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 U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1132 on Nov. 13, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NEW FEDERAL FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee met and approved to strike Title X (Agricultural Competition) from S. 1628, to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber.
Committee will meet again tomorrow.
LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation concluded hearings to examine the health and environmental impact of lead-based poisoning, focusing on federal, state, and local efforts to prevent lead-based poisoning, focusing on poisoning prevention, after receiving testimony from Rhode Island State Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse, Providence; Richard A. Fatur, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver; Susan Thornfeldt, Maine Lead Action Project, Portland, on behalf of the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning; Bruce P. Lanphear, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Nick Farr, National Center for Lead-Safe Housing, Columbia, Maryland; and Sue Heller, Manchester Connecticut Lead Abatement Project, Manchester.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded hearings on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's role in processing aliens arrested for illegal entry into the United States between ports of entry, focusing on Border Patrol and Inspections' procedures to facilitate the flow of illegal immigration while preventing illegal entry of people and contraband, after receiving testimony from Michael A. Pearson, Executive Associate Commissioner for Field Operations, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Gustavo De LaVina, Chief, Mark P. Hall and Keith M. Olson, both Senior Border Patrol Agents, both on behalf of the National Border Patrol Council, and Eugene R. Davis, former Deputy Chief Patrol Agent, all of the U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice.
