Agriculture Committee Hearing Transcripts - US House of Representatives

Agriculture Committee Hearings (including hearings of the subcommittees and hearings of the full committee)
Note: you can also find specific subcommittee hearings and the subcommittee rosters from the subcommittees page.
This page lists 1999 and 2000 hearings. Check the Committee Archives for 1997 - 1998 in the 105th Congress.
Limited copies of hearings are available from the Committee on Agriculture.

Jump to 2000 Hearings

February 10, 1999
Livestock Prices--Committee on Agriculture. Serial No. 106-1

February 11, 1999
Agribusiness Consolidation--Committee on Agriculture. Serial No. 106-5

February 12, 1999: Review of the Agricultural Credit Outlook--Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. Serial No. 106-2
February 15, 1999: State of the Agriculture Economy--Committee on Agriculture. Serial No. 106-4
February 16, 18, 1999: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program--Field hearings, Perry and Douglas, GA, and Laurinburg, NC,
February 24, 1999: Forest Health Maps Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Serial No. 106-11
March 3, 1999: Agricultural Biotechnology
March 4, 1999: Loan Deficiency Payment Workload Issues
March 10, 1999: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, Part 2.
March 11, 1999: Forest Service Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Serial No. 106-7
March 18, 1999: Review USDA's Implementation of Disaster Assistance and Operation of Other Programs. Committee on Agriculture. Serial No. 106-9
March 24, 1999: Review of the EPA's Proposed Rule on Plant Pesticides. Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops; joint with Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Serial No. 106-10
March 29, 1999, Stockton, CA: Review Livestock and Horticulture Issues Affecting California
April 14, 1999: U.S. Forest Service Inventory and Analysis.
April 15, 1999: Bexar-Median-Atascosa Counties Small Watershed Project and H.R. 728, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendment of 1999
April 22, 1999: Review the Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act.
April 28, 1999: Country-of-Origin Labeling
April 29, 1999: Mandatory Price Reporting for Livestock
May 3, 1999, Lexington, KY: Review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program
May 5, 1999: USDA's Final Decision for the Reform of Federal Milk Marketing Orders
May 18, 1999: Forest Service Payments to Counties
May 18, 19, 20, June 8, 1999: Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Serial No. 106-18
May 26, 1999: The Effects of Electric Deregulation on Rural Areas and an Examination of Legislative Proposals.
June 9, 1999: Economic Sanctions and the Effect on U.S. Agriculture. Serial No. 106-26
June 16, 1999: Review the Structure and Policies of the Loan Deficiency Payment Program
June 17, 1999: The Freedom to E-File Act
June 21, 1999: Review the Implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan
June 23, 1999: The Administration's Preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial. Serial No. 106-27
June 24, 1999: Review of Option 1-A, Federal Milk Marketing Orders
July 15, 1999: The County Schools Funding Revitalization Act of 1999
July 22, 1999: Review of USDA's Administration of the Conservation Reserve Program
August 3, 1999: The Impact of the Food Quality Protection Act Implementation on Public Health
August 5, 1999: Review of the Operations of the Food Stamp Program.
August 5, 1999: Review the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions' Authority to Provide U.S. Futures Exchanges With Regulatory Relief
August 10, 1999, Lodi, CA: The Status and Prospects of American Wine Production.
September 14, 15, 1999: Review the Farm Financial Crises. Serial No. 106-34
September 18, 1999, Hutchinson, KS: Review of the Farm Economy. Serial No. 106-35
October 6, 1999: USDA's Russian Food Aid Program. Serial No. 106-36
October 14, 1999: USDA's Civil Rights Programs and Responsibilities.
October 19, 1999: The National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999 and Biomass Research
October 20, 1999: The Administration's Preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial. Serial No. 106-39
October 28, 1999: Review of the EPA's New Agricultural and Silvicultural Regulatory Programs.

Hearings during 2000

January 31, 2000, Lake Alfred, FL: Invasive Species
February 9, 2000: Loan Guarantee Program to Promote the Delivery of Direct-to-Home Satellite Services to Rural America
February 15, 2000: The President's Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Over-the-Counter Derivative Markets and the Commodity Exchange Act.
February 22, 2000, Rutherford, CA: Pierce's Disease
March 6, 2000, Lubbock, TX; March 17, Memphis, TN
March 8, 2000
March 18, 2000, Auburn, AL
March 22, 2000
March 27, 2000, Raleigh, NC
March 29, 2000
March 31, 2000
March 31, 2000
April 1, 2000, West Chester, OH
April 3, 2000, Kutztown, PA
April 7, 2000
April 12, 2000
April 13, 2000. H.R. 2962
May 1, 2000, Woodland, CA
May 2, 2000, Sioux Falls, SD
Review of Federal Farm Policy, Serial No. 106-50 (final)
May 12, 2000, Boise, ID
Review of Federal Farm Policy, Serial No. 106-50 (final)
May 13, 2000, Peoria, IL
Review of Federal Farm Policy, Serial No. 106-50 (final)
May 22, June 19, and June 28, 2000
The Impact of the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Regulations on Agriculture and Silviculture. Serial No. 106-53
May 17, 2000
The Administration's Proposal for Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China. Serial No. 106-52
June 14, 2000
H.R. 4541 The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops. Serial No. 106-54
June 21, 2000
USDA's Export and Market Promotion Programs. Serial No. 106-55
June 29, 2000
Review Factors Affecting Domestic and International Agricultural Input Prices. Serial No. 106-56
July 13, 2000
The Implications of Banning Methyl Bromide for Fruit and Vegetable Production
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. Serial No. 106-57
July 12, 2000
Review of Federal Farm Policy, Serial No. 106-50 (final)
July 19, 2000
Review of Federal Farm Policy, Serial No. 106-50 (final)
July 26, 2000
Review of Federal Farm Policy. Serial No. 106-50 (final)
July 27, 2000
Illegal Activities at the Hunts Point Marketing Terminal
Subcommitte on Livestock and Horticulture. Serial No. 106-58
September 13, 2000
Prohibition of Interstate Movement of Live Birds for Animal Fighting. Serial No. 106-59
September 13, 2000
H.R. 4013, The Upper Mississippi River Basin Conservation Act
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit. Serial No. 106-60
September 19, 2000
Designation of Certain National Forest System Lands Within the Boundaries of the State of Virginia as Wilderness Areas
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Serial No. 106-61
September 20, 2000
Review the Inspector General's Report on USDA's Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment and the Urban
Partnership Program
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry. Serial No 106-62
September 26, 2000
Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Act.
Subcommitte on Livestock and Horticulture. Serial No. 106-64
September 27, 2000
Review of the Implementation of Public Law 106-224, the Agricultural Risk Protection Act. Serial No. 106-63
October 4, 2000
Wildfire Risks on Federal Lands. Serial No. 106-65

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