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2002 Hearings
107th Congress, 2nd Session
10/3/02 Full Committee Nomination hearing on the nomination of Nancy C. Pellett of Atlantic, Iowa to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board. 11:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.
9/17/02 Full Committee Hearing on the implementation of the 2002 Farm Bill. Secretary of Agriculture
Ann Veneman will testify.
10:00 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building. ( Click here to view Secretary Veneman's testimony.)
9/5/02 Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization hearing on the decline of oak tree populations in southern states caused by prolonged drought and red oak borer insect infestation. 9:00 a.m. in SR-328a Russell Senate Office Building. [ Click here to view a tentative witness list. ]
8/20/02 Full Committee field hearing
on "Current Drought Conditions and Relief Efforts". The hearing will be held on August 20, 2002, from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., in Grand Island, Nebraska and will be chaired by Senator Ben Nelson. [Click here for a witness list ]The location is: Hornady/Marshall Auditorium
College Park
3180 W. Hwy. 34 (Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Hwys.
281 & 34)
Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
8/1/02 Full Committee business meeting to discuss disaster assistance legislation and the nomination of Tom Dorr to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. [The Committee voted to report both of Mr. Dorr's nominations without recommendation.]
7/18/02 Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness on S. 532, the Pesticide Harmonization Act at 2 p.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building. (Click here for the testimony of the witnesses) 7/17/02 Full Committee hearing on the Homeland Security Legislation at 2 p.m. in SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. (Click here for list of scheduled witnesses).
7/16/02 Full Committee hearing on the proposed ban on packer ownership of livestock and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act at 10 a.m. in SD-562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. (Click here for a list of the witnesses)
*POSTPONED - Rescheduled for Wednesday, July 17 at 2 p.m.* Full Committee hearing on the Homeland Security Legislation at 10 a.m. in SR-328A Russell Senate Office Building.
7/10/02 Full Committee hearing to examine the existing regulatory authority of the CFTC in the over-the-counter derivatives market and to look at whether the CFTC's authority shuld be increased in order to prevent fraud and market manipulation at 9:30 a.m. in SD-106 Dirksen Sentate Office Building. (Click here for list of witnesses and testimony).
6/25/02 Full Committee hearing to consider nominations for which the Committee has received all completed official documents. Currently that list includes: Phillis K. Fong to be Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture; Walter Lukken to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Douglas L. Flory to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board; and Sharon Brown-Hruska to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 10:00 a.m. in Senate Russell Building Room 328A.
5/23/02 Full Committee hearing to consider disater assistance at 3:00 p.m. in SD-106 Dirksen Senate office building (Click here for the list of witnesses).
4/23/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in room 1300 in the Longworth House Office Building at 5:00 p.m.4/20&21/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in room SDG-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:00 a.m.4/19/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in room SDG-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:00 a.m.4/18/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in room 1300 of the Longworth House Office Building at 11:00 a.m.4/11/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in HC-5 in the Capitol at 9:00 a.m. 4/10/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:00 a.m. 4/9/02 Farm Bill Committee of Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 will be held in 1300 House Longworth Building at 3:00 p.m.
3/13/02 Farm Bill Conference with the House Agriculture Committee on H.R. 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001. 4:00 p.m. in HC-5 in the Capitol
3/6/02 Full Committee
Nomination hearing to consider the nominations of the following:
Thomas Dorr the nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development; Nancy Bryson, the administrations nominee to serve as general counsel for USDA; and Grace Daniel and Fred Dailey who are nominated to serve on the board of Directors for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. This hearing will be held in Senate Dirksen Building SD-106, at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, March 6, 2002.
[Click here for the witness list]
Click here to view the morning session of this hearing
Click here to view the afternoon session of this hearing
2/13/02 POSTPONED -- Rescheduled for Wednesday Morning, March 6, 2002 Full Committee Nomination hearing to consider the nominations of the following: Thomas Dorr the nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development; Nancy Bryson, the administrations nominee to serve as general counsel for USDA; and Grace Daniel and Fred Dailey who are nominated to serve on the board of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. This hearing will be held in Senate Hart Building SH-216, at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, February 13, 2002.