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November 2000    
Tues, November 21 Full Committee "Baseball's Revenue Gap: Pennant For Sale?"
October  2000    
Fri., October 13 Sub CJO "Oversight of the United States Sentencing Commission: Are the Guidelines Being Followed?"
Mon., October 9 Full Committee "Utah's Digital Economy and the Future: Peer-to-Peer and Other Emerging Technologies."
Tues., October 3 Sub Youth Viol. Oversight of the Office of Justice Programs: Program Performance - Drug Courts.
Tues., October 3 Sub Courts Continuation of Oversight on the Wen Ho Lee Case.
September  2000    
Thur., September 28 Sub Antitrust "Agricultural Competition: An Overview."
Wed., September 27 Sub Courts "Oversight on the Wen Ho Lee Case."
Tues., September 26 Joint/w Intelligence "Oversight on the Wen Ho Lee Case."
Mon., September 25 Sub Courts "Oversight Hearing of USDA's Administrative Procedures Regarding the Packers and Stockyards Act."
Thur., September 21 Full Committee Violence in the Media: Antitrust Implications of Self-Regulation
Wed., September 20 Full Committee Violence in the Media: Antitrust Implications of Self-Regulation
Wed., September 6 Sub Courts "The 'Carnivore' Controversy: Electronic Surveillance and Privacy in the Digital Age."
Wed., September 6 Full Committee “S. 721 Allowing Cameras and Electronic Media in the Courtroom”
August  2000    
Wed., August 30 Sub Terrorism “Local and Federal Responses to Identity Theft”
July 2000    
Thur., July 27 Sub CJO "Security for Executive Branch Officials."
Wed., July 26 Sub Courts “Continuation of the Waco Investigation”
Mon., July 24
Sub Courts "United/US Airways Merger."
Tues., July 25
Full Committee "Judicial Nominations."
Wed., July 12 Sub Terrorism “Identity Theft: How to Protect and Restore Your Good Name”
Wed., July 12 Full Committee "Judicial Nominations."
Tues., July 11 Full Committee "The Future of Digital Music: Is there an Upside to Downloading?"'
Mon., July 10 Sub Antitrust "United/US Airways Merger."
Fri., July 7 Full Committee The Emerging Drug Threats and Perils Facing Utah's Youth Field Hearing: Cedar City, Utah
Thur., July 6 Full Committee
The Emerging Drug Threats and Perils Facing Utah's Youth Field Hearing: Cedar City, Utah - Continuation
JUNE 2000    
Wed., June 28 Full Committee "Former U.S. World War II POWs: A Struggle for Justice."'
Wed., June 28 Sub Terrorism “Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism”

Tues., June 27

Sub Courts "Continuation of Oversight Hearing on 1996 Campaign Finance Investigations."
Mon., June 26 Sub Antitrust United/US Airways Merger. (field hearing)
Thur., June 22 Sub CJO "Fugitives: The Chronic Threat to Safety, Law and Order."
Wed., June 21 Sub Courts "Continuation of Oversight Hearing on 1996 Campaign Finance Investigations."
Wed., June 21 Full Committee "Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System."
Thur., June 15 Full Committee "Judicial Nominations"
Wed., June 14 Sub Antitrust "Airline Competition in the Wake of the Proposed United Airlines/US Airways Merger."
Tues., June 13 Full Committee “Post-Conviction DNA Testing: When is Justice Served?”
Wed., June 7 Sub Antitrust "Competition and Safety in the Delivery of Anesthesia Services."
Tues., June 6 Sub Courts "Continuation of Oversight Hearing on 1996 Campaign Finance Investigations."
May 2000    
Thur., May 25 Full Committee "Judicial Nominations"
Thur., May 25 Full Committee "Internet Security and Privacy."
Wed., May 24 Courts Sub "Oversight Hearing on 1996 Campaign Finance Investigations."
Tues., May 16 CJO Sub "Threats to Federal Law Enforcement Officers."
Mon., May 15 CJO Sub "Our Schools - Violence Prevention that Works."
Wed., May 10 Full Committee "Judicial Nominations"
Tues., May 9 CJO Sub Caribbean Drug Trafficking: Return of the Caribbean Connection.”
Thur., May 4 Immigration Sub "The Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 1999."
Tues., May 2 Courts Sub “The LaBella Memorandum”
Tues., May 2 Antitrust Sub "Airline Competition: Clear Skies or Turbulence Ahead."
April  2000    
Thur., April 27 Full Committee "Judicial Nominations"
Tues., April 25 Full Committee "The Pain Relief Promotion Act."
Fri., April 21 Technology Sub Cyber Attack: Improving Prevention and Prosecution
Thur., April 13 Immigration Sub "The Mother Teresa Religious Worker Act."
Wed., April 12 Courts Sub “A Continuation of the Investigation of the Dr. Peter Lee Case”
Thur., April 6 CJO Sub "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons."
Wed., April 5 Full Committee "A Continuation of the Investigation of the Dr. Peter Lee Case"
March 2000    
Thur., March 30 Constitution Sub "Racial Profiling Within Law Enforcement Agencies."
Wed., March 29 Courts Sub "Oversight on the Dr. Peter Lee Case."
Tues., March 28 Technology Sub “Cyber Attacks: Removing Roadblocks to Investigation and Information Sharing”
Thur., March 23 Full Committee Nomination Hearing
Wed., March 22 Anittrust Sub "Antitrust Oversight"
Tues., March 7 Courts Sub “Counterintelligence Reform Act of 2000.”
Tues., March 7 Technology Sub “ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen to your Good Name.”
Wed., March 1 Courts Sub “Overview of Contractual Mandatory Binding Arbitration.”
Wed., March 1 Full Committee “Cuba’s Oppressive Government and The Struggle for Justice"
February 2000    
Tues., February 29 CJO Sub "Internet Denial of Service Attacks and the Federal Response ."
Tues., February 29 Full Committee "AOL/Time Warner Merger"
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Wed., February 23 Full Committee "Protecting Our Silent Victims: The Unborn Victim of Violence Act"
Tues., February 22 Full Committee Nominations Hearing
Thur., February 10 Immigration Sub "Enhancing Border Security"
Thur., February 3 CJO Sub "Report of the Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement."
Tues., February 1 Technology Sub “Cyber Attack: The National Protection Plan and its Privacy Implications”
     


