June 9, 2016
Press Release
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation will hold an executive session on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. to consider 3 bills and multiple pending nominations.
June 9, 2016
Press Release
The commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, will testify on the Coast Guard’s statutory missions including the current interdiction efforts that often intersect with organized transnational smugglers.
June 2, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will testify on implementation of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a bipartisan five-year reauthorization of surface transportation agencies and programs signed into law in December.
May 31, 2016
Press Release
“Critical safety reforms, in a bill that passed the Senate 95-3, shouldn’t face substantial delays over provisions that do not have enough support to become law this year.”
May 23, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) released a statement regarding Facebook Inc.’s response to his letter sent following a report of Facebook employees excluding news stories on conservative political topics from its highly visible “Trending Topics” section while favoring liberal topics.
May 18, 2016
Press Release
The subcommittee hearing will examine the National Hurricane Center’s two new tools for the upcoming hurricane season: storm surge watches and warnings and maps of potential storm surges.
May 18, 2016
Press Release
The hearing will examine the proposed transition of oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), a department of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that allocates Internet IP addresses and domain names, to the global multistakeholder community.
May 12, 2016
Press Release
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a full committee hearing titled “The Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 25: Effects on Consumers and Business” on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
May 11, 2016
Press Release
“Consumers have rights and we want to make sure that we’re protecting consumers’ rights and that businesses aren’t, in fact, engaging in any kind of deceptive practice.” Sen. John Thune
May 10, 2016
Press Release
“[W]e wish to express our concern that rate-payer dollars dedicated to programs under USAC’s stewardship, such as the Rural Health Care program, are going toward unnecessary or excessive consulting fees rather than their intended purpose – helping rural health care providers gain access to essential telecommunications and broadband services.”