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Congressional Hearings & Reports

Health-care oversight hearings and committee reports from the House Committee on Government Reform under Chairman Dan Burton, 1998–May 2003. Every title links to the official record at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) or Congress.gov, so each can be read and confirmed first-hand.

The committee is known today as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

1999

  • Feb 24, 1999
    Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Government-Funded Health Programs
    CAM106th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Government-Funded Health Programs. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Feb 24. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-106hhrg56145

  • Mar 10, 1999
    Cardiovascular Disease: Is the Federal Government Doing More Harm Than Good?
    CAM106th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Cardiovascular Disease: Is the Federal Government Doing More Harm Than Good?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Mar 10. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg59973/html/CHRG-106hhrg59973.htm

  • Mar 25, 1999
    Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Is the FDA Trying to Change the Intent of Congress?
    Supplements106th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Is the FDA Trying to Change the Intent of Congress?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Mar 25. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg57333/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg57333.pdf

  • May 18, 1999
    Hepatitis B Vaccine: Helping or Hurting Public Health?
    Vaccines106th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 106-97 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Hepatitis B Vaccine: Helping or Hurting Public Health?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 May 18. Serial No. 106-97. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg63308/html/CHRG-106hhrg63308.htm

  • May 27, 1999
    How Accurate Is the FDA’s Monitoring of Supplements Like Ephedra?
    Supplements106th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 106-60 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. How Accurate Is the FDA’s Monitoring of Supplements Like Ephedra?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 May 27. Serial No. 106-60. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg61435/html/CHRG-106hhrg61435.htm

  • Aug 3, 1999
    Vaccines: Finding the Balance Between Public Safety and Personal Choice
    Vaccines106th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 106-84 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Vaccines: Finding the Balance Between Public Safety and Personal Choice. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Aug 3. Serial No. 106-84. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg62560/html/CHRG-106hhrg62560.htm

  • Sep 23, 1999
    Fighting Prostate Cancer: Are We Doing Enough?
    CAM106th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Fighting Prostate Cancer: Are We Doing Enough?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Sep 23. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg64044/html/CHRG-106hhrg64044.htm

  • Sep 28, 1999
    Compensating Vaccine Injuries: Are Reforms Needed?
    Vaccines106th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 106-136 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Compensating Vaccine Injuries: Are Reforms Needed?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Sep 28. Serial No. 106-136. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg66079/html/CHRG-106hhrg66079.htm

  • Oct 19, 1999
    Improving Care at the End of Life with Complementary Medicine
    CAM106th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 106-77 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Improving Care at the End of Life with Complementary Medicine. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 1st session; 1999 Oct 19. Serial No. 106-77. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-106hhrg62366

2000

  • Apr 6, 2000
    Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs — Why the Increased Rates?
    Autism106th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 106-180 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs — Why the Increased Rates?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 2nd session; 2000 Apr 6. Serial No. 106-180. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg69622/html/CHRG-106hhrg69622.htm

  • Jul 18, 2000
    Mercury in Medicine — Are We Taking Unnecessary Risks?
    Mercury106th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 106-232 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Mercury in Medicine — Are We Taking Unnecessary Risks?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 106th Congress, 2nd session; 2000 Jul 18. Serial No. 106-232. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg72722/html/CHRG-106hhrg72722.htm

2001

  • Mar 20, 2001
    International Dietary Supplement Research and Regulation
    Supplements107th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. International Dietary Supplement Research and Regulation. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 1st session; 2001 Mar 20. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg76597/html/CHRG-107hhrg76597.htm

  • Apr 25–26, 2001
    Autism — Why the Increased Rates?
    Autism107th Congress, 1st session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Autism — Why the Increased Rates?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 1st session; 2001 Apr 25. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.congress.gov/107/chrg/CHRG-107hhrg76856/CHRG-107hhrg76856.pdf

  • Nov 1 & Dec 12, 2001
    The National Vaccine Injury Program: Is It Working as Congress Intended?
    Vaccines107th Congress, 1st session · Serial No. 107-44 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. The National Vaccine Injury Program: Is It Working as Congress Intended?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 1st session; 2001 Nov 1. Serial No. 107-44. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg77527/html/CHRG-107hhrg77527.htm

2002

  • Jun 19, 2002
    The Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism
    Autism107th Congress, 2nd session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. The Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Jun 19. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg82358/html/CHRG-107hhrg82358.htm

  • Jul 25, 2002
    Diet, Physical Activity, Dietary Supplements, Lifestyle and Health
    CAM107th Congress, 2nd session · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Diet, Physical Activity, Dietary Supplements, Lifestyle and Health. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Jul 25. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg81866/html/CHRG-107hhrg81866.htm

  • Sep 18, 2002
    The Continuing Oversight of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
    Vaccines107th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 107-140 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. The Continuing Oversight of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Sep 18. Serial No. 107-140. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg83515/html/CHRG-107hhrg83515.htm

  • Sep 26, 2002
    Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder — Are We Overmedicating Our Children?
    Children107th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 107-141 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder — Are We Overmedicating Our Children?. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Sep 26. Serial No. 107-141. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg83516/html/CHRG-107hhrg83516.htm

  • Nov 14, 2002
    Mercury in Dental Amalgams: An Examination of the Science
    Mercury107th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 107-159 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Mercury in Dental Amalgams: An Examination of the Science. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Nov 14. Serial No. 107-159. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg84699/html/CHRG-107hhrg84699.htm

  • Dec 10, 2002
    Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: Reviewing the Federal Government’s Track Record and Charting a Course for the Future
    Autism107th Congress, 2nd session · Serial No. 107-153 · House Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: Reviewing the Federal Government’s Track Record and Charting a Course for the Future. Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 2nd session; 2002 Dec 10. Serial No. 107-153. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107hhrg84605/html/CHRG-107hhrg84605.htm

Committee Reports

  • 2000
    The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Addressing Needs and Improving Practices (H. Rept. 106-977)
    ReportHouse Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: addressing needs and improving practices. 106th Congress, 2nd session. House Report 106-977. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office; 2000. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt977/html/CRPT-106hrpt977.htm

  • 2001
    Activities of the House Committee on Government Reform, 106th Congress, 1999–2000 (H. Rept. 106-1053)
    ReportHouse Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Activities of the House Committee on Government Reform, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first and second sessions, 1999–2000. House Report 106-1053. Washington (DC): U.S. Government Publishing Office; 2001 Jan 2. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt1053/html/CRPT-106hrpt1053.htm

  • 2003
    Mercury in Medicine — Taking Unnecessary Risks (Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, May 2003)
    Staff reportHouse Committee on Government Reform
    Citation

    United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness. Mercury in medicine — taking unnecessary risks: a report prepared by the staff of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness. 2003 May. Entered in: Congressional Record (Extensions of Remarks) 2003 May 21;149(76):E1011. [cited 2026 Oct 20]. Available from: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2003-05-21/html/CREC-2003-05-21-pt1-PgE1011-3.htm

Source documents are publications of the U.S. Government. Hearing titles are shown as they appear in the printed record. This list will grow as additional records from 1998–May 2003 are added.

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