HEARINGS 2001

November 15, 2001 Continuation of the Full Committee Business Meeting to markup  Titles of  S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 8:30 a.m.. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 14, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Commodity and Conservation Titles of  S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 2:00 p.m.. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 14, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Nutrition Title of  S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 10:00 a..m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 13, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Competition Title of  S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 3:00 p.m.. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 8, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Rural Development and Research Titles of S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 10:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 7, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Trade Title of S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 8:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

November 6, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to markup the Forestry and Energy Titles of S. 1628 the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 8:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

October 31, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to begin consideration of the New Federal Farm Bill (Credit Title), and S. 1519, a bill to provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists, and to confirm the organization of the Agriculture Commitee Subcommittee Assignments.  2:30 p.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

October 27, 2001 Full Committee Field Hearing on the 2002 Farm Bill. 9:00 a.m. at the City Council Chambers, Boise City Hall, Boise Idaho.  This hearing will be conducted by Senator Mike Crapo.  Witness List

October 18, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to begin consideration of the New Federal Farm Bill and to confirm the organization of the Agriculture Committee Subcommittee Membership.  This hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building.  POSTPONED

September 26, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to discuss the Administration perspective with regard to the new federal farm bill. Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture, will appear before the Committee to present the Administration views.  9:00 a.m. in SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building 

September 26, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to consider the nominations of Mr. Edward McPherson for the position of Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture and Elsa Murano for the position of Under Secretary for Food Safety, Department of Agriculture. This hearing will immediately follow the hearing listed above in SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building.

September 20, 2001 POSTPONED Full Committee Hearing todiscuss the Administration perspective with regard to the new federal farm bill. Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture, will appear before the Committee to present the Administration views.  11:00 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building

August 20, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss the new federal farm bill. 1:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 1100 2nd Avenue, NW, Stewartville, Minnesota

August 18, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss the new federal farm bill. 10:00 a.m. at the Moose Lodge, 1325 N. Cedar Street, Tipton, Iowa.

August 17, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss the new federal farm bill. Immediately following the conclusion of the Southeastern Agriculture Symposium at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

August 13, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss specialty crop issues for the new federal farm bill. 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Hilton-Grand Rapids Airport, 4747 28th Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI

August 13, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss specialty crop issues for the new federal farm bill. 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. at the Bavarian Inn Lodge, One Covered Bridge Lane, Frankenmuth, MI

August 4, 2001 Full Committee field hearing to discuss the new federal farm bill. 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium, Minnesota West Community & Technical College, 1450 Collegeway Drive, Worthington, MN

August 2, 2001 Full Committee hearing to discuss rural economic development issues for the new federal farm bill. 2:15 p.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Building.[click here to view/listen to the hearing live]

August 1, 2001 Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness chaired by Sentor Kent Conrad will meet to discuss export market share issues .9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Building

July 31, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider conservation on working lands for the next federal farm bill.  9:30 in SR-328A Senate Russell Building.

July 26, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Hilda Gay Legg to be Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture and Mark Edward Rey to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and environment and also to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. 10:30 a.m. in SR-328A Senate Russell

July 25, 2001 Full Committee business meeting to discuss the "Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act of 2001" (S.Res. 1246). [Favorably passed by full Committee by voice vote]

July 24, 2001 Full Committee hearing to discuss livestock issues for the new federal farm bill.  9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

July 19, 2001 Full Committee hearing to ellicit suggestions for the nutrition title of the new federal farm bill. 10:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

July 17, 2001 Full Committee hearing to receive testimony regarding the next federal farm bill from producer representatives and others concerning cotton, wheat, rice, sugar and peanuts. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

July 12, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider the next federal farm bill .  SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building immediately following the 8:30 a.m. nomination hearing.

July 12, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Mr. Joseph Jen for Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics and Mr. James Moseley for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. 8:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

June 28, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider the next federal farm bill.  The purpose of this hearing will be to obtain an overview of the major issue areas and issues that the Committee will be dealing with in developing a new farm bill.  The hearing will reflect the breadth of the topics and issues that must be dealt with in a comprehensive farm bill.  "This hearing will provide our Committee a view of the scope and critical importance of the issues affecting farm families, rural communities and all Americans in the next farm bill," Harkin said.  "I look forward to working with Senator Lugar and all members of the Committee in a bipartisan manner to develop a sound new farm bill." 9:00 a.m. in SD-106 Senate Dirksen Building.

