110th Congress

Protecting Children, Strenghtening Families: Reauthorizing CAPTA
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families (Senator Christopher Dodd [D-CT], Chairman) held a hearing entitled “Protecting Children, Strenghtening Families: Reauthorizing CAPTA.” Dr. Cheryl Boyce, Chief, Child Abuse and Neglect Program, NIMH, provided an update on research on child abuse and neglect.
June 26, 2008

Health Disparities Legislation
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (Representative Frank Pallone [D-NJ], Chairman) held a hearing entitled “H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007.” Dr. John Ruffin, Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, testified on behalf of NIH.
June 24, 2008

Breast Cancer and Environment Legislation
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (Representative Frank Pallone [D-NJ], Chairman), held a hearing on H.R. 1157, the Breast Cancer Research and Environment Act. Dr. Deborah Winn, Associate Director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, NCI, testified.
May 21, 2008

Food Allergies
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families (Senator Christopher Dodd [D-CT], Chairman) held a hearing on food allergies.  Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of NIAID, testified.
May 14, 2008

Stem Cell Science: The Foundation of Future Cures
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (Representative Frank Pallone [D-NJ], Chairman) held a hearing entitled, “Stem Cell Science: The Foundation of Future Cures.” Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, NIH, testified.
May 8, 2008

Prescription Drug Abuse
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs (Senator Joseph Biden [D-DE], Chairman) together with the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing on the rising abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, NIDA, testified about the science behind prescription/over the counter drug abuse.
March 12, 2008

Opportunities Lost and Costs to Society Hearing
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education (Representative David Obey [D-WI], Chairman) held a hearing on opportunities and issues at SAMHSA, NIH, AHRQ, and CDC.
March 5, 2008

Advancing Medical Breakthroughs Hearing
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight (Representative Nydia Velazquez [D-NY], Chair) held a hearing on SBIR issues.
February 13, 2008

Human Growth Hormone, Steroids, and Vitamin B12 Hearing
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Representative Henry Waxman [D-CA], Chairman) held a hearing entitled "Myths and Facts About Human Growth Hormone, B-12, and Other Substances."
February 12, 2008

Federal Cocaine Sentencing Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs (Senator Joseph Biden [D-DE], Chairman) held a hearing on Federal cocaine sentencing.
February 12, 2008