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March 19, 2018
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The Senate Commerce Committee requested information and briefings related to user privacy and the use and sharing of data.
March 16, 2018
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***POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER*** WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, will convene a hearing titled “Enhancing the Marine Mammal Protection Act,” at 10:00 a.m. on March 22, 2018. The hearing will examine the Marine Mammal Protection Act and ways to improve it, […]

March 16, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will convene a hearing titled “Hawaii False Missile Alert: What Happened and What Should We Do Next?” at 10:00 a.m. HST on Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Honolulu, Hawaii. In January, the full committee examined policy […]

March 14, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, will convene a hearing titled, “Update on NHTSA and Automaker Efforts to Repair Defective Takata Air Bag Inflators,” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The hearing will examine the steps both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and […]

March 9, 2018
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,today announced an expanded witness list for the full committee hearing, adding Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, and Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to the witness list that also includes Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
March 8, 2018
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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which exercises jurisdiction over the U.S. Coast Guard, issued the following statement on the nomination of Vice Admiral Karl Schultz to be the 26th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
March 7, 2018
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene three hearings on March 13-14, 2018 on the infrastructure proposal released by the White House.
March 2, 2018
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WASHINGTON– U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the nomination of Patrick Fuchs, currently a senior professional staff member at the Commerce Committee, to the Surface Transportation Board (STB):“While I will miss Patrick and his expertise at the Commerce Committee, I am excited for […]

March 2, 2018
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U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) issued the following statement praising the contributions of Commerce Committee members and other senators to a bipartisan agreement on the House’s RAY BAUM’S Act (H.R. 4986).
March 2, 2018
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WASHINGTON – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) announced today a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and spurring the deployment of next-generation wireless services. The legislation, […]