September 6, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled“Transportation Innovation: Automated Trucks and our Nation’s Highways” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. The hearing will examine the benefits of automated truck safety technology as well as the potential impacts on jobs and the economy.
September 6, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, will convene the hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Oversight of Fisheries Management Successes and Challenges”
August 30, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Addressing the Risk of Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline Program”
August 9, 2017
Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who serve respectively as the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) the chairman and ranking member of the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, […]
August 4, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the ranking member of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a field hearing titled “Threats Facing Florida’s Tourism Driven Economy” on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. EDT in St. Petersburg, Florida. The hearing will examine tourism’s impact on Florida’s economy and threats to the industry.
August 3, 2017
Press Release
“I congratulate each of the confirmed nominees and look forward to working with them as they begin their new roles,” said Thune.
August 3, 2017
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, applauded Senate passage today of six technology and telecommunications bills, all of which were previously approved by the committee.
August 3, 2017
Press Release
Sens. Thune and Nelson Statements on Senate advancing flagship spectrum legislation to the House of Representatives
August 2, 2017
Press Release
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved eight bills and 10 nominees subject to Senate confirmation.
July 27, 2017
Press Release
The subcommittee will examine insurance fraud trends in the United States and explore tools available to states, insurers, and consumers to protect themselves against these crimes.