October 1, 2015
Press Release
The Committee will hold a full committee hearing entitled “Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment” on Wednesday, October 7th.
September 30, 2015
Press Release
Sen. Thune urged his colleagues in the Senate to keep America’s railroads open amidst a possible shutdown on January 1.
September 30, 2015
Press Release
“I applaud Reps. Shuster, DeFazio, Denham, and Capuano for introducing legislation to extend the deadline for positive train control.”
September 29, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Two Senate committee chairmen, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), urged the administration to immediately adopt stage two modifications for the federal government’s program to require doctors and hospitals to create electronic health records systems and make the rules for stage three final no sooner than January 1, 2017. The […]
September 25, 2015
Press Release
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to testify.
September 25, 2015
Press Release
On September 24th, President Obama signed into law S. 1359, The E-Warranty Act of 2015. The E-Warranty Act, was introduced by U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). This bill modernizes warranty requirements and allow manufacturers to save paper and printing costs by posting warranties online.
September 23, 2015
Press Release
Sen. Fischer to hold a hearing on pipeline safety in advance of Committee consideration of legislation.
September 23, 2015
Press Release
Positive Train Control is advanced technology designed to stop or slow a train before accidents occur. As of September 2015, no railroad has yet met the legal requirements for complying with the PTC mandate. If railroads do not meet the current deadline, current law forces them to decide between stopping service and operating in violation of the law.
September 17, 2015
Press Release
The Consumer Review Freedom Act protects consumers from being penalized for writing negative online reviews.
September 16, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that most U.S. railroads will not be able to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) technology by the current December 31, 2015, deadline, and that legislation extending the deadline is necessary. The GAO found that freight and commuter railroads continue to face […]