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Press Releases 10/5/2018
President Signs Five-Year FAA Reauthorization Bill into Law
Press Releases 10/4/2018
Committee Announces Second Data Privacy Hearing
Press Releases 10/3/2018
Thune and Nelson Praise Senate Passage of Five-Year Federal Aviation Legislation with Transportation Security Reforms
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who respectively serve as the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statements on the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Press Releases 09/28/2018
Committee Announces Hearing on the Progress of Rural Broadband Development
Press Releases 09/27/2018
Subcommittee Continues Hearing Series on Olympic Abuse
Press Releases 09/27/2018
Committee to Hold Hearing on Positive Train Control
Press Releases 09/25/2018
Thune Statement on Senate Confirmation of Peter Feldman to the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Press Releases 09/22/2018
House and Senate Committee Leaders Announce Agreement on Long-term FAA and Disaster Program Reform Legislation
“This five-year authorization improves our aviation system for travelers, manufacturers, and innovators,” said Chairman Thune. “It also strengthens the overall safety and security of our transportation system. I expect the House and Senate will now move quickly to send the president a bill he can sign.”
Press Releases 09/20/2018
Subcommittee Continues Hearing Series with NASA Administrator Bridenstine
Press Releases 09/17/2018
Senate Approves Opioid Crisis Response Act with Key Commerce Committee Provisions
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (H.R. 6), which includes provisions addressing a national drug and health crisis.

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