Volume 147, No. 7 covering the 1st Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D23-D24 on Jan. 22, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: On Thursday, January 18, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Ann Margaret Veneman, of California, to be Secretary of Agriculture, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and Representative Dreier, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: On Thursday, January 11, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Donald Henry Rumsfeld, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Defense, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Fitzgerald and Durbin, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Monday, January 22, Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Melquiades Rafael Martinez, of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
On Wednesday, January 17, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Melquiades Rafael Martinez, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Graham and Bill Nelson, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
FINAL BUDGET REPORT
Committee on the Budget: On Friday, January 19, Committee concluded hearings to review the former Administration's final report on the budget and the economy, including a review of fiscal years 1994-2001, and fiscal year 2002 baseline projections and economic outlook, after receiving testimony from Jacob J. Lew, Director, Office of Management and Budget.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: On Wednesday, January 17, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Christine Todd Whitman, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Torricelli and Corzine and Representative Frelinghuysen, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Thursday, January 18, Committee ordered favorably reported (upon receipt by the Senate) the nomination of Colin Luther Powell, of Virginia, to be Secretary of State.
On Wednesday, January 17, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Colin Luther Powell, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Warner and Allen, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
UNITED NATIONS REFORM REPORT
Committee on Foreign Relations: On January 9, Committee concluded hearings to review the Report on United Nations Reform, after receiving testimony from Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who was accompanied by several of his associates.
NOMINATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: On Friday, January 19, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Lugar and Bayh, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: On Tuesday through Friday, January 16-19, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of John Ashcroft, of Missouri, to be Attorney General of the United States, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Bond, Carnahan, Hutchison, Collins, and former Senator Danforth, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. Testimony was also received from Representatives Waters, Jackson-Lee, Clyburn, Hulshof, and Watts; Missouri Supreme Court Justice Ronnie White, Jefferson City; Edward D. Robertson, former Missouri Supreme Court Justice, Harriet Woods, former Missouri Lieutenant Governor, Jerry Hunter, former Missouri Secretary of Labor, David C. Mason, Circuit Judge, and B. T. Rice, New Horizons Seventh Day Christian Church, all of St. Louis; Kate Michelman, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, Marcia Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Robert Woodson, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Bill Taylor, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights, James M. Dunn, Wake Forest University, Michael Barnes, Handgun Control, and Kay James, Heritage Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.; Gloria Feldt, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York; and Colleen Campbell, Memory of Victims Everywhere, San Juan Capistrano, California.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: On Wednesday, January 10, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Roderick R. Paige, of Texas, to be Secretary of Education, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representative Jackson-Lee, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: On Friday, January 19, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Tommy G. Thompson, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Kohl and Feingold and Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On Thursday, January 18, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Boxer and Representative Dreier, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
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