Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have introduced the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2005. This Magnuson –Stevens Act (MSA), originally enacted in 1976, was most recently amended through the Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) in 1996, and establishes a national framework for […]
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has introduced legislation, S. 1977, a bill to repeal Section 5 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which has precluded upgrades to the Cherry Point refinery in Washington State. S. 1977 removes the prohibition on federal agencies from issuing a permit for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee, issued the following statement today: “I am very disappointed to learn that Amtrak’s board of directors has voted to replace David Gunn as president. David Gunn has worked very hard to reform Amtrak and has done an excellent […]
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today announced that the Full Committee is planning to hold an "Open Forum on Decency" on November 29, 2005. A specific time and location will be announced at a later time. Representatives from wide variety of groups, including cable, broadcasting, and other content industries, are […]
The U.S. Senate this afternoon confirmed Shana Dale to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by Unanimous Consent. Ms. Dale received the unanimous support of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee when her nomination was reported out of the Committee on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. ###
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today approved the following nominations by unanimous consent: Shana Dale to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mark Rosenker to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board Kathryn Higgins to be a Member of the National Transportation […]
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today spoke in support of the Committee-approved Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and in opposition to an amendment offered by Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would change the bill’s digital television transition date from April 7, 2009, to April […]
We are here today to consider S. 1063, the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005. Public safety has been a focus of the Committee and has been deliberately woven into the Commerce Committee’s agenda this year, especially in the context of communications. The Committee’s agenda has included numerous public safety-related hearings and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported by unanimous consent S. 967, the “Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005,” introduced by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.). The legislation requires that all prepackaged, government-produced news stories – which are designed to be indistinguishable from those […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported by unanimous consent S. 1753, the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act of 2005. During the Committee’s Executive Session, Members adopted a substitute amendment offered by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to replace the bill originally introduced by Disaster […]