Limited copies of printed transcripts are available from the Committee on Agriculture and the Government Printing Office.

November, 1998

• November 12, 1998 Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing - Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program - Sioux Falls, SD

October, 1998

• October 8, 1998 Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities - Hearing - Current Agricultural Trade Issues With Canada
• October 8, 1998 Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Estimate and Annual Performance Plan

September, 1998

• September 2, 1998 Agriculture Committee Hearing Removing the Roadblocks to Responsible Forest Management
• September 23, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1998

August, 1998

• August 5, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing Food Stamp Verification Act of 1998

July, 1998

• July 29, 1998 Agriculture Committee - Hearing Forest Service Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998
• July 30, 1998 Agriculture Committee Testimony State of the Agricultural Economy - Washington, DC
• July 30, 1998 Agriculture Committee Hearing - State of the Agricultural Economy

June, 1998

• June 3, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing - Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1998
• June 4, 11, 1998 Agriculture Committee Hearings Fiscal Accountability in the U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC
• June 10, 1998 Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing Regulation of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market - Washington, DC
• June 10, 1998 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Hearing Review the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
• June 18, 1998 Agriculture Committee Hearing Recreational Cabin Fees
• June 24, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing Oversight Hearing of the Food Quality Protection Act
• June 25, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act
• June 25, 1998 Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities - Hearing Review of the Administration's Use of Agricultural Export Programs

May, 1998

• May 13, 1998 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research; Joint with Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Activities of the EPA Related to Livestock Feeding Options - Washington, DC
• May 20, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing H.R. 3766, the Plant Protection Act
• May 20, 1998 Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Hearing Implementation of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System
• May 21, 1998 Agriculture Committee - Hearing U.S. Agriculture, the Asian Financial Crises, and the International Monetary Fund - Washington, DC

March, 1998

• March 3, 1998 Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee - Hearing USDA Year 2000 Compliance Act
• March 5, 1998 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Hearing - Implementation of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program - Washington, DC
• March 11, 1998 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Hearing - USDA Farm Loan Programs - Washington, DC
• March 18, May 12, June 17, July 22, 1998 Review the 1999 World Trade Organization Multilateral Negotiations on Agricultural Trade
• March 26, 1998 Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Hearing USDA's Proposed Rule for the Reform of Federal Milk Marketing Orders - Washington, DC

February, 1998

• February 3, 1998 Risk Management and Specialty Crops Subcommittee - Hearing Review the Impact of the Tobacco Settlement on Producers - Washington, DC
• February 4, 1998 General Farm Commodities Subcommittee - Hearing Asian Financial Crises - Washington, DC
• February 5, 1998 Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing Review the Enforcement of the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Food Stamp Act
• February 26, 1998 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing U.S. Trade in Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry - Washington, DC

January, 1998

• January 22, February 17, April 1, 1998 Risk Management and Specialty Crops Subcommittee - Hearings Specialty Crop Agricultural Issues Relating to the 1999 WTO Negotiations - West Palm Beach, FL, Riverside, CA, Washington, DC

November, 1997

• November 5, 1997 Subcommitee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program - Washington, DC
• November 6, 1997 General Farm Commodities Subcommittee - Hearing Agricultural Transportation Issues and the Current Rail Grain Situation - Washington, DC
• November 13, 1997 Agriculture Committee - Hearing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Proposal to Restore a Fish Passage Corridor Through Elk Creek Dam - Medford, OR

October, 1997

• October 7, 1997 Agriculture Committee Hearing Forest Recovery Act of 1997 - Washington, DC
• October 9, 1997 General Farm Commodities Subcommittee - Hearing Agriculture Economic Outlook - Washington, DC
• October 10, 1997 Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee - Hearing U.S. Department of Agriculture's Government Performance Review Act - Washington, DC
• October 22, 29 1997 Risk Management and Specialty Crops Subcommittee - Hearings Review the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Government Performance Results Act Plan - Washington, DC
• October 23, 1997 Agriculture Committee - Hearing Civil Rights Legislation and Other Issues - Washington, DC
• October 23, 1997 General Farm Commodities Subcommittee - Hearing Fast Track Trade Negotiating Authority - Washington, DC
• October 30, 1997 Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee - Hearing Waste and Abuse in the Administration of the Food Stamp Program - Washington, DC