NOVEMBER      1999

 
 
Mon. November 15, 1999
Youth Violence Subcommittee Hearing
“Resurgence of Heroin Use and Its Effect on Youth”
Witnesses:
Dr. Alan Leshner, Dr. Charles O'Brien, William R. Nelson, The Honorable Thomas C. Maloney, Sgt. Tony Hernandez, Marie L. Allen, Maria Matos, Sally Taylor Allshouse

November 10, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
Nominations Hearing
Nominees:
Thomas L. Ambro of Delaware
Kermit E. Bye of North Dakota
George B. Daniels of New York
Joel A. Pisano of New Jersey
Frederic D. Woocher of California
November 4, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“The MCI WorldCom/Sprint Merger -- A Competition Review.”
Witnesses:
Bernard J. Ebbers, William T. Esrey, James F. Rill, Gene Kimmelman, Tod A. Jacobs

November 2, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Big Government Lawsuits: Are policy driven lawsuits in the public interest?.”
Witnesses:
The Honorable Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), The Honorable Jack Reed (D-RI), The Honorable Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jonathan Turely, Don Ryan, Matthew Myers, Victor E. Schwartz, Lt. General William M. Keys (Ret.), R. Bruce Josten

November 2, 1999
House of Representatives Cmte. on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
and the Senate Cmte. on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
“Bankruptcy Judgeship Needs.”
Witnesses:
The Honorable Jack Kingston ,The Honorable Michael N. Castle , The Honorable Steny H. Hoyer , The Honorable Ed Bryant ,The Honorable Michael J. Melloy , The Honorable Mary Davies Scott ,Hugh M. Ray, Esquire , Ford Elsaesser, Esquire


OCTOBER      1999



Thur. October 28, 1999
Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition Subcommittee
"The Viacom/CBS Merger: Media Competition and Consolidation in the New Millennium."
Witnesses:
The Honorable Paul Wellstone (D-MN) , Sumner M. Redstone , Mel Karmazin , Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Larry Grossman, David Waterman


Wed. October 27, 1999
Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee
“The Justice Department's Response to International Parental Kidnapping.”
Witnesses:
The Honorable James K. Robinson ,Ms. Jamison S. Borek, Lady Catherine Meyer, Ms. Laura Kingsley Hong ,Mr. John J. Lebeau, Jr., Mr. Craig E. Stein, Mr. Ernie Allen

Wed. October 27, 1999
Full Committee
“Terrorism: Victims’ Access to Terrorist Assets.”
Witnesses:
The Honorable Connie Mack (R-FL) , The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) , Stuart E. Eizenstat, Stephen M. Flatow, Maggie Alejandro Khuly, Dr. Allan Gerson, Dr. Patrick Clawson, Leonard Garment

