September 28, 2026
Press Release
In an overwhelming bipartisan 77-22 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act, led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), sending the bill to the House for consideration. The legislation is also co-sponsored by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Peter Welch, (D-Vt.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.).
September 24, 2026
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined 16 of her colleagues in calling on President Donald Trump to negotiate a formal agreement between the U.S. and China on guardrails and global standards for the development, testing and use of frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) models with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
September 17, 2026
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, received a commitment from Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to work with her to address concerns that the JAWBONE Act – the goals of which she supports – would undermine the ability of the federal government to keep Americans safe from catastrophic AI-assisted attacks.
September 17, 2026
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Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, urged her colleagues to support her bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, a historic opportunity to enshrine athletes’ rights to name, image, and likeness (NIL) revenue – as well as important health and safety protections – into federal law.
September 17, 2026
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U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a senior member of the Commerce Committee, John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have introduced the bipartisan Cooperative Institute Act of 2026 to codify the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) long-standing Cooperative Institute (CI) program in statute, ensuring the agency maintains its nationwide network of academic research partnerships.
September 15, 2026
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The Protect College Sports Act creates federal rights and protections for student athletes and secures the future of women’s and Olympic sports Today, Cantwell’s office published a snapshot report detailing how runaway spending on athletics is harming colleges & students WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 74-24 to invoke cloture on the Motion […]
September 15, 2026
Press Release
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a new snapshot report on how runaway athletics spending is harming the financial health and broader missions of U.S. colleges and universities – and hitting students with record-high fees.
September 15, 2026
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Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling for strong federal guardrails when it comes to testing and releasing AI frontier models. A full transcript of her remarks is below:
September 14, 2026
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Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined current college athletes, coaches and senators from both parties to speak in support of the Protect College Sports Act.
August 26, 2026
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released the following statement on the $17.1 billion settlement with Meta announced by a bipartisan group of attorneys general, including Washington Attorney General Brown, in a case alleging the company knowingly designed Facebook and Instagram with addictive features, misled the public about the safety of the platforms and violated COPPA by collecting children’s data without parental consent. Washington State will receive a minimum of $237 million over the next 10 years and could receive up to $339 million.