September, 1997

• September 11, 1997 Department Operation, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing Review the Public-Private Partnership of Food Banks - Washington, DC
• September 16, 1997 Agriculture Committee - Hearing EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards on Ozone and PM 2.5 - Washington, DC
• September 17, 1997 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing Forage Improvement Act of 1997 - Washington, DC

July, 1997

• July 15, 1997 Agriculture Committee Hearing Wildfire Management in the United States - Washington, DC
• July 23, 1997 Risk Management and Specialty Crops Subcommittee Hearing Review of Policy Alternatives Relating to Agricultural Trade Options - Washington, DC

June, 1997

• June 5, 12, 19, 1997 Agriculture Committee - Hearings Forest Ecosystem Health in the United States - Washington, DC
• June 11, 1997 Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research Subcommittee Hearing Review of the 1997 Conservation Reserve Program Contract Announcement - Washington, DC
• June 12, 1997 Agriculture Committee Hearing Further Scientific Comment on the Oliver Forest Health Report - Washington, DC
• June 17, 18, July 9, 22 1997 Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research Subcommittee Hearing Regarding the role of Federal, State, and Private Research - Washington, DC
• June 18, 1997 Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research Subcommittee Hearing Regarding public/private partnership efforts in agricultural research - Washington, DC
• June 19, 1997 Agriculture Committee Hearing Forest Ecosystem Health in the Inland West and Northeastern United States - Washington, DC
• June 25, 1997 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing Status and Prospects for Trade in Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Products between the United States and East Asia - Washington, DC
• June 26, 1997 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing H. R. 1789, the Reauthorization of the Dairy Indemnity Program - Washington, DC

May, 1997

• May 8, 1997 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing The Status and Prospects for Trade in Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Products between the United States and the European Union - Washington, DC
• May 14, 1997 Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing Review of information technology practices at USDA - Washington, DC
• May 15, 1997 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Hearing Status of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Progress in Implementing the Dairy Reforms as outlined Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Hearings under the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 - Washington, DC
• May 20, 1997 Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research Subcommittee Hearing Review of Financing of Roads on the National Forests - Washington, DC

April, 1997

• April 9, 1997 Agriculture Committee and Resources Committee Joint Hearing Forest Ecosystem Health in the United States - Washington, DC
• April 10, 1997 Subcommitte on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing Implementation of Sec. 192, Risk Management Education, of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996 - Washington, DC
• April 15, 16, and 17, 1997 Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops - Hearing Review Reform of the Commodity Exchange Act and provisions of H.R. 467, the Commodity Exchange Act Amendments of 1997 - Washington, DC
• April 17, 1997 Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities - Hearing Oversight of the North American Free Trade Agreement - Washington, DC
• April 23, 1997 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Hearing Review of air quality issues relating to the agricultural industry - Washington, DC
• April 24, 1997 Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops/Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities - Joint Hearing Review the Effectiveness of Agricultural Export Programs - Washington, DC

March, 1997

• March 12, 1997 Subcommittee on Department Operation, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing To review the status of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) for the Food Stamp Program implementation - Washington, DC
• March 18, 1997 Agriculture Committee Hearing Agriculture trade into the 21st century - Washington, DC
• March 19, July 17, 1997 Subcommittee on Department Operation, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture - Hearing To review the treatment of minority and limited resource producers by USDA - Washington, DC

February, 1997

• February 21, 1997 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Field Hearing Regarding the Availability of Agricultural Credit - Lubbock, Texas
• February 26, 1997 Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research - Hearing To review the Conservation Reserve Program Final Regulations - Washington, DC

January, 1997

• January 16, 1997 Agriculture Committee Field Hearing Examination of Forest Ecosystem Health and Management of the National Forest System in the Pacific Northwest - Sunriver, Oregon