sentences:  Otherwise, there is no distinction between field hearings and those held in Washington.In the 106th Congress, for example, the Committee on Commerce held a field hearing in Bellingham, Washington, on a liquid pipeline explosion in that city, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a field hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on a bill to review the ability of the National Laboratories to meet Department of Energy standards.While field hearings involve some matters different from Washington hearings, most of the procedural requirements are the same.