Chairman Stevens Statement Upon Introduction of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2005
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) today introduced the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2005. Chairman Stevens made the following statement on the Senate floor upon the bill’s introduction: I introduce today, along with my good friend and co-author Senator Dan Inouye, […]
Chairman Stevens Introduces Legislation to Implement the U.S.-Russian Polar Bear Treaty
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced the United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Implementation Act to execute the provisions of the Polar Bear Treaty signed by the United States and the Russian Federation. Committee Co-Chairman Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is a cosponsor of the bill. […]
Chairman Stevens Statement Upon Introduction of the United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Implementation Act of 2005
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today introduced the United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Implementation Act of 2005. Chairman Stevens made the following statement on the Senate floor upon the bill’s introduction: I introduce today a bill to implement the provisions of the “Agreement Between the […]
Co-Chairmen Stevens and Inouye Introduce the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2005
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have introduced the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2005. This Magnuson –Stevens Act (MSA), originally enacted in 1976, was most recently amended through the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) in 1996, and establishes a national framework for […]
Chairman Stevens Introduces Legislation to Repeal Section 5 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced legislation, S. 1977, a bill to repeal Section 5 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which has precluded upgrades to the Cherry Point refinery in Washington State. S. 1977 removes the prohibition on federal agencies from issuing a permit for […]
Statement of U.S. Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi Regarding the Replacement of Amtrak President David Gunn
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee, issued the following statement today: “I am very disappointed to learn that Amtrak’s board of directors has voted to replace David Gunn as president. David Gunn has worked very hard to reform Amtrak and has done an excellent […]
Commerce Committee Announces Open Forum on Decency
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today announced that the Full Committee is planning to hold an "Open Forum on Decency" on November 29, 2005. A specific time and location will be announced at a later time. Representatives from wide variety of groups, including cable, broadcasting, and other content industries, are […]
Senate Confirms Shana Dale to be Deputy Administrator of NASA
The U.S. Senate this afternoon confirmed Shana Dale to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by Unanimous Consent. Ms. Dale received the unanimous support of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee when her nomination was reported out of the Committee on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. ###
Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act Added to Budget Reconciliation Bill in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Calling it one last chance for the Senate to be heard on whether it wants a national passenger rail system, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi today asked the Senate to adopt as an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill, the Amtrak reform bill he introduced in July. The amendment was adopted by […]
Senate Approves Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Senate today passed the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 as part of the Budget Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 52-47. The legislation, offered by U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Co-Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), establishes two specific dates that […]