May 22, 2001 Full Committee business meeting to vote out the nominations of Mr. William Hawks, for Underscretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs; Mr. Eric Bost, for Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; J.B. Penn, for Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service; Lou Gallegos, for Assistant Secretary for Administration; Mary Waters, for Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations in the President's Room after the first vote of the day.  All nominations were favorably passed out of the Committee.  All five nominees were confirmed by the Full Senate on 5/22/01.

May 16, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider White House nominations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the following nominees: Mr. William Hawks, for Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs; and Mr. Eric Bost, for Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services  9:00 am. in SR-3281 Russell Senate Office Building [Mr. Hawks and Mr. Bost were confirmed by the Full Committee on 5/22/01][Mr. Hawks and Mr. Bost were confirmed by the Full Senate on 5/22/01]

May 16, 2001 Full Committee hearing to review the credit title of the farm bill. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office.

May 9, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider White House nominations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the following nominees: J.B. Penn for Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service; Lou Gallegos for Assistant Secretary for Administration; Mary Waters for Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations  9:30 in SR 328A Russell Senate Office Building. [Mr. Penn, Mr. Gallegos and Ms. Waters were confirmed by the full Committee on 5/22/01][Mr. Penn, Mr. Gallegos and Ms. Waters were confirmed by the full Senate by 5/22/01]

April 25, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to review the Trade Title of the Farm Bill 9:00 a.m. in SR-328 Russell Seante Office Building.

March 29, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to review environmental trading opportunities for agriculture 9:00 a.m. in SR-328 Russell Senate Office Building.

March 27, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to review the Research, Extension and Education title of the Farm Bill. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.

March 24, 2001 Full Committee Field Hearing in Spencer, Iowa chaired by Senator Tom Harkin to discuss the future of the farm bill and other related agricultural and rural issues.  1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Hotel located on 605 Grand Avenue, Spencer, Iowa.

March 24, 2001 Full Committee Field Hearing in Lewis, Iowa chaired by Senator Tom Harkin to discuss the future of the farm bill and other related agricultural and rural issues. 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Wallace Foundation Learning Center located at 53020 Hitchcock Avenue in Lewis, Iowa.

March 22, 2001 Full Committee hearing on oversight of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, 9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building

March 6, 2001 Full Committee hearing to consider nutrition and school lunch programs.  9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building

March 1, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to continue the review of the statutes of the conservation programs in the current farm bill.  9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building.

February 28, 2001 Full Committee Hearing to review the statutes of conservation programs in the current farm bill.  9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Building

February 28, 2001 Full Committee Business Meeting to consider the Committee Funding Resolution, Committee Rules and Committee budget.
9:00 a.m. in SR-328A Senate Russell Building

February 26, 2001 Full Committee hearing to review matters related to the Farm Credit Administration. Specific focus will be directed to FCA's proposed regulation on national charters.Traditionally, institutions in the Farm Credit System have limited their lending activities to certain geographical regions. Under the proposed change, individual farm credit lending institutions would be able to lend to farmers and other agribusinesses nationally .  9:30 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building

January 30, 2001 Full Committee hearing to review the final report of the 21st Century Commission on Production Agriculture. The 11 member Commission was created by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996 to identify the appropriate role of the federal government in production agriculture following expiration of the FAIR Act in 2001. Commission Chairman Dr. Berry L. Flinchbaugh, professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, will present the commission's findings and recommendations.  Other members of the commission will be present for questions and discussion.  U.S. Department of Agriculture Chief Economist Dr. Keith Collins will also testify. 9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Senate Hart Building

January 30, 2001 Full Committe business meeting to conduct Committee business (whenever a quorum is present) 9:00 a.m. in SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building  POSTPONED

January 18, 2001 Full Committee Meeting to consider the nomination of Ann M. Veneman for Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture. This hearing will be chaired by Senator Tom Harkin and will be held in SD-538 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:00 a.m. on January 18, 2001.

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