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House Consumer Protection Subcommittee members marked up H.R. 5164, a bill that amended title 49, U.S. Code, which required reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other mot…

Members of two House Commerce Committee subcommittees heard testimony about proposed federal tire safety standards following a recent Firestone tire recall. At issue were the means by which …

Committee members hear testimony on H.R. 5122, the Patient Protection Act of 2000. The bill would open the National Practitioners Databank, which contains the disciplinary and medical malpra…

Witnesses testified about organized crime’s involvement in securities markets, efforts to detect and prevent these types of fraud, and arrests and indictments as a result of these scams.

Auto industry officials and insurance executives testified about a recent Firestone tire recall and how it pertained to Ford vehicles which used the tires. At issue were charges that the aut…

Government officials and auto industry leaders testified about a recent Firestone tire recall and how it pertained to relevant Ford vehicles. At issue were charges that the auto and tire com…

Witnesses testified about possible legislation to implement the Basic Telecommunications Agreement of the World Trade Organization, which would open markets to foreign companies. Among the i…

Witnesses testified before a House Commerce Subcommittee about two proposed legislative measures that would make it unlawful for any person soliciting by telephone to interfere with or circu…

Administration officials and health care industry representatives testified on the Clinton administration’s proposal to provide a prescription drug benefit to Medicare recipients. Among the …

Witnesses testified about the Child Passenger Protection Act, a bill to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products, the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act, and issue…

Governor Jim Gilmore III testified about a report offered by the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. The report recommended a moratorium on Internet taxation, proposed that Congress …

Witnesses testified about the impacts of rising petroleum prices and potential remedies to the problem. Among the issues they addressed were alternate energy sources, the need to preserve na…

Witnesses testified about reforms undertaken by the International Olympic Committee to prevent corruption and ensure that cities bidding for the Olympic Games are given a fair chance. The re…

Participants testified about the availability and safety of blood in America’s hospitals and care centers. They focused on the need for a fresh and ample supply of blood and how the need for…

Witnesses testified before the House Commerce Subcommittee about the need for increased research for children’s health problems. They focused on the lack of research for autism, diabetes, as…

Members testified about potential measures to provide prescription drugs to the elderly. At issue were the costs of medication and developing an efficient system for providing the drugs.

Witnesses testified about a proposed plan to expand Medicare coverage to provide prescription drug coverage for seniors. Among the issues discussed were the high costs of prescription drugs,…

Witnesses testified about allegations that workplace conditions at a Kentucky nuclear processing facility had exposed workers to radioactive sources and nuclear contamination which had subse…

Witnesses testified about work practices at a Kentucky nuclear processing plant that allegedly exposed employees to radioactive sources and nuclear contamination and which led to several ser…

Witnesses testified about blood shortages and about potential disease transfers through the blood supply. Of particular concern was a form of mad cow disease, which might have been transferr…