Hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion announces a hearing titled Tourism in America: Moving Our Economy Forward.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on the need for continued innovation in weather forecasting and prediction. The hearing comes following a summer of extreme weather events across the United States and after a massive storm of “epic proportion” that recently hit the coastal communities in Alaska.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced a hearing on current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) efforts to secure the Nation’s transportation system. Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Nation still faces significant security threats, especially to the transportation system. The TSA has made progress in addressing these threats, but terrorists’ tactics and targets continue to change. The hearing will examine the progress of TSA’s programs and operations in adapting to evolving threats, and the extent to which the agency has implemented statutory mandates, including those from the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security announces a field hearing titled The Aviation Workforce: Industry and Labor Perspectives on Training Needs and Challenges.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security today announced a hearing on the state of pipeline safety since the San Bruno, California explosion and other recent pipeline incidents. The hearing will focus on the findings of the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the San Bruno accident and pending pipeline safety legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced a hearing to review Massachusetts' fishery management plans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee announces a hearing titled Keeping the Coast Guard 'Always Ready' in Alaska.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee today announced a hearing on the needs, challenges, and alternatives of aviation fuels. The hearing will examine the impact of fuel prices on the industry, current efforts to develop alternative aviation fuels, and obstacles that must be overcome to facilitate their commercialization and adoption throughout the industry. Key issues that will be addressed at the hearing will include: research and development needs; infrastructure concerns; and actions the government should consider to minimize the impact of fuel costs on the aviation sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee today announced a hearing on defending U.S. economic interests in the changing arctic. The hearing will examine how the United States can better position itself to take advantage of emerging economic opportunities in the Arctic region and assess whether federal agencies are proactively positioning themselves to promote US Arctic interests, and whether they have adequate capacity to meet their goals in the Arctic.