Committee Leaders Introduce Industries of the Future Bill
Today, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the Industries of the Future Act of 2020. The legislation would advance U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, quantum information science, synthetic biology, and next generation wireless networks and infrastructure.
Cantwell, Blunt Introduce Bill to Create Aerospace Policy Fellowships in Congress and Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Roy Blunt (R-MO), a member of the Commerce Committee, introduced The National Air Grant Fellowship Program Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation to create one-year paid aerospace policy fellowship roles for graduate and post-graduate students in Congress, at the Federal Aviation Administration […]
Cantwell Statement on New Boeing Internal Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding the newly released internal communications. “I am deeply concerned by what is revealed in these newly-released communications. They indicate a motivation to work around the FAA and foreign regulators, and to deemphasize […]
Committee Announces Hearing on Industries of the Future
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Industries of the Future,” immediately following an executive session at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. The hearing will examine how the United States can maintain its global economic edge in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, quantum information science, biotechnology, and developing the next generation of wireless networks and infrastructure.
Committee Announces USMCA Markup on January 15
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene an executive session on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Hart Senate Office Building 216 to consider the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act.
Broadband DATA Act Unanimously Passes Senate
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, together with Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., released the following statements after the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act unanimously passed the Senate:
Senate Confirms Commerce Committee Presidential Nominations
Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees to be Members of the National Transportation Safety Board, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Robocall Bill Moves to President’s Desk
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. The bill will now be sent to the president’s desk to be signed into law:
Commerce Committee Priorities Included in Year-End Spending Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a year-end spending agreement. The bill includes the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR), the NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act, and the Brand USA Extension Act:
Senate Commerce Committee Report Details Failures by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to Protect Consumers
WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released a report detailing the failures of recent Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) leadership to adequately protect American consumers from unsafe and defective products. The report makes clear that these failures were not due to […]