Cantwell, Cruz Lead Bipartisan NASA Reauthorization Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2024, which would provide the agency $25.4 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2025.
Cantwell Secures Key Investments in NDAA to Accelerate American Tech Innovation, Protect America’s Networks from Adversaries and Drive America’s Economic Strength
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and key architect of the CHIPS and Science Law, secured up to $500 million in federal investments to preserve and expand the Regional Tech Hubs program.
Cantwell, Young, Durbin, Daines Introduce National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
To maintain and expand the United States’ leadership in the global race for quantum technology, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), member of the Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act.
Cantwell Joins Ceremony Honoring Women of ‘Hidden Figures’
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, joined House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony recognizing the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who were the subject of the book and movie Hidden Figures.
Cantwell Statement on NASA Decision to Return Astronauts on SpaceX Spacecraft
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding NASA’s decision to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft:
Cantwell Celebrates Second Anniversary of CHIPS & Science Act
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and chief architect of the CHIPS & Science Act, today celebrated the two-year anniversary of the law designed to invest in vital, cutting-edge research, bolster the nation’s tech leadership and spur American innovation everywhere from big cities to small towns.
Cantwell, Young, Hassan, Blackburn Resolution Establishing World Quantum Day Passes Senate
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Todd Young (R-Ind.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to commemorate and support the goals of World Quantum Day, which is recognized annually on April 14th.
Cantwell Statement on CHIPS and Science Act Investment in U.S. Semiconductor Tech Leadership, Creating Tens of Thousands of Jobs
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and chief architect of the CHIPS and Science Act, applauded the announcement that the Department of Commerce is expected to award up to $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen the U.S. supply chain and re-establish American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, including investing in the Pacific Northwest.
Cantwell, Colleagues Lead Effort to Establish U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, Todd Young (R-Ind.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) praised the inclusion of $10 million in initial funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to establish the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI).
Cantwell Celebrates Grand Opening of Nation’s First Quantum Computing Manufacturing Facility in Bothell, WA
New WA facility built by IonQ is the first known dedicated quantum computing manufacturing facility in the country Quantum computing can help us fight disease, develop better energy sources and solve complicated problems On Thursday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, spoke at a press […]