WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, to consider two presidential nominees. Completed nomination questionnaires are available at www.commerce.senate.gov/nominations Witnesses: Mr. Patrick J. Fuchs, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board Ms. […]
WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the omnibus bill that includes several committee proposals. Among the proposals that were included in the bipartisan budget bill are the MOBILE NOW Act, and FAA reauthorization through September 30, 2018. […]
Washington – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for exploring solutions to unwanted robocalls and robotexts by creating and making available to callers a comprehensive database of reassigned […]
***POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, will convene a hearing titled “Enhancing the Marine Mammal Protection Act,” at 10:00 a.m. on March 22, 2018. The hearing will examine the Marine Mammal Protection Act and ways to improve it, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will convene a hearing titled “Hawaii False Missile Alert: What Happened and What Should We Do Next?” at 10:00 a.m. HST on Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Honolulu, Hawaii. In January, the full committee examined policy […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, will convene a hearing titled, “Update on NHTSA and Automaker Efforts to Repair Defective Takata Air Bag Inflators,” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The hearing will examine the steps both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and […]