Republican News

February 3, 2016
Press Release
Sen. John Thune, the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which exercises legislative jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), issued the following statement on introduction of a bill to reauthorize and reform federal aviation programs in the U.S. House of Representatives.
February 2, 2016
Press Release
The European Union and the United States’ “Privacy Shield” agreement a needed victory for job creation.
January 29, 2016
Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will hold a hearing on future funding for rural communications on Thursday, February 4th at 10:30 a.m.  The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Mobility Fund and Connect America Fund, with particular emphasis on […]

January 28, 2016
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Section 24405 of the bipartisan FAST Act, which Congress approved in December, gave manufacturers building “not more than 325 replica motor vehicles per year” regulatory relief from burdens that apply to large auto production lines.” U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) made the following statement on the report: “The FAST Act […]

January 14, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today urged the Obama administration to work collaboratively with Congress to promote initiatives accelerating vehicle automation and safety innovations. He also indicated that the committee will hold a hearing early this year.
January 14, 2016
Press Release

The pending nominee to the be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will provide testimony at a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Wednesday, January 20th at 10:30 a.m. T.F. Scott Darling, III, currently serves as the acting administrator of FMCSA. President Obama formally nominated […]

December 30, 2015
Press Release
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued a 2015 activity report and offered a preview of some items on the committee’s 2016 agenda.
December 18, 2015
Press Release
The Senate passed a bill to fund the Coast Guard for two years.
December 17, 2015
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced that the committee majority’s current deputy staff director Nick Rossi will succeed the departing David Schwietert as majority staff director.
December 14, 2015
Press Release
The U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 2044, the Consumer Review Freedom Act.