WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) today asked the head of the federal agency investigating the loss of the cargo ship El Faro to conduct another search for the ship’s missing data recorder. Nelson made the request in a letter sent today to the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Christopher Hart. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress today gave final approval to a bill requiring manufacturers to put child-proof caps on small bottles of liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes. The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the measure, which the Senate passed last month. The bill, filed by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), now heads to the president […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s space agency is set to get a significant boost in funding next year thanks to the massive spending bill congressional leaders unveiled last night, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Nelson, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee which oversees NASA, is a long-time proponent of the nation’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate last night approved a measure to require manufacturers to put child-proof caps on the small bottles of liquid nicotine available for purchase in stores across the country. It’s the first time the Senate has taken up and passed a bill aimed at regulating liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes and other vaping […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) says he’s filing legislation that would require the Transportation Security Administration to tighten internal security at airports across the nation. Employee security procedures at airports in the U.S. have come under increased scrutiny since reports that an Egyptian airport worker may have planted the bomb that recently […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate late Thursday approved a $305 billion bill aimed at fixing many of the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and tunnels over the next five years. The bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 83 to 16, now heads to President Obama, who is expected to sign it. The […]
WASHINGTON – As part of a deal struck today on a multi-year highway bill, House and Senate negotiators have agreed to increase a cap on the amount of money Amtrak can pay to the victims of the deadly May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia. The provision, sought by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), would replace an […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, today called on the airline industry to halt any plans they may have to charge increased checked-bag fees during the holidays. Nelson made the call in letters he sent today to the CEOs of all the major U.S. airlines. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee respectively, called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately conduct an independent, comprehensive investigation to determine the true […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter today to Takata seeking answers on whether the company’s new airbag inflators pose a serious safety risk. The lawmakers’ letter comes in the wake of last […]