Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets 07/19/2021
Fact Sheet: Misconduct at the Commerce Department
In early February 2021, Ranking Member Roger Wicker of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee launched an investigation into alleged misconduct in the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) at the Department of Commerce. The investigation began after whistleblowers reported a variety of improper activities dating back to the mid-2000s involving abuse of authority, mismanagement, and reprisal against Department employees.
Fact Sheets 10/20/2020
Understanding Section 230 Reform Ahead of 10/28 Big Tech Hearing
The Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act, which was recently introduced by Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., would modify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to clarify the original intent of the law and examine Big Tech’s content moderation practices through an updated, more transparent standard.
Fact Sheets 10/20/2020
Understanding Section 230 Reform Ahead of 10/28 Big Tech Hearing
The Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act, which was recently introduced by Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., would modify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to clarify the original intent of the law and examine Big Tech’s content moderation practices through an updated, more transparent standard.
Fact Sheets 04/30/2020
Fact Sheet: Positive Train Control Implementation
The Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 requires all railroads subject to the statutory deadline to fully implement positive train control (PTC) by December 31, 2020.[1] PTC is an advanced technology designed to stop or slow a train before certain accidents occur, such as accidents caused by excessive speeds or train-on-train collisions.
Fact Sheets 12/3/2019
Fact Sheet: Chairman Wicker’s Discussion Draft The United States Consumer Data Privacy Act
Fact Sheets 12/2/2019
Fact Sheet: Wicker Privacy Proposal vs. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Fact Sheets 11/11/2019
Fact Sheet: Southwest Airlines Skyline Aircraft Concerns
Fact Sheets 11/8/2019
Fact Sheet: HACKED Act of 2019
Fact Sheets 10/24/2019
Fact Sheet: The Committee’s Investigation Regarding Aviation Safety
Fact Sheets 02/13/2018
ICYMI: Commerce Committee Members on White House Infrastructure Proposal