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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1985
This document contains transcripts of witness testimony, prepared statements, and supplemental materials from the Congressional hearing called to examine the current status of drug abuse prevention and treatment programs in the United States. Witnesses include Dr. Edward N. Brandt, the assistant secretary for health of the United States Department…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
The hearing was opened by Representative Pat Williams of Montana, who explained that the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of which he is chairman, has jurisdiction over the National Endowments for Arts and Humanities and the Institute of Museum Services (IMS), and that programs in these agencies account for the largest portion of federal…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Resources, Community Support, Federal Aid
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1985
Testimony in this congressional hearing focused on the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the major cause of death in infants over 1 month of age in the United States. Three panels of witnesses, comprised of concerned parents, academicians, and national and regional officers of service organizations, (1) provide an overview of the research and…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Diseases, Financial Needs, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
Held to solicit the opinions of experts regarding the preservation of the brittle books in the nation's libraries, this hearing was intended to determine the appropriate federal, state, and private sector roles; learn the magnitude of costs and who should bear them; and explore what procedures are necessary to insure that selection decisions are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Cooperation, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
In the first in a series of regional hearings, the House Education and Labor Committee met in San Francisco to receive testimony concerning child care issues bearing on H.R. 3, the Early Childhood Education and Development Act. The legislation, which builds on programs of proven effectiveness, such as Head Start and early childhood education,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Care, Drug Education, Early Childhood Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
A hearing was held to consider the Act for Better Child Care Services of 1989, also known as the ABC Bill. Testimony was received from parents, project directors, program Managers, academics, research directors, corporate officers, the Governors of Vermont and Maryland, the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Senators of Maryland.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Business Responsibility, Child Abuse, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 addresses such issues as clearer standards of accountability, establishment of low-interest loan programs for consumers, increased assistive technology training, outreach to minority populations, dissemination of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 1991
This report contains a transcript of the hearing discussing federal efforts in science and mathematics education held before the Subcommittee on Veterans Administration (VA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Independent Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations. Spokespersons for the Executive Office of the President--Office of Science…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1992
This report contains the transcript of a hearing that addressed federal efforts in school science and mathematics education. Included are prepared statements from the subcommittee members and spokespersons for the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President, the National Science Foundation, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
This document, a transcript of a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on a Reagan Administration proposal, discusses consolidation of existing federal vocational and adult education programs, simplification of requirements for states and other recipients participating in federal vocational and adult education programs, authorization of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disabilities, Dislocated Workers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
This Congressional report contains the testimony provided at the first five days of hearings pertaining to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The focus of the hearings was on amending those portions of the act dealing with: (1) grants for State and community programs on aging (Title III); (2) training, research, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Programs, Community Services
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