Tues. October 26, 1999
Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
“Chinese Espionage at U.S. Nuclear Facilities and the Transfer of U.S. Technology to China.”
Witnesses:
Mr. John Dion, Mr. James Griffin, Mrs. Fran Townsend, Mr. Neal Gallagher, Mr. David Kitchen, Mr. Craig Schmitt, Mr. Lawrence Parkinson

Tues. October 26, 1999
Full Committee
Judicial Nominations
Nominees:
Virginia A. Phillips, Anne Claire Williams, Frank H. McCarthy, Faith S. Hochberg

Thur. October 21, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee
“America's Workforce Needs in the 21st Century”
Witnesses:
Phil Gramm, Charles Robb, Susan DeFife, Julie Holdren, Roberta Katz, Dr. Robert D. Atkinson, William Archey

 
Wed. October 20, 1999
Full Committee
“The Justice Department’s Role and the FALN”
Witnesses:
The Honorable Eric Holder, Mr. Roger Adams

October 7, 1999
Full Committee
"Sentencing Commission Nominations”
Nominees:
Richard Linn, Ronald A. Guzman, William J. Haynes, Jr., Barbara M. Lynn, Diana E. Murphy, Ruben Castillo, Sterling R. Johnson, Jr., Elton J. Kendall, Michael E. O’Neill, William K. Sessions III, John R. Steer

October 6, 1999
Terrorism, Technology & Government Information
“Critical Information Infrastructure Protection: the Threat is Real.”
Witnesses:
Mr. John S. Tritak, Mr. Michael A. Vatis, Mr. Jack Brock

October 6, 1999
Full Committee
"Solving the Problem of Scholarship Scams: S. 1455, The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 1999".
Witnesses:
Sheila F. Anthony, Susan O’Flaherty, Mark Kantrowitz, Sanjeev Bery

October 5, 1999
Subcommittee on Adminstrative Oversight and the Courts
"Finding Solutions to the Asbestos Litigation Problem: S. 758, the Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act of 1999."
Witnesses:
The Honorable George Gekas, The Honorable James Moran, The Honorable Chris Cannon, The Honorable Robert Scott, Professor Christopher Edley, Mr. Jonathan P. Hiatt, Mr. Sam Heyman, Ms. Karen Kerrigan, Mr. Richard Middleton, The Honorable Conrad L. Mallett, Jr., Professor Michael Green, Professor Richard Nagareda, Professor Paul Verkuil

SEPTEMBER      1999



Wed. September 29, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Executive Nominations.”
Witnesses:
Q. Todd Dickinson and John W. Marshall

Tues. September 28, 1999
Youth Violence Subcommittee Hearing
“Juvenile Intervention Programs that Work.”
Witnesses:
Mr. Robbie Callaway, Mr. Clyde McGuire, Mr. Robert Martin, Chief Richard Poundsberry

 
Thur. September 23, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee Hearing
“INS Reform"
Witnesses:

 
Thur. September 16, 1999
Youth Violence Subcommittee Hearing
"Office of Justice Programs Oversight: Examining the OJP Reorganization Plan."
Witnesses:

Wed. September 15, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Clemency for Members of the FALN.”
Witnesses:

Tues. September 14, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
Judicial Nominations
Witnesses:

Tues. September 14, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
Hate on the Internet
Witnesses:

Thur. September 9, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Protecting Religious Liberty.”
Witnesses:

AUGUST      1999



 
Wed. August 4, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee Hearing
“Annual Refugee Consultation.”
Witnesses:

Wed. August 4, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Pipeline Drugs: Proposed Remedies for Relief in S.1192.”
Witnesses:

Wed. August 4, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
Department of Justice Nominations
Witnesses:

JULY      1999


Thur. July 29, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Judicial Nominations.”
Witnesses:

Wed. July 28, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Combatting Methamphetamine Proliferation in America.”
Witnesses:

Tues. July 27, 1999
Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee
“Oversight of the Criminal Division of the Justice”
Witnesses:

Thur. July 22, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Cybersquatting and Consumer Protection: Ensuring Domain Name Integrity.”
Witnesses:

Wed. July 21, 1999

JUNE      1999



Wed. June 23, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Religious Liberty”
Witnesses:

Tues. June 22, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“S.952, Stadium Financing and Franchise Relocation Act of 1999.”
Witnesses:

Wed. June 16, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
Judicial Nominations Hearing
Witnesses:

Tues. June 15, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“S.952, Stadium Financing and Franchise Relocation Act of 1999.”
Witnesses:

