Hearings

Committee Holds Hearing on Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq” on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Medicare Part D

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “The Medicare Drug Benefit: Are Private Insurers Getting Good Discounts for the Taxpayer?” on Thursday, July 24, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Terminations of Individual Health Insurance Policies

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is holding a hearing titled, “Business Practices in the Individual Health Insurance Market: Terminations of Coverage” on Thursday, July 17, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Manufacturers of FEMA’s Toxic Trailers

As part of its continuing investigation into the FEMA’s toxic trailers, the Committee held a hearing on July 9, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the role of four manufacturers who provided trailers with dangerous levels of formaldehyde to victims of the Gulf Cost hurricanes in 2005.

Committee Holds Hearing on Governance and Financial Accountability of Rural Cooperatives: The Pedernales Experience

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Governance and Financial Accountability of Rural Cooperatives: The Pedernales Experience” on Thursday, June 26, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-Town: One Year Later

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-Town: One Year Later” on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Examination of AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government” on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Grantmaking Practices at the Department of Justice

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Examining Grantmaking Practices at the Department of Justice” on Thursday, June 19, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on 2010 Census

The Full Committee and the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives held a joint hearing on “2010 Census: Assessing the Census Bureau’s Progress,” at 10:00 a.m. on June 11, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability Lapses in Multiple Funds for Iraq

The Committee held a hearing titled, “Accountability Lapses in Multiple Funds for Iraq” on Thursday, May 22, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on EPA's New Ozone Standards

The Committee held holding a hearing titled, “EPA’s New Ozone Standards” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Defense Base Act Insurance

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Defense Base Act Insurance: Are Taxpayers Paying Too Much?” on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Whether FDA Regulation Should Bar Liability Claims

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Should FDA Drug and Medical Device Regulation Bar State Liability Claims?” on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearings on the Lack of Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity

The Committee held two days of hearings on the impact of the Administration’s Medicaid regulations on hospital emergency surge capacity and the ability of hospitals to respond to a mass casualty event, such as a terrorist attack using conventional explosives or natural disaster.

Committee Holds Hearing on Defense Department Acquisitions

The Full Committee and the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee held a joint hearing titled, “Oversight of Defense Department Acquisitions” on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing Assessing the Evidence of Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs

The Committee held a hearing titled, “Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence” on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Preventable Epidemic

The Committee held a hearing titled, “Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Preventable Epidemic” at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

2010 Census, Progress on the Development of the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) Program and the Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS)

On April 9, at 2:00 p.m., the Committee held a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives to examine the Field Data Collection Automation Program and the Decennial Response Integration System.

Committee Holds Hearing on CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Executive Compensation II: CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis” on Friday, March 7, at 10:00 a.m., in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Committee Holds Hearing on Electronic Records Preservation at the White House

At 10:00 a.m., on February 26, 2008, the Committee held a hearing entitled “Electronic Records Preservation at the White House.”

Committee Holds Second Day of Hearings on the Mitchell Report and Steroids in Baseball

The full Committee held a hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2.” This hearing examined allegations of steroid use by Roger Clemens and several other major league players that appeared in Senator George Mitchell’s Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball.

Committee Holds Hearing on Myths and Facts about Human Growth Hormone, B12, and Other Substances

The full Committee held a hearing at 10:00 a.m. to examine the myths and facts about performance-enhancing substances such as human growth hormone, B12 and other substances.

Full Committee Holds Hearing on CDC Program Providing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

The full Committee held a hearing on “Addressing the Screening Gap: The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.” The hearing examined the National Breast and Cervical Cancer program which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide mammograms, pap smears, and other screening exams for breast and cervical cancer to low-income women without another source of coverage.

Investigation into Veterans' Charities Continues

The Committee held a hearing entitled “Assessing Veteran’s Charities – Part Two.” This hearing focused on charities operated by Roger Chapin, who failed to comply with a subpoena compelling his testimony at the December 13 hearing. Over the past 40 years, Mr. Chapin has established and operated more than 20 charitable organizations, including a number of veterans’ and military-oriented charities. Questions have been raised about the practices of his current charitable organizations.

Hearing on Steroids in Major League Baseball and the Mitchell Report

The full Committee held a hearing entitled “The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball.” This hearing examined Senator George Mitchell’s investigation into the illegal use of steroids in Major League Baseball.

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