Senate Commerce Committee Releases 2015 Report & Look Ahead
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.
Senate Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization
The Senate passed a bill to fund the Coast Guard for two years.
Thune Announces Key Commerce Committee Staff Change
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.
NASA Gets Boost in Congressional Budget Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s space agency is set to get a significant boost in funding next year thanks to the massive spending bill congressional leaders unveiled last night, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Nelson, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee which oversees NASA, is a long-time proponent of the nation’s […]
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Consumers and Integrity of Online Reviews
The U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 2044, the Consumer Review Freedom Act.
Senate Approves Bill to Child-Proof Liquid Nicotine Bottles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate last night approved a measure to require manufacturers to put child-proof caps on the small bottles of liquid nicotine available for purchase in stores across the country. It’s the first time the Senate has taken up and passed a bill aimed at regulating liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes and other vaping […]
Thune Applauds House Passage of Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the House of Representatives’ approval by voice vote of S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill Passes Committee
WASHINGTON – This afternoon, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) applauded the Commerce Committee’s passage of bipartisan legislation to help ensure the safety of America’s pipeline network. The bill, known as the Securing America’s Future Energy: Protecting Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act, […]
Senate Commerce Approves Eight Bills and FCC Commissioner Nomination
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Commerce Committee Approves Legislation to Tighten Screening for Airport Workers
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) the chair and ranking member of the Aviation Subcommittee today voted in committee to approve S. 2361, the Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act, which they jointly introduced.