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September 10, 2015
Commerce Leaders Forge Accord to Test Vehicle-to-Vehicle Spectrum Sharing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation chairman Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Wi-Fi Innovation Act (S. 424) sponsors and committee members Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today announced a consensus path forward for determining the feasibility of sharing the valuable spectrum in the 5.9 GHz band to […]

August 25, 2015
Dakota State University to Host U.S. Senate Cybersecurity Field Hearing
Senate Commerce to examine cybersecurity challenges at a full committee field hearing in South Dakota.
August 17, 2015
Statement on FCC Decision to Strip DISH Network of Auction Discount
Sen. Thune issues a statement on the FCC’s decision on DISH Network bidding credits.
August 11, 2015
Senate Commerce Committee Releases Midyear 2015 Report with Look Ahead
Since January, the committee approved 36 bills, held 42 hearings and conducted five legislative markups. In addition, the Senate has passed nine Commerce bills and six additional bills have been included in Senate-passed legislation.
August 6, 2015
Thune & Johnson to President: Commerce Department Needs a Permanent IG

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation chairman Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), in a letter sent yesterday, called on President Barack Obama to, “nominate, without delay, a qualified, experienced, and dedicated individual of high character and integrity to serve […]

August 5, 2015
Senate Approves U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate, today, unanimously approved S. 1297, the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, introduced by Commerce Committee Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), full committee ranking member Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Space, Science, and Competitiveness Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and subcommittee members Marco […]

July 30, 2015
Commerce Committee Transportation Reforms Approved in Multi-Year Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, which includes significant safety and regulatory reforms put forward by the committee. The bill passed by a […]

July 30, 2015
Thune: Rail Passengers Deserve Critical Safety and Infrastructure Improvements Put Forward in DRIVE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, spoke on the Senate floor earlier today regarding the provisions in the underlying transportation reauthorization bill that focus on needed reforms to Amtrak and commuter railroads across the country. These bipartisan provisions will help to ensure adoption […]

July 28, 2015
Thune: Why Americans Need a Long-Term Transportation Solution
Sen. Thune urged his colleagues to pass a long-term transportation bill to fund our nation’s highways, roads, and bridges.
July 27, 2015
Thune Touts Bipartisan Freight Provisions in DRIVE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today urged his colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor to pass the DRIVE Act, a bipartisan bill designed to modernize the nation’s infrastructure and transportation systems and allow America to better compete in the 21st […]