This up-to-date and comprehensive CD-ROM provides extensive coverage of the work of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science on the following major subjects:
* NASA * Aerospace and Aeronautics * Space Shuttle * International Space Station * National Science Foundation * Energy * Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism * Homeland Security * Critical Infrastructure * National Sea Grant * WTC Collapse; Fire Services and First Responders * Environment and Ecosystems, Climate Change * Scientific Research and Development
Committee Subject areas include: Committee information; Hearings; Press Releases; FAQs; Links; Democratic Minority; Kids Page
Democratic Caucus coverage includes; Committee Democratic Caucus Membership Lists for 85th through 108th Congress (1958 through 2003); Press Releases (1995 through 2002); Member Speeches (1995 through 2002); R & D Budget Policy Views from Fiscal Year 1996 through 2003; Other Budget Policy Materials; Staff Analysis; Science Policy statements and views from 1996 through 2002; Member Reports; Legislative Activity 1973 through 2002; Legislative Reports 1991 through 2002
Legislative Subjects covered include: NASA; Aerospace and Aeronautics; National Science Foundation; Energy and Energy Research; Cybersecurity and Cyberterrorism; Homeland Security; Critical Infrastructure; National Sea Grant Colleges and Programs; World Trade Center Collapse and the National Construction Safety Team Act; Fire Services and First Responders; Environment and Ecosystems, Climate Change and Climate Research; Energy Pipelines; NASA Space Shuttle and Space Station; DOE Automotive Research Programs; Alternative Fuels; Invasive Species; Science Education; Threat of Near-Earth Asteroids
Hearings coverage includes hearings of full Committee; Energy Subcommittee; Environment, Technology and Standards Subcommittee, Research Subcommittee, Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee with transcripts and testimony.
Committee Information includes Schedule; History; Members and Jurisdictions; About the Chairman; Rules; Oversight Plan; Intern Application; Democratic Office and Caucus.
Committee-Highlighted Hot Topics: Homeland Security; Lessons Learned from Ground Zero including NIST Testimony: "Learning from 9/11: Understanding the Collapse of the World Trade Center"
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