Senator Hutchison Calls for Increased Transparency and Disclosure in Online Advertising
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today called for increased transparency and disclosure for online advertising during a hearing on broadband providers and consumer privacy. The hearing focused on whether Internet service providers (ISP) are tracking their customers’ Internet usage and selling […]
Inouye Praises House Passage of Rail Safety and Amtrak Bill, Calls for Immediate Passage in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement upon passage in the House of H.R. 2095, which includes the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. “I fully support passage of H.R. […]
Senate Approves National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today unanimously approved a substitute amendment to H.R. 6063, a bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The substitute includes agreed upon text that resolves differences between the House bill and the Commerce Committee’s version, S. 3270. The NASA Authorization Act of 2008 provides a $20.2 billion […]
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Safety Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the Full Committee hearing on The Safety and Security of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation, scheduled for September 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will examine the safety and security challenges relating to the transportation of nuclear waste, including the […]
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Broadband Consumer Privacy Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Full Committee hearing on Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The full witness list is below. The Committee will examine broadband provider practices with respect to consumer privacy. Broadband Providers […]
Inouye Urges Agencies to Redouble DTV Transition Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today’s oversight hearing on the DTV Transition. “The DTV transition, scheduled for February 17, 2009, is now less than five months away. For the past 18 months, Members of this Committee, Democrats and Republicans, have been consistent in expressing their […]
Senator Hutchison Calls for Improved Bus Safety Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called for improved safety of over-the-road buses and enhanced National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations governing bus safety during a Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee hearing on improving bus […]
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for DTV Transition Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the Full Committee hearing on Oversight of the DTV Transition: Countdown to February 2009, scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. The full witness list is below. With February 17, 2009 less than five months away, the Committee […]
Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade Imbalance Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the upcoming Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on The Imbalance in U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade, scheduled for September 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. A full witness list is below. The hearing will examine the reasons for the imbalance in […]
Commerce Committee to Examine Consumer Privacy Issues Related to Broadband Service Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will examine broadband provider practices with respect to consumer privacy. Broadband Providers and Consumer PrivacyFull CommitteeDate: Thursday, September 25, 2008Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: […]