FOX News: Amtrak Threatens Shutdown
Click to learn more about keeping railroads open and what will happen to our nation’s freight and passenger rail network if the deadline is not extended.
Thune Statement on Safe Harbor Invalidation
Sen. Thune: “I strongly encourage the U.S. Department of Commerce to conclude negotiations on a new agreement with the European Union that allows the free flow of data to continue. Until those negotiations are complete, it is imperative that businesses who relied upon the Safe Harbor have clear guidance on how to continue operations.”
Sen. Moran to Hold Oversight Hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, will convene a hearing entitled “Consumer Product Safety and the Recall Process” on Thursday, October 8th at 10:00 a.m. “Protecting consumers from safety threats is a top priority of this subcommittee in its oversight of the […]
Senators Press Used Car Dealers on Vehicle Recall Repairs
WASHINGTON, DC – In a renewed push to protect consumers from potentially unsafe recalled vehicles, two leading Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee want to know why some car dealers are standing in the way of efforts to require recalled used vehicles to be fixed before they’re sold to the public. In letters send today […]
Commerce Announces Second Hearing on Wireless Broadband
The Committee will hold a full committee hearing entitled “Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment” on Wednesday, October 7th.
Thune: Congress Must Act to Keep America’s Railroads Open
Sen. Thune urged his colleagues in the Senate to keep America’s railroads open amidst a possible shutdown on January 1.
Thune Statement on House Introduction of Bill to Avert a Rail Service Shutdown
“I applaud Reps. Shuster, DeFazio, Denham, and Capuano for introducing legislation to extend the deadline for positive train control.”
Senate Committee Chairmen Urge Administration to Immediately Adopt Stage Two Modifications for Electronic Health Records Program, Make Rules for Stage Three Final No Sooner Than 2017
Washington, D.C. – Two Senate committee chairmen, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), urged the administration to immediately adopt stage two modifications for the federal government’s program to require doctors and hospitals to create electronic health records systems and make the rules for stage three final no sooner than January 1, 2017. The […]
Witnesses Announced for Pipeline Safety Hearing
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to testify.
A Commerce Committee Bill Signed Into Law
On September 24th, President Obama signed into law S. 1359, The E-Warranty Act of 2015. The E-Warranty Act, was introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). This bill modernizes warranty requirements and allow manufacturers to save paper and printing costs by posting warranties online.