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SITE INDEX

Hearings by
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Rep. Charlie Norwood, Chairman

109th Congress

The Committee requests witnesses to provide their testimony in electronic format.  When so provided it is available.

Second Session

• August 14, 2006.  Field hearing on "Immigration: Economic Impact on American Workers and Their Wages," in Gainesville, Georgia
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-52   TEXT 268K  |  PDF 245K

• June 14, 2006.  Hearing on "Addressing Concerns about the U.S. Department of Labor's Use of Non-Consensus Standards in Workplace Health and Safety"
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-44   TEXT 312K  |  PDF 277K

• April 27, 2006.  Hearing on "Examining the Use of Non-Consensus Standards in Workplace Health and Safety"
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-36   TEXT 312K  |  PDF 277K

• March 16, 2006.  Hearing on "Mine Safety and Health: A Congressional Perspective”
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-32   TEXT 152K  |  PDF 278K

• March 1, 2006.  Hearing on "Evaluating Health and Safety Regulations in the American Mining Industry"
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-31   TEXT 312K  |  PDF 277K

First Session

• May 26, 2005.  Hearing on "H.R. 2561, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, and H.R. 697, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005"
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-20   TEXT 177K  |  PDF 268K

• May 12, 2005.  Hearing on "Examining Voluntary Employer Compliance Programs that Improve Occupational Safety and Health"
  Witness List and Testimony  |  Press Release
  Printed Hearing:  109-15   TEXT 179K  |  PDF 316K