Hearings

Past Hearings

Open Executive Session to consider the Nomination of Douglas H. Shulman, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue and to consider revising Subcommittee Assignments to fill vacancies Executive Session 03/06/2008
Open Executive Session to consider The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 and to consider changes to the Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Finance Executive Session 01/30/2008
Open Executive Session to consider the Nominations of Christopher A. Padilla, Christina H. Pearson, Benjamin Eric Sasse, Charles E.F. Milliard Executive Session 12/13/2007
Executive Session to consider favorably reporting an original bill entitled, “The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007” and legislation implementing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Executive Session 10/04/2007
Open Executive Session to review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, the proposed Statement of Administrative Action; an original bill entitled “American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act”; and to consider an original bill entitled “The Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007.” Executive Session 09/21/2007
Open Executive Session to consider the “The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007”; H.J. Res 43, “Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt”; and revising subcommittee assignments for the 110th Congress. Executive Session 09/12/2007
Open Executive Session to consider the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 Executive Session 07/26/2007
Open Executive Session to Consider the S.J. Res. 16, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Executive Session 07/23/2007
Open Executive Session to Consider the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 Executive Session 07/19/2007
Open Executive Session to consider an original bill entitled, the Energy Advancement and Investment Act of 2007. Executive Session 06/19/2007
Open Executive Session to consider a substitute to S. 3, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 Executive Session 04/12/2007
Executive Session to organize for the 110th Congress and to consider the nominations of Michael J. Astrue, Dean A. Pinkert, and Irving A. Williamson Executive Session 01/31/2007
Executive Session to Consider The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 Executive Session 01/17/2007
Executive session to consider a committee substitute to S. 2010, the Elder Justice Act Executive Session 08/03/2006
To review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, and to consider favorably reporting S. 3495, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam Executive Session 07/27/2006
To consider S. 1321, the Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 and and Amendment that incorporates S. 832, the Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005 Executive Session 06/28/2006
Open Executive Session to consider original bills entitled, the “Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2006”, and the “Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006” Executive Session 06/08/2006
To consider favorably reporting the nomination of Susan C. Schwab to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Executive Office of the President Executive Session 05/22/2006
Open Executive Session to consider proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, and the nomination of W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security Executive Session 05/18/2006
POSTPONED: To review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Executive Session 05/16/2006
Open Executive to consider an original bill that will include the Committee’s budget reconciliation instructions pertaining to expiring tax provisions and also additional incentives for hurricane affected areas Executive Session 11/15/2005
To review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Executive Session 11/09/2005
Open Executive Session to consider the Committee’s budget reconciliation instructions to reduce the growth of outlays as contained in H. Con. Res. 95 Executive Session 10/25/2005
Open Executive Session to consider an original bill entitled, The National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 Executive Session 07/26/2005
Open Executive Session to consider favorably reporting S. 1307, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and S. J. Res. 18, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Executive Session 06/28/2005

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