Fri. June 11, 1999
Youth Violence Field Hearing
"Training First Responders into the 21st Century".
Witnesses:



Thur. June 10, 1999
Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing, 2pm, SD226
The Competitive Implications of the Proposed Goodrich/Coltec Merger
Witnesses:

Tues., June 8, 1999
Full Committee Hearing , 10 am, S407 of the Capitol
"Closed DOJ Oversight"
Witnesses:

MAY      1999



Wed. May 26, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee
“Immigrant Contributions to the US Armed Forces.”
Witnesses:

Tues. May 25, 1999
Full Committee
“Copyright Office Report on Distance Education in the Digital Environment.”
Witnesses:

Mon. May 24, 1999
Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee
“Bureau of Prisons Oversight: The Importance of Federal Prison Industries”
Witnesses:

May 13, 1999
Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee
“The Clinton Justice Department's Refusal to Enforce the Law on Voluntary Confessions.”
Witnesses:

May 12, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee
"Meeting the Workforce Needs of American Agriculture, Farm Workers, and the U.S. Economy"
Witnesses:

May 11, 1999
Full Committee
“Combatting Hate Crimes: Promoting a Responsive and Responsible Role for the Federal Government.”
Witnesses:

May 10, 1999
Adminstrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
“Administrative Oversight of the Investigation of TWA Flight #800.”
Witnesses:

Wed. May 5, 1999
Full Committee Hearing
“Department of Justice Oversight.”
Witnesses:


May 4, 1999
Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition Subcommittee
International Antitrust
Witnesses:

May 4, 1999
Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
S. 353, The Class Action Fairness Act
Witnesses:

May 5, 1999
Full Committee
“Department of Justice Oversight.”
Witnesses:

May 5, 1999
Youth Violence Subcommittee
“Reducing Juvenile Violence through Recognition of Early Warning Signs.”
Witnesses:

May 1, 1999
Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights Subcommittee
Field Hearing at The Old Courthouse
11 N. 4th Street, St. Louis, MO
"Protecting the Rights of Victims of Crime: The Need for a National Solution."
Witnesses:

APRIL      1999


April 28, 1999
Full Committee
S.J.Res.14, Proposing a Constitutional Amendment authorizing Congress to prohibit the desecration of the American Flag
Witnesses:

April 27, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee
“The Need for Additional Border Patrol at the Northern and Southern Borders.”
Witnesses:

April 21, 1999
Full Committee
“Privacy in the Digital Age: Discussion of Issues Surrounding the Internet.”
Witnesses:

April 20, 1999
Subcommittee on Youth Violence
and
Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
“Domestic Preparedness in the Next Millenium.”
Witnesses:

April 20, 1999
Full Committee
S.J.Res.14, Proposing a Constitutional Amendment authorizing Congress to prohibit the desecration of the American Flag
Witnesses:

April 14, 1999
Immigration Subcommittee
“Kosovo Refugee Crisis.”
Witnesses:

April 13, 1999
Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition Subcommittee
"S. 467, The Antitrust Merger Review Act: Accelerating FCC Review of Mergers"
Witnesses:

MARCH      1999



March 25, 1999
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Subcommittee
“The Midwest Methamphetamine Crisi: Developing A Plan For Federal, State and Local Cooperation"
Witnesses:

March 25, 1999
Subcommittee on Youth Violence
“The President's OJP Budget: Undercutting Local Law Enforcement in the 21st Century.
Witnesses:

March 24, 1999
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight
The Effect of State Ethics Rules on Federal Law Enforcement
Witnesses:

March 24, 1999
Full Committee
“S.J.Res. 3, A Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims.”
Witnesses:

March 23, 1999
Terrorism, Technology & Government Information
Internet Gambling
Witnesses:

March 22, 1999
Subcommittee on Youth Violence
and
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight
“Review of DOJ Firearm Prosecutions.”

March 12, 1999
Full Committee
Department of Justice Oversight

March 11, 1999
Subcommittee on Adminstrative Oversight and the Courts
House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Bankruptcy Reform

March 9, 1999
Full Committee
Interstate Alcohol Sales and the 21st Amendment

March 1, 1999
Full Committee
The Y2K Bill: The Next Generation

FEBRUARY      1999



February 25, 1999
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition
The Third Anniversary of the Telecom Act: A Competition and Antitrust Review.

JANUARY      1999



January 28, 1999
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee Hearing
“S. 247, Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act.”

January 27, 1999
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition
“Satellite/Cable Competition: An Examination of the Echostar/MCI Deal”

January 6, 1999
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