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- September 27, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation hearing on U.S. Department of Agriculture financial management issues. 9:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.[Witness List and Testimony]
- September 25, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Revitalization hearing onS. 2709, the Trade Injury Compensation Act of 2000. 9:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building (POSTPONED FROM 9/21/00)[Witness List and Testimony]
- September 20, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing regarding food safety issues. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russelll Senate Office Building. [Witness List and
Testimony]
- September 18, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization field hearing in Norristown, PA to review the Farmland Protection Act.[ Witness List and Testimony]
- September 12, 2000 -- Full Committee oversight hearing to review the operation of the Office of Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building [Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 27, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing to review proposals to establish an international school lunch program. 9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building.[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 26, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing to review the federal sugar program. 8:30 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building. [ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 20, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing to examine the implications of high energy prices on U.S. Agriculture. 9:00 a.m. in SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. [ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 18, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness hearing chaired by Senator Pat Roberts to examine the future of U.S. agricultural export programs. In addition to reviewing the benfits of current
export programs, the Subcommittee will also review the future of the programs and ways that they can be made more effective. 2:30 p.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building. [Witness List and Testimony]
- June 29, 2000 -- Business meeting to markup the following legislation: S. 2697, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000; S. 1155,
National Uniformity for Food Act of 1999; and a bill to authorize the USDA Community Facilities grant progrm for rural communities with high levels of out-migration or loss of
population. (All three bills were agreed to and passed out of Committee)
- June 21, 2000 -- Joint hearing of the Full Agriculture Committee with the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to consider the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, S. 2697. Witnesses include
members of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets; The Honorable Alan Greenspan, The Honorable Lawrence Summers, The Honorable William Rainer and the Honorable Arthur Levitt. 10:00 a.m. in SD-106 Dirksen Senate
Office Building.[Witness List and Testimony]
- June 20, 2000 -- Full Committee Business Meeting to markup legislation that will include S.1762, the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 1999, S.1066, the Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Act, and the
Chairman's Mark which includes the Grain Standards Reauthorization Title, the Authorizing Electronic Warehouse Receipts Title and a Miscellanous Title. The nominations of Christopher McLean to be Administrator of the
Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture and Michael Dunn to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board will also be considered. SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building at 9:30 a.m.[All
legislation was reported out of Committee. Nominations were reported out of the Committee]
- May 4, 2000 --Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness chaired by Senator Pat Roberts will examine carbon cycle research and the role of agriculture in reduceing climate change. SR-328A Russell Senate Office
Building at 2:00 p.m.[Witness List and Testimony]
- April 27, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Michael V. Dunn to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board of the Farm Credit Administration. 9:00 a.m. in SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office
Building.
- April 27, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing to examine pending legislation on agriculture concentration of ownership and competitiveness issues. 9:00 a.m. in SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building. [Witness List and Testimony]
- April 18, 2000 -- Field Hearing, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation Chaired by Senator Peter Fitzgerald to examine the issues facing ethanol and the biofuels industry. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in
Room 400 of the State Capitol Building, Springfield, Illinois. [Witness List and Testimony ]
- April 11, 2000 -- Nomination hearing for Christopher McLean to be Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture. 9:30 a.m. SR-328a Russell Senate Office Building
- April 11, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing regarding the MTBE crisis and the future of renewable fuels. 9:30 a.m. SR-328a Russell Senate Office Building following the nomination hearing of Mr. Christopher
McLean. [ Witness List and Testimony ]
- April 6, 2000 -- Full Committee hearing regarding the matter of interstate shipment of state inspected meat.. 9:30 a.m. SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building. [ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 22, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization hearing regarding S.1938, Senator Craig's cabin fee legislation,which updates the appraisal process to make it fair for cabin owners and
taxpayers. 3:00 p.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building. [ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 20, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation field hearing to examine the report entitled "A New Regulatory Framework" by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This subcommittee hearing
will be held in Chicago, Illinois in room 2525 at the Dirksen Federal Building, 219 South Dearborn Street at 10:00 a.m.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 14, 2000 -- POSTPONED
Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation will hold a field hearing regarding Ethanol fuels at 1:00 p.m. in Room 400 of the State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois.
- March 8, 2000 -- Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization hearing regarding the National Rural Development Partnership in SR-328A at 2:30 p.m.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 2, 2000 -- Business Meeting -- The Committee favorably passed S.345, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to
States in which animal fighting is lawful. The Committee favorably passed an original bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to improve crop insurance coverage, to provide agricultural producers with choices to manage
risk and for other purposes. The Committee also favorably approved the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa (BMA) Water Conservation Plan under the authority of Public Law 83-566 (the Small Watershed Act).
[ Text of the passed version of the Agricultural Risk Management Act ]
- March 1, 2000 -- The Committee will review the China/US trade agreement related to agriculture. What are the components of the agreement and what is the potential impact for the agricultural sector? 9:00 a.m., SR-328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- February 24, 2000 -- Business Meeting -- to Markup Crop Insurance/Risk Management and possibly other issues 10:00 a.m., SR-328A POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2 at 10:30 am in SR-328A
- February 23, 2000 -- (S. Hrg. 106-699) Water Quality – The Committee will hold an oversight hearing on water quality regulations that were proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 23. The proposed
regulations would impact agriculture and forestry. 9:00 a.m., SR-328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ] [Click here to view the Government Printing Office PDF file of the transcript
of this hearing.]
- February 10, 2000 -- CEA Re-authorization – The Committee will review the findings of the President's Working Group's Report on "Over the Counter Derivatives Markets and the Commodity Exchange Act." 9:00 a.m.,
SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- February 9, 2000 -- Dairy – The Committee will review the dairy pricing system. 9:00 a.m., SR328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- February 8, 2000 -- Dairy – The Committee will review American dairy policy: Why do we have a dairy program? What is the status of the dairy industry in America? 9:00 a.m., SH-216
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- February 3, 2000 -- Rural Satellite and Cable Systems Loan Guarantee – The Committee will examine the proposed loan guarantee program which would provide money to rural satellite and cable systems for delivery of local
broadcast stations to viewers not having access to local television channels. 9:00 a.m., SR-328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- February 1, 2000 -- (S. Hrg. 106-663) Agriculture Concentration – The Committee will examine agriculture business concentration with an emphasis on the authority of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA). 9:00 a.m., SR-328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ] [Link to GPO copy (PDF file) of the Testimony]
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