Annual Defense Bill Includes Key Bipartisan, Cruz-Led Priorities
Annual Defense Bill Includes Key Bipartisan, Cruz-Led Priorities Cruz Provisions Will Expedite Permitting Approvals for Semiconductor Factories & Give Consumers Disclosure on Home Appliance Recording Devices WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statements after two key provisions he worked to introduce —one to streamline […]
Cantwell, Hickenlooper ORBITS Act to Clean Up Space Junk Heads to Full Senate
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, a bipartisan bill to establish a first-of-its-kind demonstration program to reduce the amount of space junk in orbit. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, joined Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) in introducing the bill in February. The bill now heads to the Senate floor.
Cantwell’s TICKET Act to Stop Hidden Fees for Concerts, Sporting Events Heads to Full Senate
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan TICKET Act, sending the legislation to the full Senate. Co-sponsored by Chair Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the bill requires event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price upfront—including all fees—in any advertisement or marketing that lists a ticket price.
Senate Commerce Committee Approves 11 Bills, Including Bipartisan Children’s Online Privacy Legislation
During an Executive Session today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved 11 bipartisan bills, including legislation aimed at protecting children’s online privacy: the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Other important bills approved included the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, the ORBITS Act, the TICKET Act, the COOL Online Act and several manufacturing bills. These bills now head to the Senate floor.
ICYMI: Cantwell’s New Law Guarantees Equal Pay For All Future World Cups
This year’s World Cup marks a milestone for women’s equal pay because of the U.S. Soccer Collective Bargaining Agreements and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-Wash.) newly signed national law. The Equal Pay for Team USA Act helped push U.S. Soccer to take this historic step and ensures equality in future events by guaranteeing equal pay and benefits for all athletes who represent the United States in global athletic competitions – like the World Cup, Olympics and Paralympics – regardless of gender.
Former State Judge and AG Sides with Sen. Cruz on Bud Light’s Controversial Dylan Mulvaney Campaign
Beer industry ad board issues ruling — only lawyer on board agrees that Mulvaney selection violated industry code against marketing to the under-aged WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded an opinion from Paul Summers—a former state appeals court judge and attorney general of Tennessee—who found that Bud Light’s sponsorship of […]
At Coast Guard Hearing, Sen. Cruz Addresses Coast Guard’s Unacceptable Response to Sexual Assault Reports, Importance of Branch’s Role In Protecting Our Nation
Highlights Past Bipartisan Efforts to Address Sexual Assault in the Military WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed his deep concerns about disturbing reports of past sexual assaults at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and highlighted his bipartisan work to address […]
Cruz-Manchin Language To Protect Gas Stoves From Possible Biden Admin Ban Included in FY 24 Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), announced that they had secured a bipartisan amendment to prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves in households across America in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government […]
Cantwell Calls for IG Probe Into Previously Withheld Reports of Sexual Assault During Coast Guard Oversight Hearing
During today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee oversight hearing on the United States Coast Guard budget, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, expressed her anger over the lack of action, accountability and transparency by Coast Guard leadership regarding revelations of a secret investigation into decades of sexual assault allegations at the Coast Guard Academy and called for an Inspector General (IG) investigation to bring transparency to these reports.
Sen. Cruz: The FCC Is Too Important an Agency To Be Led by Individuals With an Appetite for Regulatory Overreach and Lukewarm Commitments To Procedural Fairness
Casts Vote Against Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, Supports Brendan Carr, Fara Damelin, and Alvin Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s committee hearing to vote on nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voiced opposition to Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks to serve as FCC commissioners, noting that Gomez had […]