Supplemental Request
House Appropriations Committee – Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Subcommittee holds a hearing on long-term health care challenges facing the military and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
House Appropriations Committee – Homeland Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on Coast Guard issues, including Coast Guard Operations in Iraq
House Select Intelligence Committee – CLOSED full committee hearing on Iran’s Involvement in Iraq
House Oversight & Government Reform Committee – full committee hearing on Iraq Reconstruction.
Senate Armed Services Committee – full committee hearing on current and future readiness of the Army and Marine Corps.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – full committee confirmation hearing on Iraq and Afghanistan Ambassadorial Nominations
Friday, February 16th
House Appropriations Committee – State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on President’s FY 2007 War Supplemental Request
House Appropriations Committee – Defense Subcommittee holds a closed hearing on the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization